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Thanksgiving Reader's Theater Five Plump Turkeys
A reader's theater created for first and second grade from the poem Five Plump Turkeys. Students will enjoy reading from this one page script and acting out the roles. This skit is perfect for most almost mid year readers. Parts could be doubled by pairing a low reader with a higher reader. My first graders love to perform reader theaters for their reading buddies and our school's kindergarten classes. It would be great for a parent night too. I hope you enjoy it and please contact me if you
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K - 2nd
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The Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf Reader's Theater Script
Here is a shortened version script to use during a reader's theater, small group, or a fairy tale/folk tale unit.
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K - 3rd
Thanksgiving Reader's Theater
Here is a cute little readers theater that I wrote for my 2nd grade class to perform for their parents this Thanksgiving. It all came from those inspiring Eat Mor Chickin Chick a Fila cows. Enjoy!
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
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1st - 3rd
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Pushing Up the Sky Reader's Theater Script
My 2nd graders LOVE putting on plays. This story, which is taken from the 2nd grade Treasures reading series, is very cute, but I wanted a way for the students to be able to read from a script. So, I created one! I hope you and your students enjoy putting on this play as a supplemental activity for the week!
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1st - 3rd
Ant and the Grasshopper FREE Readers Theater Aesop's Fable - 24 roles
This free readers’ theater activity - Aesop's The Ant and the Grasshopper WHOLE CLASS script - will keep your grades 3-5 students together for community building fable fun lessons, rather than splitting off into small groups. Each student has approximately the same number of words and speaks individually twice. The most exciting feature of the script is the EVERYONE responses, where the whole class responds or performs an action together. Perfect for Drama performances too! If you have a class t
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3rd - 5th
Also included in: End of Year Activities and Games Grades 3-4 - ELA Brain Teaser Fun!
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Resources
A mask of the caterpillar and the buterfly (version in colors to print and version with molds to make using another material as craft foam, colored paper or felt).Cutouts of all the phases of the caterpillar and the food it ate.I suggest to use transparent contact paper to protect the images before cutting and to glue them on a stick.
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Not Grade Specific
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid Of Anything
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid Of Anythingby Linda D. Williamspub by Harper CollinsI have done this book in several clinics with several different clinicians. This song seemed to work the best for my classes. I do it in d minor, and ask the bass xylophones to just play low D and A on the beat, then I ask all other instruments to improvise an accompaniment.For the things the little old lady runs into, and other stuff:Little old lady walking: Temple blockswind: either a chime tree or one
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K - 5th
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Back to school Reader's Theatre
This is a fun activity to involve students during those first few days of school. No preparation required. The script is followed by a fun activity along the same theme of "What I Did This Summer."
Readers Theater helps to….
• improve fluency and increase comprehension.
• combine reading, writing, speaking and listening skills.
• engage students.
• motivate students to read.
• increase confidence.
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4th - 7th
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ck Spelling Rule Find a word
Learn about long spelling rules with this CK find a word. Find the CK words listed to reveal a hidden message. A great fun activity for literacy groups or a literacy station. The lesson on Longer spelling after short vowel in this case it is ck.
the students look for the words listed and then reveal the secret message.
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K - 2nd
3 Little Pigs Shadow Puppets
This printable is based on the story of the 3 title pigs.Shadow puppets is a fun alternative to get students to develop their imaginations as well as their literacy, storytelling and memory skills!How to use: 1. Print the puppets on card stocks and laminate for durability2. Attach them to popsicle sticks, chopsticks or dowels3. Optional: Create a simple puppet show stage by using unused cereal boxes or any cardboard boxes that you have4. Use a table lamp, torchlights or simply arranging the stag
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PreK - 1st
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Nursery Rhyme Activity Pack & Reader's Theater PREVIEW/FREEBIE
This is a peek at what the Nursery Rhyme packets include! It shows examples from all the different activities and includes a freebie. The actual packets contain much more!
Save money by purchasing the Nursery Rhyme BUNDLE Pack!
Nursery Rhyme Activity / Reader's Theater BUNDLE!
Be sure to check out all of the Nursery Rhyme Packets:
Hey Diddle, Diddle
Hickory Dickory Dock
Humpty Dumpty
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Jack and Jill
Little Miss Muffet
Looking for just the Reader’s Theater sections? You ca
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PreK - K
Dirty Laundry Pile, Personification Poems in Different Voices, Paul B. Janeczko
If your washing machine could talk, what would it say?
If you were a snowflake, what would you pray?
What words from a vacuum cleaner would make you run?
Does a crayon talk about having some fun?
What news does dirty laundry have for you?
It just might tell you when to say "peewww!
Hearing their voices in poems isn't frightening.
So read this book! It's really enlightening!
The Kids Wings guide for Dirty Laundry Pile was written by Suzy Red and includes:
CARTOON COSTUME VOCABULARY SEARC
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3rd - 5th
Reader's Theatre: The Country Mouse and the City
This is a classic fable adapted for Reader's Theatre. I replaced some of the more simplistic vocabulary with different synonyms. This strategy will ensure that my students would be exposed to additional academic vocabulary while they are working on fluency.
