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Winter Native Americans script microsofts
Coyote Tales - Native American Reader's Theater
This package was intended for November which is Native American month but can be done at any time. My name is Melanie Whitesides but my store name is Wonbyone. One of the things I am passionate about is Reader's Theater. It is a fun way for my students to improve on their fluency. In a world where reading is pushed so hard on students that many are losing their love of reading it is IMPORTANT to give them opportunities to read that are fun. Reader's Theater does this. In this package I have plac
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Ohio Native American Indians
Text books often leave students with an incomplete picture of history - both visually and information-wise. My slideshow on Ohio Native American Indians can fill the gap as either an introduction to Native Americans, an expansion to what’s in the text book, or a review when you want to wind up your studies on this part of Ohio history. The unit includes 31 slides and 12 pages of detailed script. The first two-thirds of the slide show focus on Native American history and daily life, including:
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4th - 8th
California Missions and Native American Indians
The California Mission Era — most textbooks in middle school and junior high devote only a few pages or less to this period in American history, and if you want to give your students more, it can be problematical. If students only learn about the missions and the economic benefit they brought to California, they will not know about the damage done to Native American Indians by European invaders. If students focus only on the hardships suffered by Native Americans, they will not have enough infor
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4th - 8th
Westward Expansion Readers Theatre
Have you ever wondered how to bring this time period to life for your students? This is a VERY UNIQUE and creative five act readers' theatre over Westward Expansion. Making this into a play format helps students understand and enjoy the content. Students LOVE interacting with history in these fun Reading Activities. Readers Theater helps to….develop fluency through repeated exposure to text.increase comprehension.integrate reading, writing, speaking, and listening in an authentic context.en
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Readers Theatre in History Class
"Elf Finals" - A Holiday Skit for Middle Years Adaptable for other grades-Funny!
Struggling to find something for your middle schoolers to do at the Winter Concert? This skit it adaptable for many grades, but I created this with my grade 8 class in mind! It uses slang terms with just the right amount of cheese factor that students will buy in! Feel free to adjust to use phrases that are popular in your class. These were just a few my students use regularly. Parts can be adaptable as you see fit and to create more or less speaking parts for students. I did not include the T
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4th - 12th
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Sneezy the Snowman Reader's Theater
I have created a reader's theater based on the children's book, Sneezy the Snowman, by Maureen Wright . This script has 7 parts, but can be adapted to fit the needs of your classroom.Reader's theater is a fun, engaging way for students to practice fluency and expression!
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1st - 4th
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How Coyote Got His Name - A Small Group Reader's Theater
This is a Native American tale about how Coyote got his name. This is for 5 to 9 students. He features prominently in a lot of stories of the Navajo and in many other tribes. I first saw this one online but have heard it from our Navajo teacher since. I use reader's theaters to encourage my students to practice fluency. It is a fun way to do something that they need. Most of my scripts are in black and white so they photo copy easily. This one does have a colored picture on the first page but t
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3rd - 6th, Adult Education
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"Andrew Jackson: Man of the People" Readers Theatre
Andrew JacksonThis engaging readers' theatre will bring your Jackson unit to LIFE! Written with clever wit and humor, your class will have a blast with these characters. This six-act play covers the Election of 1824 and 1828, the spoils system, the nullification crisis, Worcester vs. Georgia, The Indian Removal Act, and the bank war. Readers Theater helps to….develop fluency through repeated exposure to text.increase comprehension.integrate reading, writing, speaking, and listening in an authe
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Readers Theatre in History Class
Clever Coyote - Native American Reader's Theater
This Reader's Theater is for 4 students. It is a Comanche legend about how clever coyote saved the buffalo. In the script, A long time ago a monster came and stole all the buffalo overnight. He took them and locked them up in his mountain cave. Coyote called all animals and people together to discuss what they should do. They came up with a plan to give a pet to the small boy who lived with the monster and, at the right time, the pet would set the buffalo free. They sent a mouse and then a bird
Jamestown 1607-1610
1607 -- a triangle fort — settlers vs. Indians — that’s what most students remember about Jamestown. But there’s much more to the story. How can students get a handle on this first colony, which marked the beginning of the American experience? This 25-slide presentation will help you teach students about this turning point in American history. It is suitable for any grades that learn Colonial American history. The slide show is accompanied by an 8-page narrative script that describes:The Voyage
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5th - 8th
CLASS PLAY Aztec Human Sacrifice ~ Exciting Americas Pre-Activity!
Use this entertaining interactive play to introduce your class to your Americas unit. There are 16 roles and three scenes so at least 22 students can have a role. The play begins with the arrival of the Spaniards and ends with a human sacrifice at the top of the Tempo Mayor. Content details are sprinkled throughout the play in an engaging way.
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5th - 12th
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Groundhog's Day Readers' Theater and Activity Packet
If you are looking for something easy to do with your students for Groundhog’s Day, this is it. It is a total of 23 pages, and it features activities that you can simply print out and use with no prep. time!
