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3rd grade social studies scripts for Microsoft Word

Preview of Veterans Day Program Script School Assembly or Class Activity to Honor Veterans

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
Preview of Pilgrim Reader's Theater

Pilgrim Reader's Theater

Created by
Brooke Beverly
This 7 page reader's theater script focuses on the Pilgrims. There are 3 scenes: Life on the Mayflower, The Winter and Help from the Wampanoags, and Life in Plimoth Colony. There are 5 characters per scene (I like to do this script in small group in centers.) The download product is in Word, so you will be able to adapt the script to your own curriculum needs. Taglines: Pilgrims, Massachusetts History, Reader's Theater
Preview of Nevada: A Children's Readers Theater Script for Nevada History

Nevada: A Children's Readers Theater Script for Nevada History

Created by
Sofia Lykes
I love being a Nevadan and I love Readers Theater... so I combined the two! Perfect for an upper grades classroom, this 8 page script is educational and fun! There are songs, there are jokes, and there are great facts. Children will love participating and you could even have a performance with costumes for parents! Why not?!? This is a digital download only.
Preview of Geronimo Stilton's Journey Through Time: Medieval Mission Reader's Theater

Geronimo Stilton's Journey Through Time: Medieval Mission Reader's Theater

Created by
Diagon Alley
This is a reader's theater script adapted from the book, Geronimo Stilton: Journey Through Time: Medieval Mission.Geronimo and his friends travel back in time to help set things right in the days of King Arthur and Camelot. It is an easy to follow 12 page script that kids will enjoy reading and acting out. Enjoy!
Preview of Boston Tea Party Play Script

Boston Tea Party Play Script

This handout includes a play written by me about the Boston Tea Party. There are about 10 reading parts. The play reading lasts about ten minutes (more when acting it out as well). Multiple copies may be printed and laminated for future use!
Preview of Readers' Theater: Paul Revere

Readers' Theater: Paul Revere

Created by
Susan Hardin
Your students will love this approach to history! This 16 page readers theater is specifically created to meet the Georgia Performance Standards for 3rd grade. Paul Revere is one of several historic figures featured in our Social Studies curriculum. However this readers' theater meets the objective of several general GPS in grades K - 5, making it a great choice in may Social Studies classrooms.
Preview of How Coyote Got His Name - A Small Group Reader's Theater

How Coyote Got His Name - A Small Group Reader's Theater

Created by
WonbyOne
This is a Native American tale about how Coyote got his name. This is for 5 to 9 students. He features prominently in a lot of stories of the Navajo and in many other tribes. I first saw this one online but have heard it from our Navajo teacher since. I use reader's theaters to encourage my students to practice fluency. It is a fun way to do something that they need. Most of my scripts are in black and white so they photo copy easily. This one does have a colored picture on the first page but t
Preview of Curiosity the Rover and the Long Trip to Mars

Curiosity the Rover and the Long Trip to Mars

Created by
Jeremiah Byron
This is an original Reader's Theater script for elementary grades. It imagines Curiosity the Rover's trip to Mars and what it encounters... It includes 5 characters and includes a vocabulary list as well. A fun story based on a relevant event that every student is interested in!
Preview of The Story of the Erie Canal: Reader's Theater Play

The Story of the Erie Canal: Reader's Theater Play

Created by
Ben Smyth
This is a short classroom play about the Erie Canal. It is very useful for reader's theater, a class activity, or a short class play! It is filled to the brim with his historical information. Feel free to make changes to fit your school's needs.
Preview of Historian's Court: People of England Versus King John (Magna Carta)

Historian's Court: People of England Versus King John (Magna Carta)

Created by
Heather Flood
This highly entertaining and engaging mock trial will reinforce any lesson on the events leading up to and surrounding the creation of the Magna Carta. Students will create a courtroom and decide how King John will be remembered in history. I have successfully used this lesson with students in 3rd thru 12th grade. Additional activities are suggested.
Preview of Mock Trials for 3rd Grade

Mock Trials for 3rd Grade

Transform your classroom into a courtroom with a Mock Trial. Bring government to life with this real world experience. This unit will show you how to use fairy tales to create a trial in your class. Students will become attorneys, witnesses, defendants and bailiffs. Everything you need is right here in this file. I do this every year and when I announce it is time for Mock Trials again, I literally have students standing and cheering!
Preview of Scrambled States of America Reader's Theater

Scrambled States of America Reader's Theater

Created by
Traci Vedros
Based on the popular picture book, The Scrambled States of America by Laurie Keller, I wrote a Reader's Theater script for my students to act it out.
Preview of Scenes for a Veterans or Memorial Day Musical

Scenes for a Veterans or Memorial Day Musical

These scenes are written to be part of a Veterans Day or Memorial Day school program. Songs are intended to accompany them, but don’t necessarily have to. Use what fits your song choices. You can add, edit, and/or mix up dialogue to fit those choices. No real costuming is necessary, other than to perhaps wear colors to reflect the patriotic nature of the subject matter.JavaMusiK - Resources4TheMusicClassroomCreated by Jeff Van Devender for Alpine Road Publishing.All Rights ReservedJavaMusiK - ww
Preview of Anzac Day Assembly Presentation Support Document

