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7th grade balanced literacy scripts under $5
Reader's Theater for Grades 4-8: The Cafeteria Catastrophe-A CCSS Pack
No Prep-Print and Go Reader's Theater Script and Comprehension Activities!The Cafeteria Catastrophe is an evergreen reader's theater script your middle school students will love! Practice fluency and speaking while incorporating high-interest stories into your language arts instruction. This 11 character PDF script includes comprehension questions and word work activities, making this unit a flexible teaching resource you can use in multiple ways!This 18-page fun pack includes:• 11-character, 9-
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Reader's Theater Bundle: 12 Engaging Scripts for Big Kids
Cyclops: The Monster in the Cave--Readers Theater from The Odyssey
Includes comprehension activity, key, and teacher notes! Liven up your reading curriculum and satisfy the Common Core with this kid-friendly classroom play based on the 9th book of Homer's The Odyssey. Originally published in the September 2012 issue of Scholastic's Scope magazine, "Cyclops" is suitable for reader's theater or stage performance. Use it to introduce the original text, build fluency, and improve comprehension. Pair it with a Percy Jackson novel as part of a literature circle! Or j
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5th - 9th
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Jackie Robinson readers theater baseball play
Here's a compelling play about Jackie Robinson. Over my nearly thirty years of using drama in the classroom, kids say this is one of their favorites to enact. This original script recounts the events surrounding Jackie's breaking of the color barrier through the narration of the Hot Dog Man and the Peanut Vendor at an "actual" ballgame today. (You can hear a podcast presentation of the play at ReadAloudPlays.com) Parts for from 7 to 13 actors, and suitable for reader's theater, podcast, or sta
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4th - 7th
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Read Aloud Plays: The Monkey's Paw gothic masterpiece
Now with comprehension activities and extensions! This adaptation of W.W. Jacobs''s Gothic masterpiece is perfect for grades 5 through 8 (and potentially 4th). Originally published in the April 2012 issue of Scholastic's Scope magazine, use it as fluency-building reader's theater or as as a full classroom production or podcast. This twenty-minute play includes nine pages and parts for up to eleven students. What would you do with three wishes? Readers of the Monkey's Paw learn that those who med
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5th - 8th
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Edgar Allan Poe's Tell-Tale Heart Modernized Readers Theater
A clever adaption of Edgar Allan Poe's Gothic masterpiece in a modern setting. Uniquely suitable for a wide-range of readers. Because the "beating heart" is an annoying cell phone, all your fourth through eighth graders will readily relate to the story. Whether reader's theater or stage production, this fifteen-minute play includes parts for up to nine students. Original purchaser is licensed to reproduce a full class set every year! Looking for a traditional re-telling? Take a look at my Tell-T
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5th - 8th
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Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart Reader's Theater Play
Originally published in the October 2008 issue of Scholastic's Storyworks magazine (and later reprinted in Scope, Scholastic News, and my book, Read Aloud Plays: Classic Short Stories), this newly-revised script is true to the original text but is cleverly structured to be more appropriate for middle grade and young adult audiences. It includes the original text, a comprehension worksheet, a "mock trial" activity, as well as teacher notes and a key--fourteen pages in all. Parts for 9 students, s
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5th - 9th
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Headless Horseman Reader's Theater
The Headless Horseman conjures up images of ghosts and zombies--always engaging topics for young students. But “Sleepy Hollow” is more than just a ghost story. This original script is based on Washington Irving’s 1820 short story of the same name. It was originally published in the Nov/Dec 2009 issue of Scholastic's Storyworks magazine and later reprinted in Scope. It also appears in Read Aloud Plays: Classic Short Stories (2011, Scholastic). It’s aimed at 5th through 7th graders, but a strong 4
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4th - 8th
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Read Aloud Play: Stolen Childhoods--Lewis Hine's Crusade to End Child Labor
At the height of the Great Depression, the pioneering photography of Lewis Hine freed generations of children from having to slave away for pennies an hour in coal mines, canneries, and textile mills. Hine often risked physical harm to photograph children in deplorable working conditions, but his work eventually led to the establishment of America’s child labor laws. Originally published in the Oct. 31, 2011, issue of Scope Magazine and republished in the Feb. 27, 2012, issue of Junior Scholasti
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4th - 7th
Gift of the Magi Reader's Theater Play Script
"The Gift of the Magi” is a traditional re-telling of the endearing story of a husband and wife who pawn their most precious things in order to buy gifts for one another, only to discover the gifts are no longer needed. The original story was written by William Sydney Porter, who wrote under the pen-name “O. Henry.” He was famous for plot twists and surprise endings. This reader’s theater adaption originally appeared in the Nov./Dec. 2001 issue of Storyworks, the Dec. 2010 issue of Scope, and in
