Back to School scripts for Microsoft Word

My name is Melanie Whitesides and one of the things I am passionate about is Reader's Theater. It is a fun way for my students to improve on their fluency. In a world where reading is pushed so hard on students that many are losing their love of reading it is IMPORTANT to give them opportunities to read that are fun. Reader's Theater does this. The scripts in this package are written for small groups and address issues like how even the teacher is nervous at the beginning of the year, gossip, wh

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4th - 10th

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CCSS:

Back to School, Character Education, Reading

Have You Filled a Bucket Today? Songs and Reader's Theater

Created by

Lindsey's Literacy

Two original songs and one reader's theater script with 12 parts to be utilized with the book Have You Filled a Bucket Today? by Carol McCloud.

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Grades:

K - 3rd

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Songs, Printables, Scripts

The Toxic Tattletale - Small Group Reader's Theater

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This is a small group reader's theater is for 4 students. The script is about tattling versus telling. There is a little girl who keeps telling on everyone in her class. She does it so often and causes so much damage that she is called the Toxic Tattletale. One day a boy arrives and gives the Toxic Tattletale a list of rules that are able to help her decide if she is tattling or telling. With time and practice the girl will no longer be the Toxic Tattletale. Students are given the list of rules

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4th - 9th

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Whole Brain Teacher and Momma

WBT - Day One Continued

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These cue cards are a continuation of the WBT - First Hour Cue Cards. The main focus in these cards is the review of information from the first hour and introducing the "Teach - Okay" Due to procedures and content being covered being so different, this set of cards is not as long. Further card sets will be added that cover additional first day lessons (Power Pix, Oral Writing, Red/Green Marker Writing).

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Back to School, For All Subject Areas

Grades:

PreK - 12th

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Professional Documents, Scripts, Lesson

The Big Bad Bully and the Three Brave Bystanders

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This is a small group reader's theater is for 5 students although you COULD give one student two roles that are shorter than the others. The script is about what students should do when they are being bullied or if they see someone else being bullied. The school has a big bad bully and no one is standing up to what the bully is doing until three brave bystanders move in. One by one, they stand up to the bully and teach everyone that, when you see something wrong going on, you should do something

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4th - 9th, Adult Education

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Stranger Danger - Small Group Reader's Theater

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This is a small group reader's theater is for 3 students. In the script, #1 knows that some strangers can be dangerous and so, in order to protect them self, every time they are around strangers they run screaming Stranger Danger. #2 and #3 help to explain the three rules that help keep you safe when there are strangers around so you don’t have to yell all the time. They also discuss WHEN yelling and asking for help would be a good idea. Thanks to them, #1, no longer has to run around shouting i

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Grades:

3rd - 7th

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CCSS:

RL.3.10

, RL.4.10

The Gossip Ghoul - Small Group Reader's Theater

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This is a small group reader's theater is for 5 - 9 students. I usually have students double up the roles so that their parts are bigger. The script is about gossip. The Gossip Ghoul lives to make trouble. He/She goes around looking to make trouble. Each time someone talks behind someone else’s back the Gossip Ghoul wins. It isn’t until people actually start to ask each other what the truth is that the Gossip Ghoul is able to be defeated. This script is used to talk about the damage that gossip

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4th - 12th, Adult Education

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CCSS:

Back to School, Character Education, Classroom Management

Essential 55 Morning Announcements

Created by

TheScienceGiant

Based on Ron Clark's The Essential 55, here are over fifty classroom rules modified for making morning announcements, or posting in your room. Help establish the climate in your classrooms with clear expectations and procedures. This product is in Microsoft Word .doc form so that Ts can customize the rules to fit the needs of their Ss and school.__________Help others #StandOnTheShouldersOfGiants -- leave a review for this resource! And it helps you #SeeFurther too -- you earn 1 credit for every

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4th - 12th

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Scripts, For Principals & Administrators, Professional Development

