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Critical thinking creative writing scripts under $5
Skit Template | Skit and Reader's Theater Blank Script Template
Blank template for students to work in cooperative groups to create short skits. 2 Versions: 1 with border1 without borderCreated with UDL in mind.Scaffolded to help younger students.Set up for groups of 4 students or less.Easy to follow with directions to help guide students through the skit making process.NO PREP WORK NEEDED!
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A Midsummer Night's Dream | A Play Script for Young Performers
This is a play script for William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, which has been rewritten to be suitable for ages 9 to 14. A Midsummer Night’s Dream tells the story of four Athenian lovers who have a complicated yet dramatic love life. Lysander and Hermia loved each other and wished to be together. Helena loved Demetrius, but Demetrius loved Hermia, and Hermia’s father wanted him to marry his daughter. Hermia and Lysander decided to run off together into the woods. But the woods were h
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4th - 8th
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Also included in:Â 4 Shakespeare Plays | Hamlet, Midsummer Night's Dream, Macbeth & Richard III
Greek Mythology Common Core - Readers' Theater Pandora's Box
Get your students excited about Greek Mythology with the readers' script, PANDORA'S BOX. Address the Common Core with Greek Mythology. Student's will make inferences about the meaning of text and use vocabulary that meets grade level requirements for 3rd - 5th grade.
Unit Includes:
- Readers' Script
-Task Cards
-Cloze Activity
-Vocabulary project/game
-Word find
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3rd - 5th
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Reader's Theater Plays: Thanksgiving: 2 Parts/ 2 Plays
2 Original and engaging Thanksgiving Reader's Theater Plays
•2 roles per play with a highlighted script for each of the characters
•Perfect for your independent Literacy Centers, Language Arts activities, fluency practice, as Read to Someone during Daily 5 and much more!
•The plays comes with a Common Core aligned comprehension activity
•Bright and colorful puppets accompany the plays.
•Plays are 3 pages long. Great for file folder storage!
These plays are a part of the "15 Reader's Theater P
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K - 2nd
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Film Your Own Class News Report
This provides all you need to film a class news report from start to finish. Not only will your students develop important writing, communication, and public speaking skills, but you can also use this to help you connect with your students’ families! Use all or parts of this resource. In this resource, you will find:-Teacher Tips for Writing and Filming the News-A Sample News Introduction your students can use while filming-Prompts to develop on-screen student anchor communication-A Sample Stude
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2nd - 6th
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Melodrama Lesson Plan with Drama Script - HEROES AND VILLAINS
MELODRAMA Lesson Plan with drama script + Hero, Villain, Sidekick and Victim Character Cards. This is an introduction to melodrama lesson (double lesson) where students perform a melodrama script but also a fun drama lesson for advanced students. NO PREP REQUIRED - the whole lesson resources are included: INCLUDES:- 102 Drama Cards to cut out and use- In class handout- Example melodrama scriptYOU WILL LOVE THIS RESOURCE! Just print, laminate (optional) and cut out a set of versatile improvisatio
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6th - 12th
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Pony Express - Readers' Theater
Your students will have fun learning about the Pony Express with this readers' theater script. What a great way to practice oral reading fluency and learn about the important events that shaped our nation. Included are three task cards and two activity sheets. Check out the Preview!
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Lewis and Clark Expedition
Civil War
Oregon Trail
Boston Tea Party
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3rd - 6th
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Christmas Reader’s Theater Script, Reading Fluency & Christmas Writing Prompts
Are you searching for a Christmas play script for your class? The Gift Of Giving is a Christmas reader’s theater script that is perfect for practicing writing and fluency skills during the holiday season! With unique Christmas writing prompts, holiday cards and elf themed bookmarks, your students will go wild for this Christmas reading pack. This Christmas reader’s theater script will certainly come in hand this holiday season. It works perfectly for a classroom that would like to perform a shor
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2nd - 5th
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The Ant and the Grasshopper Aesops Fables Readers Theater Grades 3-5
If you're looking for an engaging way to give your students fluency and comprehension practice, the Aesop's Fables Readers Theater for The Ant and the Grasshopper is perfect! Super easy for lesson planning and a great resource to have on hand for sub plans.What's included:1. Readers’ Theater with 6 parts. Perfect for small groups!2. Lessons - follows format for Close Reading Lessons3. Graphic organizers for comprehension workSome great uses for this play (and other ones in my store) … perfect fo
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3rd - 6th
Also included in:Â Aesop's Fables Readers' Theater for Big Kids Bundle
Macbeth | A Play Script for Young Performers
This is a play script for William Shakespeare's Macbeth, which has been rewritten for students from third grade to seventh grade. Macbeth tells the story of a fierce warrior who meets three strange witches on his way home after a battle. The witches tell him that he will be King. At first Macbeth thinks they are lying but then he starts to believe the witches' prophecies.He sends a letter to his wife, Lady Macbeth, who persuades him to kill the King and claim the throne. He does this but the cou
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4th - 7th
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Also included in:Â 4 Shakespeare Plays | Hamlet, Midsummer Night's Dream, Macbeth & Richard III
Hamlet | A Play Script for Young Performers
A play script for William Shakespeare's Hamlet rewritten for students from third grade to seventh grade. Hamlet tells the story of a Prince whose father, the King, has just died. His father’s ghost visits him and tells him that the new King, Claudius – who has married his mother – was the killer.Hamlet wants revenge and the story follows a bloody path in which he takes revenge but loses his own life, and the life of the woman he loves – Ophelia.⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻
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4th - 7th
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Also included in:Â 4 Shakespeare Plays | Hamlet, Midsummer Night's Dream, Macbeth & Richard III
10 Minute Plays - A playwriting Unit
This playwriting unit will help you put together a 10 minute play writing project. This is great for Drama classes, English classes or Creative Writing electives. It provides a simple format so you can move around the pieces to suit your specific class. Exercises are provided for specific element focus, such as character analysis and development, as well as for different stages such as brainstorming free writes. There is also information about using table reads and staged readings as part of
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6th - 12th
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Constitution of the United States - Readers' Theater
This two-part readers' theater script teaches students about the importance and history of the United States Constitution. Students will have fun while they are learning about this important historical document. A set of task cards are included that require students to use higher-level thinking skills. There is also an internet research activity included.
