Grades
PreK - 6
Must-Have Books to Inspire Your Next Reader’s Theater Performance
Wondering which books are best for staging a reader’s theater performance in your classroom? These 12 books will have your students vying for parts in your next production.
An effective strategy to improve your students’ reading fluency, reader’s theater is also a great way to instill a love of reading and performance among your students. Whether you adapt scenes and dialogue from a classic like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory or work with your students to transform another engaging story into a live classroom performance, this collection of popular books is a wonderful resource to inspire your next reader’s theater production!
A perfect choice for young readers to act out in class, this timeless story will keep audiences on the edge of their seats.
In this funny twist on a classic fairytale, Goldilocks finds herself at the home of three hungry dinosaurs.
Thanks to her grandmother’s encouraging words, Molly Lou is able to confront the class bully at her new school. This inspiring story provides the perfect opportunity for young readers to tap their own inner Molly Lou.
When someone pilfers a peck of perfectly pickled peppers, Ducktective Web and his partner Bill find themselves with a hard case to quack.
Young readers will fall in love with this timeless and hilarious classic from Roald Dahl. They’ll also love staging their own imaginative reader’s theater performance of this sweet and silly tale.
