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8th grade drama activities for staff
Classroom Murder Mystery Activity - Virtual Option Available
Engage your students in a murder mystery game in the classroom or virtually!I use this lesson before starting my mystery unit and the students love it. They enjoy taking on the roles of the characters, and they enjoy the competition and challenge of trying to find the assailant. *I say assailant because I changed my version up slightly so the victim is in a coma rather than deceased***New!!! I've included a virtual option for both versions of this mystery. Perfect for distance learning. This mea
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7th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Classroom Mystery Bundle
Solar System Project: Research a Planet & Convince People to Move Planet Project
Solar System Project: Create a Commercial Skit to convince Human Earthlings to Move to Another Planet! Students LOVE this Solar System activity because it combines planet research, group work and performance! Students choose one of the planets (Pluto is included, Earth is not!) to research and then they are responsible for creating a commercial skit persuading humans to move there! This Planets Project is a great fit for elementary through high school!This Solar System Project includes:- Projec
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3rd - 10th
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Public Speaking Games
Public speaking can seem like an impossible task to many students, but it doesn’t have to feel that way! Students can tolerate – and even enjoy – public speaking when they learn it in a fun and engaging way. These 4 hilarious public speaking games get students comfortable in front of a classroom and prepare them for more serious speeches later on. This product includes the following:Public Speaking Delivery Game -- Print off these public speaking game cards and cut them into individual pieces
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6th - 9th
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Also included in:Â Public Speaking Bundle
Grade 7 & 8 FULL TERM Drama (Ontario Lessons, Assessments, Report Card Comments)
Product Description:This comprehensive Intermediate Drama Unit provides a full term worth of lessons, activities and assessment for students in Grades 7 & 8. Designed so no teacher preparation and planning is required, this complete Intermediate Drama Unit features 10 lessons along with additional application tasks and summative projects that are intended to serve as your complete Drama instruction for Grades 7 & 8!Student Learning Intentions:The purpose of this unit is to enable studen
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7th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Grade 7 & 8 Dance & Drama BUNDLE
Acting Improvisation Role Play - Drama or Theater Scenarios and Scene Starters
Acting Improvisation Role Play - Drama or Theater Scenarios and Scene Starters: Elevate your drama class with this creative resource designed to inspire improvisation and role-play scenes! Included are 50 improvisation topic cards. Students simply choose a card and use it to initiate a scene with a partner or small group. This drama resource offers a variety of prompts that offer just enough information for inspiration, leaving room for student creativity. Download the preview for a glimpse into
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4th - 10th
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12 Angry Men - Twelve Angry Men Complete Drama Unit Teaching Package
Everything you need to start a 3-week drama unit tomorrow!12 Angry Men is a short but powerful play that will hook your students' attention and keep them engaged throughout the unit. Students will build background knowledge about the legal system, study character development and theme, and make real-world connections to text.This fun, fresh product comes with an in-depth teacher's guide and suggested timeline for each day's activities making your lesson plans a breeze!What is included in this re
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7th - 10th
Dance Unit for Grade 5 6 7 8 - Dance Analysis, Journaling Assignments & Project
This low prep dance unit makes teaching the elements of dance easy - even if you don't have dance experience! The problem with teaching dance within the school system is that most teachers being asked to teach it have little or no prior knowledge in the subject. This dance unit is not only created by a trained dancer and choreographer - it's also written specifically for non-dancer teachers.This dance unit is put together so that those teachers without a dance background can still teach a qualit
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5th - 8th
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Alphabet Craft Activity A - Z Animal Puppets - Paper Bag Puppet Template BUNDLE
Paper Bag Puppet Printable Templates | Animal Alphabet ActivityBags of fun! These 29 A - Z alphabet animals puppets for kids to make are ready to print. Download the preview to see all of the delightful puppet patterns included in this activity bundle.Puppet pattern pieces have been designed for use with paper bags sized approximately 6 x 11 inches (lunch bag size). (Paper bags not included - contains printable puppet pieces only.)Please note: This puppet-making kit is for classroom and perso
