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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
Roanoke: The Lost Colony! A Reader's Theater (with differentiated parts!)
What happened to the colony of Roanoke? Students will bring this century old mystery to life in this whole class reader’s theater based on 4th grade Ohio Social Studies standards! Students will gain a deeper understanding of the events, people, places, and effects of this important piece of our country’s history in an engaging and connected way! This original 7 page play contains 21 parts featuring 3 reading levels to ensure whole class participation, fluency development, and differentiation. St
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in:Â Early United States History Reader's Theater Bundle-Discovering America
Jamestown: A Reader's Theater (with differentiated parts!)
Bring the settlement of Jamestown, John Smith and Pocahontas to life with this whole class reader’s theater based on 4th grade Ohio Social Studies standards! Students will gain a deeper understanding of the events, people, places, and effects of this important piece of our country’s history in an engaging and connected way! This original play contains 23 parts featuring 3 reading levels to ensure whole class participation, fluency development, and differentiation. Students will integrate importa
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in:Â Early United States History Reader's Theater Bundle-Discovering America
Age of Discovery/ Exploration Reader's Theater
This resource is a 5-Act, 25-role reader's theater script for the Age of Discovery/ Exploration! This product covers famous European explorers and their discoveries in North and South America. Reader's Theater is an engaging instructional strategy for middle grade students that allows them to act out various historical scenes. The acts are as follows: Act I: The First Discovery (Leif Eriksson) Act II: A New Age of Exploration (Christopher Columbus and Amerigo Vespucci) Act III: The Conquistador
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in:Â Complete American History Reader's Theater Bundle
Ancient Maya Civilization Reader's Theater
This resource is a 5-Act, 25-role reader's theater script for the Ancient Maya Civilization! Reader's Theater is an engaging instructional strategy for middle grade students that allows them to act out various historical scenes. The acts are as follows: Act I: Religion and the PyramidsAct II: Hieroglyphics and ArtAct III: A Famous Ball Game (Recreation and Agriculture)Act IV: A Legendary CalendarAct V: A Mysterious EndingEach act includes discussion questions. There is a quiz for students at the
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4th - 7th
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Also included in:Â Mesoamerica (Maya, Aztecs, Incas) Reader's Theater Bundle
Aztec Empire Reader's Theater
This resource is a 5-Act, 25-role reader's theater script for the Aztec Empire! Reader's Theater is an engaging instructional strategy for middle grade students that allows them to act out various historical scenes. The acts are as follows: Act I: An Empire is Born (The Triple Alliance)Act II: Social and Religious SystemsAct III: Farming and EducationAct IV: The Capital City (Tenochtitlan)Act V: The Conquistadors Arrive (Montezuma II and Hernan Cortes)Each act includes discussion questions. Ther
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4th - 7th
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Also included in:Â Mesoamerica (Maya, Aztecs, Incas) Reader's Theater Bundle
Reader's Theater Play - The First Americans Cross Bering Strait
This reader's theater explores how Native people theoretically crossed the Bering Strait and branched into the early, great civilizations of the Olmec, Mayan, Inca, Aztec, Mississippian, and Southwest.
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5th - 10th
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Also included in:Â Reader's Theaters Plays - 9-Pack Bundle, US History 1600-1860
One Act Dramatic Play with Music Unit Sedna Inuit Folk Tale Grades 6 to 8 Alaska
BUNDLE This dramatic 15 minute one act play, with roles for 20+ students, is based on a creation myth and is suitable whether studying culture the Native American culture, Alaskan territory or in a drama class. This unit is suitable for gifted fifth grade through ninth grade. Students strengthen their reading (fluency), speaking (diction) and listening skills (restating) while learning to work cooperatively. The story of Sedna, which is a creation myth, describes how she came to rule over Adl
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6th - 8th
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Inca Empire Reader's Theater
This resource is a 5-Act, 25-role reader's theater script for the Inca Empire! Reader's Theater is an engaging instructional strategy for middle grade students that allows them to act out various historical scenes. The acts are as follows: Act I: Creating an Empire (Pachacuti)Act II: Ruling the People (Government and Economy)Act III: Farming the Land (Llamas and Terracing) Act IV: The Invaders Arrive (Atahualpa and Francisco Pizarro) Act V: Finding a Sacred Mountain (Machu Pichu) Each act includ
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4th - 7th
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Also included in:Â Mesoamerica (Maya, Aztecs, Incas) Reader's Theater Bundle
Reader's Theater for Native American Legends (3 Differentiated Scripts!)
