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Small Group Reader's Theater Twisted Fairy Tales - Book Two
In this second book of Reader's Theaters for small groups, I have placed 7 scripts. They are: Sleeping Homely, The Princess and the Pizza for 3 people, The Princess and the Pizza for 4, Peter Pants and Captain Looks, Beauty & the Beets (and the Turnips and the Onions), Romeo and Juliet, Hansel and Pretzel. I realize that Peter Pants and Captain Looks as well as Romeo and Juliet are not strictly fairy tales but they are very well known and fun for the students. You can buy each of these indiv
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4th - 8th, Adult Education
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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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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
Slavery in Antebellum America: A Document Set Stations Lesson
Immerse your students in a primary source-based study of the lives of the enslaved during the Antebellum Era. Using seven different document sets of five primary sources each, students learn about the following aspect of slavery:Labor in the "Big House"Labor in the FieldsFamily LifeInternal Slave TradeReligionPunishmentResistancePrimary sources range from visual images to WPA interviews to slave narrative excerpts. [NOTE: some sources deal with difficult and violent content, thus the product is
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9th - 12th
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Small Group Reader's Theater for Halloween
In this book, there are 6 reader's theaters. 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 six in this packet. Scripts are: Franken Cranky, The Gobble Gobble Ghost, The Halloween Heroes Present Halloween Safety Tips, Shhhh, The Corn Has Ears, The Witch's New Broom, and Which Witch is Which. The booklet gives you 6 for $8. When you buy them individually they cost $2
Friday Math - PAPER FOOTBALL - 3rd GATE through 6th Grade, 3 Levels of Challenge
In this lesson, we take goofing off to a new level. Imagine playing paper football as an assignment . . . this might take all the fun out of it forever!
This lesson is perfect for a Friday, for after a big test, for a test review, or as a center. It only takes about an hour and keeps kids engaged and thinking.
You will find three levels of challenge to meet the needs of a diverse group of learners make this set of lessons highly adaptable, and alignment to the Common Core Math Standards thre
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: KID CREATED GAMES Standards-based STEM and Math Games Bundle
School: Then and Now
This is a sorting activity with 42 cards and 2 mats with pictures (side by side) of school elements from the past and today. Students will learn how each school element has changed such as room, uniform, books, teachers, lunchbox, discipline, etc. They will realize the extensive changes from their grandparents generation to theirs.
School: Then and Now by Maria Elena Morales is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
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PreK - 2nd
Role Playing in the 3 branches of government
With this interactive group activity, students get to role play as the President,the Senator of their state, and a Supreme Court Justice! Students get to create their own bills, vote on what bills to pass, and pass their creations onto other groups to vote on!
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3rd - 5th
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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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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
Biography: John Muir - Reading Comprehension & Vocabulary Lesson w/ 14 Questions
This lesson consists of two pages of biographical information about conservationist, John Muir. For years John Muir explored mountains, forests, and glaciers, while keeping a journal of his thoughts and observations. From his notes, he wrote newspaper and magazine articles, and also ten books in which he called for the protection of natural environments and natural resources. His influence on two U.S. Presidents and the U.S. Congress led to the establishment of Yosemite National Park, Mount
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4th - 8th
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Jim Crow Laws Activity
This activity consists of 4 pages that teach the concept and understanding of the Jim Crow Laws. It includes:
* Two political cartoons and questions
* Sample of Alabama State Literacy test
* History of the Literacy test and questions
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7th - 8th
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Aesop's Fables for Small Group Reader's Theater Book One
The scripts in this pack were written for 3 - 5 students. Each script is an adaptation of one of Aesop's fables. Aesop's tales are a great way to teach students how to look for lessons or morals! There is a short writing piece afterwards which can be used for everyone after it has been performed or just for the students reading the script. I use Reader's Theaters to help students improve their fluency. My students, especially the ones struggling to read, still require motivation to improve and 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,
The Mexican American War, a Primary Source Analysis Stations Activity
This primary source analysis activity focuses on the Mexican-American War. Students will select 4 of 6 primary sources to analyze. The primary sources range from maps, paintings, and speeches to treaties and political cartoons. These can be used as stations or as a full document for individual students to explore alone. This activity is a great one to use after a lesson on the war, such as the one featured in my store that explores both the war's geography and history.For a full overview of Mexi
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Mexico History and Geography Bundle of 22 Resources
*Editable* Independent Reading BINGO (READO)
I used this resource as something my students could use during a read-a-thon day. This could also be used as homework options or classroom choice assignments. This offers various options for students to complete that all revolve around reading.
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3rd - 8th
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Create your own genetically modified organism
Learning about Genetics? Try this fun extension about GMOs. Students will use this worksheet to create their own genetically modified organism. This project requires them to design the packaging for their innovative new item!
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5th - 6th
US History - Imperialism - American Foreign Policies Gallery Walk
The American Foreign Policies Gallery Walk includes United States foreign policies from the early 20th century when the nation had first emerged as a world power following the Spanish American War. This activity is great collaborative activity to get students up out of their seats and having academic conversations about Imperialism. The American Foreign Policies Gallery Walk provides a set up for 6 stations around the room along with a graphic organizer with questions for students to complete
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9th - 12th
Biography JANE ADDAMS HELPED IMMIGRANTS Reading Comprehension Lesson 14 Question
Jane Addams devoted her life to helping others and won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1931 for doing so. Yet, all I ever learned about her in Social Studies books was that she improved the lives of immigrants by establishing a settlement house named Hull House in Chicago. Wanting to know more about Jane Addams’s accomplishments motivated me to write this lesson, which is titled JANE ADDAMS AND HER DEVOTION TO HELPING IMMIGRANTS. I ‘m glad I wrote it, because I found her to be a fascinating person who
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4th - 7th
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Civil War: Robert E. Lee’s Surrender to Ulysses S. Grant READING-SOCIAL STUDIES
Here is a Social Studies / U.S. History / Reading Comprehension Worksheet about the Civil War. The title of the worksheet is “Robert E. Lee’s Surrender to Ulysses S. Grant."
On April 9, 1865, General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to General Ulysses S. Grant during a 2 ½ hour meeting in the village of Appomattox Court House, Virginia. This worksheet provides information about where the surrender took place and the terms of the agreement. Additionally, it tells how the two generals acted to
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4th - 8th
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Irish Small Group Reader's Theater Pack
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 Theaters. Each one has been written for Saint Patrick's Day but can be formed at any time. The names of the reader's theaters are Fair, Brown and Trembling - Jack Fox & the Leprechaun – Leprechauns, Rainbows, and Saint Patrick's Day - Not Every Rainbow has a Pot
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4th - 8th, Adult Education
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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
Creativity Bundle for GATE Gifted and Talented and ALL
Because the nature of creativity is that it's fantastic critical thinking for everyone (when done right--these aren't cute little craft projects, though some are pretty darn cute and cool), this bundle is a wonderful resource for the regular classroom teacher and the gifted resource teacher alike.Great for full classes, centers, or small groups.See individual descriptions for details.
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3rd - 6th
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President Joe Biden - Reading Passage & Questions
Topic of "President Joe Biden" Reading Passages and Questions:Reading Passagex10 Questions NOW WITH ANSWERS!Great Homework ResourceGreat Assignment for Substitute Teachers 100% Editable!This reading passage focuses on the President Biden. Here is an excerpt from the introductory paragraph; "Joe Biden assumed office as the 46th President of the United States on January 20, 2021, inheriting a nation grappling with a global pandemic, economic uncertainties, and deep political divisions. This ess
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: 2001-Present United States History Reading Comprehension Q/A BUNDLE
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