Collection: Grades 6–8 Collection of Reader’s Theater Scripts for Students

Readers Theater scripts for Grades 6–8 that elevate fluency, academic vocabulary, and content knowledge. Use these printable and Google-ready scripts for small groups, whole-class choral reading, stations, sub plans, and intervention. Organized by classroom-friendly buckets so you can plug scripts directly into units.

• Printable and Google-ready PDFs
• Perfect for small groups, whole-class choral reading, stations, and sub plans
• Builds fluency, speaking/listening, and background knowledge

Bundles & Series

• 5 Math Readers Theater Script Bundle for Grades 4 to 6
• 8 Readers Theater Bundle for Reconstruction Era (1865 - 1877) U.S. History
• BHM Focused Historical Figures | Reader's Theater Scripts Bundle (8) | SAVE 30%
• Christmas Differentiated Reader's Theater Script Bundle (6) | SAVE 40%
• Civil Rights Leaders Reader's Theater Scripts Bundle (12) | SAVE 50%
• Classical Literature | Reader's Theater Scripts Bundle (5) | SAVE 25%
• Edgar Allan Poe Reader's Theater Scripts Bundle (6) | SAVE 40%
• Egyptian Mythology Reader's Theater Scripts Bundle (10) | SAVE 35%
• Greek Mythology Reader's Theater Scripts Bundle (13) | Titans | Olympians | Homer
• Halloween Horror Reader's Theater Scripts Mega Bundle (14) SAVE 60%
• Halloween Reader's Theater Scripts Bundle (4) | SAVE 40%
• Holiday Origins Reader's Theater Scripts Bundle (10) | SAVE 35%
• Olympian Gods of Greek Mythology | Reader's Theater Scripts Bundle (10)
• Short Horror Reader's Theater Bundle (4) | SAVE 30%
• The Demigods of Greek Mythology | Reader's Theater Scripts Bundle (5)
• The Mortals of Greek Mythology | Reader's Theater Scripts Bundle (5)
• Titans Gods of Greek Mythology | Reader's Theater Scripts Bundle (5)
• U.S. History Colonial America and the Early Republic RT Script Bundle (10)
• U.S. History Revolutionary War | Reader's Theater Script Bundle (15) | SAVE 50%
• U.S. Presidents Reader's Theater Scripts Bundle (12) | SAVE 50%

