In addition to their bookbuddies project, the grade 5 students have staged several Reader's Theater performances for their classmates. Scripts for these plays were downloaded from Aaron Shepard's Reader's Theater Editions on the WWW. They includes :

• The Hidden One: A Native American Legend . This tale comes from the Mi'kmaq (or Micmac) tribe of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is based on a folktale (Cinderella tale) and deals with the theme of self-esteem. The text of the story The Hidden One is also available from the site.
  
  
• Master Maid: A Tale of Norway is a folktale which deals with the theme of stubbornness in human relations. In our grade 5 production, the role of the master maid herself was played by one of our own Norwegian classmates. Other information about The Master Maid (including pictures and information about the story) is also available from Aaron Shepard's site.
  
  
• The Sea King's Daughter: A Russian Legend is based on an epic balland from medieval Russia. The play is about making choices and the value of arts The lead role was performed by another of our classmates who is from Russia. There is more background information and illustrations about The Sea King's Daughter available from from Aaron Shepard's Reader's Theater online.