Fractured Fairy Tales & Tall Tales Readers Theater Scripts & More, Grade 3 4 5 6

Funny readers' theater scripts and activities for studying fractured fairy tales and tall tales in 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th grades: Eight different readers' theater scripts by children's author T. P. Jagger—four fractured fairy tales readers' theater scripts and four tall tales readers' theater scripts with a twist! This double-bonus mega bundle also includes loads of other reading and writing activities to extend students' work with the stories.

The bundle of readers' theater fairy tales includes the following products:

> "Cinderella" becomes . . . CINDER...REALLY? (6-10 readers; also available as a script-only FREE DOWNLOAD)

> "Jack & the Beanstalk" becomes . . . JACK & THE CORNSTALK (5-8 readers)

> "Little Red Riding Hood" becomes . . . LITTLE RED BOXER SHORTS (4-7 readers)

> "The Princess & the Pea" becomes . . . THE PRINCESS & THE POTATO (4-7 readers)

> 21-page packet of bundle-exclusive FRACTURED FAIRY TALES BONUS RESOURCES (along with the four separate 16-page STUDENT PACKETS)

The bundle of readers' theater tall tales includes the following products:

> "Davy Crockett" becomes . . . DAVY CROCKPOT FREES THE SUN (3-6 readers; also available as a script-only FREE DOWNLOAD)

> "Johnny Appleseed" becomes . . . JOHNNY WATERMELONSEED SAVES THE HARVEST (4-7 readers)

> "John Henry" becomes . . . JOAN HENRY LIGHTS THE WAY (6-9 readers)

> "Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox" becomes . . . PAUL ONION & HIS BABY-BLUE SOCKS (3-7 readers)

> 10-page packet of bundle-exclusive TALL TALES BONUS RESOURCES

Not only do you get the eight readers' theater scripts (along with sound-effect cue cards for audience participation!), but this double-bundle also includes the following resources to help build a fairy tale unit, tall tale unit, or overall folklore unit:

>Vocabulary: Word Work activity for each script (with answer key)

>Fairy Tales Compare and Contrast graphic organizer activity (with answer key) for each traditional v. fractured fairy tale (e.g., Cinderella v. Cinder...Really?)

>Tall Tales Compare & Contrast graphic organizer activity (with answer key) for each traditional v. twisted tall tale (e.g., Davy Crockett v. Davy Crockpot)

>Comparing with Similes figurative language activity for each fairy tale readers' theater script (with answer key)

>Hyperbole in Tall Tales: 2-page activity helps students recognize and understand figurative language in tall tales (with answer key)

>Ten Traits of Fairy Tales: 1-page factsheet highlights key aspects that help set fairy tales apart from other stories in the folklore genre

>Traits of Tall Tales: 1-page factsheet highlights key aspects that set tall tales apart from other stories in the folklore genre

>Fairy Tales Leveled Reading Lists: Leveled booklist of high-interest fairy tale retellings for each of the fairy tales

>Tall Tales Leveled Reading List: Leveled booklist of high-interest books about tall tales

>Writers' Workshop Extension Activities: Activities to guide students in writing and revising their own fractured fairy tales and/or twisted tall tales

>Performance Tickets: The packet of bundle-exclusive fractured fairy tales bonus resources includes easy-to-prep tickets that can be used to invite parents, the principal, and others to your students' readers' theater performance

>Weekly Practice Checklist: 5-day framework to guide students' day-by-day readers' theater fluency practice

The fractured fairy tales portion of the Double-Bonus Bundle has also been expanded with four bonus 16-page student packets, which are standalone PDF files that can be sent to students electronically for distance learning or utilized in classroom literacy centers. The activities cover both reading comprehension and writing and can be completed by students individually. Each product can also be used digitally as a TPT Easel Activity.

Each student packet includes a 6-page fractured fairy tale with boxes for student-created illustrations. Other pages include a vocabulary word work graphic organizer, a compare-and-contrast graphic organizer, a comparing with similes activity, information on the fairy tale genre, information on how to create fractured fairytales, and an accompanying write-your-own-fractured-fairy-tale writing activity.

Additional resources include highlights of applicable Common Core State Standards, a basic overview of readers' theater, and a list of tips and tricks for readers' theater success.

These folktale activities are perfect for third-grade, fourth-grade, fifth-grade, and sixth-grade students. They can also be used for second-grade gifted-and-talented students in need of a challenge.

All products are in PDF format.