Are you looking for a way to make your Native American unit come alive? Use this set of differentiated Reader’s Theater scripts focused on 3 popular legends of the Native Americans who shared these legends to explain their natural world! Students will discover how a compassionate sprit can help all of the individuals of a community in The Legend of the Bluebonnet, how working together in a spirit of unity can have great results in The Legend of the 3 Sisters, and how unselfish acts of kindness c
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2nd - 5th
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The Hero Twins in the Land of the Dead: A Mayan Myth (Reader's Theater Script)
In this famous Mayan myth, a set of heroic twins descend into the Underworld to challenge the gods of death to...a ball game? If they win, they will end the death gods' reign of terror. If they lose, they will pay with their lives! This Meso-American hero story from the Popol Vuh features talking animals, magical transformations, and the ancient sport of Pok-ta-Pok—not to mention messenger owls! This 15-page download features: a 13-page Reader's Theater script-story with reading parts for 12 rea
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6th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Hero Tales from World Mythology Bundle
Gluscabi Script-Story (A Tale from Native American Mythology)
This 10-page script-story, which has 13 reading parts, adapts a series of Native American myths about the hero Gluscabi. In his many adventures, which take him to visit a giant wind eagle and do battle with a viscous water monster, Gluscabi learns about the importance of the balance of nature.
This script-story also comes with a 2-page teacher guide with story summary, background information, essential questions, teachable terms, discussion questions, and recall questions.
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6th - 12th
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Also included in:Â American Literature Teaching Resources Bundle
Reader's Theater Play - The Last Stand: The Battle of Little Bighorn
There's no denying it - the Lakota, led by Chief (and Medicine Man) Sitting Bull, were a fierce group of people, and when the United States government first turned their back on them,t hey didn't necessarily know what they were in for. Enter the vain Civil War General George Armstrong Custer, who sought to either civilize or defeat this group of roving, savage Native Americans. He would do neither, and it would cost him his life.
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4th - 10th
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Readers' Theater: Native American Headdress Activity
This No-Prep Readers’ Theater script will teach your students all about Native American headdresses and show them the importance of cultural respect!Click on the preview above to see a few pages from the script!FEATURES• Six page script about a group of students at a Native American history museum. • Seven different characters with different lexile levels for all levels of readers!• Common-Core aligned discussion questions.• Engaging and entertaining story with student-friendly explanations of a
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1st - 3rd
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David Bouchard: I Am Raven - Reader's Theatre and Class Story Pole Project
David Bouchard and Andy Everson's brilliantly written and designed picture book, 'I Am Raven' lends itself perfectly for Readers Theatre where students can identify themselves as one of the characters in the story. The story is about a Chief who wants to build a memorial pole for himself but cannot decide which animals represent his true nature. One by one the animals try to convince him that they should be on the pole. In the end the Chief cannot choose and decides to have all the animals repre
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Not Grade Specific
Sacagawea: A Reader's Theater Script
Learn about Sacagawea with this Reader's Theater Script. Sacagawea is a guest on Ms. Bie Ografee's Talk Show and the studio audience asks questions about her life and contributions to the Lewis and Clark Expedition. There are 10 questioners, a Did You Know? fun fact section, comprehension questions, a teacher page with extension activities, the key and additional links.Check out my web quest on the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The two resources would work well with one another! Lewis and Clark
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5th - 8th
Also included in:Â NATIVE AMERICANS: A BUNDLE of RESOURCES
Sequoyah: The Man that Invented a Writing System(Reader's Theater Script)
