Online Netiquette Readers Theater Script for Grades 3-5 | CASEL

Digital Disagreements SEL Readers Theater Script immerses Grades 4–5 in an engaging story about online kindness and netiquette. Students navigate a class project chat and a private game chat gone wrong, then learn empathy-driven strategies to foster a respectful digital community.

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Skills Addressed

• Practicing netiquette in supervised and private chats
• Resolving digital conflicts with empathy
• Building respect in online relationships
• Developing self-awareness & responsible decision-making
• Enhancing vocabulary and reading comprehension

Script Summary

Act 1: A teacher-monitored project chat and a private game chat spiral into conflict when Alex, Jada, and Zoe overlook Sofia and Liam, sparking hurtful posts. Ms. Lee intervenes to introduce netiquette rules.
Act 2: Both groups design netiquette plans—combining ideas to save the project and create a kinder game chat—motivating all students to uphold respectful digital citizenship.

What’s Included

• 12-scene readers theater script (Google Doc & PDF, ~2 000 words, 10 pages, 12 characters; a single PDF with links to Google Docs/Slides—printable from Google Drive to Word/PDF/PPT. Note: Feelings Word Bank & 30 B/W SEL cards included.)
• Teacher facilitation guide (Google Doc & PDF, 10 pages)
• Scene-by-scene lesson plan guide with discussion questions & CASEL alignment chart
• CCSS standards alignment
• Casting breakdown with lexical complexity levels
• Student worksheet (Google Slides; printable PDF/DOCX) with short-answer, challenge & scenario-based writing tasks plus vocabulary

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How to Use

• Assign roles and rehearse each scene to practice netiquette and fluent expression.
• Use facilitation guide prompts to lead discussions about empathy and digital responsibility.
• Incorporate the Feelings Word Bank and SEL cards to enrich online-kindness vocabulary.
• Conclude with a reflection on digital citizenship and respectful communication.