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5th grade short stories scripts for Gifted and Talented
Fractured Fairy Tales Readers Theater Scripts, Writing & Unit Activities 3 4 5 6
Fractured fairy tales unit bundle that makes a great addition in grades 3, 4, 5, or 6, providing four readers' theater scripts, reading comprehension and vocabulary extension activities, plus resources to guide students in writing their own fractured fairytales. The fractured fairy tale readers' theater scripts are also provided in story formats and placed with their accompanying activities into 16-page distance learning packets as standalone PDF files that can be sent to students electronically
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3rd - 6th
Fractured Fairy Tales & Tall Tales Readers Theater Scripts & More, Grade 3 4 5 6
Funny readers' theater scripts and activities for studying fractured fairy tales and tall tales in 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th grades: Eight different readers' theater scripts by children's author T. P. Jagger—four fractured fairy tales readers' theater scripts and four tall tales readers' theater scripts with a twist! This double-bonus mega bundle also includes loads of other reading and writing activities to extend students' work with the stories.The bundle of readers' theater fairy tales includes
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3rd - 7th
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs Readers Theater Script Point of View
Students of all ages enjoy “The True Story of the Three Little Pigs,” and will love performing this clever Readers’ Theater play which takes place after the story ends. This script lets your students practice fluency in a fun, engaging way. All you have to do is print and get started! It's perfect for small groups, short weeks in between units, or for sub plans.Play features the wolf, 1 pig, and 3 news reporters. Your students will laugh at the banter between the characters as the wolf tries, y
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3rd - 6th
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ELA Reader's Theater Mini-Bundle - Scripts and Activities for Middle School
Interested in trying reader's theater with your middle school readers? This 3-pack of reader's theater scripts and activities makes it easy to quickly incorporate this amazing teaching tool in your classroom.As an ELA teacher, I use reader's theater regularly to enhance fluency, increase student engagement, and sharpen our reading comprehension skills.If you are looking for high-interest, realistic fiction, standards-based scripts with vocabulary work, reader response questions, graphic organize
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4th - 7th, Staff
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Aesop's Fables Reader's Theater Scripts and Activities for Grades 4-7
Looking for a fun way to teach fables to your middle grade to middle school students? These Aesop's Fables reader's theater scripts are easy to implement, and students will love them! Practice fluency and speaking while incorporating fables into your language arts instruction.These four, one-page, three-character scripts with corresponding reader response questions will give your students the chance to: work on fluency, reading comprehension while learning about the fables genre in a fun and en
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Reader's Theater Bundle: 12 Engaging Scripts for Big Kids
Fractured Fairy Tales Unit Activities: Readers Theater Scripts, Writing & More
Readers' Theater - Fairy tales readers' theater for grades 3, 4, 5 & 6: Fractured fairy tales readers' theater scripts by children's author T. P. Jagger. For 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th grades, this 147-page readers' theater Fairy Tales Bonus Bundle takes four traditional fairy tales and turns them on their heads.The bundle includes:>The Three Little Pigs becomes . . . THE THREE PIRATE PIGS (5-8 readers)>Rumpelstiltskin becomes . . . NOT RUMPELSTILTSKIN (4-8 readers)>Goldilocks & th
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3rd - 6th
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A Christmas Carol reader's theater play script (includes two versions!)
Originally part of the December 1998 issue of Scholastic's Storyworks Magazine, this traditional re-telling of the Ebenezer Scrooge story is perfect for Zoomer's theater, podcast, or classroom play--or add holiday hymns and create a full-fledged stage production. For 10 to 16 participants and innumerable extras. A second version from my book, Read Aloud Plays: Classic Short Stories (2010 Scholastic) is also included. In it, Scrooge is a woman, Eleanora Scrooge. Two comprehension activities are a
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: A Dickens' Christmas -- Reader's Theater Pack
Greek Mythology Readers' Theater & Fractured Fairy Tale Scripts +: Grade 3 4 5 6
Greek mythology readers' theater scripts and fractured fairy tales readers' theater, writing activities, and more for 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th grades: This 10-script bundle includes four fractured fairy tales, three traditional (but funny!) Greek myths, and three corresponding mangled Greek myths readers' theater scripts, plus loads of other reading and writing extension activities for grades 3, 4, 5 & 6.The bundle of readers' theater fairy tales includes the following products:> The Three
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3rd - 6th
Read Aloud Plays: The Monkey's Paw gothic masterpiece
Now with comprehension activities and extensions! This adaptation of W.W. Jacobs''s Gothic masterpiece is perfect for grades 5 through 8 (and potentially 4th). Originally published in the April 2012 issue of Scholastic's Scope magazine, use it as fluency-building reader's theater or as as a full classroom production or podcast. This twenty-minute play includes nine pages and parts for up to eleven students. What would you do with three wishes? Readers of the Monkey's Paw learn that those who med
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5th - 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
Social Story: Being Kind - Kindness (Activities and Visuals}
Social StoryBeing KindA social story about being kind to others.What's included:Full page and half page social story versionsColor and black and white printer friendly versionsDigital Google Slides versionActivities included to check to understandingTeaching Visual: Ways to Show KindnessThis social story is included in my Behavior Building Bundle!Looking for more social stories? Check out my many other social story topics in my store and also my large bundles!If you have any questions please fee
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PreK - 5th
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Sherlock Holmes | The Adventure of the Speckled Band | Readers Theater Script
Detective Fiction: "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" based on the short story from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Readers Theater Script, Writing Prompt, Discussion Questions, Vocabulary with Answer Key, and Print & Digital Graphic Organizer.*Helen Stoner asks Sherlock Holmes for his assistance after she began hearing a whistle in the middle of the night; the same whistle her twin sister heard before she mysteriously died. Only Holmes can come to her aid befo
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5th - 12th
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Reader's Theater: 4 Cultural Cinderella Stories (differentiated reading levels)
Directly aligned to the common core standards, students will actively engage in dialogue that will provide a background for the cultural differences demonstrated in these 4 Cinderella Reader’s Theater scripts! In addition to a comparison chart, Venn diagram graphic organizer, and writing prompt activity, I provide 2 stories written on a middle fourth grade reading level, 1 story written at a modified level for struggling readers, and 1 story written with a longer script and enriched vocabulary t
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Reader's Theater Bundle of Myths, Legends, and Traditional Tales!
