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Winter U.S. History scripts
Reader's Theater: Boston Tea Party
This is a great reader's theater script to introduce/reinforce the importance of the Boston Tea Party as a major event in our history leading to the American Revolution. In addition, it's great practice in the areas of expression and fluency. The following play script contains 23 individual parts, but can be easily adapted for a class of any size. I have ranked the parts by size (long, medium, short) in order to make it easier to differentiate parts for all levels of readers. In addition, I h
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: America Becomes a Nation: Reader's Theater Bundle for 4th Grade
September 11th Reader's Theater and Close Reading Toolkit Grades 4-8
September 11, 2001 was a significant day in American history. I created this reader's theater toolkit in order to give my students my history of the event as well as allow them to deepen their understanding through research.This toolkit includes:• clear directions for easy implementation• CCSS covered both ELA and History R.H.6-8.4• 7-page, 12-character reader's theater script• reader response questions• context clue word work• an informational text with reader response questions for Close Read
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: ELA American History Reader's Theater Scripts Bundle for Big Kids
Reader's Theater Scripts for Beginning Readers {Winter Edition}
Reader's Theater Scripts - These plays can be used for centers, Language Arts activities, fluency practice, partner reading, etc.Buy the Winter Reader's Theater Bundle and SAVE!Or purchase them separately:Winter Plays for Kinder KidsWinter Plays for Advanced ReadersUPDATED! Ten NEW plays have been added with an easier to read font.These plays are designed and created with beginning readers in mind. Each play has large font, picture clues, and predictable sentence patterns. The new UPDATED plays
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: Reader's Theater {Winter Bundle}
Reader's Theater Scripts for Beginning Readers {Holiday Edition}
Reader's Theater Scripts - These plays can be used for centers, Language Arts activities, fluency practice, partner reading, etc.Buy the Holiday Reader's Theater Bundle and SAVE!Or purchase them separately:Holiday Plays for Kinder KidsHoliday Plays for Advanced ReadersThese plays are designed and created with beginning readers in mind. Each play has large font, picture clues, and predictable sentence patterns. However, this particular pack offers more of a challenge to beginning readers with add
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: Reader's Theater {Holiday Bundle}
The Snowball Toss Reader's Theater Script and Activities for Grades 4-7
The Snowball Toss is a winter reader's theater script your middle school students will love! Practice fluency and speaking while incorporating winter themes into your language arts instruction.This 5-page, 11 character, high-interest realistic fiction passage is about a snowy recess in which the assistant principal's silly action leads to a student getting carried away and injuring another. The lesson students will take away is that "rules are made for a reason," and we as adults need to be rem
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Reader's Theater Bundle: 12 Engaging Scripts for Big Kids
Winter Mindfulness Activity and Mindfulness Craft to Explore Calming Strategies
In this winter mindfulness activity, students will participate in a mindfulness exercise to explore the things that help them to calm their bodies when things feel out of control or chaotic! Use the mindfulness script included to lead students through the exercise and reflect on their experience of peace or calmness. Students then create a snow globe craft and identify things that help them feel calm. This includes a mindfulness script and cut and no-cut craft printables. This activity is perfec
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2nd - 4th
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Elements of Drama Reindeer Games Christmas Reader's Theater Common Core 4th 5th
I created "Reindeer Games" to teach my students about the elements of drama in a FUN way around the Christmas holiday! The script incorporates the fun of talking reindeer with teaching about inclusion and standing up to bullies. Think of it as an updated take on the classic "Rudolph" story. This resource provides everything you need to teach/review the drama genre to your students in the classroom, library, homeschool, drama club, or beyond!This BEST-SELLING product includes:Vocabulary Cards:
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4th - 5th
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Reader's Theater - Partner Plays for Advanced Readers {Winter Edition}
Reader's Theater - These plays can be used for centers, Language Arts activities, fluency practice, partner reading, etc.
Buy the Winter Reader's Theater Bundle and SAVE!
Or purchase them separately:
Winter Plays for Kinder Kids
Winter Plays for Beginning Readers
These plays are designed and created with advanced readers in mind. The font is smaller, there are no picture clues, and varied sentence structure is used without.
Ten plays are included. Each play is an original work created and
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: Reader's Theater {Winter Bundle}
Reader's Theater: Life in Colonial America! (+activities)
Bring key characteristics of Colonial America alive with this leveled set of 3 reader’s theater scripts featuring the New England, Middle, and Southern colonial way of life! Focus on differentiation by matching reading levels with the different scripts. Each script contains 6-7 parts, making it a perfect activity for centers or leveled guided reading groups! Modified versions provide support in basic fluency skills, regular versions focus on expression development, and enriched versions challen
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: 4th Grade Social Studies Projects Bundle
Reader's Theater {Winter Bundle}
This Reader's Theater Bundle is a 3 pack of Partner Plays {Winter Editions} so that you can easily differentiate for your learners. It includes ten plays for Kinder Kids, ten plays for Beginning Readers, and ten plays for Advanced Readers.
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K - 2nd
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American Revolution Reader's Theater
This resource is a 5-Act, 25-role reader's theater script for the American Revolution! 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 Boston Tea PartyAct II: The Battle at Lexington and ConcordAct III: The Second Continental CongressAct IV: Washington Crossing the Delaware Act V: Drafting the Treaty of ParisEach act includes discussion questions. There is a quiz for studen
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: American Revolution Unit Bundle!
