PBS
Pbs Kids: Zoom Playhouse
This PBS kids site features dozens of short plays that have been performed on the children's television series "Zoom." Includes short scripts for skits which students can perform together, and lists of props to include in the performance.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Getting to Know Cendrillion: Analyzing Questions
In this BetterLesson, 2nd graders will learn to focus on details as they analyze the story of Cendrillion.
Other
Storytelling to Assess Speaking and Listening
An effective use of rubrics that encourages the student storyteller how to determine if his/her audience is listening. Learn about the different listening skill rubrics, storytelling rubrics and a self-assessment guide that asks the...
Library of Congress
Library of Congress: Classic Books: The Circus Procession
Digital facsimile of The Circus Procession, published in 1888. This rhyming tale of a parade of funny animals, clowns, and a fairy queen perfectly captures the essence of a favorite Gilded Age amusement, the traveling circus.