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1st grade Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa social studies scripts for Microsoft Word
Veterans Day Program Script School Assembly or Class Activity to Honor Veterans
Are you planning a Veterans Day celebration for your school this year? This Veterans Day program script will help you get started as you plan your Veterans Day program.Our school's Veterans Day program has been my absolute favorite event of the year for over fifteen years!I have found that a program that celebrates Veterans is one of our favorite activities to bring together community members of all ages and students in our school. I have used this script at our school-wide Veterans Day progra
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Christmas Reader's Theater: Mooseltoe by Margie Palatini
This is a seven-page long reader's theater script taken from the story "Mooseltoe" by Margie Palatini. The scripts is typed with 20 narrators who each get to speak at least three times during the story. However the file is editable so you could add more/less narrators to fit your needs.
The story is about a Moose who worked really hard getting everything ready for Christmas. He wrote Christmas letters and cards, he shopped, he wrapped and ribboned, and cooked. But, then he realizes he forgot
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1st - 4th
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Holiday Partner Readers' Theater Plays with Corresponding Puppets
This is a collection of six two-page original Reader's Theater Plays written for the holiday season. Each play is written for only two characters, which makes them perfect for partner practice in literacy centers or for use in a whole-class setting. Children can practice reading the plays once and then switch characters to read it a second time. Each holiday play has two characters, a setting, a problem and a solution. Each play is written to incorporate high frequency words, repetition, and
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K - 2nd
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Dragon's Merry Christmas Reader's Theater
This is a set of four short reader's theater scripts based off the four short stories in Dragon's Merry Christmas by Dav Pilkey.
1. The Perfect Christmas Tree
2. The Candy Wreath
3. Mittens
4. Merry Christmas, Dragon
These reader's theater scripts were intended for students in k-2. The reading level of the text is 3.2.
Reader's theater are fun activities to build fluency in students' reading!
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K - 2nd
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Around the World Christmas Play Script for 30 or more actors
Celebrate diversity with this sacred and bible-based Christmas pageant script which blends the biblical Christmas story with traditions and customs from Mexico, Germany, Philippines, Sweden, United States, Italy, and China. This pageant was performed many times with rave reviews at a large Catholic school. The pageant performance is between approx. 50 minutes. A class of 30 older students acted out the script while the younger classes participated in the songs and country traditions. The scr
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K - 7th
A Christmas Time Machine! A Hilarious Christmas Concert Package for Elementary
Join a group of kids on Christmas Eve as they stumble across a magical sleigh that allows them to time travel! They experience Christmas holidays, toys, and music of the decades between the 1940s to the 2000s. They even get a glimpse into the Future! This is my 6th written and directed Christmas Concert, and dare I say the best?! This play was loved by both students, families, and staff. This is not only because of how funny it is, but because of how each age can connect and relate to it! It
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K - 8th
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Elferella full Christmas play script
You've met Cinderella, now it's time to meet Elferella. Follow three children on a magical Christmas journey to return Elferella's shoe found amongst their presents on Christmas morning.An upbeat, fun Christmas play script.May be used as a whole school play with class songs throughout or for individual classes.
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PreK - 8th
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The Gingerbread Man Reader's Theatre Script
This is a Reader's Theatre Script of "The Gingerbread Man." Every year, I have my students improvise and recreate the story of The Gingerbread Man using new, modern characters with fun and fresh dialogue. This script is one of my favorite creations! Have your students read and act this one out and then they can create their own. A unique twist on a Christmas classic tale!
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1st - 4th
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True Meaning of Christmas Double Play - Christian Church Skit for Children
What's better than a skit teaching little kids about the true meaning of Christmas? Two, of course! I was asked if I could write a skit for our Birthday Party for Jesus. It went over very well, so I was asked to write another skit a couple of years later.
Both of the skits have the same purpose of presenting the true meaning of Christmas. They were written for a Christian, Lutheran (Missouri Synod) church activity, though I'm sure they would work fine for your church without much effort. These
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PreK - 3rd
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Charlie Brown Christmas Musical
Based on the original Popular Charlie Brown Christmas I have adapted a script and added music from various resources to create a wonderful Christmas Musical for K - 8.
The Cute as the Dickens Christmas Concert
This concert uses caroler MCs to teach the audience the history behind the caroling tradition, as well as the backstory behind many classic Christmas songs. It's a back to basics Christmas concert, to simplify your holiday season.
Please note: While this concert provides all the spoken words necessary to make this concert a success, classes would need to find their own wordless versions of the songs to sing along with, or sing without accompaniment.
