by Brilliantly Lit
4th - 7th Grade
Develop listening skills, as well as team work, observation and presentation skills, all in one fun FREE activity! Grades 4-7 students love drama circles and they love solving mysteries; the two together are an unbeatable combo. After the 40 card drama circle is complete, students have two minutes to discuss the solution to the Mystery of the Basketball Prank before you reveal the answer to them. This humorous brain teaser mystery narrative about a prank on a player in a middle school basketball team will entertain your students. The lively dialogue and actions will produce fun and chuckles. The lesson that "There is no 'I' in TEAM" comes through loud and clear!
This freebie is #3 in a drama sports circle trio.
Although many of the other features of this Drama Circle are similar to other circles - each player says a line or two, followed by the performance of a physical action - there is a further unique optional feature. After the students have learned the solution to the mystery, they can write 4 further cards to round off the drama circle! 4 blank cards are included. Please note that this is an optional activity; the story is complete and the mystery solved without the additional cards. A brief rubric is included to mark your students’ performances. Another rubric is supplied for you to mark your students’ writing and performance in the extension activity. Sports riddles and a sports location mix and match activity completes the resource.
Table of contents
Drama circle instructions
Drama circle cards
Drama circle rubric
Sports riddles and a find-the-location sports activity
Answers (the mystery solution and riddle answers)
Writing extension activity explanation and blank cards
Writing extension activity rubric
For Readers' Theater mystery scripts students grades 5-8 will chuckle along to try
Readers' Theater - Mystery of the Stolen Laptop
READERS' THEATER- MYSTERY OF THE DRAMA CAMP THIEF
Try a scary mystery script:
READERS THEATER SCARY MYSTERY SCRIPT: A STORMY MYSTERY + QUESTIONS.
For GRADES 3-4 students fun drama resources try
Mystery Script GRADES 3-4
Readers Theater Scary Mystery Script GRADES 3-4
Readers Theater Aesop's Fractured Fable: The Boy who Cried Wolf GRADES 3-4
DRAMA CIRCLE SPORTS MYSTERY
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