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7th grade drama resources for Easel
Elements of Dance Unit: So You Think You Can Dance Unit for Grades 5 6 7 8
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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Jackie Robinson readers theater baseball play
Here's a compelling play about Jackie Robinson. Over my nearly thirty years of using drama in the classroom, kids say this is one of their favorites to enact. This original script recounts the events surrounding Jackie's breaking of the color barrier through the narration of the Hot Dog Man and the Peanut Vendor at an "actual" ballgame today. (You can hear a podcast presentation of the play at ReadAloudPlays.com) Parts for from 7 to 13 actors, and suitable for reader's theater, podcast, or sta
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4th - 7th
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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: DRAMA FUN | MIDDLE SCHOOL DRAMA GAMES & READERS' THEATER
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: A Dickens' Christmas -- Reader's Theater Pack
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: Drama Games + Brain Breaks
Read Aloud Plays: The Monkey's Paw gothic masterpiece
Now with comprehension activities and extensions! This adaptation of W.W. Jacobs''s Gothic masterpiece is perfect for grades 5 through 8 (and potentially 4th). Originally published in the April 2012 issue of Scholastic's Scope magazine, use it as fluency-building reader's theater or as as a full classroom production or podcast. This twenty-minute play includes nine pages and parts for up to eleven students. What would you do with three wishes? Readers of the Monkey's Paw learn that those who med
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5th - 8th
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A Midsummer Night's Dream Comics and Activities
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Comics and Activities is the perfect way to get students into Shakespeare’s hilarious comedy. Each act is introduced with a comic that gives a summary of what happens (without giving too much away) as well as a warm up activity that will get students interacting with Shakespeare’s language. Each comic includes actual text from the play. The comics and activities are perfect for those who are reading Shakespeare for the first time, reluctant readers, visual learners, an
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7th - 12th
Also included in: A Midsummer Night's Dream and Shakespeare Bundle
All the World's a Stage: Parts of Stage & Stage Directions
⭐ ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE: Parts of Stage & Stage Directions ⭐☆ BESTSELLER ☆ Nearly 30 content slides/pages for introducing the different parts of the stage and stage directions, with script examples to show your students how stage directions work so that they will understand terms when blocking a play. Although these were created for elementary and middle school students, they work great for older students too.What's included: 1. An editable Powerpoint Presentation (Google Slides) of the ma
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4th - 9th
Also included in: All the World's a Stage 2-in-1 Bundle: Parts of Stage & Types of Stage
Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart Reader's Theater Play
Originally published in the October 2008 issue of Scholastic's Storyworks magazine (and later reprinted in Scope, Scholastic News, and my book, Read Aloud Plays: Classic Short Stories), this newly-revised script is true to the original text but is cleverly structured to be more appropriate for middle grade and young adult audiences. It includes the original text, a comprehension worksheet, a "mock trial" activity, as well as teacher notes and a key--fourteen pages in all. Parts for 9 students, s
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5th - 9th
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Drama Terms Test, Study Guide, Graphic Organizer - Easel Activity and Assessment
Drama Terms Study Guide and a test on essential elements to assess your drama lessons. Includes a Basic Terms study guide and an assessment of common drama terms in a matching format with key. You also get a higher-level comprehensive list of 120 drama terms on one sheet, and the same drama terms with definitions on five pages, which you can use for independent study, enrichment, small group, or whole class. Also includes a vocabulary graphic organizer, a word sort activity, a handout on the Ele
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Drama Unit Resource BUNDLE Print and Digital Easel Activities
Drama 101: A Complete Curriculum for Beginning Drama
An complete curriculum for teaching beginning drama. Includes lessons, tests, test keys, handouts and a thorough explanation for every lesson. This curriculum is taught in an order so that each unit and lesson builds upon the one before it. There are a few traditional and new drama "games," but the curriculum is designed with deliberate building blocks for a comprehensive theatre education. However, it is built with students in mind that are new to theatre as well as the more experienced. I
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Getting Started Bundle
NEW!! "Into the Woods" (2014 Movie Version) Movie Guide and Answer Key
I know your students will absolutely love this movie version of the beloved Broadway musical, "Into the Woods." How do I know this? Because every year this musical is an essential part of my own students' music education. They look forward to it with great anticipation and are enthralled throughout the viewing of the musical. This movie guide was created to be used with the 2014 movie version of "Into the Woods" starring James Corden, Anna Kendrick and Meryl Streep.With so many characters and
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5th - 12th
Theatre Lesson Set Design Lesson Rendering For Fairy Tales Grades 6 to 8 Fantasy
Part of a Bundle Do your students lesson need concrete ideas and not abstract? Let’s begin there then and use fairy tales as our focus. OVER 350 SOLD! This two-day lesson on set design acquaints your students with the art form. Students learn a little bit about set design and draw a rendering of a fairy tale setting thus becoming set designers themselves. Lastly, they write a detailed description of it. Note: This is part of my fairy set design unit, too. If you purchase the set design unit,
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6th - 8th
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READERS' THEATER END OF YEAR MYSTERY MIDDLE SCHOOL SCRIPT
This Readers’ Theater end of year mystery script will grip both drama and ELA grades 5-8 classes in the last few WILD days before the summer break. It transforms students into whodunit detectives, giving them high-interest practice in reading aloud, comprehension, and even some writing. -- Question sheets and answers are included. -- Quick peer and self assessment forms are included. -- A reading rubric is included.-- Fast finishers will love the coloring, games, and observation activities! NUMB
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5th - 8th
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Headless Horseman Reader's Theater
The Headless Horseman conjures up images of ghosts and zombies--always engaging topics for young students. But “Sleepy Hollow” is more than just a ghost story. This original script is based on Washington Irving’s 1820 short story of the same name. It was originally published in the Nov/Dec 2009 issue of Scholastic's Storyworks magazine and later reprinted in Scope. It also appears in Read Aloud Plays: Classic Short Stories (2011, Scholastic). It’s aimed at 5th through 7th graders, but a strong 4
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4th - 8th
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BROADWAY MUSICALS MOVIE GUIDES FOR 9 GREAT BROADWAY SHOWS!
