Greek Mythology Readers' Theater & Fractured Fairy Tale Scripts +: Grade 3 4 5 6

Greek mythology readers' theater scripts and fractured fairy tales readers' theater, writing activities, and more for 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th grades: This 10-script bundle includes four fractured fairy tales, three traditional (but funny!) Greek myths, and three corresponding mangled Greek myths readers' theater scripts, plus loads of other reading and writing extension activities for grades 3, 4, 5 & 6.

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

> The Three Little Pigs becomes . . . THE THREE PIRATE PIGS (5-8 readers)

> Rumpelstiltskin becomes . . . NOT RUMPELSTILTSKIN (4-8 readers)

> Goldilocks & the Three Bears becomes . . . GOLDILOCKS & THE THREE AARDVARKS (4-8 readers)

> Hansel & Gretel becomes . . . GRANSEL & HETEL (4-8 readers)

> 27-page packet of bundle-exclusive FRACTURED FAIRY TALES BONUS RESOURCES

The bundle of readers' theater Greek myths provides traditional and mangled versions of the following myths:

> The Trojan Horse (Greek myth for 4-9 readers, mangled myth for 4-8 readers)

> Perseus & Medusa (both scripts for 4-10 readers)

> King Midas & the Golden Touch (both scripts for 5-9 readers)

> 32-page packet of bundle-exclusive GREEK MYTHS BONUS RESOURCES

Not only do you get the ten 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 fractured fairy tale unit, Greek mythology 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., The Three Little Pigs v. The Three Pirate Pigs)

>Myths Compare and Contrast graphic organizer activity (with answer key) for each traditional Greek myth v. mangled myth (e.g., The Trojan Horse v. The Trojan Piñata)

>Cause & Effect reading comprehension activity for each readers' theater script (with answer key)

>Who's Who of Greek & Roman Gods & Goddesses: A table of Greek and Roman gods and goddesses, plus a writers' workshop extension idea

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

>Seven Ways to Fracture a Fairy Tale: 1-page idea sheet (plus a full-color poster version) for ways students can fracture their own fairy tales

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

>Fairy Tales Writers' Workshop Extension Activity: Activity to guide students in fractured fairy tales writing and revising

>Performance Tickets: Easy-to-prep tickets 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

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 Greek mythology activities and folktale activities are perfect for 3rd-grade, 4th-grade, 5th-grade, and 6th-grade students. They can also be used for 2nd-grade gifted-and-talented students in need of a challenge.

All products are in PDF format.