Also included in: StayGiant Second Day of School Success

All Books Want is to be Treasured - Small Group Reader's Theater

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Back to School, Drama, Library Skills

This reader's theater was written for a small group of 4 students for either the first part of the year, Library Week, or any time you need to discuss student's treatment of books. In the script, the librarian at school thinks that things are going well but the books do not. People keep breaking the rules and the books are suffering. They tell the librarian what is going on. Students are eating when they shouldn’t and not handling them with care. The books feel that no one realizes they are full

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Grades:

3rd - 10th, Adult Education

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CCSS:

RL.3.10

, RL.4.10

, W.3.3

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Playing with Fire - Is a Good Way to Get Burned!

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This is a small group reader's theater is for 3 students. In the script, Antony has found some matches on the playground and wants to play with them. The other students know it is wrong and explain why he shouldn’t. The students begin to discuss fire safety in the home and what they can do to prevent fires. Anthony learns not to play with matches and goes to turn them in.You can use this script to introduce the subject and begin a discussion. The reason this script is slightly cheaper than other

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Grades:

3rd - 8th

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CCSS:

RL.3.10

, RL.4.10

Back to School, Drama, Other

Incredibles Play- No bullying

Created by

Class Ohana

This is a play I created to support our bully-free school. The play is based on the movie Incredible's and the teachers at our school played the parts. It would work for students to play parts as well.

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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff

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Activities, Scripts

School Assemblies - Hundreds of Values Based School Assembly Ideas

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AssemblyTube

Hundreds of Values Assemblies Ideas all categorised. Includes POWERPOINTS as well as stories, images and quotes. This document links to a FREE on-line School Assembly database. Allows you to access the Assemblies and record details of when you delivered the Assembly and to whom. When you click on each of the blue links you go to the Free Assembly Website where you can access the full details of the Assembly idea. The Values Based Assemblies are constantly being updated so there are new Assembl

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Back to School, For All Subject Areas

Grades:

5th - 11th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Scripts

Lesson Plan - First Day of School: Intro, Guidelines, Procedures (Any Subject)

Created by

Profe Scudellari

Universal, customizable, comprehensive lesson plan provides introductions for teacher/students, course, classroom guidelines, daily procedures. Preactive activities with creative desk jobs included. Back-to-school is daunting, but this resource eases stress, lessens worry, and better prepares students for what's to come. Build classroom community, and set yourself up for a successful school year!

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Back to School, Classroom Community, Classroom Management

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Not Grade Specific

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Scripts, Scaffolded Notes, Lesson

Safer School Assembly (Covid 19 Resource)

Created by

Teacher Lemons

A welcome back assembly script to introduce kids to some of the changes Covid 19 has made on school life. The assembly can be adapted to be given by the staff or a class. In my school it will be recorded by the year 6 children and staff members and shown in every class as we are unable to accomodate assemblies. Staff members thought this was a fun and light way to highlight changes in the school, but also to emphasize the love and care which is still in our school environment. It includes

Subjects:

Back to School, Drama, Health

Grades:

PreK - 12th

Types:

Scripts, For Principals & Administrators

Moana Play- No bullying

Created by

Class Ohana

This is a play I created to support our bully-free school. The play is based on the movie Moana and the teachers at our school played the parts. It would work for students to play parts as well.

Subjects:

Back to School, Drama, English Language Arts

Grades:

PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff

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Scripts

A New School Year - Small Group Reader's Theater

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Back to School, Drama, Gifted and Talented

This Reader's Theater was written for a small group of 4 students. It is about the first day of school and addresses issues like why we have rules, the fact that teachers can be worried to, and what might make a good class rule. When they are finished discussing things everyone feels better about that first day of school. This is a fun way to introduce a discussion on what rules a class should have. I have my students create them with me each year. The reason this script is slightly cheaper than

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4th - 8th

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God's Promise

Created by

Ten Minute Skits

It is inside a person that matters, not what they look like. We all need to get along.

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