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4th - 7th
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Reader's Theater: O.Henry's "A Retrieved Reformation" Classic Short Story
"A Retrieved Reformation" is a student-friendly adaption of O.Henry's classic short story of the same name, and like many O.Henry stories it ends with a twist. Improve student comprehension and fluency by using the play before reading the original text, or simply use it as an engaging literary activity. Includes two comprehension activities on context clues and making inferences. This play script is well-suited to reader's theater or full stage production and includes parts for nine to sixteen s
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4th - 8th
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President Lincoln's Spies & Rebels Civil War Reader's Theater
Back on TpT! From the moment Abraham Lincoln was elected, his life was in danger. In fact, it took a team of the nation’s best detectives just to get him to his inauguration! This classroom play script is based on the real event historically known as “the Baltimore Plot.” It reveals Lincoln’s character and quirky personality, as well as the attitudes that led to the Civil War. It also introduces readers to Allan Pinkerton, the famed detective who started The Secret Service. Imagine how engaged y
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4th - 7th
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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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Reader's Theater: Digestive System
This fun, engaging, kid-friendly, and fact-rich reader's theater promotes reading fluency while the students learn about one of the coolest systems of the human body: the digestive system. The reader's theater includes academic vocabulary and formal names of organs but is written in student language and an informal style that keeps the kids' attention and really helps them remember the information. Students will have a blast with this cross-curricular activity!
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3rd - 8th
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The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost Poem of the Week Activities
This "ready to teach" 11 page pdf file can be used as handouts or projected onto a screen. You will use the poem "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost for reading comprehension and response, vocabulary, spelling, parts of speech, figurative language, and poetry performance. Using a poem of the week to teach various skills each day helps to build comprehension, fluency, and explicitly teach conventions of the English language. It's a simple way to introduce a lot of material in a short time frame.
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4th - 12th
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Rikki Tikki Tavi Reader's Theater from The Jungle Books
Originally published by Scholastic, here's another of my classroom plays getting new life on TpT! Rikki Tikki Tavi, Rudyard Kipling's classic short story from The Jungle Books, tells the story of a courageous mongoose who must protect an English family living in India from vengeful cobras. The product includes my original play script, a comprehension quiz, teacher notes and key, plus the original text broken into sections corresponding with the scenes from the play. It makes for some excellent c
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4th - 7th
"The Necklace" Reader's Theater, Maupassant's Classic Short Story
The Necklace is a cautionary tale written in 1884 by French writer Guy de Maupassant. It tells about a young woman who, despite having a very comfortable life, is discontent. Her desire to appear wealthier than she actually is comes at a great cost. The play was originally published in Read Aloud Plays: Classic Short Stories (Scholastic 2010). What makes it unique is that it’s told from the perspective of an aloof, French-speaking cat (Maupassant) and his goofy sidekick (Flaubert). Scholastic al
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4th - 8th
Argument at Mount Rushmore U.S. History Reader's Theater
Argument at Mount Rushmore gives students a look at the unique personalities of Lincoln, Jefferson, Washington, and Roosevelt. It imagines their sixty-foot tall faces on Mount Rushmore are “discussing” the merits and accomplishments of each of their presidencies. Though built on a humorous platform, it’s a historically-accurate portrayal of the gracious Washington, the witty Lincoln, and the always-enthusiastic Roosevelt. As for the sometimes over-looked and often under-appreciated Jefferson, w
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3rd - 7th
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The Lion King Readers Theater | 5 Scripts | Group Fluency Activity
Looking for a way to engage your students in reading and oral fluency? Well then this Readers Theatre resource is for you! Based on the classic Disney movie "The Lion King", these scripts will allow your students to play some of their favorite characters.Readers Theater is a great engaging activity for any age and ability group, but these scripts are leveled to meet the needs of your students. There are also stage actions included so that you can easily add drama elements to the scripts.This res
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4th - 7th
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A Midsummer Night's Dream - 3 Selected Scenes
This document provides you with 3 selected scenes from Kids Love Shakespeare's adaptation of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Each scene is ready to be printed, copied, and placed in the hands of students. These scenes can be used as part of a Reader's Theatre activity, or as an exploration of Shakespeare and drama.
