Rumors and Gossip Reader's Theater SEL Play

In this SEL product, you will receive a reader's theater script that focuses on the negative impacts of rumors and gossip. The play is called "Rumor Has It" and dives into the hurtful aspects of spreading a rumor. This is best for third, fourth and fifth grades. There are 5 speaking parts and you could add a narrator to the play who will read the scenes, settings, etc. In this play, there are moments throughout the script in which the actors ask the audience questions related to the play and the topic. At the end there are discussion question to ask the class about the learning targets. This will increase engagement and learning. I have four other reader's theater plays in my store-the topics are growth versus fixed mindset, good sportsmanship versus bragging, cliques versus groups, and friendly versus hurtful teasing. Please feel free to check them out. If you are tired of the same old SEL lessons, this is for you and your class. Once you download this resource, the students who are going to be in the play will highlight their parts, then they will read through the script. I like to reserve one class lesson for highlighting and reading it through, one lesson for gathering and creating props and another run through, and the last class lesson will be the performances.

Please feel free to check out my other SEL resources at my store:

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Feel free to also check out these other SEL resources:

https://teachsimple.com/product/20-sel-games-for-morning-meetings-back-to-school-fun (20 SEL games for morning meetings, classroom guidance, advisory groups, and more.)

https://teachsimple.com/product/social-emotional-developmental-sheets (social emotional developmental sheets for fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth grades to hand out at back to school nights, teacher conferences, etc.)

https://teachsimple.com/product/how-is-my-engine-running-a-car-sel-lesson-on-self-regulation (An SEL emotional regulation lesson using the analogy of a car.) This will be a fun lesson that kids can relate to using the various components of a car.