Get this script , Bill of Rights, and Declaration of Independence all for $5.00 in my Important Documents Readers' Theater
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3rd - 6th
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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Creating Drama Stage Directions and Scripts: Teaching Plans and Activities
This handout can be used with creative writing, English or drama students when the assignment is to write a play. It offers 1. an outline of basic stage direction elements2. an outline for writing scripts3. Write Now!- two dozen ideas for comedic/dramatic plays.Creating drama is a natural for young people. These activities offer them the chance to combine their realities with the fiction that they design.As always, this activity- PDF version- may be downloaded and printed for classroom use. A
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6th - 12th
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All About Monologues - Drama Club Activity W/ Scripts - Villain POV Edition
Hey friends, here's an item that I am really excited about. I was struggling to find some monologues that would appeal to my upper elementary - upper middle school drama club. So, I got to work and created some original monologues based of famous villains. This packet comes with a brief explanation on monologues + 10 different original monologues of various lengths! My students had an absolute blast with these. I assigned one to each of my students - and they had a few days to practice! They rea
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4th - 8th
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Writing Scripts
This mini-unit is all about writing scripts. I have included important script vocabulary, main components of scripts, planning pages and good copy templates. I am also including a rubric for assessing student writing.
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2nd - 5th
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Reader's Theater Script Writing 101
Included within this packet you will find everything necessary to implement basic script creation in your classroom. There are several kid-friendly graphic organizers for organizing thoughts around PLOT and Beginning-Middle-End Summarizing, a Types of Sentences chart that includes a practice worksheet, and basic teacher plans for a 6 day reader's theater unit. Rubrics are included for both script creation and presentation. This unit is meant to be versatile, and should be adapted to meet the nee
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2nd - 5th
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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Bill of Rights - Readers' Theater Script
This two-part readers' theater script teaches students about the importance and history of the Bill of Rights. Students will have fun while they are learning about this important historical document. A set of task cards are included that require students to use higher-level thinking skills.
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4th - 8th
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225 Conversation Starters/Journal Prompts
This list of conversation starters/journal prompts includes 225 intentional questions, divided evenly (25 each) into the following categories:1. Icebreakers2. Getting Acquainted3. Wellness Checks4.Exploring Values5. Community Building6. Taking Responsibility7. Curriculum Connections8. Hopes & Dreams9. Discussion & DebateThese questions were designed with children and adults in mind, and are perfect for individual and whole class activities, talking circles, morning meetings, journal prom
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Not Grade Specific
Also included in:Â The Conversation Bundle
The First Continental Congress - Skit Writing Activity
Send your students back in time to 1774 by allowing them to perform this skit for the class or the entire school. Teachers will especially love the format of the activity, which encourages students to add content to the skit using factual information.
This skit writing activity is a fun and engaging way to bring creativity and history together for an experience your students will never forget.
"The First Continental Congress" drama begins with various colonial delegates (Peyton Randolph, Henry
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5th - 8th
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David, David Goes to School, Back to School, Beginning of the School Year
David, David Goes to School by David Shannon, Back to School, Beginning of the school year. Self to Text Connection of David Goes to School by Veronica Sigala
Back to School! This David Goes to School literacy unit is a great way to establish or revisit your classroom rules. Have fun at the beginning of the school year making self to text connections with the book David Goes to school by David Shannon. Then, create a behavior anchor chart for the classroom! Students will have the opportunity to
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PreK - 2nd
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Fall Adapted Book | WH Questions | Mia Loves the Fall
Mia Loves the Fall WH Questions interactive book is part of a book series of how Mia celebrates holidays and seasons. Fall is her favorite season. Read along as she participates in fall activities.This interactive book is a perfect tool for students to practice answering various who, what, where and where questions. The book includes 8 pages with text and pictures, a corresponding question for each page, and picture choices for answering each question.This book is easy to use. Read each page wit
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PreK - K
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Also included in:Â Fall Adaptive Book Bundle | Special Education Interactive Book
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