Anzac Day Assembly Presentation Support Document

Created by
Bev Gregory
A word document containing a sample script which supports the Notebook Presentation assembly file (freely available). Assembly runs for approximately 30mins and can be run entirely by the student leaders or similar. Opportunities are included for a song and a visiting speaker as required. Script can be easily adapted to suit individual requirements.
Preview of The Right to Vote - Small Group Reader's Theater

The Right to Vote - Small Group Reader's Theater

Created by
WonbyOne
This small group reader's theater is for 4 students. At least one needs to be a girl. It's name says it all. The Right to Vote. It examines who could vote in colonial times and discusses when they changed. It also tries to convince students that the privilege of voting is just that - a privilege that should not be ignored or undervalued. I wrote this Reader's Theater for Constitution Day. I hope that you find it helps to awaken some of your students as much as mine were. I use reader's theaters
Preview of Kansas Day Reader's Theater Script for "S is for Sunflower--A Kansas Alphabet"

Kansas Day Reader's Theater Script for "S is for Sunflower--A Kansas Alphabet"

Created by
Christy Hard
Perfect for Kansas Day. The text of Devin Scillan's Kansas alphabet book adapted into a ready to use Reader's Theater script for 26 readers. Can easily be adapted for fewer readers.
Preview of The Odyssey Reader's Theater Script

The Odyssey Reader's Theater Script

If you download this freebie, please leave feedback. Thanks so much!Attached is an editable Odyssey Reader's Theater/Play Script word document. I used it with my 2nd grade for a school assembly. They were able to learn every line by heart. The music definitely makes for a strong start to the play! Feel free to use or adapt in any way you see fit! -Enjoy!
Preview of Veteran's Day Reader's Theater

Veteran's Day Reader's Theater

Created by
Grace Carpenter
This 3rd grade and + reader's theater is a great skit for a veteran's day performance or lesson.
Preview of Parent Email Template on Student Performance

Parent Email Template on Student Performance

Product Description:Unlock Seamless Communication with Parents - Teacher Email TemplateAre you a teacher striving to build stronger connections with parents, but find yourself short on time to craft personalized updates on each student's progress? Look no further! Our Teacher Email Template is here to streamline your communication process and ensure that parents stay informed about their child's academic journey.With our meticulously crafted email template, you can effortlessly update parents on
Preview of Thanksgiving Play for ESL High Beginning or Elementary

Thanksgiving Play for ESL High Beginning or Elementary

Created by
Amy Gettinger
This play follows the Pilgrims from Holland in mid-1620 to America to the first Thanksgiving in late 1621. It teaches the history and vocabulary of Thanksgiving in play format and has comprehension and vocabulary exercises at the end. Suitable for ESL students at any age with some grasp of present tenses and simple modals and an introduction to simple past tense. Play is mostly presented in simple present tense with narration in simple past. Recommended use: Introduce vocabulary and read through
Preview of A to Z Black History Poem

A to Z Black History Poem

Created by
Corigan Malloy
This poem is 26 lines long. Each letter of the alphabet represents a figure in Black History. It can be used as a performance piece for Black History Month assemblies, or, of course, any time of the year. The rhymes are in couplets, and the lines are simple - a letter, and then no more than 5 words for each line! This poem can be performed by students at any grade level. As a performance piece, it can be enhanced with costumes, movement, posters, etc., to bring forth the characterization.
Preview of History Of Colorado Play with Music

History Of Colorado Play with Music

Do you want a fun and engaging way to teach your 4th graders the history of Colorado? Then this play is for you! It's an original play I wrote chalked full of facts and humor! There are also suggested songs relating to the history of Colorado integrated in with suggestions for blocking and choreography. Students love to read this, and even perform this for parents!
Preview of American Revolution: Who was the Greatest American Revolutionary?

American Revolution: Who was the Greatest American Revolutionary?

Created by
Joe History
This is a role playing panel discussion/debate involving 9 American Revolutionaries including such people as George Washington, Ben Franklin, Abigail Adams, and James Armistead. Each Revolutionary attempts to persuade the audience that they should be considered the Greatest American Revolutionary. Everything is included to complete this debate...procedure, History and Language Arts standards, differentiation options, role sheets for each candidate, complete moderator script, and discussion quest
Preview of Explicit Instruction Lesson to teach Compare and Contrast in Texts

Explicit Instruction Lesson to teach Compare and Contrast in Texts

Created by
Stacy Vaske
This is an explicit instruction lesson that I used to teach the Compare and COntrast text structure in texts. The students responded so well to it. You could use it as a template to use with other Compare/Contrast texts or to teach other text structures. It would also work great along with a Native American Unit.
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