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2nd grade Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa social studies scripts
Veterans Day Program Script School Assembly or Class Activity to Honor Veterans
Are you planning a Veterans Day celebration for your school this year? This Veterans Day program script will help you get started as you plan your Veterans Day program.Our school's Veterans Day program has been my absolute favorite event of the year for over fifteen years!I have found that a program that celebrates Veterans is one of our favorite activities to bring together community members of all ages and students in our school. I have used this script at our school-wide Veterans Day progra
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Christmas Around The World: Easy Art & Craft Activities + Writing for Kids
This resource is a no-prep way to study Christmas around the world! It includes 13 fun literacy activities and a step-by-step art project for EACH of the 9 countries represented. It includes all the art and literacy you will need for December as you explore cultural celebrations around the world. It also includes bonus resources: single page flip books for all 9 countries, poster and coloring page showing all the countries together, bonus 3D Christmas tree craft, and more!Can't fit everything in
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K - 2nd
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Christmas Plays: Reader's Theater for Grades 1 and 2
Here are 6 reader's theater scripts for Christmas with stories about Santa, the elves, reindeers, the Gingerbread Man, a family looking for the perfect Christmas tree and a mouse and a girl too excited to sleep on Christmas Eve. The details: Two Original Scripts : 1. Finding the Perfect Christmas Tree A family has never had a Christmas Tree because the mom is scared of them, but one day they visit Tomas' Christmas Tree farm and things change. 2. The Elves and the Missing Toys It's the mo
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1st - 2nd
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Native American Readers' Myths and Legends Theater Scripts
Do you need an engaging way to study folktales, legends or Native Americans? Need a way to integrate literacy and social studies? Looking for more interesting texts for guided reading? These readers' theaters will help you with all the above. I have used these readers' theater scripts for the many years in my classroom as part of our Native American unit and guided reading groups. I have performed these scripts in the classroom for other classes and as plays at parent events. Why you will love t
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2nd - 5th
Seasonal Art & Craft Activities Megabundle Easy Step by Step Crafts + Writing
Are you in need of easy seasonal arts & crafts ideas for your primary classroom? This huge collection features 70+ simple craft projects (8 seasonal art activities for each month), including Spring and Earth Day, as well as printable worksheets!As a busy teacher myself, I know how difficult it can be to plan for art lessons. My goal in creating these units is to do all the work for you so that art will be easy to include in your weekly and monthly plans!Each project has been classroom tested
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1st - 3rd
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Christmas Reader's Theatre! Bob, the Goofy Reindeer!
Downloaded over 60,000 times! Get ready for some Christmas fun! This reader's theatre script is designed for the whole class to enjoy. There are six main readers and four choral groups. Assign parts and have a blast reading this goofy story about a reindeer named Bob! ♥ For more classroom friendly teaching resources visit my TPT store at Insight LiteracyBob the Goofy Reindeer Christmas Reader's Theatre© 2016-2021 Lisa FraseALL RIGHTS RESERVED.Terms of Use:The original purchaser may use this teac
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Ultimate Christmas Fun Bundle - 12 Files Included
Christmas Around The World, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa Reader's Theatre and Activities
This super fun Christmas Around the World, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa Reader's Theatre will be a hit with your students!They will also learn a lot about other countries and their Christmas traditions. This pack has been updated on 11-4-15Please see Preview for a better look...Included are 28 child parts in this Reader’s Theatre Presentation-The parts tell the audience the traditions of their country from the point of view of a child. -Each country featured has two child parts. -Hanukkah and Kwanzaa pa
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2nd - 4th
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Reader's Theater Scripts for Beginning Readers {Holiday Edition}
Reader's Theater Scripts - These plays can be used for centers, Language Arts activities, fluency practice, partner reading, etc.Buy the Holiday Reader's Theater Bundle and SAVE!Or purchase them separately:Holiday Plays for Kinder KidsHoliday Plays for Advanced ReadersThese plays are designed and created with beginning readers in mind. Each play has large font, picture clues, and predictable sentence patterns. However, this particular pack offers more of a challenge to beginning readers with add
