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Middle school reading scripts
Le Théâtre des lecteurs, les contes de fées (Reader's Theater French Immersion)
These 11 fairy tale reader‘s theatre scripts are especially written for French language learners, with roles for all readers, from Emergent to Fluent. Reading levels are geared towards French Immersion/Dual Language Grade 1 and 2 students, but could be used with any beginner-low intermediate French Language class. All scripts are stories of well-known fairy tales so allow students to build their French fluency and vocabulary while avoiding the frustration of not understanding the plot of the s
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1st - 6th
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Little Red Riding Hood Fractured Fairy Tale Readers Theater Script Grade 3 4 5 6
"Little Red Boxer Shorts" is a funny retelling of "Little Red Riding Hood" with a fractured fairy tale readers' theater script and activities that are perfect for grades 3, 4, 5 & 6 (and have also been a hit with high-ability students in grade 2).This literacy toolkit includes:>"Little Red Boxer Shorts": 5-page script by children's author T. P. Jagger (for 4-7 readers)>Sound Effects: Cue Cards>Vocabulary: Word Work activity>Fairy Tales Compare & Contrast graphic organizer act
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3rd - 6th
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Christmas Readers' Theater Scripts Winter Fractured Fairy Tales: Grades 3 4 5 6
Christmas Readers' Theater Scripts & Winter Holiday Reading Activities for 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th Grades: Here are three fractured fairy tale readers' theater scripts to take you through the wintertime (or anytime!) of year. This bundle includes the following Christmas-themed scripts by children's author T. P. Jagger:>"The Gingerbread Man" becomes . . . "The Gingerbread Dude": 6-page (approx. 7-minute) script for 4-9 readers>"Rapunzel" becomes . . . "Santapunzel": 5-page (approx. 5-mi
Reader's Theater Solar System Science Class Play Fluency Practice Solar System
Looking for a way to fit more into the school day? Save time by incorporating reading and science. This Solar System science play is an original script I wrote for my class as an end of the year performance for parents and students, but it may also be used as a high-interest space introduction or review! It's filled with lots of scientific information about the sun, moons, planets, and other space objects, but even better, it's full of humor and fun! Your 3rd - 6th grade students will LOVE this
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3rd - 6th
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Readers' Theater Scripts - 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th Grades - Mother Goose Interrupted
Readers' Theater Collection of Scripts: MOTHER GOOSE INTERRUPTED: In this 8-script collection of fast and funny readers’ theater scripts, Mother Goose is continually interrupted—whether by a confused nursery-rhyme listener, five talking toes, or an irate Mother Hubbard who wants to set the record straight about her empty cupboard. These scripts provide fun fluency practice for students in 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grades.The readers' theater scripts in the collection are based on the following nurs
Christmas Reader's Theater Script based on How the Grinch Stole Christmas
21 Roles - KID FRIENDLY - 8 page script - varying abilities - great vocab!
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3rd - 9th
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Christmas Reader's Theater based on Elf the Movie
READER’S THEATER based on ELF (the movie)!
15 characters
Kid-friendly script
Super engaging
Great for all ability levels- some roles are harder than others
Great for teaching figurative language, plot, predictions, bold print, and many other comprehension strategies and skills.
