Grades 2–3
The Robot Who Could Not Dance
A reader’s theater script for 4 readers about a stiff little robot and the school talent show.
Drama worksheet · Reader’s theater scripts
The Lost Crayon
A reader’s theater script for 4 readers. Red Crayon is missing, and the other crayons go looking.
- Grade level
- Grades 1–2
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Reading aloud with expression, Following a script and waiting for a cue, Reading comprehension, Working as a cast
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- Cast: NARRATOR · BLUE CRAYON · YELLOW CRAYON · RED CRAYON
- NARRATOR: The crayons lived in a box on Kai’s desk. One morning, a spot in the box was empty.
- BLUE: Where is Red? Red is always next to me.
- YELLOW: Let’s look for Red!
- NARRATOR: Blue and Yellow rolled off the desk. They looked under the chair.
- BLUE: Not here. Just a sock.
- YELLOW: (pointing) Look! A red line on the floor!
- NARRATOR: The red line went across the floor and under the couch.
Teacher tip
Give the Blue, Yellow and Red readers a crayon of their color to hold up when it is their turn. It shows the audience who is talking.
How to use it
- Read the whole script to the class first, then assign parts.
- Have kids highlight their own lines before practice.
- Read the box at the top of the sheet together, then try the first item out loud as a class.
Watch for
Reading too quietly or too fast. Ask readers to look up at the audience between lines.
Talk about it
- How did your character feel in this part?
- What did you change in your voice or body to show that?
Take it further
Add simple props or paper masks for the performance.
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