Create a Reader's Theater Center with Pages

One way that my students really got excited to read, re-read and read some more was with a reader's theater center. Students collaborated as they listened to each other and played their character's role. Students came to life as they read with expression and intonation! I knew that this much needed practice was also helping them with their fluency and brought a renewed joy to reading.

Students used Presenter Mode in Pages to read scripts or write their own plays. Students looked forward to seeing their classmates perform their original plays.

Tips:

• Scaffold vocabulary with emoji's 🐷 🌲 🐺 for emerging writers.
• Have iPad read 🎧 to students with Spoken Content. This is a great way to have students follow along first. Be sure the use the highlight feature to mirror tracking print from left to right.
• Adjust the speed of the teleprompter.
• Color code 🌈 the characters to help students follow along.
• Take it further with green screen and video. 🎬

Try presenter mode now with this public domain Pages "Three Little Pigs" template I rewrote.

The Pages template is attached below.

Learn how here:

Attachments

The Three Little Pigs Play Template.pages

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