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Arts & music simulation pdfs
Reader's Theater: Boston Tea Party
This is a great reader's theater script to introduce/reinforce the importance of the Boston Tea Party as a major event in our history leading to the American Revolution. In addition, it's great practice in the areas of expression and fluency. The following play script contains 23 individual parts, but can be easily adapted for a class of any size. I have ranked the parts by size (long, medium, short) in order to make it easier to differentiate parts for all levels of readers. In addition, I h
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: America Becomes a Nation: Reader's Theater Bundle for 4th Grade
Mock Trial Preparation and Script
This product includes graphic organizers to help your students gather ideas and information to present in a formal trial-like manner. You can use any literature story or informational text with this packet. Put a character or a historical figure on trial for crimes they've committed. The possibilities are endless!You will receive:Printable pages that can be used to create a packet specialized for both the Prosecution team and the Defense Team.A script to help move the trial along in a manner tha
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4th - 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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Reader's Theater: Ohio and the War of 1812 (intermediate level with 24 parts!)
Students will bring the War of 1812 and the Battle of Lake Erie to life in this whole class script of Don’t Give up the Ship! This fast moving script explores the causes and events leading to this important war in our country’s history in an engaging and connected way! This original play contains 24 parts featuring various reading levels to ensure whole class participation, differentiation, and engagement. Students will integrate important Social Studies concepts with key LA common core standa
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Early Ohio History Activity Bundle for 4th Grade Social Studies
A Raisin in the Sun: End of Play Escape Room {9-12 ELA}
A Raisin in the Sun ends with a lot of questions, but one question I like to post to the students is, where did that scoundrel Willy Harris run off to? Using this interactive, high-energy Escape Room, your class will transform into the Chicago Police Headquarters and work in teams to track down Willy Harris and the money he stole from Walter Younger.Want to see the Escape Room in action? Head on over to my Instagram page and watch my Escape Room highlights!The Setup:Your classroom becomes CPD
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: A Raisin in the Sun: Complete Unit Bundle {Digital & Print Included}
Reader's Theater: Native American Myths & Legends
With this differentiated reader’s theater set, students will engage in 4 traditional Native American legends and myths that helped to explain the natural world to our early ancestors!! √ Click HERE to SAVE 25% on this resource with my Reader’s Theater Bundle of Myths, Legends, and Traditional Tales!ABOUT THIS PRODUCTEach play is based on 4 traditional myths and legends that students will be able to compare and contrast; helping to meet the CCSS: RL.4.9. Compare and contrast the treatment of s
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Reader's Theater Bundle of Myths, Legends, and Traditional Tales!
Ordering in a Restaurant ROLE PLAYS for Adult ESL
Ordering in a Restaurant is the perfect role-play resource tool to help your adult ESL students navigate American restaurant English with confidence.Do your students find themselves reduced to pointing at items on a menu and struggling to respond to the server's questions? With this, you can empower your students to politely request their favorite dishes in restaurant English. (It's the difference between "May I have the pasta" and "I'll have the pasta.")The included role-play scripts are carefu
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10th - 12th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Role Plays for Adult ESL bundle 1
The Mystery of Harris Burdick Simulation
Engage your students in an exciting mystery simulation based on Chris Van Allsburg's book (The Mysteries of Harris Burdick) where YOU become the Chief of Police, and your students become first-rate detectives! Students will delve into a mystery that at first seems to have no solution, but through open-ended questioning and investigation through role-play, your students will come to a conclusion and arrest the culprit — maybe.
Every mystery is different since the students use their creativity to
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3rd - 7th
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Reader's Theater: Tall Tale of Paul Bunyan (differentiated scripts!)
Focus on differentiation while meeting several Common Core Reading standards! This reader’s theater set features the popular tall tale of Paul Bunyan written on 3 separate reading levels for a total of 3 scripts! Each script contains 6-7 parts, making it a perfect activity for centers or leveled guided reading groups! Modified versions provide support in basic fluency skills, regular versions focus on expression development, and enriched versions challenge students with tier 2 vocabulary and
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3rd - 6th
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Mafia Game, Mafia Game Cards, Mafia Game for the Classroom
Mafia is officially school appropriate with this game set that up to 45 students (of all ages) can play! This game is great for community building in any class subject area, and especially Drama and Theater Arts! Here's what you get with this fun game: Clear and concise game play directions for the teacher and students Character descriptions45 unique printable character cardsDirections for how to print and how to play without printing 33 school appropriate "take out" cards (this is how the mafia
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Frida Kahlo: La Casa Azul Virtual Field Trip
Take your students on a virtual field trip to learn about Mexican artist, Frida Kahlo. A great addition to your Women's History Month learning, your students will deepen their understanding of her life, artistic works, and contributions through this tour of her home and studio, La Casa Azul. This trip combines Google Earth™ 360° views, websites, informational text, video, and visuals, with everything set up in Google Slides and ready to go!This virtual field trip covers::: Who was Frida Kahlo?::
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5th - 7th
Also included in: Latin America Virtual Field Trip Bundle (Google Earth Exploration)
Practice Computer Keyboard Mats - printable keyboard sheets for typing
Teach computer class, but don't have enough keyboards for everyone? Doing lessons on typing and don't have any way for everyone to get their hands on a laptop?
This set of 2 different styles of computer keyboards for windows or mac features realistic, naturally-sized keys like you might find on a standard keyboard or laptop.
Laminate or put in pocket sheets so kids can write on them, scribble notes on them, or practice their hand positions and typing skills.
Keep those kids interested and in
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Not Grade Specific
Reader's Theater: 13 Colonies-Life in a New England Colony!
