One-Week Social-Emotional Learning Drama Program (Grades 3-5)

Transform your summer classroom into a safe stage where students practice empathy, clear communication, and confident leadership—while sharpening their reading fluency. This turnkey Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) readers theater bundle delivers five fully timed lesson plans, eight original scripts, and a projection-ready Google Slide deck, guiding any facilitator from the first ice-breaker to a Friday family showcase with almost no extra prep.

Why Teachers & Camp Leaders Love It

• Low-prep, high-impact: minute-by-minute cues keep your day on track.
• Boosts literacy & SEL: daily read-alouds grow fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension while students internalize CASEL-aligned habits.
• Flexible casting: scripts work with mixed-age groups (Grades 2-6) and any class size.
• Budget friendly: props rely on recycled cardboard, tape, and creativity—not pricey costumes.

What’s Inside the Download

🔹 Five detailed lesson plans (9 a.m.–1 p.m.) with eight predictable blocks and clear timing.

🔹 58-slide Google Slide deck—one slide per activity for easy projection.

🔹 Eight original SEL readers theater scripts covering honesty, empathy, teamwork, inclusion, and responsibility.

🔹 Printable student worksheets (vocabulary, comprehension, reflection) + answer keys.

🔹 DIY prop & costume planner, stage-diagram templates, and supply checklist.

🔹 Peer-review rubric for fast daily feedback.

🔹 Bonus folder with the full Teacher Guide, all lesson plans, and the slide deck.

Five-Day Snapshot

Day	SEL Focus	Signature Activities	Culminating Moment
1	Self-Mastery	Stop-Think-Do Stations; goal card poster	4-min script share
2	Observation & Empathy	Feelings-Detective Stations; empathy map	4-min script share
3	Clear Communication	I-Message Rotation; listening hat comic	4-min script share
4	Wise Decision-Making	FATE-Factor Stations; prop planner	Timing run & script vote
5	Respectful Leadership	Leadership Ticket Dash; dress rehearsal	60-min public performance

Educational Benefits

✔️ Fluency & Pronunciation: repeated oral reading drives accuracy and prosody.

✔️ Writing Practice: quick-write goal cards,, and comics reinforce composition skills.

✔️ Oral-language Standards: rehearsals + peer feedback hit presentation benchmarks.

✔️ Team-building: improv games and group prop-building foster collaboration and confidence.

✔️ Take-home mantras: daily affirmations (“Pause – Breathe – Choose”) become lifelong SEL tools.

Flexible by Design

Compress the four-hour schedule to a three-hour morning, expand with an afternoon craft block, or shift the Friday showcase to evening. Split, double, or combine roles to fit any class size—this program adapts to your reality.

Fast Start Checklist

1. Download the files.
2. Print or share the scripts and worksheets.
3. Open the Day-1 slide deck.
4. Greet your students and watch them find their voices while learning to lead with respect!

Teacher Support Built In

Skim each day’s plan, project the slide deck, model the ice-breakers with enthusiasm, and guide prop-building on Thursday—then celebrate every creative solution your students invent.