Previous by Date | Next by Date | Date Index
Previous by Thread | Next by Thread
| Thread Index
| LM_NET
Archive
| |
Greetings Everyone- Thanks to all who responded. Responses I received are listed below. I also I have included a link to "Teacher Web" a page that listed a number of readers theater for popular children's titles. The page was prduced by Kelley Smith-Reading Coach at Union Hill School in Alabama. http://teacherweb.com/AL/UnionHillSchool/Smith/links3.stm Barbara Klinck Library-Media Specialist Mt. Olive Schools, Budd Lake NJ klinck14@embarqmail.com I think Bartholomew and the Oobleck would be good for a readers theater. I've not tried it, but I recently read it aloud, and I could see it being done. Kristine Landman kml1004@gmail.com SLM Student UAlbany Albany, NY School Library Media Activities Monthly will have one in March issue, but it is not for a title if memory serves me correctly. Could I have a copy of Daisy Head as well as replies you get if you do not post a hit? thanks Robert from LM NET: Hi Gang, I was asked to post this little reader's theatre I wrote a few years back. We will be using it for our school's morning message on Dr. Seuss's birthday, over the intercom. This message will get our Birthday Party off to a running start. Hope you enjoy. KarenTukua, Library Media Teacher, Cambridge Elementary School, Concord, Ca Librarykaren@hotmail.com Dr. Seuss' Birthday A reader's theatre for three Karen Tukua 2/26/01 Speaker 1: Hay guys, guess what day this is. Speaker 2: It's Monday, the 2 of March. Speaker 1: I know that, but its someone's birthday too. Do ya know? Speaker 2: Your birthday? Speaker 1: No! Speaker 3: Your brother's? Speaker 1: No. Speaker 2: Your dog's! Speaker 1: No, get serious! I'll give you a hint: "I wish we could do what they do in Katroo. They sure know how to say "Happy Birthday to You!" Speaker 3: In Katroo, every year, on the day you were born They start the day right in the bright early morn Speaker 2: When the Birthday Honk-Honker hikes high up Mt. Zorn And lets loose a big blast on the big Birthday Horn. Speaker 1: "Wake Up! For today is your Day of all Days!"" Speaker 2 & 3: DR. SEUSS!! Speaker 1: You're right, it's Theodore Geisel's birthday. Speaker 2: Theodore who? Speaker 1: Ha, ha, Theodore Geisel DR. SEUSS. That Theodore! That's his real name. Speaker 3: Wow, I didn't know his real name was Geisel. How old is he Speaker 1: Lets see.he was born in 1904 and he died in 1991, that would have made him..lets see..86 years old when he died, or if we use today's date, he would have been 100. Speaker 2: Wow, like Stanley Yelnets would say, "that's good math." Dr. Seuss wrote many children's books didn't he? Speaker 3: Yes, and he illustrated them too. Speaker 1: He wrote in clever rhyme, made up creative creatures with silly names and invented words like : "They never invited the Plain-Belly Sneetches, They left them out cold, in the dark of the beaches." Speaker 2: Yah, like: "And here comes your cake! Cooked by Snookers and Snookers, The Official Katroo Happy Bithday Cake Cookers." Speaker 3: He even won an award for his books. Speaker 1: I know, I know, in 1984 the Pulitzer Prize Board awarded Dr. Seuss a Special Citation Speaker 2: "for his contribution over nearly half a century to the educational and enjoyment of America's children and their parents." Speaker 2: That's really cool! I've got an idea, lets all wish Dr. Suess a happy birthday. Speaker 1 & 3: Okay! Speakers 1, 2 & 3: Together: "When it ends, You're much happier, Richer and fatter. And the Bird flies you home On a very soft platter. So that's What the Birthday Bird Does in Katroo. And I wish I could do All these great things for you!" YAH, HAPPY BIRTHDAY DR. SEUSS! READ, READ, READ! References: Geisel, Theodor Seuss. Happy birthday to you! By Dr. Seuss [psedu.] NewYork, Random House, 1959. Geisel, Theodor Seuss. The Sneetches and other stories. By Dr. Seuss [psedu.] New York, Random House, 1961. We have an annual Seuss Theater with the teachers presenting for the student body. What we do is photocopy the pages from the book so that we have one copy per character and then highlight parts. The parts that are not the characters speaking are assigned to 1 of the 2 narrators (Most likely is not kosher considering copyright laws but is a quick way to get the job done; we don't have to purchase a book for each character; and noone has to word process.) We usually do the complete text, but I suppose we could leave out parts if we wanted. "The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes." Proust S.J. Carpenter Twotrees WebMail Client (http://www.twotrees.com) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html * LM_NET Wiki: http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------