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: Reader's Theater {Holiday Bundle}
Olive the Other Reindeer Christmas / Holiday Readers Theater
This is a Reader's Theater script for "Olive, the Other Reindeer" by Vivian Walsh and J.Otto Seibold. This holiday book makes a perfect Reader's Theater. The script is for 8-10 parts. Of course, parts can be combined for fewer parts. The script is 3 pages in length. Character name tag cards are included for each part. You can add yarn for a necklace-type character name tag or glue on a sentence strip to make a character name hat. The text level is created for 1st-3rd grades. However, 4th and 5th
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1st - 3rd
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Christmas Readers Theater Scripts EDITABLE
These Christmas Reader's Theater scripts are a practical and engaging way to have younger students practice reading fluently with expression, rate, phrasing, accuracy and using punctuation. Included in this resource:3 different scripts (10 pages per script) with varying levels of text difficulty (use a single script or all three!)Each script includes 8 roles Printable props in color and black and white (1 for each role, just glue onto wooden craft sticks)Pre-reading vocabulary definedYour downlo
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Readers Theater Short Play Winter Spring Summer Fall Scripts
First Thanksgiving Play - Readers Theater Script - Thanksgiving Activities
A short, interactive play about the Pilgrims will get all your students involved! Students will learn about the Mayflower, Plymouth, & Squanto. This is the perfect way to introduce students to the story of the 1st Thanksgiving. A two page script for you to narrate gives students cues when it's their turn to speak or act something out. There are 24 character cards. 12 are speaking roles and 12 are just acting roles so that even struggling readers can be involved in the play. You can add more
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K - 2nd
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Christmas Play Reader's Theater: The Elves who Lost the Toys
This is a 6 page, 6 part original reader's theater script. The elves have been working hard to get all the toys ready. Suddenly on the morning of Christmas Eve all the toys are gone. Where are they? Will they find them in time? The script is written with primary students in mind and contains parts for Transitional to Fluent readers as follows:o Transitional (roughly levels 10-12): Elf 2, Elf 3o High Transitional (roughly levels 14-18): Elf 1, Missing Clause, Santao Fluent (roughly levels 20+
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Christmas Plays: Reader's Theater for Grades 1 and 2
Reader's Theater Play Scripts: Folktales Around the World
Incorporate cultural diversity into any language arts class with these folktale Reader's Theater scripts from around the world. These classic tales from Scotland, China, Mexico, Africa, and India would be a great addition to any history classroom as well, as they exhibit the cultures and traditions of various countries.This package includes five folktale-themed Reader's Theater scripts:- The Black Bull of Norroway from Scotland- The Magic Paintbrush from China- The Story of the Sun and the Moon
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2nd - 5th
Santa is Sick! Christmas Play Script for Kids! Funny!
This Christmas play is so cute and so funny! This script has been teacher tested and audience approved! Prepare to laugh! So much fun! The script alone is 6 pages with cover; part of a 24 page book that contains Director's Notes, Cast of Characters list with characterization suggestions for casting, Costume Ideas, Parent Letters for both Daytime and Night Performance, Tips and Suggestions for a smooth performance, 6 Page "Santa is Sick" SKIT with cover, a read and color book related to the play,
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PreK - 3rd
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Also included in: Christmas Play Scripts BUNDLE of 4!
A Christmas Carol
This Christmas Carol unit will be a lot of fun for your students. I am excited to use this in my own classroom and I know you will be too. This pack includes a 10 part play that includes puppets. The puppets or pictures are ready to be cut out and come in color and in black and white. Apply a ruler, stick or tongue depressor to the back of the characters and they will be all ready for your students to use. Print on white cardstock for durability. Headbands with pictures of the charact
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2nd - 4th
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10 Christmas Nativity Plays {Reader's Theater)
Need to beef up your Christmas activities? How about 10 cute original 1 page Nativity plays that chronicle the events that led to Jesus' birth in Bethlehem? These are written very simply for beginning readers. Each play has 3-4 parts as well as cut-out and color characters, backgrounds, and props. Glue these on popsicle sticks and you have yourself the makings of a great activity!!
