Battle of the Alamo Readers Theater Script | Grades 3-5

Travel back to 1836 San Antonio as students relive the Battle of the Alamo—William Travis’s daring letter, Davy Crockett’s rifle, and Santa Anna’s final assault—learning courage and Texas independence.

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• Grade bands: 3-5
• Characters: 10
• Word count: 2300

Perfect For

• Texas Revolution unit
• Reading fluency centers
• Sub‑plans on Texan heroes

(a single PDF with links to Google Docs/Slides, if print format is preferred you can download from your Google Drive to word/pdf/ppt/etc)

What’s Included

• Student script (~2300 words, 10 scenes, DOCX/PDF/Google Doc)
• Teacher guide (~12 pages, DOCX/PDF/Google Doc)
• Student worksheet (~25 Google Slides)
• Self‑graded Google Forms quiz (20 questions)

Teacher’s Script Summary

• Scene 1: Journey to the Alamo.
• Scene 2: Mexican troops surround the fort.
• Scene 3: Travis writes 'Victory or Death'.
• Scene 4: Reinforcements from Gonzales arrive.
• Scene 5: Texas declares independence.
• Scene 6: Final 90‑minute battle, March 6.
• Scene 7: 'Remember the Alamo' cry.
• Scene 8: Victory at San Jacinto.
• Scene 9: Alamo museum legacy.
• Scene 10: Lessons of courage.

Standards Alignment

TEKS 113.15(b)(4)(A); TEKS 113.15(b)(3)(B); TEKS 113.15(b)(14)(A); RI.4.1; RI.4.2; RI.4.9