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Earth sciences scripts
The Rock Cycle Reader's Theater
A fun way to act out the rock cycle! This reader's theater contains 20 speaking parts that explain the process that a rock goes through in the rock cycle. Students will not only be able to define sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks but they will also learn science vocabulary such as weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, cementation, sediment, intrusive, extrusive, mantle, magma, and lava. Each word is defined in the script. Students will also review examples of each type of rock i
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3rd - 6th
Earth's Rotation and Revolution Reader's Theater
This script allows students to perform and act out the rotation and revolution of Earth. The reader's theater explains the day and night cycle, the difference between rotate and revolve, and the causes of the seasons.
Some ideas are to have your students form small groups to perform for other students. Have them create props, a background, add silly voices... anything to help them comprehend! Kids love acting!
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3rd - 6th
The Water Cycle Reader's Theater
This reader's theater allows students to act out and perform the water cycle! Includes 14 speaking parts with vocabulary words such as evaporation, condensation, precipitation, transpiration, groundwater, and runoff.
Some ideas are to have your students form small groups to perform for other students. Have them create props, a background, add silly voices... anything to help them comprehend! Kids love acting!
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3rd - 6th
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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Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources Reader's Theater and Debate
This product includes several activities to help your students gain understanding about the different between renewable and nonrenewable resources.
The reader's theater is a fun way to bring science, reading, and drama together. Students will learn the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources and how they power our homes and schools. Students will also hear the benefits and downsides to both resources, learn about alternative energy, and discover ways to conserve energy.
This p
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4th - 6th
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
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
Weather Map Project- STEM Meteorology
PLEASE READ BEFORE PURCHASING!This is *NOT* a "no prep" activity. It requires a green screen, if used in the way photos appear, and the downloading of an app from an Iphone. In addition, there are other item like a tripod I suggest you purchase to complete this. It also requires at least two hours of time on the teacher's part to prepare your students for this activity. However, it is completely worth the time and money. This took my students about three days (one hour each day) to complete, aft
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3rd - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-4
, MS-ESS2-5
, 4-ESS2-2
Science Readers' Theater about Rock Cycle and Rock Types
From my personal experience teaching elementary grades, there is never enough time for reading or science. This lesson integrates science content into a way for students to practice fluency and reading skills. It not only has science vocabulary about the rock cycle and the 3 main types of rocks (sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic) but also uses challenging everyday words for students to learn. This script is formatted as a TV infomercial for rocks with the purpose of persuading the audience t
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3rd - 6th
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
Readers' Theater Script: Reading-Science, Sun, Moon, Earth, Lots Of Activities
Reading And Science Integration: Best Friends Forever (The Sun, The Moon, The Earth, The Water Cycle)Reading/Science Integration: Activities To Be Used In Small Groups, Centers, Or Teacher Table.This script will talk about: The Water CycleOcean TidesCharacteristics of the Sun, Moon and Earth.Relationship between the Sun, the Moon and the EarthMoon FacesFull Package includes:CoverIntroductionCommon Core Standards (Reading, Listening, Science)9 pg Script Highlighted In Color9 pg Script B&W (S
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3rd - 5th
Science Readers' Theater about Volcanoes and Earthquakes
From my personal experience teaching elementary grades, there is never enough time for reading or science. This lesson integrates science content about two forces that shape the earth, earthquakes and volcanoes, into a way for students to practice fluency and reading skills through a newscast format. It not only has science vocabulary but also new everyday words for students to learn. This script can be used for a variety of purposes. There are also question sheets for discussion or pair work an
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3rd - 5th
The Great Kapok Tree Readers Theater - Cause and Effect
I have included the lesson plan with the readers' theater, so all you have to do it print and enjoy!
I used this Readers’ Theater with my fourth graders. It was a springboard into our BIG IDEA topic of Environments, and it also led to great conversation about cause and effect.
We know that cause and effect is a HUGE concept for students to master, especially in the sciences. The Next Generation Science Standards (“NGSS”) call this a cross cutting concept. This means it, in terms of NGSS, th
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4th - 7th
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Reader's Theater: The Rock Cycle (4th-6th grade)
Reinforce the steps of the rock cycle in this funny, fictional reader’s theater! Students in grades 3-5 will be engaged as they observe Little Iggy going through the entire rock cycle from start to finish! The quick wit of the script will have students laughing but at the same time reviewing key facts about igneous rock, sedimentary rock, metamorphic rock, glaciers, weathering, erosion, lava eruptions, cementation, and so much more! Containing 15 parts, EVERYONE will become involved with practi
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4th - 6th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS2-1
, 4-ESS2-1
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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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
Emergency Sub Plans for Earth Science with Choice Board
Looking for a quick and easy sub plan template? These sub plans provide 5 choices the substitute can choose from, can easily be implemented by a sub, and includes a choice board for students with 9 open ended choices. They are designed with the middle school student in mind and strictly comes as a Google Doc ™ so it can be edited to include your own personal details and information.What's Included?Teacher NotesSubstitute InformationEmergency Lesson Plan ChoicesClassroom Notes PageWebsite Evalua
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Emergency Sub Plans with Choice Boards Bundle for Middle School
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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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
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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Our Solar System, Science Script And Lots Of Activities, Planets One By One
Reading And Science Integration: Our Solar System
(The Sun, The Planets, Pluto, and The Big Bang Theory)
Reading/Science Integration: Activities To Be Used In Small Groups, Centers, Or Teacher Table.
10 Characters/ Intermediate To Advance Readers
This script will talk about:
The Big Bang Theory (The universe origin)
The Milky Way
Our Solar System
The Sun And Planets Order & Characteristics
Full Package includes:
Cover
Introduction
Common Core Standards (Reading, Listening, Science)
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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
Readers Theater Scripts Growing Bundle - 1st & 2nd Grade Reading Comprehension
Are you looking for 1st and 2nd grade standards-based ELA reading, vocabulary, and review activities? Or maybe a fun and engaging readers theater to help with fluency? Mix these fluency and standards-based reading skills for a fun and engaging 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 scr
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1st - 2nd
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Natural Disasters Readers Theatre Scripts
This product contains 4 brief (each is only one to one-and-a-quarter page[s] long) Science scripts. These Natural Disasters scripts provide an overview of information about Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Tornadoes, and Hurricanes using a “Wild World of Weather” broadcast theme.
The text of the scripts appears in a 2-column format. (A look at the Preview copy will give you a strong idea of the total script and the information it contains.) Each script may be rehearsed and presented as its own piece or
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4th - 6th
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Force and Motion PowerPoint Slides and Note Taking Graphic Organizers Worksheets
Are you looking for force and motion science lessons that are visual and informational? These force & motion PowerPoint presentation slides cover types of force, motion, and more. 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! Energy topics covered: Force vs. MotionTyp
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2nd - 3rd
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