12 Fabulously Funny Folktale Plays

Author: Justin McCory Martin
Publisher: Teaching Resources
ISBN: 9780439517621
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 64

Book Description
Twelve short plays offering humorous twists on well-known folktales are accompanied by a brief history of the original tale, discussion starters, and writing prompts.

Cinderella Outgrows the Glass Slipper and Other Zany Fractured Fairy Tale Plays

Author: Joan M. Wolf
Publisher: Scholastic Teaching Resources
ISBN: 9780439271684
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 72

Book Description
Perfect for building fluency, linking reading and writing, and preparing for writing assessments!

Fractured Fairy Tales for Student Actors

Author: Jan Peterson Ewen
Publisher: Meriwether Publishing
ISBN: 9781566082389
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 140

Book Description
These royalty-free scenes are laugh-out-loud funny and clever, to boot! Based on familiar nursery rhyme characters, Ewen put a comedic spin on their situations. For instance, ESPN newscasters are interviewing Jack out at the track where he does his training for candlestick jumping. The 20 scenes are evenly split between five-minute scenes for 2 to 3 characters and ten-minute scenes for 5 to 20 characters. Most of the characters may be played by either gender, and several scenes can be expanded to accommodate an entire classroom. Unlike most scene books, the table of contents even indicates the cast size and genders along with a one line summary. Easy to use and fun for all ages, you'll love the colorful characters and creative situations in these short, hysterical scenes.

Fabulously Funny Idiom Plays

Author: Marci Appelbaum
Publisher: Scholastic Teaching Resources
ISBN: 9780545204576
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 80

Book Description
This collection of mini-plays makes learning 130 common idioms a breeze! Each short, funny script introduces 7 to 10 idioms in a favorite theme, such as sports, animals, food, and clothing, and provides the context students need to understand the meaning of these idioms. As they read and practice the scripts, students boost their vocabularies and their language-learning skills. Each play includes teaching tips for introducing the featured idioms and extension activities that make the idioms part of students’ oral, written, and reading vocabularies. Also includes a comprehensive glossary of the idioms. For use with Grades 3–6.

Folk Tale Plays from Around the World That Kids Will Love

Author: Marci Appelbaum
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 9780439222570
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 84

Book Description
"Eight short read-aloud plays with engaging activities that build reading skills, add spark to social studies lessons, and explore diverse cultures"--Cover

Funny Fairy Tale Proofreading

Author: Justin McCory Martin
Publisher: Teaching Resources
ISBN: 9780439588478
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
These super-engaging reproducible pages give kids proofreading practice in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and grammar. Each activity offers a humorous twist on a folk or fairy tale to boost students' interest. Plus, they'll enjoy a variety of formats such as fractured tales, diary entries, poems, letters, and much more. Includes an answer key. For use with Grades 3-4.

Folk and Fairy Tale Plays for Beginning Readers

Author: Immacula A. Rhodes
Publisher: Scholastic Teaching Resources
ISBN: 9780545209281
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
These easy-to-read plays feature rhyme, repetition, and predictable language to help children build vocabulary and become confident, fluent readers. Includes tips for building fluency, a teacher rubric, a student self-assessment checklist, and extension activities.Reading adn rehearsing plays gives children the repeated practice they need to build reading confidence and fluency.Perfect for partner-, small group-, and whole class reading.Great for Readers Theatre.Helps meet language arts standards.Plays based on Cinderella, Goldilocks and the Three bears, The Gingerbread Man, The Little Red Hen, The Three Little Pigs, Little Red Riding Hood, Three Billy Goats Gruff, and more!

Fairytales on Stage

Author: Julie Meighan
Publisher: Jembooks
ISBN: 9780956896674
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 92

Book Description
This book is a collection of plays that have been adapted from well-known fairy tales. They can be used as performance plays, readers theatre or just used to promote reading in groups. Each play is between five and ten minutes long. The plays can be adapted to suit the various needs of the group. The cast list is very flexible. Characters can be added, changed or omitted. In addition, the teacher/group leader can assume the role of the storyteller if the children are unable to read or not at the reading level required. All suggestions for stage directions are included in brackets and italics. Also included in this book is a variety of drama activities. These activities are designed to be fun and enjoyable as well as promoting coordination, movement, character development and creativity. The plays in the collection are: Little Red Riding Hood Goldilocks The Three Little Pigs The Elves and the Shoemaker The Three Billy Goats Gruff The Ugly Duckling The Lazy Cow The Talking Tree Humpty Dumpty The Magic Porridge Pot The Stone Soup The Pied Piper of Hamelin The Little Red Hen The Gingerbread Man The Enormous Turnip Chicken Licken

An Undone Fairy Tale

Author: Ian Lendler
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780689866777
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Now, Ned and I admire how well you read. But the story will be ruined if you turn the page right now. So please don't. A beautiful pie-making princess is trapped in a tower. Can Sir Wilbur rescue her? And more importantly, can he do it while wearing a tutu? He's going to try! But if you read the story too quickly, Ned won't be able to make the pictures or costumes in time. And happily-ever-after may start to go a bit haywire. Join Ian Lendler and Whitney Martin for a fairy tale that takes off into hilarious uncharted territory -- all because you won't slow down!

The Fabulous Friend Machine

Author: Nick Bland
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781443157483
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
A cautionary tale from the bestselling creator of the Cranky Bear books. Now in paperback! Popcorn is THE friendliest chicken at Fiddlesticks farm -- so friendly that she wins the annual prize for it . . . which she naturally gives away to someone who can use it more. She's just that nice of a bird. But when Popcorn finds a forgotten smartphone in the barn, she sets about making some brand new friends. Soon she is so busy sending messages to them that she begins to forget her old friends. When a meet-up with her new friends is about to end in disaster, the quick-thinking animals of Fiddlesticks Farm save the day . . . and one relieved chicken learns a lesson. The Fabulous Friend Machine is wry cautionary tale for these wired times, by the globally best-selling creator of the Cranky Bear books.