The Golden Goose | Reader's Theater Script | Brothers Grimm

The Golden Goose Readers Theater Script engages students in an interactive story instead of reading a third person narrative. This activity helps improves reading fluency, speed, accuracy, and expression while developing listening and speaking skills as students actively practice expressive voice acting.

Script Summary:

The Golden Goose tells about Dummling, the youngest of three brothers who is often mocked. While his older brothers fail to share with a Grey-Haired Man, Dummling kindly offers his simple cake and sour drink. In return, the old man guides Dummling to find a goose with golden feathers. Wherever Dummling goes with this goose, people who touch it become stuck, forming a funny parade. They march into a kingdom, making a serious Princess laugh at last. The King, wanting to test him, demands three tasks: to quench a giant’s thirst by emptying a whole cellar of wine, to let a starving man devour a mountain of bread, and to present a magic ship that sails on land and water. Dummling overcomes the King’s stubbornness with help from the old man and proves he is clever. In the end, Dummling marries the Princess and rules happily.

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Product Info:

An editable DOCX format (15 pages) which contains:

1) Teacher Tips & Answer Key

• CCSS Alignment
• Teacher Tips for use as both RT and Play/Skit
• Answer Keys for Worksheet
• Themes & Discussion Question Prompts

2) Readers Theater Script

• ~11 Characters, 1550 words, 12 Scenes in 2 Acts

3) Script Worksheet

• 10 Vocabulary Words
• 10 Short-Answer Comprehension Questions: Comprehension and recall questions based solely on the script
• Character Traits: Covers the main characters, students provide direct quotes from the script that demonstrate each character's traits
• Story Plot Elements: Students identify which scenes demonstrate the Setting, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action and Conclusion.

Teaching Tips for Using the Script:

• For digital classrooms, upload the DOCX Script and convert to Google docs
• For More Students: Main character can be read by multiple students.
• For Less Students: Minor characters can be read by just one student.
• This script should take about ~25 minutes and an extra ~25 minutes for prep, discussion, and the worksheet.
• Grade Level Note: This script targets grades 3 to 5 but depending on your classroom's reading level it may be suitable for grade levels 6~8 as well.