P-1. BONY MARONY & GO HOME GOLDIE -
Grades K-3
BONY MARONY is an upbeat version of the old nursery rhyme, "Little Rabbit Foo Foo." Much "bop bop bopping" and "hop hop hopping" encourage young readers and listeners to join in the reading. (5 Readers)
GO HOME GOLDIE is a fun and fast-moving version of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears." Teacher narrates, assigns a few simple reading parts, and invites everyone else to participate too. (14 Readers)

P-2. THE CREAKY DOOR -
Grades K-3
A young boy is afraid to sleep in a bedroom which has the "creakiest, squeakiest door in the entire world." Grandma decides to put the family pets into his bed in the hope that they will keep the boy company during the night. A wonderful participation tale with exciting sound effects and much repetition for easy reading. (6 Readers)

P-3. THE LION'S PRIDE -
Grades K-3
One day on a walk through the forest, a prideful lion meets a parrot, an owl, a hyena, and a wise little girl who displease him. The lion eats them all! They escape from the lion's stomach and teach the lion to take more pride in his family than he does in himself. That is why, to this very day, a lion's family is known as a pride! Verbal and hand cues are used to encourage dramatic sound effects as the plot progresses. (6 Readers)

P-4. THE GREAT APPLE SLICE ESCAPE -
Grades K-3
A sweet little old grandmother decides to make an apple pie and prepares the filling from five of our most well-known varieties: a Northern Spy, a Spartan, a McIntosh, a Red Delicious, and an Idared. Once inside the crusts, the apple slices hatch a daring escape plan. The use of repetitive phrases and an ever-building internal poem make this script fun for lower and upper primaries alike. (6 Readers)

P-5. NEAT AND TIDY, NEAT AND CLEAN! -
Grades K-3
This script has been especially written as a participation tale for the primary grades. Each school day Miss Dickerson encourages her students to pick up the classroom until it is "neat and tidy, neat and clean!" But a series of strange voices, which seem to be coming from the waste basket, suggest that the children recycle and create something new! They do, and surprise their teacher with a puppet who knows exactly what the word recycle means. (6 Readers)

P-6. WHALE OF A TALE -
Grades K-3
Set in the far north. This traditional swallowing tale tells of an Inuit (Eskimo) boy who lives in an igloo with his grandmother. One day, grandmother is so busy sewing with her bone sewing needle that she forgets to prepare any food. The boy sets forth in search of food and ends up swallowing a number of arctic animals. The story is resolved with the help of grandmother's needle and in a truly magical way! (6 Readers)

P-7. SWEET PORRIDGE -
Grades K-3
A poor, hungry girl goes into the woods to pick berries. There an old woman gives her a magic cooking pot. The pot is controlled by special magic words and cooks "hot, sweet porridge" on command. The girl's mother forgets the magic words and the pot ends up creating havoc for local villagers. To this day, no one in the village eats porridge! (7 Readers)

P-8. THE MONKEY AND THE CROCODILE, PART 1 -
Grades K-3
An adaptation of an old favorite! A clever young monkey outsmarts the crocodile who is about to eat her by pretending she has left the tastiest part of her body back home in a mango tree. This version includes two simple poems which are meant to be chanted together or in "round" fashion so that all readers and listeners may take part. (5 Readers)

P-9. THE MONKEY AND THE CROCODILE, PART 2 -
Grades K-3
The sequel to Monkey and the Crocodile, Part 1! Grandmother monkey tells her granddaughter how to visit "the island in the middle of the swamp" by jumping to a large rock located between the mainland and the island. But the crafty crocodile traps the monkey on the island by blocking her way back home. She outsmarts him again, and swings off through the trees. Another chance to chant simple poems together or in a round including both readers and listeners. (5 Readers)

P-12. THE DINOSAURS' DINNER -
(Primary Version) - Grades K-3
Teacher reads this story while children make sound effects and recite repetitive lines. A little girl meets a Brontosaurus who wants to come to breakfast, an Anatosaurus who wants to come to lunch, a Stegasaurus who wants to come to tea, and a Brachiosaurus who wants to come to dinner. She's delighted, but can't find a menu to please them. They turn down bacon, hot dogs, and cold cuts, then fall asleep all over her yard. She is finally able to awaken and feed them when she learns some dinosaurs are VEGETARIANS! (14 Readers)

P-13. THE MAGICIAN'S MUFFINS -
(Primary Version) - Grades K-3
Move over Gingerbread Man! Make way for two magical roly poly peanut butter and jelly muffins who outrun and outsmart a cow, a duck, a sheep, a pig, and a mighty magician. A clever boy who acts first and talks later eats the muffins and breaks their magic spells so that everyone can finally go home. A classic predictable tale. Repetition, animal sounds, and rhyming words keep teacher-narrator, child readers, and listeners actively involved to the very last bite! (11 Readers)

P-14. THE GOBLINS OF HOKKAIDO -
(Primary Version) - Grades K-3
A blue goblin and a red goblin live in the northern mountains of Japan on the island of Hokkaido. Both are the proud possessors of magic noses. When properly wiggled, these noses can be made to grow so long they pass through the Japanese islands of Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu. The goblins find themselves in trouble with a prince and princess who finally teach them to keep their noses out of other people's business! (13 Readers)

P-15. THE TEDDY BEARS' PICNIC -
(Primary Version) - Grades K-3
Freddy Teddy Bear checks his calendar to find that it is once again time for the Teddy Bears' Picnic. He plans the menu, then calls Betty Teddy Bear to tell her what to bring to the picnic. Freddy says, "You bring the hot dogs and the buns. I'll bring the mustard, tons and tons!" Betty passes the word along to Teddy Teddy, Letty Teddy, and Neddy Teddy, but because she recites Freddy Teddy's little poem each time, everyone ends up bringing hot dogs and buns to the picnic. Thank goodness Neddy Teddy also brings a surprise which makes the Teddy Bears' Picnic complete! (16 Readers)
 
 

"The Whole Language approach intentionally keeps language learning whole and inclusive. Speaking, Listening, Reading, and Writing as dynamic, constructive processes. Take Part Read-Aloud Story Scripts do just that .....  Theodore A. Callisto, Vice President,  United Educational Services Inc., Buffalo, NY

 
 

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