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Middle school The New Year astronomy scripts
Chinese New Year Readers Theater Script - Lunar New Year - The Great Race
No prep necessary! This Chinese New Year Reader's Theater script tells the mythological story of "The Race for the Zodiac." It's fun and easy way to introduce middle grade students to an important Chinese New Year legend. Includes 16 speaking parts. Just print and go!As an American expat living in Shanghai, I love Chinese New Year and have really enjoyed creating activities to go with this granddaddy of all Chinese holidays. "The Race for the Zodiac" story is famous here in China because it tell
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Chinese New Year Activity Bundle - Lunar New Year Research - 2024 Update
January ELA Activities Bundle for Middle School
This collection of January and New Year's activities includes the perfect standards-based resources to engage your students on their return from winter break. Use these print-and-go resources to give your students practice reading to self, reading to someone, listening to reading, word work, and writing—all centered around the seasonal themes of January!This January ELA Bundle includes:• New Year's Close Reads for BIG KIDS• Martin Luther King Jr. Informational Text Task Cards• Martin Luther King
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4th - 7th
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Scripts: Space science reader's theaters (3 scripts, 13 writing prompts)
Space science package 1 includes 3 scripts and 13 writing prompts. This is part of the Earth and space science bundle.
Reader’s theater is an excellent way to teach science content while improving fluency, comprehension and giving students an opportunity to shine. While providing authentic reasons to read and reread, students can analyze characters, plots and other story elements in an interdisciplinary study of these topics.
President of the Solar System club -If the sun resigned, who woul
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4th - 8th
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Solar System Reader's Theater
This science activity is a 5-Act, 25-role reader's theater script for the the Solar System, perfect for any middle grade astronomy unit! Students will learn about the Earth and moon, the other planets, as well as the sun and stars! Reader's Theater is an engaging instructional strategy for students that allows them to act out various historical scenes and scientific phenomena. This resource also helps build fluency and reading comprehension skills.The acts are as follows:Act I: Early Discoveries
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4th - 7th
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Katherine Johnson: Scientist:The Computer that Wore Skirts(Play)
Learn about Katherine Johnson, a physicist, space scientist and mathematician, who played a very important role with NASA’s early space missions. The movie Hidden Figures highlights the role of NASA's "computers" such as Katherine Johnson and their contributions. Part of my Ms. Bie Ografee Talk Show Series of Reader's Theater Scripts, there are comprehension questions, a Did You Know? section,a Teacher page with extensions/links and key. A great STEM biography!Additional Resources on this Topic
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5th - 9th
Also included in: Trailblazers in Science(SIX STEM Biographical Plays)BUNDLE of RESOURCES
Readers Theater - The Chinese New Year - The Curse of the Nian - Script
Readers Theater script. 20 characters. Learn how the Chinese New Year is celebrated in Modern times and the ancient Legend from where it all began!
