Please Don't Feed the Animals

Clever Squirrels. Squawking ducks. Hulky bears. These animals may look hungry, but that doesn't mean we should feed them! Act out the adventures of six animal friends in Lake Tahoe as they get hold of popcorn, burritos, and leftover pizza and eventually learn the best way to meet their own needs. This reader's theater script, about animal survival behaviors, offers differentiated roles with various reading levels to ensure that all students have the opportunity to succeed. A list of Tips for Performing Reader's Theater helps students develop good stage presence, interact cooperatively with peers, and talk with feeling and meaning. With a glossary to deepen vocabulary and an accompanying poem and song, this five-act leveled script in e-book format is the perfect tool to increase student fluency, comprehension, and content literacy in life science.