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!
Beginning readers will love following along with Gerald on his high-stepping journey to the dance floor and self-acceptance in this inspiring story.
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.
Students will love reading about a farm for educated animals and a big and dangerous wolf who finds the inspiration to learn to read.
When someone pilfers a peck of perfectly pickled peppers, Ducktective Web and his partner Bill find themselves with a hard case to quack.
A terrible day becomes horrible, then no good, and then very bad in this contemporary classic that will give any young reader having a tough day at school a little perspective.
All Fox wants to do is have fun with his friends, but responsibility interrupts his plans.
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.