Kid Reporters visit homes, festivals and parades to explore the Chinese New Year Holiday. Then actors perform The Curse of the Nian, which takes place in Ancient China. A horrible Nian comes every year to destroy a village until a mysterious old man comes to the village to help save it. Working with a brave Villager they scare the Nian away and cr
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1st - 6th
Two Ancient Chinese New Years Myths: The Race of the Animals & The Tale of Nian
Are you ready to teach your students all about Chinese New Year? These two wonderful Reader's Theaters will help the children in your class to understand the myth behind the traditions of the New Year, as well as the animals and their position on the Chinese Zodiac calendar. The Race of the Animals and The Tale of Nian are written in kid friendly language and will help you to integrate social studies with both language arts and reading. Your students will practice and develop both their flue
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3rd - 6th
NEW YEAR 2024 Morning Announcements Scripts for Jan Feb | Bilingual Scripts
Morning Announcements scripts with Social Emotional Components for January 2024 and February 2024. The document is editable in a Zip file with Microsoft Word documents. This New Year 2024, start to change your School Climate AM with your Morning Announcements Bilingual Scripts.If you are looking for options on how to change your school culture and your school climate positively and start the day fresh with a positive mindset, this tool is an excellent option for you.It is a way to implement your
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K - 6th
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Chinese New Year Activity Bundle - Lunar New Year Research - 2024 Update
This Chinese New Year Research Unit Bundle includes detailed instructions, a 5-day lesson plan, four editable research guides, two reader's theater scripts, a crossword puzzle, and an editable 54-slide PowerPoint trivia game. All answer keys provided.INCLUDED IN THIS CHINESE NEW YEAR RESEARCH BUNDLEIndividual links for each resource in this bundle:3-Day Research Activity + Crossword PuzzleReader's Theater Script: "The Race for the Zodiac"Reader's Theater Script: "Ting Ting and the Monster Nian"C
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4th - 7th
One Act Play| Ojisan and the Grateful Statues Japanese Folk Tale Grades 4 to 6
BUNDLE This charming play based on a Japanese folk tale and its unit (37 pages) share the themes of New Years, multiculturalism, winter, kindness and forgiveness. Students strengthen their study of other cultures, reading (fluency), speaking (diction) and listening skills (restating) while learning to work cooperatively. This is excellent and very suitable for a Vocal Music, Social Studies or Drama class.Based on the beloved Japanese folk tale by the same name, students will have an opportunity
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4th - 6th
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Should We Bring Planet Pluto Back?
This reader's theater is for a small group of 4. In it, Olivia believes that Pluto should be reclassified a planet again. Sam thinks it should be kept as a dwarf planet. The evidence is discussed and students are left with the decision. When this reader’s theater is over, students write a response stating their opinion and using evidence. I wrote this one because my students enjoyed debating it became a good way to get interest built up for an argumentative paper. I use all of my Reader's Theate
Moon Landing: Man Walks on the Moon! A Reader’s Theater Script
After 76 days, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins, the astronauts for the historic Apollo 11 mission to the moon, made history on July 20, 1969. After the Columbia reached the moon’s orbit, Armstrong and Aldrin went into a smaller module, the Eagle. They began a descent onto the surface of the moon and successfully landed on the moon where both men would become the first humans to actually walk on the moon. The date was July 21, 1969!Just think, from the first powered flight in 190
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4th - 9th
Comets, Asteroids, and Meteors - Small Group Reader's Theater
This Reader's Theater was written for a small group of 4 students. It is to help explain what comets, meteors, and asteroids are. In the script, Brian is supposed to have written a report about Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids but he hasn’t been working on it. He thinks that all of them are space rocks. His friends help him out and explain the differences between them. I write small group reader's theaters so they will work better in centers and to avoid having long wait times between student's li
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4th - 7th
Galileo Readers' Theater
This readers' theater script was created to practice fluency, speaking, listening and to enhance comprehension of our study on Galileo. This pairs well with the Grade 3 Wit and Wisdom Outer Space Unit but can be utilized with any study of Galileo/outer space. A modern twist has been added to Galileo's part to spark more interest and connection amongst students. My class turned this into a production where they memorized lines, added props and costumes and performed it in front of the entire scho
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2nd - 8th
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Curiosity the Rover and the Long Trip to Mars
This is an original Reader's Theater script for elementary grades.
It imagines Curiosity the Rover's trip to Mars and what it encounters...
It includes 5 characters and includes a vocabulary list as well.
A fun story based on a relevant event that every student is interested in!
