Readers Theater is an integrated approach for involving students in reading, writing, listening, and speaking activities.  It involves students in sharing literature, reading aloud, writing scripts, performing with a purpose, and working collaboratively.
Last week,  student’s read Stone Soup by Marcia Brown. Stone Soup is an old French tale about soldiers who trick miserly villages into making them a feast. This title won a Caldecott Medal in 1947 when retold and illustrated by Brown.

Below is a read aloud of Marcia Brown’s Stone Soup.

As a class we agreed to write and preform our own version of Stone Soup. Students volunteered for parts and quickly brought the text alive by using voice, facial expressions, and some gestures. Our common goal is to read the script aloud effectively, enabling the audience to visualize the action with minimal props, sets and costumes.

Below is the 2015 Cassetti “Cast & Crew”!

Thank you to all who took time out of their day to come to watch our performance! Below is the video. ENJOY!