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2nd grade science scripts
Animal Classification ELA and Science Unit, 1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade
Animal Classification (An ELA and Science Unit)These wonderful activities go along great with any animal unit. They are especially great to support and enhance your science lessons on animal groups. The reader theater scripts are two part scripts that focus on information about each animal group. There are 6 animal groups highlighted: mammals, reptiles, insects, fish, amphibians and birds. The students can take turns being the different animals, learn new vocabulary and work on their reading f
Solar System & Planets Reader's Theater
This product includes a reader's theater script called "The Planets' First Day of School." It includes a script for 9 roles (the sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune). I have also included necklaces to identify the roles. There is a brief worksheet for students to write down what they learned about the planets and the sun. I have used this in my class, and my students loved it! I mounted the cover sheet and scripts to file folders for each reader. I laminat
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2nd - 5th
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Plants: Science Reader's Theater and Experiments
Combine some Science with your Language Arts. This is a readers’ theater script plus 7 experiments explaining what a seed needs to grow and what each part of the plant does. The script is 4 pages with 8 parts and is particularly useful for early readers as it has parts suitable for Emergent and Transitional Readers as follows:High Emergent (roughly levels 6-8): RainTransitional (roughly levels 10-12): Seed, Sun, Roots, LeavesHigh Transitional (roughly levels 14-16): Soil, Stem, NarratorThere ar
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K - 2nd
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Plants Reader's Theater Script
This is a 4 1/2 page reader's theater script that is all about plants. Tie fluency and science together with this script that is ready to use in your classroom. The script focuses on the parts of a plant, the life cycle of a plant, and what photosynthesis is.
The script is set-up for a small group / center with 4 students. It can be easily adapted to include more students. The document is in word, so you can edit and add in your own lines about particular things your class is studying abou
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2nd - 5th
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Science Lessons PowerPoint Slides and Note Taking Graphic Organizers Bundle
Are you looking for science lessons that are visual and informational? These PowerPoint presentation slides cover 12 different primary science topics. They will include a PowerPoint, a teacher script, and student note-taking pages.A quick introduction:You’ll display your slide, read the teacher's script for that given slide, and allow students to take notes. Please check out the preview for a closer look at how to use this!What's included in each zip file product:Read-Me First IntroductionPowerP
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2nd - 3rd
STEM Seasonal BUNDLE - 30 Projects with Partner Plays STEM + Writing Spring
Kids love STEM, and these seasonal STEM activities integrate literacy through simple partner plays! Each challenge features a fun project, making it easy to explore STEM throughout the year in your integrated literacy program for kindergarten and first grade. This full year BUNDLE features 30 partner plays and 5 seasonal themes, including Easter, Spring and more! What is STEM?STEM involves:★ presenting students with an authentic problem★ challenging students to collaborate for possible solutions
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1st - 3rd
The Life Cycle of a Sunflower Seed to Plant, Reader's Theater Script; Level 1
The Life Cycle of a Seed Reader's Theater script Level 1Bring your science standards to life with this engaging Reader's Theater play designed to help your students learn about the life cycle of a sunflower seed. This fun script reinforces reading skills, science standards, science vocabulary, fluency, and speaking and listening skills. Students will learn how a sunflower seed needs water, sunlight, and soil to grow and what each stage of the plant life cycle looks like, starting and ending with
Solar Eclipse Reader's Theater Scripts 4 Plays Teaching Solar Eclipse 4/8/2024
Celebrate and Learn About the Solar Eclipse Coming April 8, 2024 with Reader's Theater Scripts That Let Kids Teach Kids About the Event.Bring your classroom to life with Reader's Theater - kids practice reading and speaking. It is simply FUN learning.Included 4 Scripts (4-5 pages each, 5-7 parts in each play):Welcome to “The Solar Eclipse Adventure,” where kids will be experiencing a solar eclipse—a rare event where the moon passes between the sun and the Earth, casting a shadow on our planet.We
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2nd - 5th
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Science Discussion Starters
Science Scaffolds for Discussion
This product includes 11 science discussion starter posters.