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3rd - 6th
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Christmas Readers Theater Script Gingerbread Man Fractured Fairy Tale: Grade 3-6
The Gingerbread Man Christmas Readers' Theater Fractured Fairy Tale Script & Literacy Activities: "The Gingerbread Dude" (grades 3, 4, 5 & 6)When Santa Claus's Christmas Eve snack escapes the oven, the chase is on! With one sassy cookie and a narrator who keeps getting carried away, this Christmas readers' theater script brings a gingerbread-man twist students are sure to enjoy this winter. The literacy toolkit provides wintertime learning and fun for 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade &
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3rd - 6th
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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:Â America Becomes a Nation: Reader's Theater Bundle for 4th Grade
Noël: 5 Pièces de Théâtre des lecteurs pour Noël: French Christmas Plays
These 5 Christmas readers’ theatre scripts are especially written for French language learners, with roles for all readers, from Emergent to Fluent. Two of the scripts are geared towards Emergent and Beginning readers while the other three scripts have a majority of roles for Transitional readers with a few for Beginning and Fluent readers. These scripts were developed for primary French Immersion/Dual Language students, but could be used with any beginner-low intermediate French Language class
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1st - 6th
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Funny Bundle Readers Theater Scripts, Poems & Activities: 3rd 4th 5th 6th Grades
Readers' Theater Mega Bundle of Silliness: Here's a terrific bundle of fast and funny readers' theater poems, stories, and bonus activities. My "Readers' Theater Mega Bundle of Silliness" includes:*THE SILLY POEMS COLLECTION*ANOTHER SILLY POEMS COLLECTION*THE T-REX FROM MY CEREAL: A SILLY POEMS COLLECTION*MOTHER GOOSE INTERRUPTED (8-script collection)*SNORI & THE GIANT: Snori the Viking would have a lot easier time fetching milk if a giant hadn't just eaten his cow. This readers' theater act
The 3 Little Pigs Fractured Fairy Tale Pirate Readers Theater Grade 3rd 4 5 6th
"The Three Pirate Pigs" readers' theater fractured fairy tale script & activities fit perfectly into grades 3, 4, 5 & 6. This fractured retelling of "The Three Little Pigs" can be incorporated into a fairy tale or folklore unit or as part of International Talk Like a Pirate Day (every September 19th!). The literacy toolkit includes the following:>"The Three Pirate Pigs": 6-page script by children's author T. P. Jagger (for 5-8 readers)>"The Three Pirate Pigs" ~ Talk-Like-a-Pirate-D
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3rd - 6th
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Jack & the Beanstalk Fractured Fairy Tale Readers Theater Script ~ Grade 3 4 5 6
Jack & the Beanstalk Readers' Theater Fractured Fairy Tale: "Jack & the Cornstalk"This readers' theater literacy toolkit includes the following fractured fairy tale activities for grades 3, 4, 5 & 6:>"Jack & the Cornstalk": 6-page script by children's author T. P. Jagger (for 5-8 readers)>Sound Effects: Cue Cards>Vocabulary: Word Work activity>Fairy Tales Compare & Contrast graphic organizer activity>Jack & the Beanstalk Leveled Reading List of both traditi
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3rd - 6th
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Winter ~ Christmas Readers' Theater Scripts & Reading Activities, grades 3 4 5 6
Christmas Readers' Theater Scripts & Winter Reading Activities for Grades 3/4/5/6: Here's a fun wintertime bundle of fast and funny readers' theater scripts and bonus reading activities to take you through the Christmas season. The bundle includes two Christmas-themed literacy toolkits:*BOOMER THE BULLDOZING REINDEER: Everybody knows about Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer. Now it's time they learned about the reindeer who has been saving Christmas ever since Santa decided chimneys make the bes
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3rd - 6th
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz--10 Reader's Theater Scripts
You are purchasing 10 Reader's Theater Scripts based on The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum. Each script is 4 pages long and has 5-9 parts. This a great activity for "after the test" or the end of the year!Although there are similarities between the book and the movie, these scripts are based on the book. Therefore, the shoes are silver, among other differences. I chose the chapters that are most familiar to students for this collection. The scripts include:The Cyclone The Council with t
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in:Â Readers' Theater Bundle
Reader's Theater Bundle: 4 Scripts and Lessons, Middle & High School
Allowing your students to perform rather than simply read a play brings a new dimension to a class study of a dramatic piece. When students get up and act out the parts for their audience –usually comprised of non-acting students in the class – it brings a sense of identifying with and ownership of their parts. They have a safe and small audience to perform in front of – which makes it real and more doable. Bring or encourage costumes, the use of musical instruments in the background, or sound e