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2nd - 6th
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The Story of the Chinese Zodiac Calendar - Reader's Theatre Script
EmperorSomething must be done! I will start a calendar and name each year after a different animal, but how can I choose which order the animals should appear in? I know! I will have all the animals enter a swimming race across a wide river. I will name the years in the order that the animals finish. The first year of our new calendar shall be named after the winner!Included in the Story of the Chinese Zodiac Reader's Theatre Unit:10 page script11 characters + the narrator1 page about the Chines
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4th - 9th, Adult Education
Readers Theater Script | Ida's New Year Cake | Holiday Short Story Unit
Holiday short story lesson for "Ida's New Year Cake" Includes Readers Theater Script, Comprehension Questions, Organizers, and Google Self-Grading Form for Google Classroom. Adapted from the short story by L. M. Montgomery, author of Anne of Green Gables.Ida Mitchell and another girl with the same name are stuck in boarding houses over the holidays. An accidental delivery brings joy to both girls. Set in the world of Anne of Green Gables. Includes:Readers Theater ScriptGoogle Form Self-Grading Q
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4th - 9th
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Chinese New Year Readers Theater Script - Lunar New Year - Middle School
This original Chinese New Year reader's theater script is based on the Chinese legend of the monster Nián. Students will learn why Chinese people wear red clothing, hang red decorations, and set off fireworks during Chinese New Year. Includes seven speaking parts.As an American expat living in Shanghai, I love Chinese New Year and have really enjoyed making new products to go with Chinese New Year. FAST FACTS ABOUT THIS CHINESE NEW YEAR READER'S THEATER SCRIPTRecommended for: Grades 4-7Lesson Du
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Chinese New Year Activity Bundle - Lunar New Year Research - 2024 Update
Reader's Theater Grades 4-8
Your students will have a ball being the announcer, judges, and individual planets on the television show, Awesome Planet! This humorous reader's theater will keep kids engaged and entertained as they learn astounding and important facts about the planets. A crowd pleaser!
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4th - 8th
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Reach for the Stars - A New Year's Mindfulness and Goal Setting Activity
Blast Off into a New Year! Embark on a cosmic journey with the "Reach for the Stars" mindfulness script and goal setting activity designed specifically for elementary students! This engaging and imaginative resource is perfect for fostering mindfulness, setting positive intentions, and inspiring children to reach for the stars. What's Included:Mindfulness Script: The carefully crafted script takes young minds on an interstellar adventure, encouraging relaxation and focus. Through vivid imagery,
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2nd - 6th
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Scientific Revolution Bundle
Get your students excited about the Scientific Revolution with this comprehensive bundle featuring ten of the most influential figures of the era, including Galileo, Copernicus, Rene Descartes, Isaac Newton, Blaise Pascal, Johannes Kepler, Tycho Brahe, Robert Boyle, William Harvey, and Francis Bacon. This bundle includes engaging lessons, activities, and assessments that will help your students understand the contributions of each scientist and their impact on modern science. Perfect for middle
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6th - 9th
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Lunar New Year Drama Circle
Learn about Lunar New Year including the different traditions for Chinese New Year, Korean New Year Seollal and Vietnamese New Year Tết Nguyên Đán. It only takes moments to prepare the activity which takes students about half an hour to an hour to complete.This resource is included in our Lunar New Year Bundle which gets you five resources at a 30% discount!Drama circles are similar to readers' theatre activities where students read small sections of text. They encourage listening and reading fl
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Lunar New Year Activity Bundle | Reading, Writing, Puzzles and Colouring
Glenda's New Year Reader's Theatre Script -Rubric & Questions
Glenda GooseHi Larry. I am here to give you a nice Happy New Year hug. A hug that will take away your lonely feeling. Larry LionI don’t like hugs. Glenda GooseEverybody likes hugs. You will love my New Year hug. Larry LionI won’t like it.Included in the Glenda's New Year Reader's Theatre Unit:14 page script4 characters + the narrator28 metacognitive questionsStudent Reader's Theatre Evaluations based on 4 levels and 5 criteria.Student Success CriteriaStudent Friendly GoalsReader's Theatre Checkl
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4th - 7th
The Life of Neil Armstrong Reader's Theater
This activity is a 5-act, 25-role reader's theater script for The Life of Neil Armstrong! The script is research-based, historically accurate, and is great for classes studying American history or space exploration! Reader's Theater is an engaging instructional strategy for students that allows them to act out various historical scenes. This product also helps build fluency and reading comprehension skills. The acts are as follows: Act I: Early LifeAct II: Becoming an AstronautAct III: The Spa
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4th - 7th
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