Tall Tales Readers Theater-Davy Crockett-Johnny Appleseed-John Henry-Paul Bunyan
Readers' Theater - Tall tales readers' theater scripts with a twist! Tall tales are fun. TWISTED readers' theater tall tales are even better! This 146-page readers' theater Tall Tales Bonus Bundle takes four traditional tall tales and turns them on their heads.The activities are perfect for grades 4, 5, and 6, or for 2nd- and 3rd-grade gifted-and-talented students in need of a challenge.The bundle of readers' theater tall tales includes the following products:>Davy Crockett becomes . . . DAVY
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3rd - 7th
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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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Sherlock Holmes | The Blue Carbuncle | Readers Theater Script Short Story Unit
A fun holiday short story or drama theater lesson that improves students' reading and comprehension skills with a proven reading strategy. This Christmas mystery is adapted into a Readers Theater script for "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle" based on the short story from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Google Slides Presentation, Readers Theater Script, writing exercise, discussion questions, vocabulary worksheets, and word search puzzle with answer key.**********
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5th - 12th
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Greek Mythology Unit Activities: Greek Myths Readers Theater Scripts +: 3 4 5 6
Readers' Theater - Greek mythology readers' theater scripts for 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th grades: This 156-page readers' theater Greek Mythology Bonus Bundle is a 6-script readers' theater collection for grades 3, 4, 5 & 6 that provides traditional and mangled-myth versions of the following Greek myths:> THE TROJAN HORSE > PERSEUS & MEDUSA > KING MIDAS & THE GOLDEN TOUCH Not only do you get six readers' theater scripts (along with sound-effect cue cards for audience participat
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3rd - 6th
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Sherlock Holmes | The Speckled Band | Short Story Unit | Review Escape Room
Embark on a thrilling adventure with our captivating Readers Theater Script for "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Helen Stoner seeks Sherlock Holmes' aid when haunting nighttime whistles mirror the eerie circumstances that led to her twin sister's mysterious demise. With 6 dynamic reading parts – Dr. John Watson, Narrator, Sherlock Holmes, Helen Stoner, Julia Stoner, Dr. Grimesby Roylott – your classroom transforms into a stage for a suspenseful and c
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5th - 12th
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Readers' Theater Script
This Reader's Theater Script is easy to follow and is based off of Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow". This is written at a level that 4th, 5th, and 6th graders can enjoy. There are plenty of Tier 2 vocabulary terms to build a unit from. Words I chose to focus on for the week unit were region, reeling, hospitality, lanky, and cordially. The theme of the story as well as characterization can be explored with this script.
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4th - 8th
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Read Aloud Plays: Hawthorne's The Birthmark Gothic Reader's Theater
A classic "mad scientist" short story comes to life! Build fluency and meet Common Core Standards with this adaption of Nathaniel Hawthorne's Gothic masterpiece, The Birthmark. It includes comprehension and vocabulary activities and keys. This compelling classroom play was originally published in the Jan. 2013 issue of Scholastic's Scope magazine, so you can trust it meets a high standard. Whether for reader's theater or stage performance, this six page play has parts for seven actors and is bes
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4th - 9th
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Reader's Theater: Types of Government (Monarchy, Democracy, Dictatorship)
Are your students confused by the ways in which a democracy, a monarchy, and a dictatorship form of government work? This fast moving reader’s theater script will help students connect the roles and responsibilities of the monarchy, dictatorship, and democratic forms of government in a fun, engaging, and relatable way! This original play contains 20 parts featuring various reading levels to ensure whole class participation, differentiation, and engagement. Students will integrate important Socia
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Social Studies Reader's Theater Yearlong Bundle for 4th and 5th Grade
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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Reader's Theater: Johnny Appleseed (leveled play for 3rd, 4th, 5th grade)
This reader’s theater is LOADED with interesting, true facts about the life and adventures of Johnny Appleseed! This original play contains 22 parts featuring 3 different reading levels to ensure whole class participation, differentiation, and engagement. Students will learn how this eccentric character played a key role in how the Northwest territory was shaped in the late 1700’s . Integrating important Social Studies concepts with key LA standards such as fluency and expression, this origin
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Early Ohio History Activity Bundle for 4th Grade Social Studies
Sherlock Holmes | The Red-Headed League | Readers Theater | Short Story Unit
Immerse your students in the intriguing world of Sherlock Holmes with our captivating Readers Theater Script for "The Adventure of the Red-Headed League" from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Join Mr. Jabez Wilson as he navigates an unusual encounter with The Red-Headed League, only to find that Holmes and Watson uncover a situation far beyond a harmless prank. With 9 engaging reading parts – Dr. John Watson, Sherlock Holmes, Mr. Jabez Wilson, Vincent Spaulding, Mr. Ross, Peter Jones, Mr. Me
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5th - 12th
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