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2nd grade science scripts under $5
Plants: Science Reader's Theater and Experiments
Combine some Science with your Language Arts. This is a readers’ theater script plus 7 experiments explaining what a seed needs to grow and what each part of the plant does. The script is 4 pages with 8 parts and is particularly useful for early readers as it has parts suitable for Emergent and Transitional Readers as follows:High Emergent (roughly levels 6-8): RainTransitional (roughly levels 10-12): Seed, Sun, Roots, LeavesHigh Transitional (roughly levels 14-16): Soil, Stem, NarratorThere ar
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K - 2nd
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Solar System & Planets Reader's Theater
This product includes a reader's theater script called "The Planets' First Day of School." It includes a script for 9 roles (the sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune). I have also included necklaces to identify the roles. There is a brief worksheet for students to write down what they learned about the planets and the sun. I have used this in my class, and my students loved it! I mounted the cover sheet and scripts to file folders for each reader. I laminat
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Plants Reader's Theater Script
This is a 4 1/2 page reader's theater script that is all about plants. Tie fluency and science together with this script that is ready to use in your classroom. The script focuses on the parts of a plant, the life cycle of a plant, and what photosynthesis is.
The script is set-up for a small group / center with 4 students. It can be easily adapted to include more students. The document is in word, so you can edit and add in your own lines about particular things your class is studying abou
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2nd - 5th
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Solar Eclipse Reader's Theater Scripts 4 Plays Teaching Solar Eclipse
Celebrate and Learn About the Solar Eclipse with Reader's Theater Scripts That Let Kids Teach Kids About the Event.Bring your classroom to life with Reader's Theater - kids practice reading and speaking. It is simply FUN learning.Included 4 Scripts (4-5 pages each, 5-7 parts in each play):Welcome to “The Solar Eclipse Adventure,” where kids will be experiencing a solar eclipse—a rare event where the moon passes between the sun and the Earth, casting a shadow on our planet.Welcome to "Exploring S
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2nd - 5th
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The Life Cycle of a Sunflower Seed to Plant, Reader's Theater Script; Level 1
The Life Cycle of a Seed Reader's Theater script Level 1Bring your science standards to life with this engaging Reader's Theater play designed to help your students learn about the life cycle of a sunflower seed. This fun script reinforces reading skills, science standards, science vocabulary, fluency, and speaking and listening skills. Students will learn how a sunflower seed needs water, sunlight, and soil to grow and what each stage of the plant life cycle looks like, starting and ending with
Science Discussion Starters
Science Scaffolds for Discussion
This product includes 11 science discussion starter posters.
Black&White + Color Included
When scientists share their ideas, they may say ...
I noticed ____.
My data shows ____.
I think ___ because ___.
I wonder ___.
I observed ____.
When scientists respond to others, they may say ...
Can you explain to me?
What do you think?
What evidence do you have?
Are you saying _____?
I agree with ___ because ____.
I respectfully disagree because ____.
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K - 8th
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Readers' Theater: The Life Cycle of the Frog
This non-fiction Readers' Theater play will help your students improve their fluency (pace, smoothness, expression) AND learn some science at the same time!
More details:
-2.5 pages
-characters: narrator, kid, egg, tadpole, froglet, frog
-Comprehension Check quiz
-Draw & Label the life cycle worksheet
-Write about the life cycle pages
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K - 3rd
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Kids Weather Report template
Become a meteorologist and create your own weather report. This is a fill in the blank template page geared for elementary age kids. I have also included a completely blank template for kids to rewrite their report or come up with their own phrases to use when talking about the weather.This template encourages children to write about types of weather, clothing appropriate for the day, city in which they live (or are reporting the weather from) temperate in degrees F or C, day of the week, and ty
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K - 5th
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Reduce Reuse Recycle Readers Theatre Script
This brief (1.5 pages long) script on REDUCE REUSE RECYCLE involves students in reading and reviewing information about reducing waste and conserving the environment. The script incorporates humor and contemporary language and references. It appears in my book DRAMATIZING THE CONTENT WITH CURRICULUM-BASED READERS THEATRE, originally published by The International Reading Association. When the book went out of print, all rights were reverted to me, so I decided to offer this script on Teachers Pa
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2nd - 4th
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Musical Reader's Theatre: Students in Space!
Who doesn't love some fun, simple Reader's Theatre! Reader's Theatre is a great way to practice fluency and build reading confidence in students. Sprinkle in some music and you have a super simple activity that your students will eat up!
This reader’s theatre script is a fictional short story about a group of young students tasked by NASA with a mission to save the world. The world is under threat of an epidemic of “Giraffe Flu!” In order to find a cure, 7 young students must travel deep into o
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2nd - 5th
The Rock Cycle Partner Play, Fluency Activity, Paired Reading
Partner plays are a great way to work on fluency, reading comprehension, and key content areas all at the same time. This partner play focuses on The Rock Cycle, a fifth grade science standard in Virginia and other states. The three rock types are included in a real life story about scientists exploring rocks in a geological dig. HOW CAN TEACHERS USE THIS ROCK CYCLE RESOURCE?This partner play was developed to support students who needed reading intervention AND support with science concepts. It
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2nd - 4th
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The Life Cycle of a Sunflower Seed to Plant, Reader's Theater Script; Level 2
The Life Cycle of a Seed Reader's Theater scriptLevel 2Bring your science standards to life with this engaging Reader's Theater play designed to help your students learn about the life cycle of a sunflower seed. This fun script reinforces reading skills, science standards, science vocabulary, fluency, and speaking and listening skills. Students will learn about the different stages a sunflower seed goes through starting with the seed and ending with the mature sunflower plant that gets pollinate
Salmon Life Cycle Readers Theater
Looking for a way to work on fluency and expression while also learning about the life cycle of salmon? Look no further, this engaging readers theater script will combine literacy skills and science knowledge.This packet includes:
*Script for 10 characters*Character Cards*Follows the lifecycle of salmon
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2nd - 4th
Also included in: Life Cycle Readers Theater Bundle
Readers' Theater: The Water Cycle
This non-fiction play fuses reading and science to help students improve their fluency, learn more about H20 and have fun!