Black&White + Color Included
When scientists share their ideas, they may say ...
I noticed ____.
My data shows ____.
I think ___ because ___.
I wonder ___.
I observed ____.
When scientists respond to others, they may say ...
Can you explain to me?
What do you think?
What evidence do you have?
Are you saying _____?
I agree with ___ because ____.
I respectfully disagree because ____.
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K - 8th
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3 Social Science Reader's Theaters - Animals and Habitats
Add these reader's theaters to your Science unit on animals and habitats and watch learning come to life!!!This is a super exciting resource that will help your students:Learn about animals and their habitatsUnderstand the Science and Reading connectionBuild reading fluency by performing a reader's theaterGain confidence as readers and in front of an audienceLearn to work togetherReflect on their new thinkingINTEGRATE SCIENCE TOPICS INTO READING FOR THE WIN!Included in This Resource:3 RT scripts
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: Reader's Theater MEGA Bundle for Grades 2-4
Spanish Reader's Theater Script: Life Cycles, Insects And Plants, Photosynthesis
Science and Reading Integration: "La mariquita y la rosita"Interacciones entre plantas e insectos, ciclos de vida, fotosíntesis, partes de la planta, metamorfosis, necesidades básicasGuiones infantiles integradosThis Reader’s Theater Package is a great resource to use in your classroom in many ways: Reading, Writing and/or Science Centers, small group activities, partner’s activities, or teacher table.This script will make reference to:Interactions between ladybugs and plants.Basic NeedsLife Cyc
Kids Weather Report template
Become a meteorologist and create your own weather report. This is a fill in the blank template page geared for elementary age kids. I have also included a completely blank template for kids to rewrite their report or come up with their own phrases to use when talking about the weather.This template encourages children to write about types of weather, clothing appropriate for the day, city in which they live (or are reporting the weather from) temperate in degrees F or C, day of the week, and ty
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K - 5th
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Reduce Reuse Recycle Readers Theatre Script
This brief (1.5 pages long) script on REDUCE REUSE RECYCLE involves students in reading and reviewing information about reducing waste and conserving the environment. The script incorporates humor and contemporary language and references. It appears in my book DRAMATIZING THE CONTENT WITH CURRICULUM-BASED READERS THEATRE, originally published by The International Reading Association. When the book went out of print, all rights were reverted to me, so I decided to offer this script on Teachers Pa
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2nd - 4th
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Weather and Seasons Readers Theater Set 1
Enjoy and learn from these Reader's Theater scripts about seasons, hurricanes, tornadoes and weatherSet #1 is Weather and SeasonsThere are 4 scripts in this set.The Four Seasons:What’s Your Favorite Season Group Graphing Activity (includes bar graph and tally marks recording sheets)1 full script in black and white with Character Cards1 full script in color with Character Cards with a girl narrator1 full script in color with Character Cards with a boy narratorHurricanes1 graphic organizer to reco
Readers' Theater: The Life Cycle of the Frog
This non-fiction Readers' Theater play will help your students improve their fluency (pace, smoothness, expression) AND learn some science at the same time!
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-2.5 pages
-characters: narrator, kid, egg, tadpole, froglet, frog
-Comprehension Check quiz
-Draw & Label the life cycle worksheet
-Write about the life cycle pages
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K - 3rd
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33 Animal Riddles–Readers Theater Partner Plays–Fluency–Listening Skills
33 Animal Riddles Readers Theater Partner Plays with Flexi-Curric™ *33 Original Readers Theatre Scripts by Carol Montgomery (updated January 2017)TIME: Each script takes about 30 seconds to read.
