Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer

Last post, I mentioned that some of my students were doing a short play this week. It was SO cute! We adapted a script we found online of Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer and 8 of my 7th graders made up the cast.

Here is the script in case you can't understand.

Scene 1

Narrator: Once upon a time there lived a reindeer named Rudolph. The North Pole was Rudolph’s home. Everyone in Rudolph’s town was busy getting ready for Christmas.

(enter Elves and Santa)

Narrator: The elves were busy making toys. Santa Claus was checking his list of boys and girls who were naughty or nice.

Scene 2

(enter Rudolph, have other reindeer ready)

Narrator: Rudolph was a unique reindeer. He was different from all other reindeer. Rudolph had a red shiny nose that lit up.

(other reindeer come in)

Narrator: All of the other reindeer had small brown noses. Sometimes the other reindeer would laugh at Rudolph and call him names.

Reindeer 1: “Ha-ha! Look at his Red Nose!”

Reindeer 2: “He looks funny! ”

Reindeer 3: “We don’t want to play with you because you are different!”

Rudolph: “Hey! It’s okay to be different. I like my red nose.”

Scene 3

(Rudolph, reindeer, Santa Claus, elves, sleigh)

Narrator: The elves were busy filling Santa’s sleigh on the night before Christmas. The sky was filled with clouds and they could not see at all. Santa was ready to choose his team to pull his sleigh.

Elves: Santa, what will we do? We can’t see because there are too many clouds! How will you fly your sleigh to give toys to all the boys and girls?

Santa: I have chosen a very special reindeer to lead the way. Rudolph the red nose reindeer! Your nose is so bright; it will lead the way on this cloudy night.

Narrator: Rudolph saved Christmas and became everyone’s hero. It’s okay to be different. We all have special talents that we can share with each other.

Everyone: Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!

We practiced twice, and I was so impressed by how quickly the memorized their lines. 

The day before the show was going to happen, Mary, our Liaison bought a Christmas tree and the 8 kids decorated it. They were SO excited and went a little crazy. I liked sharing in that moment with them because Christmas isn't something that people celebrate here really. I've helped decorate our Christmas tree ever since I can remember, but these kids did it for the first time that day. The look of excitment on their faces was priceless. 

My videos wouldn't upload on here, but I uploaded them on my Facebook so you can watch them there. There are two parts because they had to pause until some important officials that were visiting the school could see them doing the play. Also, Mary was translating a little during the performance. It's all about appearances here.  Here's a few pictures.