12 Fabulously Funny Fairy Tale Plays: Humorous Takes on Favorite Tales That Boost Reading Skills, Build Fluency & Keep Your Class Chuckling With Lots of Read-Aloud Fun! (Paperback)

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Humorous Takes on Favorite Tales That Boost Reading Skills, Build Fluency & Keep Your Class Chuckling With Lots of Read-Aloud Fun!
Surefire read-aloud fun!
Students will have oodles of fun building essential reading skills with rib-tickling versions of beloved fairy tales turned into read-aloud plays! Even your most reluctant readers won¹t be able to resist these hilarious twists on their favorite tales‹ Spiderella, Goldilocks and the Three Bullfrogs, The Popsicle Boy, Little Late Riding Hood, The Cheetah and the Sloth, Rafunzel and many more! Plus: Each play comes complete with instant discussion starters, vocabulary boosters, imaginative writing prompts, and a brief history of the fairy tale.

About the Author

Justin Martin is a journalist and author. He wrote the newly released Marvelous Month-by-Month Writing Prompts, 50 World-Record Writing Prompts, and the bestselling150 Totally Terrific Writing Prompts. Justin lives in New York City with his wife, Liza.

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Teaching Resources (February 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439153891
• ISBN-13: 978-0439153898
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.2 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #16,687 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just what I was looking for., June 30, 2006

By	Jan H. Wolfe "Theatrician" (El Paso, TX) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I teach drama to children ages 9-12. It was nice to find something that did not play down to them and was simple to memorize and stage.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great plays for kids., November 4, 2006

By	love great books (Vancouver, WA) - See all my reviews

I took this book to the beach for the kids to have something to do if the weather turned bad, it did, and the whole family loved it. The kids got to be creative and work together to put on a play for the rest of the family. Even my [...] year old got to play a part (with my help) and because they are familiar kid fairy tales, they already knew how they wanted to act out their character.

26 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fun way to involve the readers in your classroom!, August 10, 2005

By	teach4life (Springfield, MA) - See all my reviews

Any type of plays/readers theater are a great way to involve all students in reading. My students enjoy these stories very much. This is a great way to make reading fun for students and can be used in the classroom with reading groups/whole group or at home with different family members reading different parts, a great way to practice reading and spend time together. Readers of all ages will get a kick out of reading these very adorable plays.