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Reading Common Core RL.4.10 resources for Microsoft Word
Twisted Fairy Tales for Small Group Reader's Theater - Three!
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 placed 6 Reader's Theater. They are: CinderFELLA, The Emperor's New Nose, The Not-so-Charming Prince, T
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4th - 8th, Adult Education
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Goldilocks Behind Bars - Small Group Reader's Theater
This small group reader's theater is for 3 students. In the script Goldilocks is a delinquent who broke into the three bears home. The police have arrested her with mama bear's jewelry in her pocket and are trying to get her to confess. I use reader's theaters to encourage my students to practice fluency. It is a fun way to do something that they need. My scripts are in black and white will very little cutesy stuff so they are easier and cheaper to photo copy and not distract the readers. The on
Cinderella Around The World - Small Group Reader's Theater
This package contains 9 Cinderella stories. The stories come from England, China, West Africa, Greece/Egypt, America (Native American), and Ireland. 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. Reade
Novel Study: Black Star, Bright Dawn by Scott O'Dell
Complete with vocabulary and question stems for each chapter, this novel study provides a complete analysis of Scott O'Dell's "Black Star, Bright Dawn" using a variety of reading strategies including cause/effect, character analysis, context clues, problem/solution, sequencing, etc. Also included throughout the unit are reading graphic organizers, mini lessons on map skills, and a project students complete on Edmodo. Accounts for students on Edmodo can easily be set up on edmodo.com for FREE.
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3rd - 5th
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Grades PreK-5 Common Core English Language Arts IEP Goal Bank
This IEP goal bank was created to assist special education teachers with the task of writing standards-based IEP goals in English Language Arts. Speech-Language Pathologists should also find this resource to be useful when creating IEP goals and collaborating with teachers. After spending countless hours developing IEP goals myself and really having to think through how to best individualize goals and objectives for my own students, I wanted to share this resource to help other special educati
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PreK - 5th
The Principal's New Clothes - Reader's Theater for the Entire Class!
This reader's theater is for the entire class! You will need at least 11 students but more is always better. This ties into my other twisted fairy tales except that it was written to do as a class. I split my class into two groups and both groups practice. When we perform we discuss what things we liked about each group. I use this to introduce the small group reader's theaters I have them do the rest of the year. I have also come back to the script at the end of the year to perform in front of
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3rd - 8th, Adult Education
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Interactive Novel Guide: Zane and the Hurricane
Zane and the Hurricane is the story of a boy and his dog that must survive in New Orleans as Hurricane Katrina moves ashore and changes their lives for ever. The product is a teacher's guide for a novel study or interactive read aloud of Zane and the Hurricane by Rodman Philbrick. The guide includes connections to ELA and social studies standards of the Common Core (Iowa Core used for social studies). It also includes a book overview, non-fiction resource connections, chapter-by-chapter summary,
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4th - 8th
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Yeh Shen - A Chinese Cinderella Story for Reader's Theater
This Reader's Theater is for 4 students. It is the Chinese version of Cinderella. In the script, Yeh Shen’s mother died and then her father. Now she has a stepmother who does not like her. They are very poor and so the stepmother makes Yeh Shen a servant in their home. Yeh Shen is lonely until she makes a friend. It is a large goldfish from the lake and it has been sent by her mother to make her feel better. When her stepmother learns about it she plots to catch and kill the fish. Once she has t
Chinye - A West African Cinderella Story for Reader's Theater
This Reader's Theater is for 4 - 7 students. I have each narrator also take a smaller part. This is the West African version of Cinderella. In the script, Chinye lives with her father, stepmother, and stepsister. The stepmother and stepsister hate her and make her do all the hard chores. The stepmother decides she wants to kill Chinye so she sends her to get water in the jungle at night. The animals do not kill her though and one, a warthog, leads her to a tiny hut. An old woman lives there and,
Julian's Glorious Summer Vocabulary and Comprehension Questions
All kids love Julian! Here's an activity pack to go along with Ann Cameron's famous "Julian's Glorious Summer!"
This activity guide includes:
1. Vocabulary activities
2. Questions for each section to monitor reading comprehension and promote higher order thinking and open response skills
3. Culminating vocabulary activity
4. Answer key
This great resource can be used for book groups/guided reading, in literacy centers, or even for independent activities for students to accompany their rea
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2nd - 4th
Digging Deeper with Because of Winn-Dixie
This packet has 9 pages of rigorous text-dependent questions for each chapter in Because of Winn-Dixie, by Kate DeCamillo, with 6 additional pages of possible answers. The questions are designed to make students think deeper about the possible themes and symbolism in the story. Each of the 6 signposts from Notice and Note (Beers & Probst) are explained and included with the questions. CCSS RL 1, 2, 3, and 10 for each grade level suggested.
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3rd - 6th
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Small Group Reader's Theater for Halloween - Book 2!
