All scripts which are used with GMRT families contain four (4) elements making them unique.
- Every script has an introduction page for readers to explore before, during and after group meetings. This is often referred to as Flipped Learning.
- Parts are all color-coded for easier reading and to maintain readers’ focus and place in the script.
- Pictures added to scripts are placed on the right side of the text to enhance the text without interfering with the reading.
- Vocabulary and/or words of special interest are highlighted and linked to their pronunciation and definition.
Our Executive Board reviews every script before it is placed in a curated library which is made accessible to all licensed facilitators of GMRT Families.
3 sample scripts:
- If You Give a Pig a Pancake – An example of using a simple “picture” book. Although a simple story, review the introduction to see how many different academics are addressed?
- The Lily Root– An example of turning a short story into script. Again, look at the variety of things to explore in the introduction.
- Fred Rogers – An example of an original script.
Below is a list of our scripts:
| TITLE | Creator /Script writer | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anansi's Feast | Adapted for GMRT by Glenn McCarty | Adapted for GMRT by Glenn McCarty |
| Ant and the Grasshopper | GMRT script by Tracy Hanson | |
| Lily Root | Tracy Hanson | Ojibway story about Indengenous People and their use of nature for healing |
| If You Give a Pig a Pancake | by Laura Numeroff, GMRT script by Tracy Hanson | If you give a pig a pancake you might think that's the end of it. But not for this pig. |
| Little Red Riding Hood | adapted by Richard Swallow GMRT script by Tracy Hanson | A Grimm Brothers story |
| Mr. Rogers | Scripted by Tracy Hanson | Fred Rogers life and influence on children's TV |
| Not "The Night Before Christmas" | Story by Carol Montgomery Scripted for GMRT by Tracy Hanson | Christmas poem parody |
| The Elephant Child | Story by Rudyard Kipling/Scripted by Tracy Hanson | A tale of how the elephant got its trunk |
| The Emperors New clothes | Fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen Adapted by Tracy Hanson | A take of cunning and the willingness of people to believe what others say although it's wrong. |
| Frog Prince Continued | Story by Jon Scieszka/Scripted by Jill Jauquet | A new ending to an old Brothers Grimm German Fairytail |
| The Great Kopek Tree | By Lynne Cherry Adapted by Tracy Hanson | A tale of the rainforest. |
| Three Billy Goats Gruff | Story by Paul Galdon/Adapted by Tracy Hanson | |
| Thunder and Lightning | Retold by Cindy Pioli, GMRT script by Keshab Prasad Parajuli | Nigerian folktale |
| Gruffalo | Tale by Julia Donaldson / Adapted by Tracy Hanson | A story of a cleaver mouse tricking predators |
| The Little Red Hen | Adapted by Tracy Hanson | Should you reap the rewards when you don't do any of the work? |
| The True Story of the Three Little Pigs | by Jon Scieska / Scripted for GMRT by Tracy Hanson | Well-know story from the wolves point of view of the wolf. |
| Twas the Night Before Christmas | Poem by Clement Clarke Moore/ Scripted for GMRT by Tracy Hanson | Traditional American Christmas poem |
| Yuuki and the Tsunami | Retold by Elaine L. Lindy & Adapted by P. J. Rittige /Adapted for GMRT by Divya Gupta | Japanese story about the village people getting ready to celebrate a good rice harvest. |
| Where the Wild Things Are | Story by Maurice Sendak Adapted by Tracy Hanson | A story of childhood beliefs and imagination. |
| Why Cats Live in Houses | Tales from the Grassland and the Forest by Agnes Ngoh Nzuh. Adapted by Neba Bineh Grace and Tracy Hanson | Tale from Camaroon, Africa, explaining why cats live in house. |
| The Wizard, The Fairy and the Chicken | Story by Helen Lester, Scripted by Jill Jauquet | A story of of collaboration |
| Arthur's Bad-News Day | By Darcy Tom, Scripted by Tracy Hanso | How does Arthur deal with finding out he's going to have a sister? |
| Frog Prince Continued | By Jon Scieszka, Scripted by Jill Jauquet | Perhaps they don't live "happily everafter". Then what? |
| In The Years To Come | By Divya Gupta | Investigate the history of the global impact of various significant moments over time |
| Sleeping Beauty | ed by Richard Swallow -Script by Tracy H | Traditional folktale of a recued princess |
| The Tale of Peter Rabbit | written and illustrated by Beatrix P | The tale of 3 very good little bunnies and one naughty boy. |
| The Giving Tree | By Shel Silverstein, Scripted by ChaseY | A story of sacrifice for someone you love. |
| The King's Wish | By Benjamin Elkin, Script by Tracy Hans | Can the king's sons figure out the tasks? |
| The Polar Express | By Chris Van Allsburg, Script by Tracy H | What might happen if you have a hole in your pocket. |
| The Red Balloon | Script by Ruby Cremaschi | A special friendship between a lonely boy and a red balloon. |
| Chicken Little | By Just Mathias Thiele, Script by Tracy | Not knowing the facts can lead to dire consequences. |
| Frog or Toad | By Patricia A. Lynch | Frogs and Toads set us straight on their differences. |
| The Magic Brocade: A Tale of China | Told by Aaron Shepard, Script by Tracy | A child suggests to his mother to "weave the picture as a brocade" and it "would be almost like being there." |
| The Native American Cinderella | Retold by Elaine L. Lindy & Adapted by | There are over 800 different versions of Cinderella! How is this one different? |
| The Stubborn ChicksTales from the Grassland and the Forest | by Agnes Ngoh Nzuh-Retold by Neba B | A baby chick makes a wrong choice. |
| Three Sideways Stories from the Wayside School | By Louis Sachar, adapted by Aaron She | Three short stories about three of the children in Mrs. Jewls’s class, on the thirtieth story of Wayside School. |
| Christmas Cheer | By Divya Gupta | Santa is in the high risk category for Covid. The children design a plan to keep him safe. |
| Changing Seasons | Scripted by Tracy Hanson | A simple poem in script which teaches the 4 seasons |