The Princess & the Pea Fractured Fairy Tale Readers Theater Script Grade 3 4 5 6
The Princess & the Pea Readers' Theater Fractured Fairy Tale: "The Princess & the Potato"This readers' theater literacy toolkit includes the following fractured fairy tale activities for grades 3, 4, 5 & 6:>"The Princess & the Potato": 6-page script by children's author T. P. Jagger (for 4-7 readers)>Sound Effects: Cue Cards>Vocabulary: Word Work activity>Fairy Tales Compare & Contrast graphic organizer activity>The Princess & the Pea Leveled Reading List o
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3rd - 6th
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Reader Theater Solve a Mystery Holiday Activities Readers Theatre Scripts ELA
Our fun and engaging "Whodunnit" readers' theaters are the perfect activities for your students! This bundle includes 6 holiday-themed mysteries:Halloween- Who Swiped the Spells?Thanksgiving - Who Stole the Turkey?Christmas - Who Stole Santa's List?Valentine's Day - Who Left Us Cupcakes?St. Patrick's Day - Who's Making Mischief?End of Year - Who Freed the Fish?In these activities, students will learn to become detectives and then use their sleuthing skills to figure out what happened! With lots
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4th - 6th
The Rock Cycle Reader's Theater
A fun way to act out the rock cycle! This reader's theater contains 20 speaking parts that explain the process that a rock goes through in the rock cycle. Students will not only be able to define sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks but they will also learn science vocabulary such as weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, cementation, sediment, intrusive, extrusive, mantle, magma, and lava. Each word is defined in the script. Students will also review examples of each type of rock i
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3rd - 6th
Funny Reindeer Christmas Readers' Theater Script & More: 3rd 4th 5th 6th Grades
Winter ~ Christmas Readers' Theater Script & Literacy Toolkit: Boomer the Bulldozing Reindeer (grades 3, 4, 5 & 6). Everybody knows about Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer, but it's time they learned about the reindeer who has been saving Christmas ever since Santa decided chimneys make the best escape routes. Yep . . . Boomer the Bulldozing Reindeer!* * * * * * * * * *This readers' theater literacy toolkit is also available as part of two different discounted bundles:*HOLIDAY READERS' THEA
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3rd - 6th
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Fractured Fairy Tale Cinderella Readers' Theater Script & More-Grades 3, 4, 5, 6
Cinderella Readers' Theater Fractured Fairy Tale Script & Unit Activities: "Cinder...Really? The TRUE Story of Cinderella"This readers' theater literacy toolkit includes the following for students in grades 3, 4, 5 & 6:>"Cinder...Really?": 6-page script by children's author T. P. Jagger (for 6-10 readers; also available as a script-only FREE DOWNLOAD)>Sound Effects: Cue Cards>Vocabulary: Word Work activity>Fairy Tales Compare & Contrast graphic organizer activity>Cinde
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3rd - 6th
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Twisted Fairy Tales for Small Group Reader's Theater
My name is Melanie Whitesides but my store name is Wonbyone. One of the things I am passionate about is Reader's Theater. It is a fun way for my students to improve on their fluency. In a world where reading is pushed so hard on students that many are losing their love of reading it is IMPORTANT to give them opportunities to read that are fun. Reader's Theater does this. In this package I have placed 6 Reader's Theater. The scripts are: Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, Goldilocks, Little Red Ridin
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3rd - 8th
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Text Structure Readers Theatre
Help students understand expository text structures! Six scripts (chronological order, cause and effect, compare and contrast, and problem/solution, description, and overall text structure) highlight key features of each text structure. Each script includes roles for 4-6 students, with 28 total roles. A planning sheet helps you to keep track of which student has been assigned to each role. A sample 4-day lesson sequence is included, as well as student sheets for examining the scripts and refle
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4th - 6th
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Edgar Allan Poe's Tell-Tale Heart Modernized Readers Theater
A clever adaption of Edgar Allan Poe's Gothic masterpiece in a modern setting. Uniquely suitable for a wide-range of readers. Because the "beating heart" is an annoying cell phone, all your fourth through eighth graders will readily relate to the story. Whether reader's theater or stage production, this fifteen-minute play includes parts for up to nine students. Original purchaser is licensed to reproduce a full class set every year! Looking for a traditional re-telling? Take a look at my Tell-T
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5th - 8th
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