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K - 8th
Choral Reading/Literary Play/Reader's Theater--God's Son is Born
Reader's Theater activity. Can be used Kindergarten through Fourth GradeChristian/ReligiousWritten in the format of the old story of the Sky is Falling, except the animals see the star and decide to take the Baby Jesus a birthday present. The basket containing the gift is stolen and the animals have to find some thing else to give. They decide to sing the song they sung as they traveled to see him. Includes two images that can be projected on screen during the reading, if you desire to use them.
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PreK - 4th
Holiday Play or Reader's Theater
This is a fun Holiday play or Reader's Theater for the primary grades. There are 21 parts which can be edited. There are five full scenes and even songs for the children to sing! My first graders perform this for their parents and other classes every year. They have so much fun and meet the common core standards for Reading, Speaking and Listening!
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PreK - 3rd
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Christmas Concert Play and 2 Songs - Home Alone 1
Are you stuck for an awesome idea for your Christmas or Holiday Performance this year?!
Look no further...
I have created a mini version of the Home Alone 1 Movie to be a perfect 15-20 min performance for the student's families. I am using it for my Grade 1/2 students, but feel free to use it between grades 1-6.
I have created a full script with character roles. The 2 songs are perfect for the holidays as well. Enjoy my adaptation of this fun filled holiday movie!
Feel free to alter it as
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1st - 6th
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Christmas Play - The Best Gift
This is a play for children that can be for about 15-20 characters. It supports many values such as love and respect and promotes originality and anti-bullying! It has some fun Christmas jokes as well as a very important message.
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K - 8th
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"The North Pole Express: A Magical Christmas Journey" - A Heartwarming Play Scri
Embark on a magical and heartwarming journey with "The North Pole Express," a captivating play script designed specifically for young students aged 4 to 8 years old. This enchanting script is the perfect addition to your classroom or school's holiday festivities, bringing the joy and wonder of Christmas to life.What You'll Get:A delightful and engaging script that captivates the imagination of young students, introducing them to the magic of Christmas.Endearing characters, including Santa Claus,
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PreK - 2nd
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Polar Express - Christmas Musical
A musical Adaptation of Chris Van Alsberg's Polar Express. Perfect for your Holiday Program - 4K - 8th grade.
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PreK - 8th
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A Night at the North Pole
This is a whole school Christmas play that brings together the fictional Santa Claus and the true meaning of Christmas. Elves set the stage and carry the play as the grades filter on and off stage sing songs that go with the play. An out of sort’s elf (Giggles) is disillusioned with Christmas. All the other elves try to cheer him up by telling jokes and playing Christmas music, but nothing seems to be working until Santa sits all the elves down to teach them about the real meaning of Christmas.
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PreK - 9th
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An Unexpected Christmas
In this Christmas program, children are reminded how God sent Jesus in an unexpected way. He had the power to send him as a warrior or mighty king, but instead chose to send him as a baby, born to a humble villager. The setting of the program is heaven and includes dialog of God speaking to his angels about why he chose to send Jesus as a little baby. It was definitely unexpected!
I hope you enjoy this service as much as the students and families did at my school! It created a joyous celebr
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PreK - 5th
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A to Z Black History Poem
This poem is 26 lines long. Each letter of the alphabet represents a figure in Black History. It can be used as a performance piece for Black History Month assemblies, or, of course, any time of the year. The rhymes are in couplets, and the lines are simple - a letter, and then no more than 5 words for each line! This poem can be performed by students at any grade level.
As a performance piece, it can be enhanced with costumes, movement, posters, etc., to bring forth the characterization.
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K - 12th
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Parent Email Template on Student Performance
Product Description:Unlock Seamless Communication with Parents - Teacher Email TemplateAre you a teacher striving to build stronger connections with parents, but find yourself short on time to craft personalized updates on each student's progress? Look no further! Our Teacher Email Template is here to streamline your communication process and ensure that parents stay informed about their child's academic journey.With our meticulously crafted email template, you can effortlessly update parents on
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K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Being in a Concert social story
Social story for how to act during a school holiday concert. Great resource to preview expected behaviors for standing onstage, singing with a group and having fun!
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K - 9th
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Great Fire of London Class Assembly Script
An assembly script of a short play based on the Great Fire of London. Targeted at Key Stage 1, but could be extended for a Key Stage 2 class if needed.
There are 24 speaking parts and there are also opportunities for non-speaking parts too.
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K - 3rd
Christmas Concert for a classroom! CHRISTMAS ROBOTS
This is a fun Christmas production that ensures that all students have a speaking part, a great costume and lots of fun! The parts are individual so they can be sent home to learn and when you put them all together the audience will be entertained and the kids will feel like stars! This is also a chance for students to think of their own robot and write a stanza to fit. Enjoy and Merry Christmas!
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1st - 6th
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