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PreK - 6th, Staff
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200 Acting Improvisation Scenarios for Drama Class
TOP SELLER! UPDATED & IMPROVED! 200 improvisation acting scenarios. Simply print the scenarios onto cardstock, cut them out, and place them in a box for partners to draw out. These scenarios are great for drama class! (This product was updated from 180 scenarios to 200 July 2021). Bonus! Three label sizes to cut, laminate, and attach to a box or bag: 3 x 5, 4 x 6, and 5 x 7.You might also like:400 Acting Improvisation Scenarios & Drama GamesCharacter Traits & Emotions Mini Scenes for
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Gingerbread Man Craft Activity: Printable Paper Bag Puppet Template
Printable gingerbread man paper bag puppet. Includes both color and black and white templates. Great Christmas activity or storytime resource.These puppets are also available in a money-saving bundle:Click here for value BUNDLE of Christmas Puppets! These printable gingerbread man puppet pieces have been designed for use with paper bags sized approximately 6 x 11 inches (lunch bag size). (Paper bags are not included - contains printable puppet pieces only.)Please note: This set is for classro
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PreK - 6th, Staff
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Create Your Own Invention Project | Create a New Invention Project for Kids
This Create an Invention Activity works with elementary thru high school age students. Students create a new invention, complete a planning sheet and then create a commercial skit persuading others to buy their invention! Students LOVE this Create an Invention project! Students can work on this project individually or in small groups.If possible, invite another class for a dress rehearsal or record for students to watch themselves and then share with parents! This is a great persuasive writing a
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2nd - 10th
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Also included in:Â Create Your Own...Bundle: 12 Create Your Own Activities at a 40% Savings
Mary Poppins Mega Pack
Mary Poppins is a musical loved by people of all ages. This mega pack of Mary Poppins worksheets makes sharing this musical with your students super easy. Just print the pages you want, pass them out and press play.This download gives you a wide variety of worksheets, writing prompts and activities to use with your students. This set was designed for grades 1-8 but could easily work for high school classes as well. Check out the preview for a list of activities with suggested grade levels. M
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1st - 8th
Also included in:Â Musicals MEGA BUNDLE of Worksheets
Classroom Mystery Bundle
Engage your students in murder mystery games in the classroom throughout the year with this bundle of my best-selling mysteries!There are many opportunities throughout the year to use these mysteries: Before, during, or after a mystery unitAs a class rewardAs an icebreaker at the beginning of the yearTo teach red-herring, inference, motivation, characterization, etc.On state testing daysAnd more!There are five mysteries included in this bundle:Classroom Murder Mystery: someone has pushed a stude
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8th - 12th
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The Globe Theatre Facts, Diagram, Labeling Activity Shakespeare Flip Book
THE GLOBE THEATER Shaped Flip Book
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Once assembled your students will love that it will actually look like the Globe Theater! Lines up perfectly with numbered pages, dashed guidelines for cutting, and engaging pages with activities. Informative, Engaging, and memorable! Requires 8.5 by 11 paperÂ
Coloring activity
The Globe Theater Facts
Parts of The Globe Theater description
Diagram with numbered parts
Matching Activity
Answer Key
ELA Common Core State Standards, Reading, Writing,
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7th - 12th
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A Christmas Carol reader's theater play script (includes two versions!)
Originally part of the December 1998 issue of Scholastic's Storyworks Magazine, this traditional re-telling of the Ebenezer Scrooge story is perfect for Zoomer's theater, podcast, or classroom play--or add holiday hymns and create a full-fledged stage production. For 10 to 16 participants and innumerable extras. A second version from my book, Read Aloud Plays: Classic Short Stories (2010 Scholastic) is also included. In it, Scrooge is a woman, Eleanora Scrooge. Two comprehension activities are a
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4th - 8th
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Also included in:Â A Dickens' Christmas -- Reader's Theater Pack
Middle School Classroom Mystery Virtual Option Available
Engage your students in a murder mystery game in the classroom or virtually!I use this lesson before starting my mystery unit and the students love it. They enjoy taking on the roles of the characters, and they enjoy the competition and challenge of trying to find the vandal.**New!!! I've included a virtual option for both versions of this mystery. Perfect for distance learning. This means I've included links for character cards, directions, and maps to be sent to students and explained how to f