General Middle School Readers Theater

• 13th Amendment Abolishes Slavery Readers Theater Script | Grades 6‑8
• 4th of July Readers Theater Script | Holiday Origins Series
• 5 Common Greek Roots | Reader’s Theater Script | Word Origins
• 5 Common Latin Roots | Reader’s Theater Script | Word Origins
• 5 Common Words Reader's Theater Script | Word Origins
• Act 1 Sneak Peek Student Time Travelers | American Expansion (CYOA) | Reader’s Theater Script
• Ad Hominen Readers Theater Script for Grades 8–12 Logical Fallacy Series
• Adventures of Tom Sawyer Reader's Theater Script | Adapted from Mark Twain
• Alice in Wonderland Adapted Reader's Theater Script | Based on Carroll's Story
• Alien & Sedition Acts Readers Theater Script | Grades 6-8
• Anahuac Disturbances Readers Theater Script | Grades 6-8
• Antigone "City vs. Soul" Readers Theater Script | Classical Dramas | Sophocles
• April Fools' Day Readers Theater Script | Holiday Origins Series
• Assassination of Lincoln Reconstruction Era History Readers Theater Grades 6-8
• Battle of Antietam Readers Theater Script | Grades 6‑8
• Black Political Participation | Reconstruction Era History Readers Theater Grades 6-8
• Bleeding Kansas Readers Theater Script | Grades 6‑8
• Booker T. Washington | BHM | Readers Theater Script
• Borrowed Words in English from 10 Languages | Reader’s Theater Script
• Caesar’s Last Toast Readers Theater Script | Classical Dramas | Roman Empire
• Cesar Chavez | Farm Workers Rights | Readers Theater Script
• Dolores Huerta | Civil Rights Leader | Readers Theater Script
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Reader's Theater Script
• Dracula Reader's Theater Script
• Earth Day Readers Theater Script | Holiday Origins Series
• Embargo Act of 1807 Readers Theater Script | Grades 6-8
• Eschatology Through Time - The Apocalyptic End of Days Readers Theater Script
• False Dichotomy Readers Theater Script for Grades 8–12 Logical Fallacy Series
• Fiat Capitalism in 3 Stages | Economics Readers Theater Script | Inflation
• First Great Awakening Readers Theater Script | Grades 6-8
• Frankenstein Reader's Theater Script (Short ~15min)
• Frederick Douglass | Civil Rights Leader | Readers Theater Script
• Free Historical Readers Theater Script | The Guano Act | Odd Event Series
• Free King Philip’s War | Colonial America and the Early Republic | RT Script
• Free Modern Era Idioms Readers Theater Script | ELA
• Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 Readers Theater Script | Grades 6‑8
• George Washington Carver | BHM | Readers Theater Script
• Harriet Tubman | Civil Rights Leader | Readers Theater Script
• Jackie Robinson | BHM | Baseball | Readers Theater Script
• John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry Readers Theater Script | Grades 6‑8
• Juneteenth | BHM | Readers Theater Script
• Labor Day Readers Theater Script | Holiday Origins Series
• Lewis & Clark Expedition Readers Theater Script | Grades 6-8
• Lost Colony of Roanoke Readers Theater Script | Grades 6-8
• Lysistrata’s Peace Plan Readers Theater Script | Classical Dramas | Aristophanes
• Mahatma Gandhi | Civil Rights Leader | Readers Theater Script
• Malala Yousafzai | Civil Rights Leader | Readers Theater Script
• Malcolm X | Civil Rights Leader | Readers Theater Script
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day Readers Theater Script | Holiday Origins Series
• Martin Luther King Jr. | MLK Civil Rights Leader | Readers Theater Script
• Maya Angelou | Civil Rights Leader | Readers Theater Script
• Mayflower & Pilgrims (Based on Of Plimoth Plantation) | Reader's Theater Script
• Medea's Fury Readers Theater Script | Classical Dramas | Euripides
• Memorial Day Readers Theater Script | Holiday Origins Series
• Missouri Compromise Readers’ Theater | Grades 6-8 Free History Script
• Nat Turner | BHM | Readers Theater Script
• Night of the Living Dead Reader's Theater Script
• Old Norse Words in English | Reader’s Theater Script | Word Origins
• Oregon Trail Readers Theater Script | Grades 6‑8
• Peter Pan Adapted Reader's Theater Script | Based on Barri's 1911 Story
• Pony Express Readers Theater Script | Grades 6‑8
• Presidential vs. Radical Reconstruction | Reconstruction Era History Readers Theater Grades 6-8
• Rosa Parks | Civil Rights Leader | Readers Theater Script
• Ruby Bridges | BHM | Readers Theater Script
• Second Great Awakening Readers Theater Script | Grades 6‑8
• Sojourner Truth | BHM | Readers Theater Script
• Spindletop Oil Boom Readers Theater Script | Grades 6-8
• Straw Man Readers Theater Script for Grades 8–12 Logical Fallacy Series
• Student Time Travelers | American Expansion (CYOA) | Reader’s Theater Script
• Tecumseh’s War Readers Theater Script | Grades 6-8
• The 14th and 15th Amendments | Reconstruction Era History Readers Theater Grades 6-8
• The Barbary Wars Readers Theater Script | Grades 6-8
• The Birth of Jesus | Bible Story Reader's Theater Script
• The Black Cat Short (Edgar Allan Poe) Reader's Theater Script
• The Cask of Amontillado (Edgar Allan Poe) Reader's Theater Script
• The Compromise of 1877 | Reconstruction Era History Readers Theater Grades 6-8
• The Emperor's New Clothes Reader's Theater Script | Differentiated
• The Fall of the House of Usher (Edgar Allan Poe) Reader's Theater Script
• The Freedmen’s Bureau | Reconstruction Era History Readers Theater Grades 6-8
• The Frog Prince Reader's Theater Script | Differentiated
• The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson (1868) | Reconstruction Era History Readers Theater Grades 6-8
• The Jungle Book Adapted Reader's Theater Script | Based on Kipling's Story
• The Ku Klux Klan and Resistance | Reconstruction Era History Readers Theater Grades 6-8
• The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Reader's Theater Script (Short ~15min)
• The Little Shop of Horrors Reader's Theater Script
• The Lottery Differentiated Readers Theater Script for Grades 6 to 12
• The Lottery Reader's Theater Script (Short ~15min)
• The Monkey's Paw Reader's Theater Script (Short ~15min)
• The Murders in the Rue Morgue (Edgar Allan Poe) Reader's Theater Script
• The Northwest Ordinance Readers Theater Script | Grades 6-8
• The Proclamation of 1763 Readers Theater Script | Grades 6-8
• The Raven (Edgar Allan Poe) Reader's Theater Script
• The Sleeping Beauty Reader's Theater Script | Differentiated
• The Tell-Tale Heart (Edgar Allan Poe) Reader's Theater Script
• The Tuskegee Airmen | BHM | Readers Theater Script
• The Ugly Duckling Reader's Theater Script | Differentiated
• Thurgood Marshall | Civil Rights Leader | Readers Theater Script
• Top 3 Differentiated Peer Review Rubrics for Reader's Theater
• Training Day for Reader's Theater | Top 5 Secrets to Voice Acting
• Transcontinental Railroad & Chinese Laborers Readers Theater Script | Grades 7-8
• Treasure Island Reader's Theater Script | Adapted from Stevenson's 1883 Story
• Tu Quoque & Whataboutism Free Readers Theater Script for Grades 8–12 Fallacy Series
• Women's History Month Historical Figures Readers Theater Script | WHM
• Zeus Reader's Theater Script | The Olympians

