A Play and Readers’ Theater “The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr."
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Martin Luther King Day is celebrated across the United States each January. Your students will enjoy learning about the life of one of the most famous African-Americans, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
This original play is written for use as a readers’ theater or as a part of balanced literacy (Read-Aloud, Shared and Performance Reading, or Guided Reading). In readers’ theater or through one of the balanced literacy approaches to teaching reading, children are not expected to memorize their lines, yet the reading encourages strong oral skills. Using plays in literacy-based classrooms promotes active listening for the performers, as well as the audience, and offers an engaging way to teach reading skills.
Although the play is written with 22 parts for students in grades 1-3, it can be adapted to other grade levels and for student abilities and interests. Additional students can share parts for choral reading or help with directing, props/costumes/scenery/sound effects, prompting, programs, and invitations, Master of Ceremonies, or house staff (e.g., selling tickets, ushering, etc.).
Complete with a teaching guide with questions to use prior and at the completion of the performance, words to preview, tips to help with the performance, and extension activities, your students will have fun, build self-confidence, and increase in reading fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary development. In addition, there are engaging student-designed activities to broaden understanding of the characters, author’s purpose and view, word choice, key details and main ideas, the plot and setting, and to strengthen creative/critical thinking, creative expression, research, and summarizing skills.
Common Core Standards
Reading Literature
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.10
With prompting and support, read prose and poetry of appropriate complexity for grade 1.
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories and poetry, in the grades 2-3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.10
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 2-3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
There are a wide variety of my original plays sold individually or in bundles.
Bundle of 35 Individual Plays gr. 1-3 or gr. 3-5 $200.00
A Fall Play and Readers’ Theater “The Tale of Johnny Appleseed” gr. 1-3
A Fun Elementary Play and Readers’ Theater “The Great Adventure Circus” gr. 1-3
A Fun Play and Readers’ Theater “A Mystery at the Local Bed and Breakfast” gr. 3-5
A Fun Play and Readers’ Theater “A Mystery at the Local Bed and Breakfast” gr. 3-5
A Fun Play and Readers’ Theater “Be Careful What You Wish For” gr. 3-5
A Fun Play and Readers’ Theater “Camp Wanna Be” gr. 3-5
A Fun Play and Readers’ Theater “The Case of the Disappearing Zoo Animals” gr. 1-3
A Fun Play and Readers’ Theater “The Wonderful Wizard” gr. 3-5
A Holiday Play and Reader’ Theater “A Day in the Life of Santa Claus” gr. 1-3
A Holiday Play and Readers’ Theater “Ding-a-Ling, the Christmas Bell” gr. 1-3
A Holiday Play and Readers’ Theater “The Bear Family’s Christmas Countdown” gr. 1-3
A Holiday Play and Readers’ Theater “The First Thanksgiving” gr. 1-3
A Mystery Play and Readers’ Theater “Less Than Visible” gr. 3-5
An Arbor Day Play and Readers’ Theater “Trees – A Joy Forever!” gr. 3-5
An Elementary Play and Readers’ Theater “Learning a Lesson” gr. 3-5
An Elementary School Play and Readers’ Theater “A Field Trip to the North Pole” gr. 3-5
An Elementary School Play and Readers’ Theater “An American Christmas” gr. 3-5
An Elementary School Play and Readers’ Theater “Candy Land” gr. 3-5
An Elementary School Play and Readers’ Theater “Happy Groundhog’s Day” gr. 1-3
An Elementary School Play and Readers’ Theater “Miracle at Christmas” gr. 3-5
An Elementary School Play and Readers’ Theater “The Chocolaty Surprise” gr. 1-3
An Elementary School Play and Readers’ Theater “The Curse of the Gemstone” gr. 3-5
An Elementary School Play and Readers’ Theater “The Daring Switch” gr. 3-5
