Readers’ theatre plays are my JAM! It is so much fun to take a story (in this case a 288-page novel) and turn it into a play for kids to perform. Yes, it is very time consuming–script creation, costumes, props (full-size working sled!), scenery, musical accompaniment, choral song, and choreography. Plus with the timing of it all, there is a quick turnaround for the students to learn the parts because the closing assembly is right as everyone finishes the book. (I had to read the last week’s chapters on Monday and Tuesday in order to give my students time to practice the final pages of the script prior to the performance on Friday afternoon.) Two parents volunteered to make their children’s costumes, and that helped a lot! And our wonderful music teacher took my lyrics and set them to a beautiful melody. This production was quite a feat, but so magical! Aren’t they the cutest!