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8th grade social studies scripts under $5
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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Marbury v Madison Reader's Theater
Learning about a major landmark Supreme Court case has never been more engaging! The Marbury v Madison Reader's Theater is a perfect addition to the Civics curriculum in middle school or high school.Included in this resource:1. 3 page script for 5-6 students (estimated time: 4-6 minutes)2. 5 discussion promptsPlease take a peek at the preview to see if this resource fits the needs of your classroom. If you have any questions, please let me know in the Q and A section of my store! Happy Teaching!
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7th - 10th
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Also included in:Â Jefferson and Madison Era Complete Unit Bundle
Greek reader's theater (Iliad, Antigone, Odyssey)
Reader's theater provides a quick and engaging way to introduce, conclude (or both) a unit on Antigone, the Iliad, Odyssey or Greek literature. Besides 4 scripts, the package includes suggestions for lesson planning, step by step implementation, RAFT writing assignments and links to online games and resources. If you have never tried readers theater with a class this package will walk you through. If you are looking for a script that can be preformed for other classes, parent’s night or as an
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5th - 11th
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Martin Luther and the Reformation Skit Script
Teaching about Reformation Day? Make the life of Martin Luther and the events of the Reformation come alive for kids with this reader's theater script. The skit begins with a brief conversation between two children who are discussing their Halloween costumes, then quickly connects to the other event that is celebrated on October 31: Reformation Day. Information includes:Martin’s childhoodschoolingbecoming a monkthe selling of indulgencesMartin’s realization, after reading scripture, that he
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3rd - 8th
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Readers Theater: California Gold Rush
Wagons, Ho! is a Readers Theater script on the California Gold Rush. Perfect for grades 3 through 8, it can be used with a small group or with the entire classroom. It shows the journey the wagon trains took from Independence, Missouri to Sutter's Fort and then on to Angel's Camp in 1849 during the California Gold Rush. This script also contains three folk songs for students to sing during the play. American history comes alive for your students as they join a wagon train and head west in their
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3rd - 8th
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Ancient China Reader's Theater Skit - Confucianism, Taoism and Legalism
Ancient History can come alive in your classroom with the Ancient China Reader's Theater Skit! This approximately 15 minute skit will get students moving and acting as they travel back in time to meet famous figures like Confucius and Lao Tzu. Along the way, they'll be learning about the "Three Ways" - Confucianism, Taoism (Daoism) and Legalism. The essential question they'll be answering: How did the "Three Ways" affect the lives of the people in ancient China?
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1. 9
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Ancient China Unit Bundle
Oregon Trail - Readers' Theater
This 6 part script will both entertain and educate your class. Readers will have fun while learning what it might have been like to travel west on the Oregon Trail. Students will get much needed practice improving oral reading fluency. A set of three task cards and activity sheets are included with the script.
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Lewis and Clark Expedition
Civil War
Boston Tea Party
Branches of Government
Symbols of America
Important Documents
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4th - 8th
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Readers Theater scripts: African American scientists & inventors
Nine African-American scientists/inventors (Benjamin Banneker, Mae Jemison, Patricia Bath, George Washington Carver, Dr. Mary Chinn, Lewis Latimer, Yvonne Cagle and Elijah McCoy, Patricia Bath) are featured in this collection of reader's theaters. They may be used in language arts, science or history class, adapted for a school wide program or even memorized and done, royalty free, as a stage play or video.Each interview is self-contained so students can be divided into groups to read and rehea
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5th - 8th
Also included in:Â Black History Month bundle (in person and remote)
Reader's theater script: Founding Documents
Become one of the Founding Fathers in these five scripts that show how various documents contributed to the form of the modern United States government. Included are 19 pages covering the Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation and the Constitution.
In addition, a Q & A (with two graphic organizers to give students opportunities to compare and contrast and work on cause and effect) and answer key makes for an easy assessment.
Reader's thea
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5th - 9th
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Also included in:Â Bundle: American Literature
Don Quixote (Reader's Theater Script-Story + Teacher Guide)
Is he a noble champion of knightly values or a demented old man? The aged knight Don Quixote is both hilarious and heartbreaking, and his refusal to see the world as it really is can be both inspiring and frightening. His misadventures have become immortal. Ultimately, the story grapples with the question: Which is better: illusion or reality? Fascinating readers for generations, Miguel de Cervantes's Don Quixote has been called the first novel.This Reader's Theater script-story dramatizes some
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7th - 12th
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Black Death: A Visit with Simon, A Victim of the Black Death(script)
Use this informative Reader's Theater Script to learn about the Black Death, a disease that killed almost 1/2 the population of Europe in its worst outbreak(1347-1351). The fun/informative play uses the format of Simon, a victim of the Black Death, being a guest on Ms. Bie Ografee's talk show and the studio audience asks questions about his experiences during the time(the medical beliefs, the causes, the effects the Black Death had on Europe, etc. Great for a unit of study on the Middle Ages! Co
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5th - 9th
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Also included in:Â Medieval Times: A Bundle of Resources
Early Humans Reader's Theater
Ancient History can come alive in your classroom with the Early Humans Reader's Theater! This 10-15 minute skit will get students moving and acting in a time traveling adventure to the Paleolithic Era, Ice Age and Neolithic Era.
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1. 6 page script for 8 students (estimated time: 10-15 minutes)
2. 5 discussion prompts
Please take a peek at the preview to see if this resource fits the needs of your classroom. If you have any questions, please let me know in the Q and A s
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Early Humans Unit Bundle
WWII D-Day Experience/Simulation (Normandy, France June 6, 1944)
In this activity your students will experience the chaos of WWII's D-Day invasion of Normandy, France. Students will learn a brief history of the invasion while participating in physical and mental challenges. This is a fully immersive experience, with movement, video, battle sounds, enemy fire, and scripts included. A fabulous open-and-go activity that students will be talking about long after the class has ended. This experience runs roughly one hour.
