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

The Goose Girl 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 story is about a Princess traveling to marry a Prince in a distant kingdom. Her Waiting-Maid grows cruel, making the Princess swap clothes and horses. The Maid pretends to be the bride, while the true Princess is forced to care for geese. She loses her magic lock of hair, so she can’t defend herself. Falada, the talking horse, is killed on the Maid’s orders but still helps warn about the trick. The King finds out the truth when he sees the Princess’s sorrowful routine and hears Falada speak. At a grand feast, the false bride is exposed and punished. The Princess becomes the real bride to the Prince, Falada is magically restored, and they all live happily in the kingdom with honesty and kindness.

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Product Info:

An editable DOCX format (20 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

• ~9 Characters, 2400 words, 16 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.