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Aesop's Fables Readers' Theater Plays for Primary Grades
Are you looking for some fun, engaging fluency practice for your primary students? You need to make these Aesop's Fables Readers' Theater scripts part of your fluency activities! Your students will love these great stories, as well as have plenty of practice with reading fluency,Using Readers' Theater is a research-proven way to increase reading fluency, teach reading strategies, and engage students in your classroom. By combining this awesome approach with Aesop's Fables, you have a fantastic t
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1st - 3rd, Staff
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Camping Reader's Theater Script
Looking for a fun Reader's Theater script for students? OR for a family night to share with parents? This fun original script takes place on a camping trip and includes lots of audience participation. The story has lots of fun and silly adventures as the 8 campers discover what it means to camp for the first time....hiking, campfires, roasting marshmallows, singing campfire songs, mosquitos, rain, skunks, getting lost, and more. The script includes some fun references to "Going on a Bear Hunt"
Script or Play Twain's Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, Vocab, Guide
This is Twain’s first hit and one of his most anthologized and memorable short stories. It was an instant classic and remains as playfully implausible as ever. The story is replete with the ethos of a gambling culture that typifies the Wild West.
To keep students engaged, I have rendered this story in a script format, for use in the classroom or onstage for up to ten voices. If you have twenty + students, you could have two groups reading it at the same time.
Twain didn’t skimp on his
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7th - 12th, Staff
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Mystery In The Library 4 play versions for 10 to 30 for use by different classes
The characters come out of their books at night to frolic. His Majesty King Henry VIII – has disappeared. Who rid the library of Henry?
Reading level: 6
This comes with teacher's notes. Each version has a different person who did it.
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The other night in the library, when many characters were out of their books enjoying a sojourn in the night air, a crime was committed, grim and grave, right in our own library. As a result his Majesty Henry VIII – that famous monarch from the English
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Fairytale - A Playscript for a class, a year group or the whole school (60 mins)
This original playscript asks the questions - what would happen in Fairytales if the four witches (Cinderella's wicked stepmother, Hansel and Gretal's gingerbread house living witch, Rapunzel's mother and Snow White's wicked step mother) met? Not only met, but imagine they were friends, sharing tea and cakes at a local coffee shop called "Witches Brew". And from there, imagine if, unhappy with their lot in life, never having a "Happily Ever after", started to plot even more dastardly deeds. What
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HISTORY ESCAPE ROOM: 5 Time Periods, 10 Challenges - Fully Scripted, resourced
Using an Escape Room to develop curriculum knowledge is an exciting activity that will inspire learners in any grade from 2nd Grade and beyond – easily to 7th grade. This Escape Room is like no other we have seen – and a first for us in terms of detail and immersion. Students take on a character within a fully scripted play-script, and within their team of four, meet various historical characters who help them on their way through various periods of history, solving 10 Challenges and collecting
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2nd - 6th, Staff
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Easter Spring Reader's Theater Grade 4 Fluency Color Fun March April Bunny ELA
Engage your students in a delightful Easter-themed reader's theater script designed for 4th-grade readers. "The Easter Bunny's Surprise" takes students on a fun adventure as they solve the mystery of the Easter eggs with Emily, Jake, Sarah, and Alex.This script is perfect for practicing fluency and comprehension skills in a festive and educational way. With speaking parts for multiple characters, students can actively participate and bring the story to life. The script also includes narration to
Easter Spring Reader's Theater Grade 6 Fluency Color Fun March April Bunny ELA
Engage your students in a delightful Easter-themed reader's theater script designed for 6th-grade readers. "The Easter Bunny's Surprise" takes students on a fun adventure as they solve the mystery of the Easter eggs with Emily, Jake, Sarah, and Alex.This script is perfect for practicing fluency and comprehension skills in a festive and educational way. With speaking parts for multiple characters, students can actively participate and bring the story to life. The script also includes narration to
Easter Spring Reader's Theater Grade 5 Fluency Color Fun March April Bunny ELA
Engage your students in a delightful Easter-themed reader's theater script designed for 5th-grade readers. "The Easter Bunny's Surprise" takes students on a fun adventure as they solve the mystery of the Easter eggs with Emily, Jake, Sarah, and Alex.This script is perfect for practicing fluency and comprehension skills in a festive and educational way. With speaking parts for multiple characters, students can actively participate and bring the story to life. The script also includes narration to
ELA Grandpa's Great Invention - A Time Travelling Playscript (60 minutes)
An original play script from INSPIReducation is funny, fast paced and visits many time periods in the history curriculum. There are 23 main parts covering 18 pages of well written dialogue. The play can be used as a class resource to read a play script, or can be acted out with a class, a year group or even, as has been done, with the whole school (different year groups take on different periods visited and develop a dance/song/actions/costumes linked with the period whilst the main actors move
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"A Mad Tea Party (A Readers Theater Script)" [*New Book Trailer]
Check out the New Book Trailer (+13 Rating): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE7yE0KDIeo&t=4sAll profits go to the homeless. This is an incredibly fun readers theater script that accommodates six players based upon Lewis Carroll's work, "Alice in Wonderland.' Aids Orphans remembered. Refund if not satisfied [labouyer@yahoo.com]
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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ELA Fairytale 2- The Witches Return (Playscript - 60 minutes for a class/school)
After the success of the play script "Fairytale", we have written the sequel, "Fairytale 2 - The Witches Return."In the original script, four witches from well known fairytales grow sick and tired of never having their own "happily ever after". Therefore, they cast the most hideous spell, which sees them successfully leave Fairytale Land and take over a local school (your school - the script can be edited to make specific references to your own location and school features) and make the current
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Staff, Not Grade Specific
The Safest Christmas Wish Kids Monologue 1 Minute Christmas Holiday Themed
Great comedic monologue for kids that get a laugh every time. 1 minute long and super simple. Optional prop for kid to wear is an eyepatch. What do you want for Christmas? What did you get last year? How dangerous was you gift from Santa?
