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Elementary Valentine's Day drama simulations
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
Valentine's Day Math Project | Conversation Hearts Graphing Lesson & Activity
This Valentine's Day-themed math project introduces your students to four methods for displaying data: Frequency TablesBar GraphsPictographsLine Plots Your students will record observations about each method for displaying data and compare/contrast methods for collecting data. Students will then use this knowledge to solve a problem for Val’s Heart Factory. Love this project idea, but planning to teach graphing at a different time of year? Sal's Sweet Factory will be a perfect fit for your class
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2nd - 3rd
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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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Reader's Theater: Life in Colonial America! (+activities)
Bring key characteristics of Colonial America alive with this leveled set of 3 reader’s theater scripts featuring the New England, Middle, and Southern colonial way of life! Focus on differentiation by matching reading levels with the different 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 challen
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: 4th Grade Social Studies Projects Bundle
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 Bundle of Myths, Legends, and Traditional Tales!
Are you looking for a creative way to have your students graders explore myths, legends, and traditional tales for 4th and 5th grade Language Arts? Let this collection of classic American literature Reader’s Theaters engage students in fluency & expression while at the same time meeting a key Common Core reading benchmark! This bundle includes my 7 best selling sets of DIFFERENTIATED scripts on Native American tribes, Greek Myths, Aesops' Fables, Classic Fairy Tales, American Tall Tales, Tra
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3rd - 6th
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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
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!
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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Dramatic Play Restaraunt Bundle! 4 Different Restaurants!!
4 Dramatic Play restaraunt sets! Sushi, Burgers, Pizza, and Sandwiches! Dramatic play is always a favorite in my classroom...restaraunts are a hit every time! Kids use their imaginations as they pretend to make and serve sushi, burgers, pizza, & sandwiches ! All sets are classroom tested, developmentally appropriate and fun!
Save BIG with this bundle...and watch your student's imaginations take the lead!
Burger set includes:
Store sign
2 drive-thru big signs
menu board-2 pages
9 name
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PreK - K
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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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Alamo Reader's Theatre
This Reader's Theatre covers the history of the famous battle at the Alamo in Texas. There are 14 characters including five Narrators, Santa Anna,Davie Crockett, Sam Houston, and Stephen Austin. This fits perfectly with a study of the Southwest Region of the United States and works with 4th-6th grade students. With smaller classrooms, parts can be combined to fit your needs. It is a total of eight pages long, and takes approximately 10 minutes to peform.
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4th - 6th
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Valentine's Day Social Skills Task Cards
Valentine's Day Social Skills Task Cards are 64 task cards that will help your students practice how to enter and maintain conversations dealing with Valentine's Day, problem solve difficult situations that might arise, practice body language and wording of answers for situations, and talk about what they do and love about this holiday. Students can really struggle with knowing what to say and do in tough situations, and these social skills cards can help walk them through it.Includes:● 16 Va
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4th - 10th
Also included in: Social Skills Task Card Bundle
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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Valentine's Day Forensic Science Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) Activity
Your students will love this Valentine's Day Forensic Science Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) activity that uses LIP PRINTS to solve a mystery! This activity is a perfect way to celebrate Valentine's Day without sacrificing valuable instructional time. This activity is low-prep, NGSS-aligned and fun for kids! AND.... Unlike other forensics activities, this lab will not give your students nightmares! In Fun Forensics activities, no one dies!!!NOW INCLUDES HIGHT SCHOOL VERSION!This activity is per
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5th - 12th
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MS-LS1-5
, MS-LS1-3
Valentine’s Day Crime Scene Investigation: nature of science SEP
Explore the nature of science with this holiday CSI investigation for grades 4–6. Students examine evidence using careful observations to determine who is responsible for writing an anonymous Valentine’s Day card. Important:This is the Grade 4–6 version of The Case of the Anonymous Valentine. A similar junior version exists.• The guilty suspect has been changed• Evidence is more complex• Recoding sheets are more complex• The storyline and props are the same Includes:· Case introduction card· 2
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Holiday CSI Bundle: Nature of Science SEP
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
Reader's Theater Bundle of Ohio Social Studies Scripts! (4th grade)
A perfect resource for your 4th grade Ohio Social Studies classroom! Make history come alive with these 6 Reader’s Theater scripts taken from the pages of Ohio’s rich history! These original plays contain up to 20 parts each featuring various reading levels to ensure whole class participation, differentiation, and engagement. Students will actively participate in key Ohio Social Studies standards such as the War of 1812, Tecumseh, the Northwest Ordinance, Ohio becoming a State, Immigration, a
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3rd - 6th
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Simulations In The Classroom: The Assembly Line
Simulations are composed of an introduction or briefing, the simulation itself, and a debriefing that gets at critical thinking and reflection. They provide students with an active role that focuses on and helps bring to life a historical event, character, or concept. The concept of an ASSEMBLY LINE is experienced as students work individually and then cooperatively to make a car. This simulation has been successfully used in the classroom. It is fairly easy, involves little to no cost, and c
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3rd - 6th
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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
Valentine's Day Economics! Heart Basket Assembly Line (problem based learning)
Challenge students to put key economic skills to the test in this hands on, problem based learning activity perfect for Valentine’s Day but adaptable for all year! Students will not only learn how to make a useful heart basket, but they will create a budget, analyze available factors of production, explore the benefits of an assembly line and perform an actual work task to generate a profit. You’ll be amazed at how many standards will be covered while students are actively engaged every step o
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3rd - 6th
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Seaside Cafe Dramatic Play Center for Preschool
Easily transform your dramatic play center for preschool into a Seaside Cafe! Save time and give your students a real-world experience by printing these beautiful props and photographs. This dramatic play center is perfect for your ocean theme and will give you everything you need for an engaging beach theme activity for preschool. YOU WILL RECEIVE:Real-World Photographs and Printable PropsThree Printing Options (full-color, partial-color, and black & whiteAuthentic Writing Opportunities (w
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PreK - K
Also included in: Dramatic Play Ideas for Ocean Theme
Black Plague Simulation Game
This lesson combines the elements of storytelling and simulation. Used to best advantage in a unit on Medieval history, this lesson takes only 20-30 minutes and could be combined with other activities or information about Medieval medicine, travel and trade, religious beliefs, or life in a small town. I wrote this lesson to appeal to grade 6, but it could easily be tailored to fit a younger audience by taking out some of the more gruesome details, or to an older audience by adding an essay writ
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5th - 8th
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Pet Adoption Certificate Printables for Pretend Play Pet Shelter
Help your kids learn “Adopt, don’t shop” and how animal shelters work.Your preschoolers, kindergartners, & 1st graders will work on their pre-literacy and pre-writing skills while setting up a pretend pet rescue and adoption shelter with their stuffed animals & these pet shelter adoption printables.Includes two different shelter adoption application forms for pretend play of adopting a pet snake, hamster, turtle, bunny, cockatoo, cat, dog, guinea pig, mouse, or fish. Your kids can p
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PreK - 2nd
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