The Great Welcome Sign
Characters:
- Narrator
- Leo
- Maya
- Sam
Setting: A sunny classroom table with a big sheet of white paper and markers.
Narrator: Today is the day before the school open house. Three friends sit together at a table. A large piece of white cardboard rests in the middle.
Leo: We need to make the best welcome sign ever! I have a plan. We should draw giant space rockets all over it. Rockets are exciting!
Maya: Wait, Leo. Space rockets are cool, but this is a school sign. I think we should draw big, bright flowers. Flowers make people feel happy and warm.
Sam: Hold on, both of you. What about animals? We can draw friendly puppies and kittens. Everyone loves cute pets!
Narrator: Leo, Maya, and Sam cross their arms. Nobody picks up a marker. The white paper stays empty.
Leo: If we only draw flowers, it will look like a garden shop, not Room 2B.
Maya: And if we only draw pets, it will look like an animal shelter.
Sam: Well, if we only draw rockets, people might think we are flying to Mars!
Narrator: The three friends look at the blank paper. The clock on the wall ticks loudly. Maya taps her chin.
- shelter:
- A safe place where animals or people are protected and cared for.
- mascot:
- A person, animal, or object picked by a school or team to bring good luck.
- border:
- A strip or edge that goes around the outside of a picture or page.
- cheerful:
- Bright, happy, and pleasant to look at.
- teamwork:
- People working together smoothly to reach the same goal.
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- 1What are Leo, Maya, and Sam making together?
- 2Why does Leo want to draw giant space rockets?
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About this reader's theater passage for 2nd Grade
“The Great Welcome Sign” is a reader's theater reading passage about Making a welcome sign together, written for 2nd Grade. It takes about 2 minutes to read (344 words) and comes with an interactive quiz and a printable worksheet with comprehension questions and an answer key.