Spotlight on Saints!<\/em><\/a> (Pauline Books & Media) contains twelve humorous reader’s theater scripts for students in grades 4-8. In each script, a saint helps a modern student with a real-life problem. In one play, St. Gianna Molla helps a young girl learn to prioritize the activities of her busy life. In another, St. Martin de Porres shows a young man how to find God in everyone.<\/p>\nThe featured saints include well-known men and women like St. Therese of Lisieux and St. Paul, as well as lesser known luminaries such as St. Andrew Kim Daegeon and St. Bakhita.<\/p>\n
Each play begins with a summary, a list of optional props, a cast of characters and a brief biography of the featured saint. With twelve scripts available, you can even stretch the project out over the year by having students present a new reader’s theater each month.<\/p>\n
Parade of Saints<\/h3>\n If reader’s theater isn’t quite your thing, here’s yet another creative way of bringing the saints to life in your school:<\/p>\n
Every November, Catholic teachers look for creative ways to get their students to appreciate and understand the lives of the saints. Do any of these sound familiar? saint reports a saints wax museum saint posters This November, if you’re looking for something new, consider having your students perform a reader’s theater. Diana Jenkins’ book Spotlight … <\/p>\n
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<\/a> perform a reader’s theater. Diana Jenkins’ book Spotlight on Saints!<\/em><\/a> (Pauline Books & Media) contains twelve humorous reader’s theater scripts for students in grades 4-8. In each script, a saint helps a modern student with a real-life problem. In one play, St. Gianna Molla helps a young girl learn to prioritize the activities of her busy life. In another, St. Martin de Porres shows a young man how to find God in everyone.<\/p>\n