Learn about Sequoyah, the man that invented a writing system for the Cherokee people. The Reader's Theater Script includes a Did You Know section, Comprehension questions, a teacher page with directions and extension activities.Other resources of interest:1. Learn about Sacagawea with this Reader's Theater Script. Sacagawea is a guest on Ms. Bie Ografee's Talk Show and the studio audience asks questions about her life and contributions to the Lewis and Clark Expedition. There are 10 questione
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5th - 8th
Also included in:Â NATIVE AMERICANS: A BUNDLE of RESOURCES
Thanksgiving Readers Theater Activity with Pilgrims & Pumpkins
“Squanto’s Squash”—A Free Thanksgiving Readers Theater with Pilgrimsby Carol Montgomery“Squanto’s Squash” jumps into the history of Thanksgiving with Pilgrims, Native Americans, and more. This non-fiction Readers Theater script comes in two flavors: lively–with group participation or shorter and calmer–without interruption. Complete with a vocabulary list and annotated curriculum links for easy lesson plans, this free Readers Script is perfect for elementary students. For 2nd or 3rd graders
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4th - 6th
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2 Reader's Theaters for T is For Turkey: A True Thanksgiving Story (w/ posters)
This packet contains 2 reader's theater scripts adapted from the picture book, T is for Turkey: A True Thanksgiving Story written by Tanya Lee Stone and illustrated by Gerald Kelley. I find it to be educational and culturally sensitive, explaining true facts and debunking some myths.The first script is the text (poem) from the book, which I edited only slightly. It is designed for grades Pre-K to 2nd. It features a small 4-line stanza for all 26 letters of the alphabet (A-Z) and a poster for eac
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PreK - 6th
Reader's Theater Scripts, Native American Heritage Month to Teach Diversity
Reader's Theater Scripts to Teach About Native American Indians, 5 Plays to Teach Diversity and History.Do you call it Reader's Theater or Reader's Theatre? Either way, it's fun learning!Elevate your classroom experience with 5 Native American Indian plays. Designed to instill valuable lessons about equality, they bring meaningful stories to life, fostering a positive and inclusive environment for elementary students.Scripts Included:Legends of the First Nations": This play explores traditional
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2nd - 5th
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Native American Beginnings Reader's Theatre Package
Teaching the origins of Native American groups in American history is one of the crucial learning objectives in middle school social studies. In this reader's theatre package, students will learn about America's first peoples. This package is a comprehensive, ready-to-use resource for exploring and understanding Native American heritage. Step into the rich tapestry of Native American history with this engaging reader's theatre script featured on the History Network. Hosts Bob Masters and Sharon
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Exploration & Colonization - American History Reader's Theatre Bundle
Readers Theater: Father Sky & Mother Earth (Navajo Creation Story)
This is a readers theater script featuring the Navajo creation story, "Father Sky and Mother Earth". It was workshopped as part of the Native American Curriculum Initiative (NACI) in Utah and has been approved by representatives of the Navajo people. It teaches a valuable lesson about how all things above and below must work and live together in harmony and is perfect for Native American Heritage Month (November), Thanksgiving, or whenever you teach about US history, Native history, religion, an
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K - 9th
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The Rainbow Crow: A Lenape Folktale Reader's Theater Script
This is a Reader's Theater Script that I use with my students to "piggyback" off of their Social Studies unit on Native Americans and the Lenape. It can be done as a Reader's Theater, a full performance or a puppet show. I have other Lenape scripts to download. You can make an entire performance by combining the stories together.
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2nd - 6th
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Readers' Theater: Iktomi and the Swan Native American Story
This Reader's Theater Script features a classic Lakota story featuring the goofy trickster Iktomi! Students will read about Iktomi, Goose, and their quest to win over Swan! This is sure to be an engaging, heartwarming story perfect for Valentine's Day! Perfect for first, second, and third grade readers! Each character is tiered to a different DRA/Lexile Level so all learners can read!FEATURES• Six page script featuring six different characters. • Students will be introduced to Common Core concep
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1st - 3rd
Also included in:Â Readers' Theater: Classic Iktomi Stories Bundle
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