Reader's Theatre

At the beginning of the school year my class read the story about Pete The Cat. You may remember Pete from my can creation assignment. At first glance this story may just seem to be a story about color words. When you look further you quickly realize that the story has a deeper meaning... when life gets you down, you keep moving because it's alllll gooood!

Below is the reader's theatre for the story of Pete The Cat "Rocking my White Shoes."

Genre: Fiction
CULTURE: American (late 19th century)
THEME: Self Confidence and Colors
READERS: 8
READER AGES: 5 and up
LENGTH: 4 minutes
PREVIEW: Did Pete let it get him down? Goodness no!
ROLES: Gitar, Pete, Stawberries, Blueberries, Mud, Bucket of Water, Shoes (2)

Gitar: Pete likes to go to school.
Shoes 1: Pete loves his white shoes.
Gitar: He walks along singing this song.
Pete: I love my white shoes. I love my white shoes.
Strawberries: One day Pete steped in a pile of strawberries.
Gitar: What color did it turn his shoes?
Shoes 2: RED!
Gitar: Did Pete let that get him down?
Shoes 1: Goodness no!
Gitar: Pete just kept singing this song.
Pete: I love my red shoes, I love my red shoes.
Blueberries: The next day Pete steped in a pile of blueberries.
Gitar: What color did it turn his shoes?
Shoes 2 : BLUE!
Gitar: Did Pete let that get him down?
Shoes 1: Goodness no!
Gitar: Pete just kept singing this song.
Pete: I love my blue shoes. I love my blue shoes.
Mud: Then Pete steps in a big puddle of mud.
Gitar: What color did it turn his shoes?
Shoes 2: BROWN!
Gitar: Did Pete let that get him down?
Shoes 1: Goodness no!
Gitar: Pete just let singing this song.
Pete: I love my brown shoes. I love my brown shoes.
Water: The next day Pete steped in a bucket of water.
Gitar: What color did it turn his shoes?
Shoes 2: WHITE! But now they are all wet!
Gitar: Did Pete let that get him down?
Shoes 1: Goodness no!
Gitar: Pete just kept singing this song.
Pete: I love my wet shoes. I love my wet shoes.
Everyone together: Because it is all good!