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PreK - 7th, Adult Education, Staff, Not Grade Specific
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The Gardener, a play about regrets....
Dewey grew up with a mentally absent father, a very harshe grandmother and one friend, Billy. When Billy gave up on him, that was the beginning of a bully. It was all Dewey could take. He bullied everyone, from child to senior citizen. His mistakes finally led to an action that he would never be able to take back and had a harsh outcome on his life, now filled with regrets.
(A play that is part of an anti-bullying campaign)
This is a digital file....you may print as many copies as you like
The Great Leprechaun chase Reader's Theater script
Watch animated video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOrCDY1_vBg or Read Aloud Book youself then use as Reader's Theater Script adapted from story to help students have fun acting out parts.
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PreK - 6th, Staff
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The Treasure Hunt - Shapes
The Treasure Hunt: A group of friends discover a treasure map that leads them through a magical forest filled with talking trees, unicorns, and other mystical creatures. To find the treasure, they must use their knowledge of area and perimeter to solve puzzles and unlock hidden doors in the shapes of triangles, rectangles, and circles.
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Orton Gillingham Visual & Auditory Drill Instructions for lesson plan FREE!
Here are step-by-step instructions (in video and in written format!) on how to incorporate the visual and auditory drill of an Orton Gillingham lesson. These drills are a integral part of the structured, systematic, and explicit instruction students need to learn to read and spell.You can do these drills whole class, small group, or in a one-on-one setting.Would you like your own copy of these Phoneme cards for your drill pack? You can find them in my:Orton Gillingham Sequence, ALL phoneme card
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PreK - 6th, Staff
A Beautiful Day – A story about a fun family day out
A Beautiful Day is a picture book for young readers about a fun family day out. It’s a beautiful day for a picnic, and everyone wants to join in the fun. Nicholas, his Mom and Dad, his friend Jacob, little sister, and all the animals go on a day out to have a picnic by the …"We're thrilled to hear that you enjoyed our product. Your feedback means a lot to us and can help others make confident choices. If you're comfortable with it, please come back to share your experience in review. Your suppor
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PreK - 5th, Staff
Also included in: Enchanting Tales: A Collection of Captivating Story eBooks for Children
Hmong Story: Ntxhw thiab Nkauj Iab - Dib Dab Neeg Stories in Hmong
Ntxhw thiab Nkauj Iab (Sad Love Story) - Dib Dab Neeg Stories in HmongDib Dab Neeg - Stories in Hmong. Mission: To use, keep, learn, and share the Hmong language through stories Vision: To develop competent bilingual citizens. Listen to the story on my Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCDg6SMQK... https://youtube.com/channel/UCDg6SMQKZkMY9EgnZi7fMxAStories are fictional.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
The Fox Who Wanted to Fly
The fox sees the birds, bees, and bats, and greatly desires to fly – will perseverance win? Sample Text: One night, Fox told her kits a bedtime story. It was the tale of a fox. This fox wanted to fly. Her kits said they wanted to fly. They said, “Flying looks like fun!” Let’s listen …"We're thrilled to hear that you enjoyed our product. Your feedback means a lot to us and can help others make confident choices. If you're comfortable with it, please come back to share your experience in review. Y
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PreK - 5th, Staff
Julius Caesar Play (PDF Version)
Julius Caesar Play (PDF Version) and an interesting opening introductory video link embedded to give students background information. Mini-opening lesson.
Preview pages For Three Murders a Suicide and a Near Miss Readers Theater Script
A short extract from the reader's theater drama play script, Three Murders, a Suicide and a Near Miss, which is a comedy melodrama adaptation of Shakespeare's powerful tragedy, Othello. This extract from the script gives a great sample of the style of the play, the characterisation and the difficulty level of language for your students. This is a great, shorter version of Othello that retains all of the essential elements of the original Shakespeare play, but adds a bit more comedy and a lot mo
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Preview Pages For The Legend Of St George And The Dragon Readers Theater Script
A short extract from the reader's theater drama play script, The Legend of St George and the Dragon, which brings the mythical legend to life. This extract from the script gives a great sample of the style of the play, the characterisation and the difficulty level of language used for your students. This is a funny script for your students to enjoy and a great script unit for reader's theater, rehearsed readings, or full performances for your school performers and drama club. Cast size 20+Suit
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Preview Pages For Spellbound Readers Theater Drama Club Script
A short extract from the reader's theater drama play script, Spellbound, which is a comedy fairy tale with attitude! This extract from the script gives a great sample of the style of the play, the characterisation and the difficulty level of the language used for your students. This is a funny fairy tale script for your high school students to enjoy and a great script unit for reader's theater, rehearsed readings, or full performances for your school performers and drama club. Cast size 20+Sui
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Also included in: Fairy Tale Senior Readers Theater Script AND License For Christmas Shows
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