Age of Discovery/ Exploration Reader's Theater
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This resource contains eight complete Reader's Theater activities for middle grade students for American History! The plays in this product cover the Age of Discovery/ Exploration, the American Revolution, A New Nation, The War of 1812, Industry and Inventors, World War I, the Great Depression, andPrice $22.00Original Price $36.00Save $14.00
This resource contains 21 complete Reader's Theater activities with over 400 pages of content for middle grade students studying Social Studies/ History! The bundles in this product cover American History, Mesoamerica, Early Civilizations, World History, and History of the Holidays.Reader's TheaterPrice $55.00Original Price $94.50Save $39.50
This resource contains five complete Reader's Theater activities for middle grade students for American History! The plays in this product cover the Age of Discovery/ Exploration, the American Revolution, The Founding Fathers, A New Nation, The War of 1812, and Industry and Inventors! Each play is aPrice $20.00Original Price $27.00Save $7.00
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This resource is a 5-Act, 25-role reader's theater script for the Age of Discovery/ Exploration! This product covers famous European explorers and their discoveries in North and South America. Reader's Theater is an engaging instructional strategy for middle grade students that allows them to act out various historical scenes. The acts are as follows:
Act I: The First Discovery (Leif Eriksson)
Act II: A New Age of Exploration (Christopher Columbus and Amerigo Vespucci)
Act III: The Conquistadors (Hernan Cortes and Francisco Pizarro)
Act IV: The French and the Dutch (Jacques Cartier and Henry Hudson)
Act V: England Makes its Claim (Francis Drake and Walter Raleigh)
Each act includes discussion questions. There is a quiz for students at the conclusion of the play, as well as an extension activity in which students will create their own script!
Answer key is provided for the quiz.
This resource is part of the following bundle:
American History Reader's Theater Bundle
Other great Social Studies resource include:
Age of Discovery/ Exploration DBQ
Journey Around The World Map Skills Project
Desert Island Government Project