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8th - 12th
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Scripts: The Canterbury Tales reader's theater
Short modern English versions of four of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales plus graphic organizers, extension ideas, links to internet resources and a rubric for grading. These are perfect for drama clubs, literature circles, an introduction to the Middle Ages or for concluding a unit on British literature. Pardoner’s Tale (FK reading level 2.4) has one scene and 7 charactersNun’s Priest’s Tale (FK reading level 2.4) has two scenes and 6 charactersWife of Bath’s Tale (FK reading level 3.6) has 3
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8th - 12th
Lewis and Clark Expedition - Readers' Theater
Bring the journey of Lewis and Clark to life with this informative and humorous readers' theater. Included with script are two task cards and an activity sheet. Check out the full preview of this product.
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4th - 8th
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Script: The Iliad - readers theater version
This script (FK reading level 5.0) and accompanying writing prompts, review games and planning materials can accommodate up to 26 readers and provides a wonderful way to introduce, conclude (or both) a unit on Homer, Greek literature or the Iliad.
The original 24 books of poetry have been condensed into a slightly irreverent script that covers the main characters and plot highlights.
Suggestions for lesson planning are given as well as step by step implementation, 10 RAFT writing assignments a
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
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Alexander the Great and Ancient Greece Reader's Theater Skit
Ancient History can come alive in your classroom with the Alexander the Great and Ancient Greece Reader's Theater Skit! This approximately 11-13 minute skit will get students moving and acting as they reenact Alexander the Great's journey across Europe, Africa and Asia. The central question that students will be answering: How did Alexander the Great become "Great"?
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1. 6 page script for 10 students (estimated time: 11 - 13 minutes)
2. 5 discussion prompts
Please take
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Ancient Greece Unit Bundle
Anansi and the Sky God's Stories: An African Folktale (Script-Story)
Anansi, the world's original spider man, is one of folklore's greatest tricksters! Originating with the Ashanti people of Ghana, Africa, this story tells of one of Anansi's greatest feats: winning stories from Nyame the Sky God. He does so by defeating four fearsome creatures: Mmboro the hornet swarm, Osebo the leopard, Onini the python, and Mmoatia the fairy. With the help of his cunning wife, Aso, Anansi uses his spider skills to win the Sky God's stories for the humans of earth!This 12-page d
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4th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Hero Tales from World Mythology Bundle
Ancient Rome Reader's Theater Skit
Ancient History can come alive in your classroom with the Ancient Rome Reader's Theater Skit! This 6-9 minute skit will get students moving and acting as they pretend to be people living in the years leading up to the fall of the Roman Empire. The central question that students will be answering: What led to the fall of the Roman Empire?
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1. 4 page script for 11 students (estimated time: 6 - 9 minutes)
2. 5 discussion prompts
Please take a peek at the preview to see i
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Ancient Rome Unit Bundle
Reader’s Theater: Federalists vs Anti-Federalists -- Ratifying the Constitution
Every US History student is expected to know the names of prominent Federalists and Anti-Federalists, weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, and why we have a Bill of Rights, This fun, 20-minute reader's theater script allow students to review these concepts in a fresh, interactive way. With added bits of humor (did Patrick Henry really say, "Give me liberty or give me a side of beef?") and the constant middle-school scuffling between Alexander Hamilton and John Adams, students will see
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6th - 8th
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Game: Who Shot Prospector Pete (Murder Mystery activity)
Prospector Pete is found shot in the back at his mining claim with a peck of people possibly involved including his wife Betsy, the Raindance Kid, Hoss Steel, Lily Lang Tree (or is it Land Tree?) and many more. Jump right in as a suspect and a detective and figure out who did it.
Mystery party games are an engaging alternative to hum drum usual fare and make wonderful drama activities. Add spice to that theater class, family reunion, retreat or birthday/anniversary party. Acting experience and
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Reader's theater scripts: The Three Bears vs. Goldilocks + 2 more
Need a fun, fast way to make judicial proceedings come alive? Want students to be motivated to do cross curricular writing? Try this set of three scripts based on familiar childhood fairy tales that teach about the judicial system. The Three Bears vs. Goldilocks reader's theater script is written at a 4.3 reading level, this 8 page, 4 scene script (with 2 optional scenes) also includes writing assignments so students determine the outcome of both the civil and criminal trials. . Ms. Piggy v
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5th - 11th
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Reader's Theater Pack: New England, Mid-Atlantic, Southern Colonies
New England, Mid-Atlantic, Southern Colonies Reader's Theaters PackThis pack contains three reader’s theater scripts to help teach your class about the New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern colonies. It focuses on which colonies are in each region, the climate, geography, specializations/resources, and social/political areas. Each humorous script will encourage your class to read and reread, practicing important information along the way.Also included is a graphic organizer that students can
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3rd - 9th
Daedalus and Icarus: A Greek Myth (Reader's Theater Script-Story)
Bring the fan-favorite Greek myth of "Daedalus and Icarus" to life with this 6-page Reader's Theater script-story for 4 readers! Daedalus, the famous inventor, finds himself trapped on Crete, the island-kingdom of King Minos. In an effort to escape, he fashions wings for himself and his young son, Icarus. Despite Daedalus' warning, young Icarus does not listen to his father and suffers because of his disobedience.This 6-page script also comes with a 2-page teacher guide featuring:Story summaryB
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6th - 12th
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