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-Readers’ Theater: What’s Up With Groundhog’s Day? This readers’ theater is funny and informative giving the history behind this odd day we celebrate! It includes reading parts for 20 students. If you have more, they can read the parts that say ALL. If less, doubl
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2nd - 6th
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Coyote, Bobcat, and the Corn - Native American Reader's Theater
This Reader's Theater is for 4 students. It is a Navajo tell about Coyote. In the script, Coyote is hungry and is a bad hunter. He convinces Bobcat to join him to go and get some ears of corn. Bobcat is slow and it is far away also, he does not trust Coyote. But Coyote talks Bobcat into going to the cornfield to get the corn. He says he knows a way to help Bobcat run fast and off they go. By the time they get there Bobcat is tired and sits down to rest while Coyote makes a pig of himself. Soon t
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4th - 12th
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How Crow Brought the Daylight – Small Group Reader’s Theater
This reader's theater was written for a group of 5 students but can be expanded to 7. It is based on the Inuit's legend of the Crow and how it brought daylight to them. In the script, When the Earth was young there was no daylight in the north and the Inuit people lived always in darkness. One day Old Crow begins to tell them of the daylight he has seen in his long travels and the people beg him to go and bring them some. At first he refuses because he is old now and doesn’t think he can make it
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4th - 10th, Adult Education
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Two Wolves - Native American Reader's Theater
This Reader's Theater is for 3 students. It is a Cherokee legend about two wolves. In the script, a grandson has come to visit his grandfather. He is invited to breakfast. When the grandfather asks him how he is doing - the grandson tells him that he has been fighting with his best friend. The grandson says his friend called him names and took his toy and won’t say sorry until he does. The grandson doesn’t think he should have to apologize. After thinking for a moment, the grandfather tells his
Kansas Day Reader's Theater Script for "S is for Sunflower--A Kansas Alphabet"
Perfect for Kansas Day. The text of Devin Scillan's Kansas alphabet book adapted into a ready to use Reader's Theater script for 26 readers. Can easily be adapted for fewer readers.
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2nd - 6th
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Han Christian Andersen's The Little Match Girl Stage Play
This is a dramatic adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's short story, The Little Match Girl. It is a faithful rendition with a harsh reality and a possibly unhappy ending. It can be an effective opportunity to compare and contrast this theatrical version with the original text, which is available online for free at numerous sites. It has been written to be performed on a stage, but it can also serve as a Reader's Theater piece. The running time is approximately six minutes, and can serve as pa
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7th - 10th
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Explicit Instruction Lesson to teach Compare and Contrast in Texts
This is an explicit instruction lesson that I used to teach the Compare and COntrast text structure in texts. The students responded so well to it. You could use it as a template to use with other Compare/Contrast texts or to teach other text structures. It would also work great along with a Native American Unit.
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3rd - 7th
Coyote and The Lizards Reader's Theater
This reader's theater was written for a group of 7 students but can be condensed to 5. It is based on a Navajo tale about Coyote. In the script, Coyote meets up with the lizards and wants to play games with them. He won't listen to the lizards when they warn him about their game though which is typical of coyote. I found this story online but have since heard it from the Navajo Language teacher. I use reader's theater as a way to encourage my reluctant readers to raise their fluency. It motivat
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3rd - 8th
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Coyote, Buzzard, and Young Buffalo - Native American Reader's Theater
This Reader's Theater is for 4 - 7 students. Some parts are small so I usually use 4 students and have them double up. It is a Navajo tell about Coyote. In the script, Coyote has grown old and Buzzard is waiting for him to die so he can eat him. Coyote goes to Buffalo to ask him to share his youth and power. Buffalo doesn’t like Coyote but feels sorry for him so he gives him some youth. He won’t give Coyote power though. Coyote is turned into a buffalo with a coyote tail. He is warned he has no
How Coyote Got Yellow Eyes - Native American Reader's Theater
This Reader's Theater is for 4 students. It is a Navajo tell about Coyote. In the script, Coyote is hungry and is a bad hunter. He convinces Bobcat to join him to go and get some ears of corn. Bobcat is slow and it is far away also, he does not trust Coyote. But Coyote talks Bobcat into going to the cornfield to get the corn. He says he knows a way to help Bobcat run fast and off they go. By the time they get there Bobcat is tired and sits down to rest while Coyote makes a pig of himself. Soon t
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4th - 12th
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"The Tale of the Mountain Cat (A Theater Script)" [*New Book Trailer]
Check out the New Book Trailer (+13 Rating): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE7yE0KDIeo&t=4sWith a money back guarantee (labouyer@yahoo.com). [All profits from this work go to the Homeless.] This is a very friendly script that is based on a story about a boastful Mountain Cat who comes into a meadow community and creates a confrontation. It is done in a "Native American" style of legend and story telling. This script can be done with all levels of players, and should be a very fun and exc
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Mitten script
A script for K-2 students, modified from the Ukrainian folktale The Mitten. Includes 13 characters plus a narrator.
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K - 2nd
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You Travel with Lewis and Clark
Lewis and Clark are out to discover the West - and you can go along with them! Give your students a colorful, in-depth look at the adventures of Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery as they traveled through new lands, encountered new wildlife, met Native Americans who could be dangerous or friendly, and encountered difficulties they never imagined. You can make this era in American history an interactive one for your students by giving them a chance to write “I Was There” journal entries a
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6th - 12th
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