Geography & World Cultures

• Argentina Readers Theater Script | Geography & Social Studies Class
• Brazil Readers Theater Script | Geography & Social Studies Class
• Canada Readers Theater Script | Geography & Social Studies Class
• Chile Readers Theater Script | Geography & Social Studies Class
• China Readers Theater Script | Geography & Social Studies Class
• Cuba Readers Theater Script | Geography & Social Studies Class
• France Readers Theater Script | Geography & Social Studies Class
• Free Mexico Readers Theater Script | Geography & Social Studies Class
• Germany Readers Theater Script | Geography & Social Studies Class
• Italy Readers Theater Script | Geography & Social Studies Class
• Japan Readers Theater Script | Geography & Social Studies Class
• Nelson Mandala | Civil Rights, Apartheid, South Africa | Readers Theater Script
• Peru Readers Theater Script | Geography & Social Studies Class
• Poland Readers Theater Script | Geography & Social Studies Class
• Russia Readers Theater Script | Geography & Social Studies Class
• Ukraine Readers Theater Script | Geography & Social Studies Class
• United Kingdom Readers Theater Script | Geography & Social Studies Class
• United States Readers Theater Script | Geography & Social Studies Class

Math & Problem Solving

• Decimal Detectives Math Readers Theater Script for Grades 4 to 6
• Equation Expedition Math Readers Theater Script for Grades 4 to 6 | Variables
• FREE Fractions Fair Math Readers Theater Script for Grades 4 to 6
• Geometry Galaxy Math Readers Theater Script for Grades 4 to 6 | Area, Volume, Perimeter
• Percent Parade Math Readers Theater Script for Grades 4 to 6 | Discounts & Markups