An Elementary School Play and Readers’ Theater “The Summer I Would Never Forget” gr. 3-5
An Elementary School Play and Readers’ Theater “The Talented Zoo Crew” gr. 3-5
An Elementary School Play and Readers’ Theater “They Called Him Honest Abe” gr. 3-5
A Play & Readers’ Theater “A Mixed-Up Bedtime Story – Winnie the Pooh” gr. 1-3
A Play and Readers’ Theater “The Case of the Talking Animals” gr. 1-3
A Play and Readers’ Theater “The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” gr. 1-3
A Play and Readers’ Theater “The Little Gray Wolf and Red Riding Hood” gr. 1-3
A Play and Readers’ Theater “The Mystery Club & The Case of the Missing Pearls” gr. 3-5
A Play and Readers’ Theater “The Unhappy Princess” gr. 1-3
A Play and Readers’ Theater “Where in the World is the Spirit of Christmas?” gr. 3-5
A School Play and Readers’ Theater “Lessons Learned from Fairy Tales” gr. 3-5
A School Play and Readers’ Theater “The Dream – Martin Luther King, Jr.” gr. 3-5
A Veterans Day Play and Readers’ Theater “Veterans Day” gr. 3-5
Bundle of 14 Individual Plays gr. 1-3 Cost: $80.00
A Fall Play and Readers’ Theater “The Tale of Johnny Appleseed” gr. 1-3
A Fun Elementary Play and Readers’ Theater “The Great Adventure Circus” gr. 1-3
A Fun Play and Readers’ Theater “The Case of the Disappearing Zoo Animals” gr. 1-3
A Holiday Play and Reader’ Theater “A Day in the Life of Santa Claus” gr. 1-3
A Holiday Play and Readers’ Theater “Ding-a-Ling, the Christmas Bell” gr. 1-3
A Holiday Play and Readers’ Theater “The Bear Family’s Christmas Countdown” gr. 1-3
A Holiday Play and Readers’ Theater “The First Thanksgiving” gr. 1-3
An Elementary School Play and Readers’ Theater “Happy Groundhog’s Day” gr. 1-3
An Elementary School Play and Readers’ Theater “The Chocolaty Surprise” gr. 1-3
A Play & Readers’ Theater “A Mixed-Up Bedtime Story – Winnie the Pooh” gr. 1-3
A Play and Readers’ Theater “The Case of the Talking Animals” gr. 1-3
A Play and Readers’ Theater “The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” gr. 1-3
A Play and Readers’ Theater “The Little Gray Wolf and Red Riding Hood” gr. 1-3
A Play and Readers’ Theater “The Unhappy Princess” gr. 1-3
Bundle of 15 Holiday Plays gr. 1-3 and gr. 3-5 Cost: $85
A Fall Play and Readers’ Theater “The Tale of Johnny Appleseed” gr. 1-3
A Holiday Play and Reader’ Theater “A Day in the Life of Santa Claus” gr. 1-3
A Holiday Play and Readers’ Theater “Ding-a-Ling, the Christmas Bell” gr. 1-3
A Holiday Play and Readers’ Theater “The Bear Family’s Christmas Countdown” gr. 1-3
A Holiday Play and Readers’ Theater “The First Thanksgiving” gr. 1-3
An Arbor Day Play and Readers’ Theater “Trees – A Joy Forever!” gr. 3-5
An Elementary School Play and Readers’ Theater “A Field Trip to the North Pole” gr. 3-5
An Elementary School Play and Readers’ Theater “An American Christmas” gr. 3-5
An Elementary School Play and Readers’ Theater “Happy Groundhog’s Day” gr. 1-3
An Elementary School Play and Readers’ Theater “Miracle at Christmas” gr. 3-5
An Elementary School Play and Readers’ Theater “They Called Him Honest Abe” gr. 3-5
A Play and Readers’ Theater “The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” gr. 1-3
A Play and Readers’ Theater “Where in the World is the Spirit of Christmas?” gr. 3-5
A School Play and Readers’ Theater “The Dream – Martin Luther King, Jr.” gr. 3-5
A Veterans Day Play and Readers’ Theater “Veterans Day” gr. 3-5
Additional Plays:
Bundle of 2 Individual Plays Mixed-Up Bedtime Stories gr. 1-3 Cost: $10.00
A Play & Readers’ Theater “A Mixed-Up Bedtime Story – Winnie the Pooh”
A Play and Readers’ Theater “The Little Gray Wolf and Red Riding Hood”
34 Individual Plays gr. 1-3 or gr. 3-5 Cost: $7.00 each
A Fall Play and Readers’ Theater “The Tale of Johnny Appleseed” gr. 1-3
A Fun Elementary Play and Readers’ Theater “The Great Adventure Circus” gr. 1-3
A Fun Play and Readers’ Theater “A Mystery at the Local Bed and Breakfast” gr. 3-5
A Fun Play and Readers’ Theater “Be Careful What You Wish For” gr. 3-5
A Fun Play and Readers’ Theater “Camp Wanna Be” gr. 3-5
A Fun Play and Readers’ Theater “The Case of the Disappearing Zoo Animals” gr. 1-3
A Fun Play and Readers’ Theater “The Wonderful Wizard” gr. 3-5
A Holiday Play and Reader’ Theater “A Day in the Life of Santa Claus” gr. 1-3
