How to Integrate Readers Theater into Remote Learning

Readers theater adapts easily to virtual or hybrid classrooms when scripts include Google-ready formats. Below is a step-by-step digital workflow with product links that already provide Docs, Slides, and Forms—so you spend time teaching, not converting.

Free Starter Script (ELA)

Free Modern Era Idioms includes a PDF, editable Google Docs and Slides, a teacher guide, and a self-graded Google Forms quiz. Students explore idioms like “spill the tea” while learning to navigate collaborative Docs.

Myth & History Options (Middle School)

Prometheus and the Gift of Fire (Grades 6–8) comes in differentiated versions (6–8, 9–12), supporting mixed-level online groups. What’s Included: script versions and teacher notes.

Kennedy Space Center & Apollo 11 adds a teacher guide, student Slides, and a Forms quiz, making it turnkey for Google Classroom.

Digital Workflow (Step-by-Step)

1. Assign: Post the Doc link with “comment” rights; students tag themselves into roles.
2. Rehearse: Run a 15-minute breakout; peers highlight expression tips in the Doc.
3. Perform: Record a Flip/Google Meet read-through and paste the link back into the assignment.

What’s Included (From Linked Pages)

• Free Modern Era Idioms: PDF, Google Docs & Slides, teacher guide, Forms quiz
• Kennedy Space Center & Apollo 11: Student script, teacher guide, Slides, Forms quiz
• Prometheus & the Gift of Fire: Script versions (differentiated), teacher notes

Additional Information (Teacher Tips; not part of the products)

• Rubrics: Add oral fluency + collaboration rubrics to Google Classroom “rubric” feature.
• Accessibility: Provide closed-captioned performance recordings for ELs and students with hearing needs.
• Breakout Norms: Assign timekeeper, reader, and encourager roles for smoother online rehearsals.

Note: “What’s Included” lists only items on the linked product pages. All routines in “Additional Information” are teacher-created supports.