OCOP Lesson:

Lesson Title: Readers theatre

1. ISTE-T Standard: Promote student reflection using collaborative
tools to reveal and clarify students conceptual understanding and
thinking, planning, and creative processes
Time alotted: 60 min.
Objective: Students will be able to retell a story read to them and they will be
able to retell the story while including details and showing their understanding of
the text.
Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.2Retell stories, including key details, and
demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
Materials: Tumblebooks.com (a program provided by me), computer hooked up
to projector, art supplies for props, and student bodies!
Introduction (1 min): Hello students! How are you all? Today, we are going to
be recreating stories using stories we will listen to and watch from
tumblebooks.com. Has anyone ever read the story: Toopy and Bino: Toopys
Story? Well today we will be reading this story!
Transition(1 min): Lets all move to the carpet today as we listen and watch the
story on the screen! Ask students to remind you about our listening and
respecting carpet guidelines. Eyes and ears on the speaker, suggestions
can wait until speaker is done
Activity 1(10 min): Watch this story on Tumblebooks.com. When finished ask
students about key details they remember from the text. Write these
details on white paper chart next to the big chair for all students to see.
Transition(5 min): Okay now that we remembered some details about the text
we are going to learn about and participate in a new activity! This activity
is called Readers Theatre. Has anyone ever heard of a theatre? What is a
theatre? Who are people who work on stage? What is an actor? Today we
are going to be actors and we are going to retell this story for each other. I
will now pull sticks for small groups. (pull popsicle sticks for small groups,
5 in each group). When you get back to your tables, please choose one
group member to pick up the supplies you will need to make your props.
Everyone will have
Activity 2 (10 min): Students will get into groups and begin planning their
theatre act.
Transition (1 min): Okay everyone, I am going to have each group show their
theatre for the rest of the class I will pick popsicles to see which group goes first.
Activity 3(30 min)(Pick and allow them 5 minutes each to present).
Conclusion( 1-2 min): Did we like this activity? What did we learn while doing
this? Was this a good activity to show others what you remembered from a
story? What different things did we notice in each group?