CAST: 2+, or 2 CHORAL groups
TONE: light, game-like
READABILITY: grades K to 1+ * Our Flexi-Curric™ shortcut allows flexible, cross-curricular options for your local standards because YOU know what’s right for YOUR students. What could you do with 33 different animal riddles Reade
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K - 2nd
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The Life Cycle of a Sunflower Seed to Plant, Reader's Theater Script; Level 2
The Life Cycle of a Seed Reader's Theater scriptLevel 2Bring your science standards to life with this engaging Reader's Theater play designed to help your students learn about the life cycle of a sunflower seed. This fun script reinforces reading skills, science standards, science vocabulary, fluency, and speaking and listening skills. Students will learn about the different stages a sunflower seed goes through starting with the seed and ending with the mature sunflower plant that gets pollinate
The Rock Cycle Partner Play, Fluency Activity, Paired Reading
Partner plays are a great way to work on fluency, reading comprehension, and key content areas all at the same time. This partner play focuses on The Rock Cycle, a fifth grade science standard in Virginia and other states. The three rock types are included in a real life story about scientists exploring rocks in a geological dig. HOW CAN TEACHERS USE THIS ROCK CYCLE RESOURCE?This partner play was developed to support students who needed reading intervention AND support with science concepts. It
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2nd - 4th
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Musical Reader's Theatre: Students in Space!
Who doesn't love some fun, simple Reader's Theatre! Reader's Theatre is a great way to practice fluency and build reading confidence in students. Sprinkle in some music and you have a super simple activity that your students will eat up!
This reader’s theatre script is a fictional short story about a group of young students tasked by NASA with a mission to save the world. The world is under threat of an epidemic of “Giraffe Flu!” In order to find a cure, 7 young students must travel deep into o
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2nd - 5th
Plants, Parts of a Plant, Life Cycle PowerPoint Slides & Note Taking Worksheets
Are you looking for plants science lessons that are both visual and informational? These plants PowerPoint presentation slides cover what plants are, their life cycles, and their different parts. They include a PowerPoint, a teacher script, and student note-taking pages. A quick introduction: You’ll display your slide, read the teacher's script for that given slide, and allow students to take notes. Please check out the preview for a closer look at how to use this! Topics covered: Living and Non
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2nd - 3rd
Salmon Life Cycle Readers Theater
Looking for a way to work on fluency and expression while also learning about the life cycle of salmon? Look no further, this engaging readers theater script will combine literacy skills and science knowledge.This packet includes:
*Script for 10 characters*Character Cards*Follows the lifecycle of salmon
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2nd - 4th
Also included in: Life Cycle Readers Theater Bundle
Readers' Theater: The Water Cycle
This non-fiction play fuses reading and science to help students improve their fluency, learn more about H20 and have fun!
There are 5 characters: Narrator, Kid, Water Drop, Sun, Cloud
The play is 4 pages long
In addition to a script, there are a few follow-up extension activities:
* A comprehension quiz
* A drawing and labeling page
* An informative writing activity WITH pre-writing booklet
* A Literature Response page
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1st - 3rd
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Science Reading Comprehension Readers Theater Scripts Bundle
Are you looking for 2nd and 3rd grade science reading, vocabulary, and review activities? Or maybe a fun and engaging readers theater to help with fluency? Mix these science and reading skills for a fun science lesson activity!There are 3-4 reader’s theater scripts within each unit. They range between two and four characters. Each readers theater script comes with a cover page, headband or necklace pieces, color copies, or black and white copies for each script.Each script:has a cover pagecomes
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2nd - 3rd
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Reader's Theater Script: Landforms, Reading and Science Activities/Centers
Reading and Science Integration: Landforms, Reading/Science Integration: Activities to Be Used in Small Groups, Centers, Or Teacher Table.
4 Characters (Intermediate Readers)
This package has 7 scripts:
Landforms (Geologist/Geology)
Valleys
Hills
Mountains
Mesas (Buttes/Mesas/Plateaus)
Plains (Grasslands/Steppes/Prairies)
Islands
Full Package includes:
Cover
Introduction
Common Core Standards (Reading, Listening, Science)
7 Scripts For 4 Characters Each
Comprehension Questions for Each Scri
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