Mythology & Epics

• A Legend of Khensu Nefer-Hetep | Reader’s Theater Script | Egyptian Mythology
• Achilles & Aeneas Reader's Theater Script | Demigods | Greek Mythology
• Ajax & Diomedes Reader's Theater Script | Greek Mythology Mortals
• Apollo Reader's Theater Script | The Olympians | Greek Mythology
• Arachne and Minerva Reader's Theater Script | Greek Mythology
• Ares & Aphrodite Reader's Theater Script | The Olympians | Greek Mythology
• Artemis Reader's Theater Script | The Olympians | Greek Mythology
• Atalanta & Meleager Reader's Theater Script | Greek Mythology Mortals
• Athena Reader's Theater Script | The Olympians | Greek Mythology
• Castor & Pollux Reader's Theater Script | Demigods | Greek Mythology
• Charon & The Erinyes Reader's Theater Script | Chthonic Gods | Greek Mythology
• Chthonic Gods of Greek Mythology | 5 Reader's Theater Scripts | SAVE 20%
• Coeus & Phoebe Reader's Theater Script | Titan Gods | Greek Mythology
• Cronus & Oceanus Reader's Theater Script | Titan Gods | Greek Mythology
• Daedalus & Cadmus Reader's Theater Script | Greek Mythology Mortals
• Daedalus and Icarus Reader's Theater Script | Greek Mythology
• Daphne and Apollo Reader's Theater Script | Greek Mythology
• Demeter & Persephone Reader's Theater Script | The Olympians | Greek Mythology
• Echo and Narcissus Reader's Theater Script | Greek Mythology
• Hades Reader's Theater Script | Chthonic Gods | Greek Mythology
• Hecate & Melinoe Reader's Theater Script | Chthonic Gods | Greek Mythology
• Hector & Paris Reader's Theater Script | Greek Mythology Mortals
• Hephaestus & Dionysus Reader's Theater Script | The Olympians | Greek Mythology
• Hera Reader's Theater Script | The Olympians | Greek Mythology
• Heracles (Hercules) Reader's Theater Script | Demigods | Greek Mythology
• Hermes Reader's Theater Script | The Olympians | Greek Mythology
• Horus and Set & The Winged Disk | Reader’s Theater Script | Egyptian Mythology
• Hyperion & Theia Reader's Theater Script | Titan Gods | Greek Mythology
• Khnemu and the Seven Years’ Famine | Reader’s Theater Script | Egyptian Mythology
• Nyx & Erebus Reader's Theater Script | Chthonic Gods | Greek Mythology
• Odysseus Reader's Theater Script | Greek Mythology Mortals
• Oedipus Rex Readers Theater Script | Classical Dramas | Greek Tragedy
• Osiris Judging the Dead | Reader’s Theater Script | Egyptian Mythology
• Pandora's Box Reader's Theater Script | Greek Mythology (Origin of Evil)
• Persephone, Demeter, Hades Reader's Theater Script | Greek Mythology (Seasons)
• Perseus, Bellerophon & Orpheus Reader's Theater Script | Demigods | Greek Mythology
• Phaeton and Apollo's Chariot Reader's Theater Script | Greek Mythology
• Poseidon Reader's Theater Script | The Olympians | Greek Mythology
• Rhea & Tethys Reader's Theater Script | Titan Gods | Greek Mythology
• Teach the The Hero's Journey with Reader's Theater based on Campbell's Monomyth
• Thanatos & Hypnos Reader's Theater Script | Chthonic Gods | Greek Mythology
• The Destruction of Mankind | Reader’s Theater Script | Egyptian Mythology
• The Iliad by Homer (Adapted Stories) Reader's Theater Script | Greek Mythology
• The Journey of Ra through the Underworld | Reader’s Theater Script | Egyptian Mythology
• The Legend of Creation | Reader’s Theater Script | Egyptian Mythology
• The Legend of Osiris and Isis | Reader’s Theater Script | Egyptian Mythology
• The Myth of Proserpina Reader's Theater Script | Greek Mythology (Seasons)
• The Odyssey by Homer Reader's Theater Script | Greek Mythology (Adapted Stories)
• The Secret Name of Ra & Distant Goddess Tefnut | Reader’s Theater Script | Egyptian Mythology
• The Tale of Two Brothers (Anubis & Bata) | Reader’s Theater Script | Egyptian Mythology
• The Theogony by Hesoid Reader's Theater Script | Greek Mythology
• The Titanomachy Reader's Theater Script | Greek Mythology
• Theseus & Jason Reader's Theater Script | Demigods | Greek Mythology