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PreK - 4th
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4th Grade Drama & Poetry Response Menus | DEPTH & COMPLEXITY | IRLA
Need a way to get your 4th graders to practice Response to Reading with POETRY & DRAMA? Want to find a way to incorporate Depth & Complexity Icons into daily reading? Using IRLA for student reading data and power goals? This resource is the ANSWER TO ALL OF THESE! BK Poetry & Drama Reading Menu has:16 different options for responses for POETRY & DRAMA Correlating Depth & Complexity Icons for each responseVocabulary, Word Work Responses Correlates with BK IRLA Power Goals, Ski
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3rd - 5th
Frankenstein Reader's Theatre Script Preview Mary Shelley -Monologues
Frankenstein Synopsis:As Victor Frankenstein is dying on board a boat, he shares a tale of gruesome terror with sea captain Robert Walton. Victor was able to bring a creature assembled from body parts back to life. Once he realized how destructive his experiment had become, he abandoned the creature and tried to live a normal life with his fiance. The lonely creature seeks out Victor and demands one of two things: a bride or revenge.Included in this Frankenstein Reader's Theatre Unit:38 pages an
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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Reader's Theater for Pigs by Robert Munsch
This power-point document contains a reader's theater script for the hilarious story, Pigs, by Robert Munsch.
Pigs is based on a story told to Robert Munsch by a school child named Megan. The little girl is asked by her father to feed the pigs. He warns her not to open the gate because pigs are smart and will try to escape. " 'Right,' " said Megan, 'I will not open the gate. Not me. No sir. No, no, no, no, no.' " But she can't help testing the pigs by opening the gate just a little bit. The pig
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1st - 5th
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Fairy Tales Scripts - Robin Hood - A Performance for Classroom, Stage or Film
This fun and humorous script has everything you need for a short show adapted from the classic fairy tale 'Robin Hood'. It is the first story and part 1 of a 3 part show 'Robin Hood, Jack and the Three Bears'. When combined, the scripts are interwoven to make a complete show with recurring characters and themes of fairness, caring and imagination. The parts are written so that a small troupe of 6 actors can play every role or up to 17 different speaking roles can be assigned separately. Suggesti
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
A Spin on Mouse Count
A new spin with the book Mouse count! This is a lesson plan for Pre-K or Kindergarten. Has three activities that helps with number sense and comprehension. I did these three activities with my kindergarteners and they LOVED IT!! It's easy and does not cost any money! All you need is two jump ropes!?!
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PreK - 1st
Shakespeare's Macbeth in rap and rhyme
Think William Shakespeare meets 50-Cent meets CliffNotes.
I'm Bob Zaslow, but all my students call me, "Mr. Z." I've written the book RAP-NOTES: SHAKESPEARE'S GREATEST HITS for every middle-or high-school kid who has any fear about reading and understanding Shakespeare.
I've told the entire story of Macbeth, Hamlet, Romeo & Juliet, King Lear and A Midsummer Night's Dream...in rap and rhyme. And I've hired two talented rappers to record the raps, available on I-tunes and CD-baby for a dol
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9th - 12th
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Star Wars Reader's Theatre/Radio Play Script -Chapter 9 -online/remote
Check out these other Star Wars Stories:Luke Skywalker: Jedi MasterMy Name is Boba FettSummary:The Imperial Forces, under orders from cruel Darth Vader, hold Princess Leia captive, in their efforts to quell the rebellion against the Galactic Empire. Ben Kenobi, Luke Skywalker and Han Solo, captain of the Millennium Falcon, along with Wookiee Chewbacca, work together with the companionable droid duo R2-D2 and C-3PO to rescue the beautiful princess, help the Rebel Alliance, and restore freedom and
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Silly Pizza – Song Companion (FREEBIE)
This product is based on the "Silly Pizza Song” written by Rachel Coleman at Signing Time.
A sample of this song can be found on YouTube.
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The kids will love it.
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PreK - 1st
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Fantastic Mr. Fox: Reader's Theatre Script Chapter 15 Bean's Secret Cider Cellar
Fantastic Mr. Fox Synopsis:Mr. Fox lives with his wife and four little foxes. In order to feed his family, he steals food from farmers named Boggis, Bunce, and Bean every night. Tired of being constantly outwitted by Mr. Fox, the farmers attempt to capture and kill him. The foxes escape in time by burrowing deep into the ground. The farmers decide to wait outside the hole for the foxes to emerge. Unable to leave the hole and steal food, Mr. Fox and his family begin to starve. Mr. Fox devises a p
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3rd - 12th, Adult Education
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The Avengers Valentine's Day Reader's Theatre Stories
2 quick Reader's Theatre Stories are included:Reptil's Lonely Valentines' DayandThe Hulk's Secret Valentine!Your students will lend their super voices to these heroes: Hulk, Thor, Iron Man, Reptil, Silver Surfer, Wolverine and 2 minor characters.11 pages in total.My grade 3 classes had fun reading these stories. They are funny stories and do not feature any villains or fighting. I have also added this story to my literacy centers in the month of February. I encourage those students to choose dif
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3rd - 6th
Solar System Reader's Theatre- two reading levels
This Reader's Theater is about the Solar System with 10 parts- Narrator and each of the planets. Students will learn the basic information about each planet while expanding their vocabulary and oral language skills.Example text: " Jupiter: Greetings, stargazers! I am Jupiter, the mighty gas giant, the largest of all planets. My swirling storms and enormous size make me a true king of the cosmos. Far beyond me, there's a realm of icy giants - Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune." Simpler version: "Jupit
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3rd - 7th
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MS-ESS1-3
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