Friendly Vs. Hurtful Teasing SEL Reader's Theater Play

In this SEL resource, students will perform a reader's theater play on friendly versus hurtful teasing. The play is called "Just Kidding or Just Hurting?" There are 5 speaking roles and you could add another one who is a narrator. This is best for third, fourth, and fifth grades. Many students don't understand how joking can hurt feelings and instead they say "I was only kidding!" This looks at the concept of intention versus impact and the nuances of knowing the difference between friendly joking and hurtful joking. Once you download this product, the students can choose their roles and then highlight their lines. I than have students read through the entire play. The next lesson, I have them create or gather props and then read through the play but with more acting and drama and pizazz. The third lesson is the performance. I have four other reader's theater SEL plays in my store. You could download all 5 and have each student have a speaking role and perform them one by one in front of the class.

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