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   Michael 29 March 2014 Reply

   I really like your website. I look forward to accessing even more content as you continue to develop it.

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   Jill Satterfield 28 October 2016 Reply

   Wow! I came across a post on FB, and that led me here! I am not surprised and yet, so thankful, that you are publishing!!! Have you published the story where the character shoots apple peel out of a nostril yet?

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      28 October 2016 Reply

      Alas, Jill, “Apple Peels, Dodgeball & Other Deadly Middle School Dangers” remains a story in writing-file-drawer limbo….

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   Carrie 3 January 2018 Reply

   how do I get a copy of the miss muffet…I nearly died laughing

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      4 January 2018 Reply

      Carrie,
      I’m glad you enjoyed “Little Miss Muffet”! That script is no longer available as one of the free downloads on my site, but it is part of the complete, 8-script “Mother Goose Interrupted Collection.” However, since I’d forgotten the YouTube readers’ theater performance included a link to when that script was one of my freebies, I’d love to set you up with a copy. If you email me via my address provided on the “Contact Me” page, I’ll get back in touch with you in order to get you a copy of the script. Thanks for your interest! 🙂

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   Maureen 12 June 2018 Reply

   Would these work for second grade?

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      12 June 2018 Reply

      Maureen,
      Thanks for your interest in my free scripts! Although they’re geared primarily for grades 3-6, I HAVE received feedback from a number of 2nd-grade teachers who have enjoyed using them, especially with their higher reading groups. Feel free to download some of the scripts and see what you think.

      Also, your question came at a perfect time–I am currently polishing up a set of short readers’ theater poems and activities that is specifically geared toward K-2, and I’ll be posting one of those as a free download very soon (hopefully within the next 1-2 weeks). If you subscribe to my e-newsletter, you’ll get notified once I’ve posted that new script. If not, I encourage you to check back soon. Thanks again for your interest! 🙂

      -T. P.

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   Holly Pollard 1 October 2018 Reply

   Hello,
   I am a fourth grade language arts teacher for two classes. I found your reader’s theatre skits while searching online, and I am so excited to begin using them! The skits have the humor I was looking for to make it fun and something the students want to do. I have an after school club of third and fourth graders starting today. I’m going to be trying the reader’s theatre skits with them, and hopefully, I will use this activity into my classroom as well. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I’ll let you know how it goes.

   H. Pollard

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      1 October 2018 Reply

      Holly,
      I’m so glad you’re going to be able to put my scripts to use. I hope your students enjoy them, and I look forward to hearing how things go! 🙂
      -T. P.

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   UN-NAMED 26 March 2020 Reply

   I really like your “King Midas And The Golden Touch.

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   Cindy Beaulieu 1 December 2020 Reply

   Hi, do you have any short Christmas skits for grade 1?

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      1 December 2020 Reply

      Cindy,
      Thanks for your interest in my scripts and for posting your question. Unfortunately, I don’t have any Christmas-themed scripts for grade 1. The handful of Christmas-y scripts I’ve written are geared more for grades 3-6, and while I’ve received positive feedback from teachers who’ve used them successfully with advanced grade-2 readers, they’d be a bit too challenging for most first graders. I guess I may need to add a grade-1 Christmas script to my to-write list now! 🙂

      -T. P.

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   Funmi Cole 8 October 2021 Reply

   hello
   I found your King Midas and the Golden touch script very interesting and full of humour!
   Thanks so much for putting it up for free.
   Your work is very much appreciated

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   Gladys Dean 29 November 2021 Reply

   I have been a school volunteer for the past few years. We did many reader’s theater plays. I have copies of the scripts. I would like to share them with other people who might like to use them. I can send you a few samples of what I have written.

   It does not look like I will be going back to volunteering. It makes me very sad.

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      Astara 27 August 2024 Reply

      I’d love to use your scripts in my third grade class. If you are willing to share them, my email address is

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    Gladys Dean 29 November 2021 Reply

    What I forgot to mention, is that a favorite is ‘Who’s on First’, by Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. The performers love it, and so does the audience. And I have a little skit, called ‘Bud and Lou do Math’, also based on one of their routines.

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       30 November 2021 Reply

       Gladys,
       Thanks for reaching out! Feel free to email me a couple of your readers’ theater. I always enjoy reading other folks’ scripts! (My email address can be found on the “Contact Me” page.)

       To share your scripts with others, I encourage you to consider Teachers Pay Teachers (TpT), which is where all of my scripts ultimately get downloaded from, too. A basic TpT “store” can be set up for free, and you could post your scripts as freebies for teachers to download and use with their students.

       Thanks again,
       T. P.

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    Ezra Azra 1 November 2022 Reply

    Not all my poems and plays are ‘funny, silly.’ Some are Shakespearean-tragedy serious. Will the serious ones, too, be made available free to whomever? Thanks.

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       1 November 2022 Reply

       Ezra,
       Thanks for visiting my site and reaching out. Unfortunately, I don’t post others’ poems/scripts on my website or in my Teachers Pay Teachers (TpT) store, which is where all of my scripts ultimately get downloaded from; I only post my own, original works. If you’re looking to share your work with a broader audience and feel that it’s appropriate for school-age children, I recommend exploring putting your work on TpT. A basic TpT “store” can be set up for free, and you could post your poems as freebies for teachers to download and use with their students.

       Thanks again,
       T. P.

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    D. Gina Grayeyes 9 February 2023 Reply

    Thank you so much for the free downloads! I will be doing readers’ theatre for an enrichment activity under the 21st Century program. I teach on the Navajo reservation in the four corners area. Again, thank you.

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       10 February 2023 Reply

       It’s always wonderful knowing my scripts are being put to good use. I hope your students enjoy them! 🙂

       -T. P.

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    Natalia 15 April 2023 Reply

    I have been looking for the one called pat-a-cake pat-a-cake is there any way i could read it

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       16 April 2023 Reply

       Thanks for posting your question and for your interest in my scripts! The “Pat-a-Cake, Pat-a-Cake” script is part of my Mother Goose Interrupted Collection. However, “This Little Piggy” (posted above on this page) is the only Mother Goose Interrupted script I’ve posted as a freebie. The complete 8-script collection, which includes “Pat-a-Cake, Pat-a-Cake,” is less than $10 in my Teachers Pay Teachers store. I hope that information helps. Thanks again for letting me know about your interest in the script! 🙂
       -T. P.

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    Angela Muonio 13 August 2023 Reply

    Thank you so much for providing these! I need two-part scripts, which are hard to find.

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    Kari H 2 April 2024 Reply

    I use your scripts in my Reader’s Theater class! The improvements in the students’ ARPE are amazing! Unfortunately, my district has blocked TPT from our intranet and school devices, so I can’t access them anymore 🙁 They were a wonderful resource, though, so thank you!!

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       2 April 2024 Reply

       Kari, I’m so glad you and your students have enjoyed my scripts! I sure have fun creating them! It’s a bummer that your district has blocked access to TPT now.… 🙁

       -T. P.

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    Simone 3 December 2024 Reply

    WOW