SEL & Character

• Hansel and Gretel Reader's Theater Script | Differentiated

Science & STEM

• Kennedy Space Center & Apollo 11 Readers Theater Script | Grades 6-8

Seasonal & Holiday

• A Christmas Carol | Christmas Reader's Theater Script
• An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving | Reader's Theater Script
• Christmas Readers Theater Script | Holiday Origins Series
• Easter Readers Theater Script | Holiday Origins Series
• Halloween Readers Theater Script | Holiday Origins Series
• How We Kept Thanksgiving at Oldtown | Reader's Theater Script
• Pi Day Readers Theater Script | Holiday Origins Series
• St. Patrick’s Day Readers Theater Script | Holiday Origins Series
• Thanksgiving Readers Theater Script | Holiday Origins Series
• The Fir Tree | Christmas Reader's Theater Script
• The First Thanksgiving (Mourt's Relation by Edward Winslow) | Reader's Theater Script
• The Gift of the Magi | Christmas Reader's Theater Script
• The Little Match Girl | Christmas Reader's Theater Script
• The Nutcracker and the Mouse King | Christmas Reader's Theater Script
• Twas the Night Before Christmas | Christmas Reader's Theater Script
• Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen by O. Henry | Reader's Theater Script
• Valentine's Day Readers Theater Script | Holiday Origins Series

Shakespeare

• A Midsummer Night's Dream Adapted Readers Theater Script | Shakespeare
• Comedy of Errors Adapted Readers Theater Script | Shakespeare Play
• Hamlet Readers Theater Script | Classical Dramas | Shakespeare
• King Lear’s Last Lesson Readers Theater Script | Classical Dramas | Shakespeare
• Macbeth "Midnight at Dunsinane" Readers Theater Script
• The Tempest (Prospero) Readers Theater Script | Classical Dramas | Shakespeare

U.S. History & Civics

• Alexander Hamilton | Federalist Papers | U.S. History Readers Theater Script
• Common Sense | Declaration of Independence | U.S. History Readers Theater Script
• Crossing the Delaware and the Victory at Trenton | U.S. History Readers Theater Script
• Foreign Allies: Lafayette and France | U.S. History Readers Theater Script
• George Washington Steps Down | U.S. History Readers Theater Script
• Green Mountain Boys and Bunker Hill | U.S. History Readers Theater Script
• Liberty or Death: Patrick Henry | U.S. History Readers Theater Script
• Slavery and the American Revolution | U.S. History Readers Theater Script
• Sybil Ludington and Molly Pitcher | U.S. History Readers Theater Script
• The Boston Tea Party & Intolerable Acts | U.S. History FREE Readers Theater Script
• The First Continental Congress | U.S. History Readers Theater Script
• The Midnight Ride and Paul Revere | U.S. History Readers Theater Script
• The Monroe Doctrine Readers Theater Script | Grades 6-8 U.S. History
• The Second Continental Congress | U.S. History Readers Theater Script
• Valley Forge and The American Crisis | U.S. History Readers Theater Script
• Yorktown and the Treaty of Paris | U.S. History Readers Theater Script

World History & Ancient Civilizations

• Columbus and Magellan Readers Theater Script | Historical Renaissance Series
• Copernicus & Galileo Readers Theater Script | Historical Renaissance Series
• Erasmus and Machiavelli Readers Theater Script | Historical Renaissance Series
• Free Romeo and Juliet Readers Theater Script | Classical Dramas | Shakespeare
• Leonardo da Vinci & Michelangelo Readers Theater Script | Historical Renaissance Series
• Lorenzo de’ Medici, Queen Elizabeth I, and Pope Julius II | Renaissance Series
• Perseus, Medusa and Andromeda Reader's Theater Script | Greek Mythology
• Prometheus & Atlas Reader's Theater Script | Titan Gods | Greek Mythology
• Prometheus and the Gift of Fire Reader's Theater Script | Greek Mythology