End-of-Year Free Summer Readers Theater Poetry: Summertime Poem Grade 3, 4, 5, 6
Description
Free summertime poem & readers' theater poetry script: "The First Day of Summer Vacation": The poem is presented in two formats—as a standard poem and as a readers' theater script. The natural rhythm of poetry supports students' development into fluent readers, and combined with readers' theater, that makes this free poem a perfect fluency-builder for 3rd-grade, 4th-grade, 5th-grade & 6th-grade students.
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This fast and funny readers' theater poem is excerpted from SCHOOL'S ALMOST OUT: A SUMMERTIME SILLY POEMS COLLECTION. If you enjoy this free readers' theater poem, I encourage you to check out the full, 8-poem set, which also includes a 22-page student packet with comprehension questions, writing prompts, and vocabulary word work for students in grade 3, grade 4, grade 5 & grade 6.
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This readers' theater script includes a list of “Watch-out Words!” This feature highlights challenging words students may need help with as they practice. These words also make terrific candidates for classroom vocabulary instruction.
Additionally, the script contains numerous bracketed prompts—hints like [scared] or [amazed] that help guide students’ expression as they practice and perform.
For a great mix of holiday readers' theater, check out my HOLIDAY READERS' THEATER ALL-SCHOOL-YEAR FUNNY BUNDLE.
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