Working Together at Camp
SCENE 1: The Messy Camp
(Setting: A forest. AVA, NOAH, and SOFIA are standing by a flat tent. The sun is going down.)
AVA: Oh no! It is getting dark. Our tent is flat. We have no dinner.
NOAH: I can fix it! I will pull this rope to that tree.
SOFIA: No, Noah. The rope goes in the ground. And look! A raccoon ate our bread!
AVA: This is not fun. Our tent is broken and our food is gone.
NOAH: We need to stay calm. Sofia, where is the map?
SOFIA: I lost it. I think the wind blew it away.
SCENE 2: A Friend Helps
(RANGER MILLER walks in with a flashlight.)
RANGER MILLER: Hello, campers! Do you need help?
AVA: Yes! Everything is going wrong.
SOFIA: A raccoon took our food. We lost our map. The tent will not stand up.
RANGER MILLER: Do not be sad. You just need to work as a team. That is the best way to fix things.
SCENE 3: Making a Plan
RANGER MILLER: Noah, take this flashlight. Use these stakes to hold the tent in the ground. Can you do that?
NOAH: Yes! I can do it.
RANGER MILLER: Sofia, can you draw a new map? Do you remember what you saw?
- Stake:
- A strong stick or metal pin pushed into the ground to hold something like a tent.
- Teamwork:
- When people work together to get a job done.
- Ranger:
- A person whose job is to take care of a park or forest.
- Campsite:
- A place where people stay outside in a tent.
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About this reader's theater passage for Lower Elementary
“Working Together at Camp” is a reader's theater reading passage about Camping Teamwork, written for Lower Elementary. 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.