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: Jefferson and Madison Era Complete Unit Bundle
Reader's Theater: The American Revolutionary War (differentiated script)
Experience life as a Patriot or Redcoat soldier during the key events and battles of the American Revolutionary War! The war is brought to life in this whole class reader’s theater based on 4th grade Ohio Social Studies standards! This 9 page script features the following: Paul Revere’s midnight ride, the shot heard ‘round the world, Ethan Allen & Green Mountain Boys, the battle of Bunker Hill, Crossing the Delaware, Valley Forge, the Battle of Yorktown, the Treaty of Paris, and much mor
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Ohio 4th Grade Reader's Theater Mega Bundle!
National Security Council Simulation / Cuban Missile Crisis (U.S. History)
U.S. History: National Security Council Simulation / Cuban Missile Crisis. Here is the World Scenario: The Soviet Union, the global rival of the United States, has moved Intermediate and medium range ballistic missiles with unclear capabilities to its ally country Cuba, a small island nation located 100 miles from the eastern coast of the continental United States....Students always remark how this simulation is one of their favorite activities of the year!!! You hold the World Scenario, stude
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Cold War Unit Bundle (World History)
Reader's Theater: The Constitution-United We Stand! (leveled script)
Students will bring the development of the United States Constitution 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 different state’s viewpoints in a connected and engaging way! This original play contains 22 parts featuring 3 reading levels to ensure whole class participation, fluency development, and differentiation. In addition, 14 name tags are included to make a class presentation of this pla
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Ohio 4th Grade Reader's Theater Mega Bundle!
Reader's Theater Winter Jan Brett
Readers theater scripts with winter and Jan Brett theme are a great way to enrich an author study. Readers theater scripts based on the books by Jan Brett Annie and the Wild Animals and 3 Snow Bears are included with this file. Readers theater activity will improve students' reading comprehension, fluency, and writing skills. There are also extension activities included.OverviewReaders theater: Common Core StandardsReaders theater: Performance tipsReaders theater: Stage props: Act 1- 5, plus g
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2nd - 3rd
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Also included in: Readers Theater Fluency Activity
Snowmen at Night -- A Reader's Theater (2 Different Scripts!)
Here are two fun reader's theater scripts adapted from this wonderful story by Caralyn Buehner.One script stays very close to the book. It has parts for four readers. The second script has parts for four readers AND three snowmen. The snowmen talk about what the readers say that they are doing at night.Please feel free to change the script(s) in any way that you would like!Headbands/necklaces are included in case you'd like to present this script at an assembly, for the parents, for the class
Salem Witch Trials Reader's Theater
This Reader's Theater brings the historical tragedy that was the Salem Witch Trials to an upper elementary reading and discussion level. Although this play is based on the historical documentation of the Salem Witch Trials, the wording and actual depictions of occurrences have been amended to be age appropriate to the upper elementary grades. The main characters are completely fictional and are intended to shed a light for readers on what motives might be causing such strange happenings.
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3rd - 7th
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Reader's Theater: Ohio and the War of 1812 (intermediate level with 24 parts!)
Students will bring the War of 1812 and the Battle of Lake Erie to life in this whole class script of Don’t Give up the Ship! This fast moving script explores the causes and events leading to this important war in our country’s history in an engaging and connected way! This original play contains 24 parts featuring various reading levels to ensure whole class participation, differentiation, and engagement. Students will integrate important Social Studies concepts with key LA common core standa
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Early Ohio History Activity Bundle for 4th Grade Social Studies
12 Reader's Theaters - Revolutionary War Bundle
Get One Set FREE with this Bundle Deal!Add these exciting reader's theaters to your Social Studies unit on The Revolutionary War and watch history come to life!!!This is a super exciting resource that will help your students:Learn all about the Revolutionary WarDevelop character education skillsBuild reading fluency by performing a reader's theaterGain confidence as readers and in front of an audienceLearn to work togetherReflect on their new thinkingINTEGRATE SOCIAL STUDIES TOPICS INTO READING
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5th - 7th
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READERS THEATER WINTER MYSTERY WHOLE CLASS SCRIPT grade 5 6 7 8
This grades 5-8 Readers’ Theater whole class brain teaser mystery script activity will give your ELA and drama students practice in reading aloud, comprehension and writing, while having lots of winter fun. Your students will be 'whodunnit' detectives, performing inference tasks to solve clues. Question sheets and answer keys are included.WHOLE CLASS READERS THEATER SCRIPTS This 10 page script is designed for TWENTY SIX readers! This keeps all of the students together in one place and fosters cl
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5th - 8th
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Read Aloud Play: Stolen Childhoods--Lewis Hine's Crusade to End Child Labor
At the height of the Great Depression, the pioneering photography of Lewis Hine freed generations of children from having to slave away for pennies an hour in coal mines, canneries, and textile mills. Hine often risked physical harm to photograph children in deplorable working conditions, but his work eventually led to the establishment of America’s child labor laws. Originally published in the Oct. 31, 2011, issue of Scope Magazine and republished in the Feb. 27, 2012, issue of Junior Scholasti
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4th - 7th
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: Early United States History Reader's Theater Bundle-Discovering America
Reader's Theater: The Oregon Trail (differentiated reading levels)
Bring the excitement of traveling on the Oregon Trail with a pioneer family to life with this 18 character script Reader’s Theater! Based on strong historical fact, students will gain a deeper understanding of the events and experiences of this important piece of our country’s history in an engaging and connected way! This original play contains 18 parts featuring 3 reading levels to ensure whole class participation, fluency development, and differentiation. Students will integrate important Soc
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Westward Expansion in America: Reader's Theater Bundle for 4th Grade
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