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Free character education scripts
The Hare and the Tortoise Readers' Theater Script
Another one of Aesop's great fables!!! Students will love being Hare or Tortoise and acting out the race to the finish line. This readers' theater script goes well with a reading unit on Aesop's fables, a character education lesson, in a literacy center with props and costumes, or just for reading fluency practice. Text is aimed at early elementary. Script has 6 different speakers.
See other great Readers Theater scripts, lesson plans and graphic organizers in my TpT store. This script is inc
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1st - 3rd
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Taking a Break Social Skill Story & Task Cards FREE
FREE Sample: Taking a Break Social Skills Story Are you an educator dedicated to fostering behavior management, social skills, and emotional growth in special education and preschool settings? Discover a FREE sample of our comprehensive Taking a Break Social Skills Story with Social Emotional Learning Activities, a resource that empowers both teachers and students!Explore Essential Social Skills: This FREE Sample provides a peek into our comprehensive resource, showcasing how it facilitates conv
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PreK - 2nd
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Fox and Grapes Readers' Theater Script
This readers' theater script takes the story "The Fox and the Grapes" and allows early elementary students to act it out. Text is easy to read. Script has 4 speaking parts. Great to use for a study with Aesop's fables, character education, or learning about the genre of plays and scripts. Place copies of the script in a literacy center with props and costumes and let your students have fun practicing their fluency!
Script written by Martha Hach.
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1st - 3rd
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Readers Theater Script: The Peacock and the Crane Aesop's Fable
This is reader’s theater script with 7 speaking parts is a retelling of Aesop’s classic fable from ancient Greece . **The script does not have the moral stated, so students can discuss and figure out the message for themselves.** (CCSS 2.2 and CCSS 3.2) The moral could be stated as: It is better to be useful than to be beautiful. Aesop’s fables are well loved even though they had their beginnings more than two thousand years ago! This story about a proud peacock is a popular one, and it has been
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2nd - 3rd
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Also included in: Bundle: K-2 Readers' Theater Scripts
It's OK to make a mistake social story
Social story about accepting that everyone makes mistakes at school when they are learning and that that is OK. It also covers some ways to overcome your mistakes.The point of a social story is to use a patient and reassuring tone to teach children about social situations in a way that can be easily understood. Social stories can be useful for any child who is struggling to understand a situation or concept or needs help to understand a social skill or social cue, expectations, perspectives, co
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Also included in: Coping at School Social Stories Bundle
My Personal Bubble Social Story
We have all had/have those students in our classes that just have no concept of personal space. A lot of the time they don't mean any harm by it, but then other students get upset because they are all up in their faces. This social story takes the idea of imaging there is a bubble around us and the rules that go with having our own personal bubble. A fun way to teach our students about personal space and how important this is!I have used a beautiful font from 'Graphics From the Pond' and gorgeou
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Social Stories | Making friends | Printable book in English & Spanish | FREEBIE
Enjoy this FREE printable Social Story about making friends at recess. Use it during your SEL block to explicitly teach this life skills that students need in order to be successful in school. This resource will help you create a problem solving, kind, empathetic and socially intelligent classroom community.Inside this resource you will find:1 English printable mini-book in B& W1 Spanish printable mini-book in B& WDon't forget to check out these other resources:Social Stories | Making fr
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PreK - 2nd
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Black History Month Poem - Ruby Showed the Way
Ruby Bridges was only six.
People tried to hit her with sticks.
Hateful words at her thrown
Hate to all with her skin tone.
The first stanza of an original poem written for a Black History Month program. Can also be used as an introduction to a unit on the Civil Rights Movement, Ruby Bridges or or character education unit.
Black History Month Poem - Ruby Showed the Way by Carol S. Oaks is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
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3rd - 5th
Character Education Skit PERSEVERANCE
Students love skits and role-playing! This resource allows your students to help teach one another a very important character trait - perseverance - in a fun way! It consists of one skit (script) that includes four student reading parts and an accompanying poster.Upper elementary students (3rd grade and up) can read this skit over the morning announcements or during an assembly for the whole school to enjoy. Students in kindergarten and up will enjoy and benefit from the skit. You can also use i
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2nd - 5th
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Social Story: I need to use nice words
Social Story for students who use curse words or in appropriate language when they are angry.
