Readers' theater is a fun way to get kids reading with expression and improve their fluency! There is a full script here for The Three Bears with five characters to assign.

Concepts

tone, literary devices, intonation, reader's theater, reading aloud, reading fluency, goldilocks and the three bears, children's literature, fairy tales

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Additional Tags

expression, fluency, intonation, read aloud, readers theater, tone, phrasing, the three bears, rf.2.4, english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Split pupils into small groups so everyone can practice at the same time.
• Highlight the lines for each character before handing out the scripts.
• Add props 
  

Classroom Considerations

• Requires copies

Pros

• It makes for a great introduction to a school play
  

Cons

• None

Common Core

RF.K.4 RF.1.4.b