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5th grade close reading scripts
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
READERS THEATER FRACTURED FAIRY TALE Cinderella Script Grades 5-8 - Cindy Rella
This funny Readers’ Theater fractured fairy tale script takes the traditional fairy tale genre and turns its conventions of character and plot around to bring Cinderella into the 21st century for your ELA and drama classes! It gives grades 5-8 students high interest practice in reading aloud, comprehension and writing. After completing their reading of the script they will write an additional scene, AND a ‘pitch’ to promote a fractured fairy story of their own. There’s even a quick mystery abou
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5th - 8th
Also included in: READERS' THEATER UNIT: READING & SCRIPT WRITING grades 5 6 7 8
ELA Emergency Sub Plans for Middle School Vol. 6
Emergency ELA Sub Plans for Middle School - Volume 6These language arts sub plans are perfect for filling (or refreshing) your substitute binder with engaging, standards-based activities. This is a true stand-alone resource that was designed to offer a print and go sub plan solution for middle school ELA teachers. No additional books or companion materials are needed!This resource includes:• A high-interest reader’s theater script • Reader Response Questions• Context Clue Word Work• Summary Stra
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4th - 7th, Staff
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Also included in: ELA Emergency Sub Plans Bundle for Middle School
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
Partner Plays Bundle for Upper Elementary, Fluency Activities, Close Reading
Partner plays are engaging and effective in building reading fluency and comprehension. This huge bundle of 15 ORIGINAL partner plays includes before, during, and after reading activities to help your students with vocabulary, reading fluency, comprehension skills including story elements, questioning, finding text evidence, characterization, sequencing, and writing. Students read and practice in a Close Reading format to improve fluency and deepen comprehension. Each script is written on a 3r
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3rd - 5th
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Monthly ELA Activities for Middle School - Full Year Bundle
This bundle of monthly ELA activities for middle school includes the perfect standards-based resources to engage your students throughout the school year. Use these print-and-go resources to give your students practice reading to self, reading to someone, listening to reading, word work, and writing—all centered around the months and seasons of the school year!All of the following resources are included: ELA activity bundles. You'll be prepared for every season and holiday with engaging resource
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4th - 7th
Aesop's Fables Readers' Theater for Big Kids Bundle
Thanks for purchasing my “Aesop’s Fables for Big Kids Readers' Theater Bundle!” Aesop was an ingenious storyteller, and students of all ages can enjoy (and learn) from his short stories. Included fables are: The Hare and the Tortoise, The Lion and the Mouse, and the Ant and the Grasshopper.Readers’ Theater allows students to become involved in the story in a deeper level. My plays have generally 4-6 parts, allowing for small group participation. Lesson included are in the format of Close Read
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3rd - 5th
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Star Wars Reader's Theater: AT-AT Attack! Reading Comprehension
Star Wars Reader's Theater: AT-AT Attack! Reading ComprehensionReader's Theater Script for Star Wars: Escape from Darth Vader, by Michael Siglain (Kindergarten to First Grade)Readers Theater is a dramatic presentation of a written work in a script form. Readers read from a "script" and reading parts are divided among the readers. Once you start Reader's Theater in your classroom you and your students will be loving it!!!CONTENTS:* Character Posters* 5 page script ( The script features 25 voices
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: May The Fourth Day Bundle - Star Wars Theme
A Christmas Carol Play Reader's Theater Drama Script - 33 Roles for all Staves
This is a play version of "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. Use as a school wide play, or a fun activity in the classroom. It has 33 roles covering all 5 staves of this novel. There are enough roles for all of your students. Enthusiastic students can even have multiple roles from different staves. Perfect for the last week before winter break!Are you teaching this novel? I wrote this play several years ago, and it made the perfect test review. You can teach a chapter (stave), and th
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3rd - 9th
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READERS THEATER MIDDLE SCHOOL MYSTERY SCRIPTS: YOUNG HOLMES INVESTIGATES BUNDLE
Save 25% on this Middle School Readers’ Theater Young Holmes brain teaser mystery script activities bundle. These fun whodunnit scripts will entertain both drama and ELA classes. The scripts and activities give grades 5-8 students high interest practice in reading aloud, comprehension and even some writing. A FREEBIE is included. Question sheets and answers are included in both scripts. Also provided are quick peer and self assessment forms, and a reading rubric for easy marking.Young Holmes Inv
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5th - 8th
Complete Reader's Theater: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Novel
This is a bundle of ALL 17 chapters from The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis. Every chapter has been turned into a script for Reader's Theater. Each chapter includes its own casting list.
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5th - 8th
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Greek Mythology: "Zeus King of the Gods" Readers' Theater
Print and go!
This fabulous Readers' Theater pack will help you cover standards for Greek Mythology as well as address key reading comprehension and writing standards!