In this book, there are 7 reader's theaters. Each script is written for 3 - 5 students. They were written for Halloween. The scripts always look MUCH better on paper than it does in the advert on this webpage. Each reader's theater is sold singly but you can get all seven in this packet. Scripts are: Jack-o'-lantern A.K.A the Legend of Stingy Jack, The Ghost and the Jack-o'-lantern, The Headless Chicken (A True Story), The Legend of Sleepy Hollow or the Headless Horseman, The True Story of the H
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4th - 12th
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The Wizard of Oz and the Perseverance Road - Whole Group Reader's Theater
This is a Reader's Theater for the entire class. It was designed to be read or used as a play - depending on the time you have. There are 18 speaking parts but opportunities to double up or expand them allow you to fit it to your class/group. It is based on the Wizard of Oz. In the script, Dorothy is the type of girl who always gives up when things get tough until a tornado comes and whisks her away to the Land of Oz She’s ready to give up there until the munchkins volunteer to take her to see t
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4th - 12th, Adult Education
Reader's Theater -- A Modern Day Rapunzel Story
This small group reader's theater was written for 3 students.Two parts are for girls and one part is for a boy. The story is about Rapunzel who is a normal girl with an unusual name. Prince, a normal boy with a dog's name, thinks he is living a fairy tale and comes to rescue Rapunzel. Rapunzel thinks he's crazy. This reader's theater is also in my twisted tales pack. I use reader's theaters to encourage my students to practice fluency. It is a fun way to do something that they need. My scripts a
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3rd - 6th
Better With Butter Reading Guide and Student Quiz
This product is a reading guide, student quiz and highlighted vocabulary selection from Victoria Piontek's novel Better With Butter.This book is a 700L level or ideal Grade 5 text.I am using this guide, the quizzes and the vocabulary list to prepare my students for the 2023-2024 SSYRA Battle of the Books.
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3rd - 5th
The Green Ember by S. D. Smith Literature Guide
Over 100 reading comprehension questions and answers divided by chapter as well as worksheets on setting, characterization, and conflict. Answer Key is included. Editable!
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4th - 8th
Hades Goes to Court for Kidnapping - Small Group Greek Reader's Theater
This is a small group reader's theater for 4 students. It is a short version of the story of how Hades kidnapped Persephone and tricked her into becoming his wife. In the script, Hades is in court accused of kidnapping Persephone and forcing her to live with him in the underworld. Demeter, Zeus, and Persephone are also there. Zeus is serving as the judge even though he is Persephone’s dad. They discuss what Hades did – including the way he tricked Persephone into eating something that ties her f
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4th - 12th, Adult Education
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100 Questions from The Candymakers by Wendy Mass
Save yourself some time! 100 questions to use for battle practice, games, tests or other activities. Written in Battle of the Books format. Page citations included.
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3rd - 5th
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Reader's Theater -- News of Ruby Bridges
This small group reader's theater is for 4 students. The names are girls but could be changed to include boys. This story is about Ruby Bridges told from the perspective of children living during that time. It was written for Black History Month. Most of my students have never heard of the people we study during this month. This is why I place such an emphasis on heroes of this caliber. I tie in their fluency study with history. It makes it both fun and educational. If you want more of these, th
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3rd - 9th
Jackie Robinson - The Man Who Opened the Door Small Group Reader's Theater
This is a Reader's Theater written for 4 students. They can be either boys or girls or both. It discusses Jackie Robinson and his career with the Brooklyn Dodgers. The focus is on team support. It is part of my classes Black History Month focus. A lot of my students like baseball and this is one of my favorite baseball players. I have included a list of suggested vocabulary words but a teacher should always look at the script and select their own. This script can be used with 3rd graders but the
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3rd - 8th
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Rhodopis – A Greek/Egyptian Cinderella Story for Reader's Theater
This Reader's Theater is for 4 students. It is the Greek/Egyptian version of Cinderella. In the script,Rhodopis is a slave in Egypt. Because she is from Greece the other servants are very mean to her. One day her master sees her dancing and gives her a pair of rose-red slippers to dance in. Rhodopis loves them but the other servants get more jealous and plot to make her pay. When the Pharaoh invites the kingdom to a party they get their chance. The servants give poor Rhodopis so many chores she
Fossil Soup Reader's Theater for the Classroom
This is a Reader's Theater for the entire class. We did it as our spring play and, of course being teachers, we merged the Language Arts goals of reading with our Science goal of learning about fossils. My name is Melanie Whitesides and my class has had a lot of fun with this Reader's Theater. It is a take off from Stone Soup and was adjusted to fit the 4th grade science Core objective.Fossil Soup Reader's Theater by Melanie Whitesides is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci
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3rd - 10th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Pinocchio – Small Group Reader’s Theater
This Reader's Theater is for 4 - 5 students. It is a simplified version of Pinocchio. In the script, Geppetto is a kind toymaker who wishes he had a son. A fairy hears him and makes his puppet come alive. Geppetto names it Pinocchio. The puppet is lazy and doesn’t tell the truth. Geppetto does his best to teach him and sends him to school to help. But Pinocchio keeps wandering off and bad things happen to him. Finally, he disappears for many days and Geppetto goes to look for him. When they find
Poppy: All You Need
This book study on Poppy by Avi features everything. Reading response pages for every chapter, vocabulary sheets, a fact and opinion sheet, a character quotations sheet, and sequencing sheets are included. Nonfiction selections with open-ended question on deer mice, great horned owls, and porcupines-all of the major characters of Poppy are also provided along with an answer key for the complete packet.
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3rd - 6th
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