LessonTitle: ReadersTheatre

Topic: ThreeLittlePigsStorytelling
GradeLevel: 3
ContentArea(s):
EstimatedTime: LanguageArts

30minuteswithinclass.45minutesessionsspreadthroughoutafew
daysinthe3rdgradeclassroom.

R.L.3.3
Standard(s): Describecharactersinastoryandexplainhowtheiractions
contributetothesequenceofevents.

1. Studentswillorallyretellastorywithcorrectsequenceof
Objectives: eighteventsbyperformingreaderstheatre.
2. Studentswilldescribetheirfavoritecharacterbywriting35
sentenceswith2actionwords.

Objective: 1. StudentswillcreateandpresenttheirownversionofThe
(Studentfriendly ThreeLittlePigs
language) 2. Studentswilldescribetheirfavoritecharacter.

*Whileobservingtheplay,theteacherwillrecordevidenceoforal
Assessment: retellwith8correctsequenceofevents.
*Theteacherwillrecordwhethertheobjectivewasmetby
reviewingthewrittenscriptwith35sentencesand2actionwords.
*Teacherwillgiveanexitticketouttoassessstudents.

*Listandreviewinstructionsstepbystepwithmodeling.
Instructional *Providesentenceframesforlanguagefunctions.
Strategies: *Explicitlyteachidiomsandfigurativelanguage.

TheThreeLittlePigs
Shortstoriesshort.com
Materials/ Characterimagesthatthestudentscancutoutandcolorx
4
Resources: ofeachcharacterwith17total
Scissors
x8
Colorpencils,crayons,markersx4packs
 Sentenceframescript
x17
VocabcardsStraw,Brick,Chimney,HuffandPuff
Storylinecards
x4bagswith8cardseach
Objectiveswrittenonthewhiteboard
Agendawrittenonthewhiteboard

Retell
:ThreeLittlePigsstorywithpremademasksandaudience
Open: participation:
IDO Theteacherwillretellthestoryinashortplayandaskthe
(57min) studentstosaythevocabwords(straw,brick,huffandpuff)
whentheyappearinthestorywhileholdingupthevocab
cardswhilemodeling.
Example:Thefirstlittlepigdecidedtobuildits
houseoutof[holdupSTRAWvocabcardto
familiarizeyourstudentswithwordsinsequence].
Teacherwilldescribetheagendafortheclass:

Sequenceof8events :Intheirtablegroupsguidestudentshowto
correctlyordertheeventsofthestorywithpicturecards(storyline
cards).
Maskmaking :Explainthateachstudentwillmakeamaskforone
ofthecharactersinthestory.Characterswillbepickedbyrandom
numberassignment14.
Presentationofplay :Letthestudentsknowthattheywillbe
reenactingthestorywiththeirtablegroup.
Theywillbefillingoutamadlibstorywheretheycanmakethe
storytheirownandthentheywilluseittoretellthestorytothe
class.
16newblankstofillin.
31spacesinallcountingrepeatedspaces

Teacherwillcirculatetheclassroomandwillhelpstudents
Body: sequenceeighteventsfromthestory(5min/10minfor3rd
WEDO grade)
(1822min/ Teacherwillhelpstudentscreatemaskstouseduringtheir
2832minfor3rd presentations(5min/10minfor3rdgrade)
grade) Teacherwillguidestudentsthroughamadlibscriptactivity
thatwillbetheirfoundationforretellingthestory.
 ReadersTheatregroupswillpresenttheirsequenceofevents.
Close: Teacherwillobserveandrecordwhetherthestudentsmetthe
YOUDO objective.(23minpergroup)
(5min/10for3rd Studentswillhandintheirscriptsandanexitticket
grade) Writtenexitticket
Writeaboutordrawwhoyourfavoritecharacterwas
Explainhowthischaractersactionscontributedtothestory

Templatesformasks:http://resources.sparkleplus.co.uk/900110000/sb9663.pdf
PreviousKnowledge(ontheboard):
ClassreadaloudofTheThreeLittlePigs
Retellthestorywithapartner
Describe :
Whathappenedinthestory?Whowerethecharacters?Wherewasthesetting(wheredid
thestorytakeplace)?
Analyze :
Didyouseeanypatternsinthestory?
Relate
:
Whycouldntthewolfblowdownthelasthouse?

CharacteristicsBrainstormfrompreviousclass:
Angry
Mischievous
Scared
Frightened
Sad
Joyful
Happy