Reader’s Theater at the Library January Session
Activity at the library to learn and have fun at the same time using dramatic reading of scripts based on children’s stories. Kids will hear the story, do some drama exercises, and practice reading the scripts with intonation and expression.
This activity is for 9 to 12 years-old (4º-6º Primaria) with a high-intermediate or advance English level. It will be held one Friday per month at 18:00, starting on October and finishing in June.
Readers’ Theater will be led by Carrie and Trisha, also known as storytellers from the International Institute Library Storytelling Mornings.
The activity forms part of the library services for library members. They will need to show their library card and send an e-mail to biblioteca@iie.es confirming their participation in the activity any time from the first day of the month and up to the week of the Readers Theater session.
Non-members who want to participate have a symbolic associated cost of 3€ per child for each session. The tickets can be obtained at the library check-out desk the same week of the session up until 15 minutes before the beginning of the activity.
January 2014 script around the book:
“DaisyHead Mayzie” by Dr. Seuss
Friday, January 24th 2014
Young Mayzie McGrew becomes a worldwide sensation when a daisy grows out of the top of her head. Follow the fate of Mayzie from obscurity to fame and fortune, from classroom to center stage and back to the best place of all – home. The story depicts a valuable lesson about the importance of love over fame and fortune.
(La joven Mayzie McGrew se convierte en una sensación mundial cuando le sale una margarita de la cabeza. Seguimos el destino de Mayzie desde la oscuridad a la fama y la fortuna, desde el aula hasta el centro de un escenario y vuelta al mejor sitio de todos: el hogar. La historia enseña una valiosa lección sobre la importancia del amor sobre la fama y la fortuna.)
Recommended links for parents and teachers:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daisy-Head_Mayzie
http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-679-86712-8
http://www.kidscreativechaos.com/2012/03/happy-birthday-dr-seuss-daisy-head.html
http://www.timelessteacherstuff.com/readerstheater/DaisyHeadMayzie.pdf