**I WILL CUSTOMIZE ANY SOCIAL STORY TO BE APPLICABLE TO YOUR CHILD OR STUDENT**PLEASE COMMENT BELOW AND I WILL GET BACK TO YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE**
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Not Grade Specific
Saying Sorry Social Story
Social story encouraging children to say sorry after an argument with a friend or doing something wrong.The point of a social story is to use a patient and reassuring tone to teach children about social situations in a way that can be easily understood. Social stories can be useful for any child who is struggling to understand a situation or concept or needs help to understand a social skill or social cue, expectations, perspectives, common responses or is troubled about an upcoming event but so
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Also included in: Hurting Others Social Story Bundle
Social Story for Anxiety for Special Education
This social story for anxiety teaches students how to go from feelings of anxiety to calm feelings. There are two options for the language in the story - one is "anxious" and one is "big emotions". My hope is that you can choose which story fits your learner the best.This social story for anxiety is perfect to use for teen and young adult students with special needs. This story provides simplistic language and matching graphics to help students independently read the text and develop coping stra
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Not Grade Specific
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Back to School {Leveled Reader's Theater About Friendship and Bullying}
Be a Friend, NOT a BullyA FREE leveled reader's theater for the beginning of the school year (or anytime for a behavior refresher), about friendship and getting along with others. Each part is leveled so each student can read a "just right" part!Leveled Parts Teacher - 5th Brian - 1st Chase - 1st Oscar - 2nd Class - 2nd Emily - 1st*********************************************************************Check out these other Leveled Reader's Theaters!Social Studies Reader's Theaters
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Take Home Stuffed Animal Note
Theodore is a Teddy Bear who goes home every weekend with a lucky student. Theo has a tote bag, two reading books, and a Travel Log Journal (notebook). This letter is sent home with all of these items so the parents and students have a littler more info on Theo. :) Student reports back on Monday to tell about their weekend together.
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PreK - 2nd
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Readers Theater: The Beaver and the Lumberjack (Aesop Fable) & lesson plan ideas
The Beaver and the Lumberjack Adapted from Aesop's FablesBy Carol MontgomeryNOTE: You can also find "The Beaver and the Lumberjack", plus eight more Readers Theater fables, in our "Aesop's Fables Collection".Short. Spunky. Character building. "The Beaver and the Lumberjack" Readers Theater is adapted from one of Aesop's Fables. The original Aesop Fable is known as "The Honest Woodcutter," "The Honest Woodman," "The Golden Axe," "Mercury and the Woodsmen," and more. Part of our character b
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3rd - 5th
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No Bullies Allowed Playlets
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These playlets are based on true stories about kids who have affected the lives of many children and adults alike.
Use a real-life situation playlet to interact with your class on some important topics!
Each playlet can be presented in a matter of minutes; its purpose is to promote discussion about relevant issues in a fun way! Playlets can be done in class, on morning announcements, at parent and community functions.
In a P
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2nd - 6th
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Social Story - Getting Un-Stuck
A short social story comic about getting unstuck when you just can't let things go. Featuring Oswald, a student who loves school but doesn't like getting stuck.
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K - 8th
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Initiating Conversations. Using Nice words
I made this social story for a student who had difficulty initiating conversations with peers. He would use "toilet words" to gain attention. It covers initiating interactions in the playground and in the classroom too.
I'm leaving it as a .pdf so you can edit it to meet the needs of you students. For example I had my student's name in the conversation bubbles.
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1st - 6th
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All About Strangers A Social Story
For parents and educators, keeping our students/children safe is our number one priority. A few weeks back I had a lady message me saying she was worried because her daughter would often go off to play by herself with people she had never met before. So I thought a social story would be perfect for teaching children about the concept of stranger danger and the seriousness around this, while not making it too scary at the same time. This social story covers stranger danger topics such as:- Stayin
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Not Grade Specific
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Calm corner- Social Story
Everyone gets upset sometimes, and learning how cope can be one of the most important skills we can teach. Once you've created a safe, cozy corner in your classroom, use this social story to help introduce it and other self-regulation skills to your children. Take pictures with the children, and use the photos to make the story more meaningful and to deepen connections. Read it together everyday during calm group and individual time to familiarize everyone. Send copies home for families. and enj
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PreK - 3rd
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Behavior Intervention Social Story "I Can Be Gentle"
I give you a fun way to help individual children and groups of children learn to replace inappropriate habits with better ones. This character building story (soon to be updated with illustrations) teaches when it is appropriate to use our strength and when to be gentle; to touch softly and not be rough. This is the first of a series of social stories. If you tell me about your child, children, their actions, and/or the situation I will make a social story tailored to their needs. Please do not
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PreK - 2nd
Rumor Has It
A's Class Plays are short, original play scripts that teach and inspire children to demonstrate the importance of doing the right thing. They can be performed by a class, a group, or simply read aloud with one child. The stories are entertaining and fun to read. They only take a few minutes, but the lesson lasts a lifetime.
See more at www.asclassplays.com
Lesson: Rumors
Synopsis: Mrs. Jay’s 5th grade class is getting a new student! In the excitement and anticipation of her arrival, the stud
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2nd - 5th
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Visual Social Story Packet for Children with Autism: Communication Problems
This is a collection of 3 social stories about common communication problems. The stories included are:
- Asking Questions You Know Answer To
- Calling Out
- Not Listening
Social stories are short stories accompanied by visuals to help children with autism and Aspergers behave appropriately in various social situations. The story describes the situation and then scripts the appropriate response.
Children with autism benefit from direct instruction and training for social skills. These stories
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PreK - 12th
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Scripts: 4 Bible based skits on Getting along with others
These 4 scripts run 2-3 minutes each and have 2-3 characters. They are based on scriptures about peace making and treating others as you would be treated.
Dog Hat features one dog giving another advice on patching up a relationship and can be done with puppets.
Peacemakers of the Gossipers and Duct Tape Mouth deal with slips of the tongue.
Building Bridges features a carpenter who fixes things between 2 siblings with wood and nails, building a cross to bridge the gap between them.
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2nd - 12th
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