Bring key characteristics of the 13 colonies to life with this FREEBIE Reader’s Theater script featuring the New England Colonies! This is part of a leveled set of 3 reader’s theater featuring the New England, Middle, and Southern colonial way of life plus additional comparison activities! This freebie script contains 6 parts, making it a perfect activity for centers or leveled guided reading groups! This activity helps integrate Social Studies history content with Language Arts common core s
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3rd - 6th
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Frida Kahlo The Blue House Virtual Field Trip
This Frida Kahlo The Blue House virtual field trip takes students to Frida's museum in Mexico. This is the ENGLISH version of the field trip. You can use the interactive trip for distance learning, socially-distant learning in the classroom, or in-person project-based learning. Students will navigate through the 360 tour of various rooms in the museum. Students will also use the website to learn about Frida's life, paintings, and house. They will take pictures and write descriptions of thei
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8th - 11th
Also included in: Virtual Field Trip Bundle ENGLISH
High Engagement Murder Mystery Classroom Activity! (Murder at the Dance)
This "whodunit" style classroom murder mystery game will have your students collecting and evaluating information, making inferences, identifying red herrings, practicing speaking and listening skills and so much more! This activity will have your students' full attention as they try to find the "killer" at the homecoming dance. This interactive activity includes all necessary pieces to run your own murder mystery game in the classroom!Setting the Scene: During the homecoming dance, the dead bod
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7th - 12th
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Music Around the World Activities | World Instruments Global Culture Lesson
Explore the music of 16 countries from around the world! This activity will take your students across the globe to explore world music and unique instruments. Your students will learn about diverse music traditions that are celebrated around the world, and journey to 16 notable countries representing each inhabited continent, as well as important cultural regions like the Caribbean and Middle East. This activity is a perfect way to promote cultural diversity in the classroom! Students will have
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3rd - 8th
"Find the Witch!" A Salem Witch Trials Role-Playing Activity
Synopsis of activity:This role-playing activity is meant to simulate the uncertainty and fear that gripped the town of Salem, Massachusetts during the infamous Witch Trials. The activity involves holding a “town meeting” for the purpose of identifying who is “the witch.” This activity is fun and brings high energy to the classroom.This activity is a great companion to a history lesson on the Salem Witch Trials or with an ELA unit on Arthur Miller’s The Crucible.Materials included:*Instructions f
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8th - 12th
Hip Hop Griot; Rapping African Folktales & Oral Traditions
Oral tradition is essential to all societies. This is particularly important in societies where a large number people were not literate. The culture and traditions of most African civilizations was not carried on through a written language. The history and traditions of Africa were continued over the centuries, orally through storytellers and through performance by the entire village or tribe. The class will be divided in to groups of five or six who will write, design, and perform an Afric
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6th - 11th
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Jamestown Colony and the New World Primary Source Play With Worksheet
Jamestown Colony and the New World Primary Source Play With Worksheet
This fantastic, amusing worksheet includes a short scene from a play called "Eastward Hoe" that was performed in England in 1604. In the scene, a captain tells them all sorts of outlandish lies to entice two men to move to Virginia.
This is a great activity to have your students act out in class! My students loved this and even used some hilarious British accents to add to the scene. It is a fantastic way to introduce stude
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7th - 11th
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VISUAL RECIPE (PUMPKIN PIE IN A CUP) Vocational, Special Education, Life Skills
Visual Recipe: Pumpkin Pie in a cupCBI | Job Skills | Life Skills | Vocational Education| Special EducationSingle page document with pictures and simplified text. Easy to use with multiple levels of students. Look for more learning resources in my TPT StoreConnect with me: Facebook and ETSY (pre-made task boxes here)HOW CAN YOU EARN TPT CREDITS?When you leave feedback, TpT rewards you with credits that you can use toward future purchases. I welcome all feedback! It helps me improve and create
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A Raisin in the Sun REVERSE Escape Room! Break IN to the Play with Monopoly!
The explosive drama of Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun" meets the most contentious family board game of all time, AND students learn about the historical injustice of redlining and racial segregation while teams compete to break IN to a new unit of study in a REVERSE escape room, teaching themselves and one another by solving asynchronous BYOD puzzles in a race against their peers and the clock.
Interested?
I've had a ton of fun designing and implementing themed escape rooms in my H
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9th - 12th
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Preschool Beach Theme Dramatic Play
Let’s go to the beach! I’ve got all the beach dramatic play ideas for you! Easily transform your drama center into a beach dramatic play area complete with flip flops, sunglasses, a picnic basket, and more! Save yourself some time and give your students a real-world experience by printing these beautiful props and photographs. Preschool Beach Theme Dramatic Play is perfect for your ocean theme and will give you everything you need for an engaging beach theme preschool activity. YOU WILL RECEIVE
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PreK - K
Also included in: Dramatic Play Ideas for Ocean Theme
M&M Color Theory- Lighting Activities
Give your students a fun and tasty activity while learning the physics of color theory! Stage Lighting Design affects pigments of color in costume and scenery, and occasionally makeup and props. Let them learn about the affects of lighting color and pigment color using M&Ms (or skittles for some). In addition, I added a second activity to analyze, discuss, and reflect as a lighting designer for Broadway shows choosing colors to use onstage. This assignment has 2 worksheets for the student ac
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6th - 12th
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Reader's Theater: Explorers in the New World
Bring the voyages of the New World Explorers to life with this set of 3 Reader’s Theater scripts! Each play, focusing on Ferdinand Magellan, Henry Hudson, and the Vikings, features 3 different reading levels (12 scripts in all) to focus on differentiation. Each script contains 6-7 parts, making it a perfect activity for centers or leveled guided reading groups! Modified versions provide support in basic fluency skills, regular versions focus on expression development, and enriched versions chall
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: Early United States History Reader's Theater Bundle-Discovering America
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