Readers’ Theater is a reading strategy that allows your students to practice fluency while interacting with content in a highly motivating activity. Students are actively engaged while they respond to the literature that they are reading. Using readers’ theater paired with a social studies/history allows you to work across t
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3rd - 5th
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The Hare and the Tortoise Readers' Theater for Big Kids - Aesop's Fables
Do you have budding actors in your classroom? Are your kids tired of the routine reading schedule from an intense year? Then this is for you... Readers' Theater for Big Kids - the Ant and the Grasshopper!Hope you love what you see and that you are interested in the completed Close Reading plan. This freebie is a sample of what my Aesop's Fables for Big Kids Close Reading Plans are like. With this download, you will receive a complete script for "The Hare and the Tortoise," graphic organizer
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3rd - 5th
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Stranger Things Reader's Theater
STRANGER THINGS READER’S THEATER! Based on the Netflix series!
This particular Reader’s Theater is just the first episode of season 1. If y’all like it, I’m going to write more episodes!
11 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
Reader's Theater: Honoring the Heroes of September 11th
Students will actively engage in dialogue that will increase their awareness of the events surrounding September 11th through a kid sensitive script based on a true story focusing on the human spirit. Stitches of Love tells the sweet story of the power of healing provided through a rescued flag from Ground Zero and the journey it made around our country to its final resting place in the 9/11 Memorial. By providing 16 individual parts, more students will have a chance to practice fluency, use th
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3rd - 6th
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Betsy Ross: Fact or Fiction? U.S. History Reader's Theater
The history of the flag of the United States is a compelling story, but historians are divided as to the facts. Did Betsy Ross really create the first flag? This play, which was originally published in my book, Read Aloud Plays: Symbols of America, and later reprinted in the January 2002 issue of Scholastic's Storyworks magazine, encourages readers to become history sleuths. It includes the play script, a short reading supplement, a bubble quiz, a comprehension activity built around William Canb
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4th - 7th
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Murder Mystery 1- Textual Evidence - Court Case- Speech, Theatre, Debate English
Murder Mystery - Mock Trial - Perfect for English, Speech, Theatre, Debate classes. Use for students to find textual evidence, by reading closely and debating the issue at hand.Includes: ~Backstory ~Individual stories for students ~Notes page for evidence ~Questions and Answers page ~Contract~Blue Print of the HouseStudents will love this activity when they are performing it in front of the class.
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5th - 10th
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Ohio 4th Grade Reader's Theater Mega Bundle!
Engage students with this yearlong set of Reader’s Theaters that follows the new learning standards for 4th grade Ohio Social Studies throughout the early history of our state and country! These 15 plays are perfect for the integrated classroom as they are each differentiated by reading level, contain a larger than normal number of character parts (for whole class participation), and are written with a high interest, historically accurate focus! Not only will students see major historical events
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3rd - 6th
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Hamlet | Play Script & Close Reading Bundle | 5th Grade & 6th Grade
Two resources perfect for students learning about Hamlet by William Shakespeare; a play script written for young performers and a close reading activity.⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻The play script has been rewritten to be suitable for young performers. Hamlet tells the story of a Prince whose father, the King, has just died. His father’s ghost visits him and tells him that the new King, Claudius – who has married his mother – was the killer. Hamlet wants revenge and
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5th - 7th
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Readers Theatre: Underwater Bundle
Dive into the world of imagination and history with our collection of readers' theatre scripts, perfectly tailored for primary students. Each script in this collection has been meticulously crafted to capture young minds, combining elements of history, adventure, and environmental awareness with a touch of humor and a lot of heart.
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3rd - 6th
READERS THEATER MYSTERY SCRIPT: YOUNG HOLMES INVESTIGATES THE RED-HEADED LEAGUE
This grades 5-8 Readers’ Theater Young Holmes brain teaser mystery script will entertain both drama and ELA classes. "The Mystery of the Red-Headed League" readers’ theater script is loosely based on a short story from Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes series. Perfect for a mystery unit! While immersing students in the mystery genre, the script provides practice in reading aloud, comprehension and even some writing. In this age appropriate series (no murders!) Holmes is a 14 year old
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5th - 8th
Readers Theatre: Easter Bundle
A captivating collection of Easter themed readers' theatre scripts, designed for primary students, these engaging narratives are perfect for classroom activities and school performances. Each script in this collection brings a unique blend of humor, education, and engagement, encouraging students to explore diverse themes ranging from historical events and environmental awareness to imaginative adventures.
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3rd - 6th
READERS THEATER SCARY MYSTERY SCRIPT - A Stormy Mystery + Questions
This high-interest Readers’ Theater scary mystery script activity will give students practice in reading aloud, comprehension and writing, while having ELA and Drama fun. A Stormy Mystery is a whodunnit that will require your grades 5-8 students to perform inference tasks to solve clues. Ideal for drama performances as students make all the sounds of a raging storm! The script has 10 parts but the number of readers can easily be contracted or expanded.Most of the storm sounds will be made by the
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: READERS' THEATER Mystery Scripts Activities Grades 5 6 7 8 -VOL#2
Readers Theatre: Christmas Mega Bundle
Complete set of Christmas Readers Theatre scripts from the two available bundles.
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3rd - 6th
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