There are 5 characters: Narrator, Kid, Water Drop, Sun, Cloud
The play is 4 pages long
In addition to a script, there are a few follow-up extension activities:
* A comprehension quiz
* A drawing and labeling page
* An informative writing activity WITH pre-writing booklet
* A Literature Response page
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1st - 3rd
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Insects Readers Theater–Ant–Bee–Butterfly–Cricket–Firefly–Ladybug–Nature Spring
Insects Readers TheaterEleven Science Readers Theater scripts to build curiosity and interest in insectsBy Carol MontgomeryWouldn’t your students love MORE Readers Theater? “Insects Readers Theater” provides plenty of opportunities for delightful character-building nature studies for primary level readers. Perfect for beginning readers of every age, our "Insects Readers Theater" collection comes in two font options with annotated curriculum links for easy lesson plans. Seven of these scr
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K - 2nd
Readers' Theater: Diary of a Worm (Non-Fiction)
This 4 page non-fiction play features 2 characters (a worm and a kid) who teach kids about worms, through the eyes of a worm. There is also a 5 question comprehension check that goes along with the play.
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1st - 3rd
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Severe Storms News Report Readers Theatre
This five part readers theatre allows your students to work on their fluency and reading comprehension while also learning about severe weather and how to be prepared for it. Students will learn about hurricanes, floods, and tornadoes and ways to prepare for these natural disasters.
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1st - 8th
Science Readers' Theater - Flowers
Combine some Science with your Language Arts. This is a readers’ theater script which tells a scientifically accurate story of how a bee and flowers work together to make new seeds. The script is 5 pages with 8 parts and is particularly useful for early readers as it has parts suitable for Emergent and Transitional Readers as follows:- High Emergent (roughly DRA 6-8): Petals- Transitional (roughly DRA 10-12): Sepal, Plant, Stamen- High Transitional (roughly DRA 14-16): Pistil, Ovary, Bee, Narr
Simple Machines Readers Theatre Script
This brief (2 pages long) script on Simple Machines has 20 solo speakers and many parts for ALL so that teachers can use it with a whole class. (Note: You may add or subtract solo speakers to customize the script for the size of your group.) Using an infomercial context, this script provides a brief overview of information about these 6 types of simple machines: Inclined plane, Wedge, Screw, Lever, Wheel and Axle, and Pulley.
Reading and rehearsing the script familiarizes students with some bas
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2nd - 4th
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Reader's Theater Script: Force and Motion, Push or Pull, Friction
Reading and Science Integration: Force and MotionIntegrated Scripts4 CHARACTERSThis Readers’ Theater is a great resource to use in your classroom to integrate reading and science. You can use it in many ways: small group activity, center, or teacher table. Readers’ Theater is one of the best tools to have students gain fluency, accuracy, and comprehension in reading. It also reinforces listening skills, and teamwork. This script could be used after the teacher has introduced the unit of Force an
Animal & Plant Interdependence Skit: trophic levels, food chains, food webs...
This is SUCH A FUN skit for your students (grades 2-5)! My favorite skit I have written and my students LOVE performing it every year!Come dine in the forest at Teddy’s, Stinky Pete’s, The Hoot, The Rat Hole, and The Deer Field and learn about trophic levels, food chains, food webs, producers, consumers, decomposers, and much more!Characters in the skit:Mona StellaCalvinJustinOwlBear waiterSkunk waiterOwl waiterRat waiterDeer waiterplant #1 plant #2 plant #3 (Grade = change to whatever
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2nd - 5th
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Les plantes: une pièce de théâtre et des expériences de science
Voici un document sur les plantes qui contient une pièce de théâtre ainsi que 7 expériences sur les besoins d’une plante et d’une graine. La pièce raconte une histoire qui est correcte scientifiquement. En lisant le texte plusieurs fois les élèves comprennent comment pousse une plante et le travail de chaque partie de la plante. Le texte a des rôles pour les lecteurs débutants ainsi que ceux en transition et ceux à l’aise. This file contains a reader's theatre script in French on how a plant
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1st - 3rd
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Pollination: How Plants Grow; Reader's Theater Script Level 1
Pollination: How Plants GrowReader's Theater Script, Level 1Bring your science standards to life with this engaging Reader's Theater play designed to help your students learn about pollination and how pollinators are needed to help plants grow. This fun script reinforces reading skills, science standards, science vocabulary, fluency, and speaking and listening skills. Students will learn about pollinators such as the bumblebee, hummingbird, and butterfly and how important their job is to help po
Diary of a Worm Readers' Theater
This readers' theater is an adaptation of Doreen Cronin's book "Diary of a Worm." There are 5 parts included in the script as well as ideas for grouping students and presentation. The story of "Diary of a Worm" performed as a readers' theater is a great choice for cross curricular integration between ELA, science, and drama.
The goal of this product is to encourage oral reading fluency through repeated reading as well as engaging students through the use of movement and rehearsal. Readers’ the
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