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Classroom Mystery Bundle
The Wizard of Oz MEGA Pack of Worksheets
Follow the yellow brick row to this amazing set of worksheets for the musical, the Wizard of Oz. Just print the pages you want, pass them out and press play for quick, easy, educational activities that will make your class' viewing of The Wizard of Oz even more memorable.This product gives you a wide variety of worksheets, writing prompts and activities to use with your students. This set was designed for grades 1-8 but could easily work for high school classes as well. Check out the preview
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Grades:
1st - 8th
Also included in:Â Musicals MEGA BUNDLE of Worksheets
READERS THEATER BRAINTEASER MYSTERY SCRIPT BUNDLE
This fun 30% off Middle School high interest trio of readers' theater brain teaser mystery scripts will delight both ELA and Drama students. They will practice reading and comprehension strategies, while testing their critical thinking skills in deductive work. Get 3 scripts for the price of 2!In two of these realistic mysteries your grades 5-8 students will discover the identity of thieves. In one script a laptop is stolen and in another, a necklace. The main characters, Matt and Sophie, are M
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5th - 8th
Christmas Puppets Craft Activity BUNDLE | Printable Paper Bag Puppet Templates
Printable Christmas puppets designed for use with paper bags sized approximately 6 x 11 inches (brown lunch bag size). (Paper bags not included - contains printable puppet pieces only.) A big bundle of festive fun craftivities!!! Includes the following 10 Christmas puppet template pieces in both color and black and white to cut and paste on a bag:- Father Christmas / Santa Claus Puppet- Mrs. Claus - Boy Christmas elf (great for elf on a shelf activities!)- Girl Christmas elf - Angel - Reinde
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PreK - 6th, Staff
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Grade 7 & 8 Dance & Drama BUNDLE
This bundle includes two BEST SELLING products by All You Can Teach Buffet. You are getting a FULL TERM of no-prep, high-yield Grade 7 & 8 DRAMA & DANCE units including all lessons, tasks, rubrics, and report card comments!What Teachers Are Saying:"Absolutely amazing resources! If you've EVER felt a little lost with dance or drama, or even if you've had a general idea of what you should do, this is for you. The engagement level is off the charts for everyone! From wallflower kids to danc
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7th - 8th
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READERS THEATER MIDDLE SCHOOL BRAIN TEASER MYSTERY SCRIPT: STOLEN LAPTOP
This grades 5-8 Readers’ Theater brain teaser mystery script gives students high-interest practice in reading aloud, comprehension and writing. Drama and ELA fun! "The Mystery of the Stolen Laptop" readers’ theater script requires your students to perform inference tasks to solve clues. The cast list is intended for 8 readers but the number of readers can easily be contracted or expanded, depending on how many groups you wish to have. PLOTThis funny and engaging 12 page script is about the theft
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5th - 8th
Also included in:Â DRAMA FUN | MIDDLE SCHOOL DRAMA GAMES & READERS' THEATER
A RAISIN IN THE SUN Unit: Lessons, Activity Materials, Quizzes, Projects...
This engaging A Raisin in the Sun unit takes students from pre-reading activities through the final exam. Lessons, activities, and materials align to Common Core and address symbolism, craft, characterization, theme development, historical context, allusion, and more.A Raisin in the Sun Unit Bundle:Lessons (21 + student materials)Reading Quizzes (3)Projects and Essays (18 options)Test Maker (Choose from 145 test items.)A Raisin in the Sun Lessons:Pre-reading Lessons:Introduction and Anticipation
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8th - 10th
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Drama games and activities
More than 100 different drama games! Neatly organized and ready to be used right away. No materials needed, no special space or props required. Just print the cards, read the instructions, and start the drama (game)!!!This is a curated list of drama games and activities.The groupings of the many games are:warm-ups, ensemble building, breaking out of your shell, focus, creativity, improv, and theatre basicsThere is a pdf file. Pages are formated to print on standard (8.5 x 11) size paper. Most ga
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PreK - 12th
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Also included in:Â Drama Games + Brain Breaks
Fairy Tales Craft Activity | Printable Paper Bag Puppets BUNDLE
Fairy Tale Puppets BUNDLE Bags of fairy tale fun! Value pack!These printable fairy tale paper bag puppets are ready to print out and inspire, delight and enhance your children's learning. Includes 30 puppet characters for seven children's stories and fairy tales: Three Billy Goats Gruff:- Troll- 3 Billy Goats Little Red Riding Hood:- Little Red Riding Hood- Wolf- Wolf in Grandma's clothes- Grandma- Huntsman Goldilocks and the Three Bears:- Goldilocks- Papa Bear- Mama Bear- Baby Bear Three Lit
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PreK - 6th, Staff
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