If your primary students like trains, this might be a good script to try. The story is about a little town that has a very special sound. The town is surrounded by train tracks and, of course, the special sound comes from the many trains that pass through day and night.
The chorus of this script asks the readers to duplicate many of the sounds that come from trains. To make the reading even more fun, the chorus can be read to the rhythm of a real train as it chug-a-lugs along the tracks. These are easy-reader lines for children who can read simple words and phrases.
HISTORICAL NOTE: The train town in this story is based on a real town: Wellington, Ohio. Eighty to one hundred trains pass through this Ohio town in a 24-hour period, and the residents spend much of their time either waiting to cross train tracks or listening to train sounds. The trains might cause a lot of inconvenience, but they do help give this town its own special sound!
ATTENTION: If you teach in Wellington, Ohio, we have another version of this title (both RT and CHORAL) featuring the name of your town in the reading texts. These scripts are free! Please e-mail and ask for your free copies. (Wellington, by the way, is Lois's home town).
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Some Sample Text From the Choral Speaking/Reading Version:
ALL: Does a town have a sound,
It’s very own sound?
A sound that’s different
From all the towns around?
GIRL VOICES: We know of a town
That sounds like a hiss,
BOY VOICES: And a chug-a-chug-a clank.
Sounds something like this:
GIRLS VOICES: Hissssssssssssssssssss
BOYS VOICES: Chug-a-chug-a clank,
Chug-a-chug-a clunk.
Hissssssssssssssssssss
GIRLS VOICES: Rattle, rattle, crank
Rattle, rattle, plunk
ALL: Rickity, Pickity,
Crackity, smack
Choo-choo, woo-woo,
Clickity, Clack!
CONTINUED...
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This is a Value-Added Package: $14.95. When you order this title, you receive both a Readers Theater Version and a Choral Speaking/Reading Version.
The RT Version is formatted for 10 SOLO READERS and an ALL CHORUS featuring as many readers as you’d like. You can also easily add up to 20 SOLO READER parts, if desired.
The Choral Speaking/Reading Version is formatted for ALL, ALL GIRL VOICES, and ALL BOY VOICES.
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All scripts are $14.95 except for special packages and collections.
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