A Holiday Play and Readers’ Theater “Ding-a-Ling, the Christmas Bell” gr. 1-3
A Holiday Play and Readers’ Theater “The Bear Family’s Christmas Countdown” gr. 1-3
A Holiday Play and Readers’ Theater “The First Thanksgiving” gr. 1-3
A Mystery Play and Readers’ Theater “Less Than Visible” gr. 3-5
An Arbor Day Play and Readers’ Theater “Trees – A Joy Forever!” gr. 3-5
An Elementary Play and Readers’ Theater “Learning a Lesson” gr. 3-5
An Elementary School Play and Readers’ Theater “A Field Trip to the North Pole” gr. 3-5
An Elementary School Play and Readers’ Theater “An American Christmas” gr. 3-5
An Elementary School Play and Readers’ Theater “Candy Land” gr. 3-5
An Elementary School Play and Readers’ Theater “Happy Groundhog’s Day” gr. 1-3
An Elementary School Play and Readers’ Theater “Miracle at Christmas” gr. 3-5
An Elementary School Play and Readers’ Theater “The Chocolaty Surprise” gr. 1-3
An Elementary School Play and Readers’ Theater “The Curse of the Gemstone” gr. 3-5
An Elementary School Play and Readers’ Theater “The Daring Switch” gr. 3-5
An Elementary School Play and Readers’ Theater “The Summer I Would Never Forget” gr. 3-5
An Elementary School Play and Readers’ Theater “The Talented Zoo Crew” gr. 3-5
An Elementary School Play and Readers’ Theater “They Called Him Honest Abe” gr. 3-5
A Play & Readers’ Theater “A Mixed-Up Bedtime Story – Winnie the Pooh” gr. 1-3
A Play and Readers’ Theater “The Case of the Talking Animals” gr. 1-3
A Play and Readers’ Theater “The Little Gray Wolf and Red Riding Hood” gr. 1-3
A Play and Readers’ Theater “The Mystery Club & The Case of the Missing Pearls” gr. 3-5
A Play and Readers’ Theater “The Unhappy Princess” gr. 1-3
A Play and Readers’ Theater “Where in the World is the Spirit of Christmas?” gr. 3-5
A School Play and Readers’ Theater “Lessons Learned from Fairy Tales” gr. 3-5
A School Play and Readers’ Theater “The Dream – Martin Luther King, Jr.” gr. 3-5
A Veterans Day Play and Readers’ Theater “Veterans Day” gr. 3-5
Bundle of 7 Mystery Plays gr. 1-3 or gr. 3-5 Cost: $40.00
A Fun Play and Readers’ Theater “A Mystery at the Local Bed and Breakfast” gr. 3-5
A Fun Play and Readers’ Theater “The Case of the Disappearing Zoo Animals” gr. 1-3
A Mystery Play and Readers’ Theater “Less Than Visible” gr. 3-5
An Elementary School Play and Readers’ Theater “The Curse of the Gemstone” gr. 3-5
A Play and Readers’ Theater “The Case of the Talking Animals” gr. 1-3
A Play and Readers’ Theater “The Mystery Club & The Case of the Missing Pearls” gr. 3-5
A Play and Readers’ Theater “Where in the World is the Spirit of Christmas?” gr. 3-5
Bundle of 21 Individual Plays gr. 3-5 Cost: $120.00
A Fun Play and Readers’ Theater “A Mystery at the Local Bed and Breakfast” gr. 3-5
A Fun Play and Readers’ Theater “Be Careful What You Wish For” gr. 3-5
A Fun Play and Readers’ Theater “Camp Wanna Be” gr. 3-5
A Fun Play and Readers’ Theater “The Wonderful Wizard” gr. 3-5
A Mystery Play and Readers’ Theater “Less Than Visible” gr. 3-5
An Arbor Day Play and Readers’ Theater “Trees – A Joy Forever!” gr. 3-5
An Elementary Play and Readers’ Theater “Learning a Lesson” gr. 3-5
An Elementary School Play and Readers’ Theater “A Field Trip to the North Pole” gr. 3-5
An Elementary School Play and Readers’ Theater “An American Christmas” gr. 3-5
An Elementary School Play and Readers’ Theater “Candy Land” gr. 3-5
An Elementary School Play and Readers’ Theater “Miracle at Christmas” gr. 3-5
An Elementary School Play and Readers’ Theater “The Curse of the Gemstone” gr. 3-5
An Elementary School Play and Readers’ Theater “The Summer I Would Never Forget” gr. 3-5
An Elementary School Play and Readers’ Theater “The Talented Zoo Crew” gr. 3-5
An Elementary School Play and Readers’ Theater “They Called Him Honest Abe” gr. 3-5
A Play and Readers’ Theater “The Mystery Club & The Case of the Missing Pearls” gr. 3-5
A Play and Readers’ Theater “Where in the World is the Spirit of Christmas?” gr. 3-5
A School Play and Readers’ Theater “Lessons Learned from Fairy Tales” gr. 3-5
A School Play and Readers’ Theater “The Dream – Martin Luther King, Jr.” gr. 3-5
A Veterans Day Play and Readers’ Theater “Veterans Day” gr. 3-5
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