Photocopy each play back to back and make three copies of each. Have students practice each play. Photocop
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K - 2nd
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The First Christmas Nativity Reader's Theater and Puppet Fun!
Children will love performing The Christmas Story (based on Luke 2:1 - 20) using this 8-part reader's theater script and super cute performance puppets (oversized stick puppets)! At the same time, they'll build reading fluency, and listening and speaking skills. Maximum fun and engagement for your students, easy prep for you! Perfect for Christian school, Sunday School, home school, or a Christmas program!The story is scripted for eight readers (Mary, Joseph, Angel, Shepherd, and four readers
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2nd - 3rd
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Also included in: The Nativity & The First Easter Reader's Theater & Puppets Bundle
Christmas Reader's Theater Bundle
This purchase includes 8 complete Christmas Reader's Theater scripts. Each script has 22-23 narrators who get to speak at least two times (in a few of the stories, three times) during the Reader's Theater. The scripts could easily be adjusted to accommodate larger/smaller class sizes.The Reader's Theater Scripts are for the following Picture Books:1. There Was a Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow by Lucille Colandro2. Snowmen at Christmas by Caralyn Buehner3. Llama Llama Holiday Drama by Anna Dew
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K - 4th
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Gingerbread Activity Christmas Readers Theater
Gingerbread Activity Readers Theater scripts with Christmas themed lessons based on the books Katie, the Candy Cane Fairy and Georgie, the Gingerbread Fairy. These Christmas readers theater lessons will improve students' reading comprehension, fluency, and writing skills. Readers Theater: StandardsReaders Theater tipsChristmas: Gingerbread and Candy Cane Readers Theater: Stage props Gingerbread Readers Theater script: Georgie, the Gingerbread Fairy (7 parts)Gingerbread Readers Theater: Name n
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2nd - 3rd
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Also included in: Readers Theater Fluency Activity
"The True Christmas Story" A Nativity Reader's Theater Script
Are you looking for a fun, engaging way to teach your students the full nativity story? Then look no further than this reader's theater script! It features both narrator and character parts. It tells the complete nativity story in a lively and engaging tone. This reader's theater script would be the perfect addition for any christian classroom!
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2nd - 6th
Christmas Play Reader's Theater: A Wolf's Christmas Carol
This is a 7 page, 7 part reader's theater script based on "A Christmas Carol". The Big Bad Wolf is visited by The Pig of the Past, The Pig of the Present and The Pig of the Future as he considers whether he really should be blowing down all the pigs' houses, especially on Christmas Day. The script is written with primary students in mind and contains parts for Transitional to Fluent readers as follows:o Transitional (roughly levels 10-12): Pig 2, Pig of the Presento High Transitional (roughly
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Christmas Plays: Reader's Theater for Grades 1 and 2
Decades Themed Musical Performance Script for Elementary Students
This show is a time traveling musical history lesson!! The speakers’ script includes many facts about inventions and inventors of the 20th century and the musical performances will take the audience on a trip down memory lane.This performance package can be used by an elementary classroom teacher, a music teacher, a summer camp coordinator, or a drama program instructor.This show could be performed by anywhere from 25 to 100+ students depending on stage size.The length of the performance is appr
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K - 8th, Not Grade Specific
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Reader's Theater {Holiday Bundle}
This Reader's Theater Bundle is a 3 pack of Partner Plays {Holiday Editions} so that you can easily differentiate for your learners. It includes ten plays for Kinder Kids, ten plays for Beginning Readers, and ten plays for Advanced Readers.
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K - 2nd
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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
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