Scenes are as follows...
CONTENTS AND CHARACTERS
SCENE ONE: HELENA & DEMITRIUS
In this scene Helena proclaims her undying love for Demetrius and he scorns her. It pro
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2nd - 8th
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Sentence Starters
These Sentence Starters will help organize, start and maintain meaningful conversations between your students. Students will use their own questions and statements along with the Sentence Starters to help guide their learning process and help them to gain a better understanding on a variety of topics through discussions.Product Includes:-20 Full Page Sentence Starters-20 1/2 Page Sentence Starters -Student Bookmarks with Sentence Starters-Teacher Prompts-Teacher Instructions
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4th - 10th
Frozen Readers Theater | 5 Scripts | Interactive Fluency Activity
Looking for a way to engage your students in reading and speaking? Well then this Readers Theatre resource is for you! Based on the movie "Frozen", these scripts will allow your students to play some of their favorite characters. Readers Theater is a great engaging activity for any age and ability group, but these scripts are leveled to meet the needs of your students. There are also stage actions included so that you can easily add drama elements to the scripts.This resource contains:3 leveled
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4th - 7th
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Pip & the Prisoner: Dickens' Great Expectations Reader's Theater Play Script
Pip & The Prisoner is an original script based on the first five chapters of Charles Dickens’ novel, Great Expectations. FREE Google Forms quiz supporting this RT is available here on my storefront.The script endeavors to introduce the main character, Pip, in such a way as to motivate students to want to read the full novel--presumably when assigned to them in high school. But whether Dickens is a part of your curriculum or not, this 20-minute reader's theater or stage play is an enjoyable b
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5th - 9th
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The Graduation Day Reader's Theater Script, Activities, {End of the Year}
Title: The Graduation DaySynopsis: Follow Emily, Jake, Sophia, and Michael as they prepare for their graduation day. With the guidance of their teacher, Mrs. Thompson, and Principal Mr. Lee, the students reflect on their achievements, challenges, and the bonds they've formed. This touching story captures the excitement and bittersweet emotions of graduation, providing a perfect way to conclude the school year.Cast of Characters:Narrator #1 & Narrator #2: Guide the story and provide important
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3rd - 7th
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Also included in: Reader's Theater Scripts & Activities Bundle {End of the Year}
Thanksgiving Readers Theater Script Unthankful Turkeys NO PREP
Engage your students this Thanksgiving time and tackle their speaking and listening standards with this funny turkey reader's theater script! This script will help your students read with expression and fluency! A bonus page for teachers includes a page that lists the number of lines by characters.Your students will LOVE the chance to perform while working on fluency, comprehension, context clues, and writing. This NO PREP- PRINT AND GO resource is perfect across several grade levels!Features: 6
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2nd - 7th
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Also included in: Thanksgiving Readers Theater Scripts BUNDLE Set of Two Scripts
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