"Experience the Magic of Broadway with Our Fantastic Musical Movie Guides Bundle!Introduce Your Students to 9 Amazing Musicals:- Mary Poppins- Newsies- Singing in the Rain- The Music Man- The Sound of Music- Hairspray- Peter Pan- West Side Story- Into the WoodsPerfect for Rewarding Students After Concert Performances or Before Winter Break and End-of-Year Celebrations.Keep Your Students Engaged and Focused with Comprehensive Movie Guides Designed for Each Musical.A Must-Have Addition to Your Sub
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4th - 10th, Staff
Also included in: A Bundle of Broadway! Celebrate Broadway musicals with your students!
A Christmas Carol; A Readers' Theater Adaptation
Included in A Christmas Carol:-complete script-pre-reading activities-vocabulary study-discussion questions-suggestions for projectsThis reader's theater adaptation is suitable for grades 7- adult. While adhering to the plot of the original work, this adaptation uses more modern language, so that it can be more easily understood by today's students. It can be used with small groups or entire classrooms in both regular and special education. Reading the play aloud, or even acting it out will m
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
CHRISTMAS READERS THEATER FUN SCRIPT - Rude Alf the Red-Nosed Reindeer
This high-interest Christmas Readers' Theater script activity will give students practice in reading aloud fluency, comprehension and writing, while having ELA and drama chuckles. Rude Alf is perfect for performances to other classes, or even the whole school. Bring the Santa spirit to your classroom community!This humorous play will be a tree-mendous jolly holly hit! PLOTThe script introduces them to the TRUE story of a much loved character. There was no such reindeer as Rudolph. He was called
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4th - 7th
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Cyclops: The Monster in the Cave--Readers Theater from The Odyssey
Includes comprehension activity, key, and teacher notes! Liven up your reading curriculum and satisfy the Common Core with this kid-friendly classroom play based on the 9th book of Homer's The Odyssey. Originally published in the September 2012 issue of Scholastic's Scope magazine, "Cyclops" is suitable for reader's theater or stage performance. Use it to introduce the original text, build fluency, and improve comprehension. Pair it with a Percy Jackson novel as part of a literature circle! Or j
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5th - 9th
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READERS THEATER HALLOWEEN Mystery Script Activity for Middle School
This Readers’ Theater whodunnit Halloween mystery read aloud script will give students fun scares and giggles. The Mystery of the Halloween Thieves readers’ theater script activity will entertain your students in both grades 5-8 ELA and drama classes. It requires them to use critical thinking skills and make inferences from context clues to reveal the identities of the thieves. The script is intended for about 11 students but the number of readers can easily be contracted or expanded, depending
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5th - 8th
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READERS' THEATER THANKSGIVING MYSTERY MIDDLE SCHOOL SCRIPT
This humorous Thanksgiving Readers’ Theater brain teaser mystery script will give grades 5-8 students practice in reading, comprehension, critical thinking and writing, while having lots of drama and ELA fun. The Mystery of the Vanishing Turkey whodunnit script will entertain your students and require them to perform inference tasks to solve clues. Perfect for reading or for performances! This 9 page script is intended for 9 readers but the number of readers can easily be contracted or expanded
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5th - 8th
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READERS THEATER SCARY MYSTERY SCRIPT - Haunted House Mystery
This Readers’ Theater brain teaser mystery script will give Middle School students practice in reading, comprehension and writing, while having lots of ELA and Drama fun. The Mystery of the Haunted House makes your students into 'whodunit' detectives, performing inference tasks and drawing conclusions from four spooky clues. This humorous, realistic script is intended for about 9 students, but the number of readers can easily be contracted or expanded depending on how many groups you wish to hav
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5th - 8th
Also included in: READERS THEATER BRAINTEASER MYSTERY SCRIPT BUNDLE
WINTER HOLIDAY Drama Activities (Grade 4-8)
Inspire your students to explore their creativity with this fun winter holiday activity. This resource includes 2 tasks: a skit assignment (groups) and a storytelling assignment (individual).This is a fantastic activity for the last few weeks of school before the winter holidays. It allows students to have fun and learn about the Elements of Drama. All scenarios and settings in this activity are related to winter, not any one particular holiday. Santa Claus is included as a winter character, but
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4th - 7th
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Emergency Sub Plan Lin Manuel Miranda Hamilton Performer Composer Middle Grades
Need something for a substitute to teach? Here's a close reading lesson to re-energize your class 1 l/2 days in length! Talk about making it easy on yourself, huh? This biography (formatted like a newspaper) about the performing artist Lin Manuel Miranda of Hamilton fame, is suitable for middle and high school students and can be used as a stand alone lesson or with other biographies. Each lesson in the Places Please series is tailored to the strengths of that particular artist. BEST SELLERS
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7th - 9th
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Also included in: Theater Class Emergency Sub Plan Bundle One Month in Length
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