Christmas Carol Nutcracker Readers Theater Comprehension Bundle

This set of readers theater scripts and text-dependent printables will get the attention of your students they still are tuned in to an educational activity. Introducing these classic tales with a readers theater is a great way to expose elementary students to these long-loved stories at their reading level. My students work on their comprehension as well as their fluency as we read these in our classroom. I have also included context clues to help students practice the skill of figuring out words they don't know. My students love these readers theaters and I know yours will, too!

A Christmas Carol includes:

✔ age appropriate readers’ theater script/ can also be used for a play

✔ character cards that can be made into puppets

✔ a sequencing of events printable

✔ a character comparison graphic organizer

✔ a story elements printable

✔ a formative assessment and extended response question

✔ answer key for assessment and ERQ

The Nutcracker includes:

✔ age appropriate readers’ theater script/ can also be used for a play

✔ vocabulary/context clues sheets for students to 'figure out' the meanings of unknown words.

✔ text-dependent questions, where students can practice finding the evidence in the text

✔ answer keys for quick and easy checking

Could also be used for higher level or gifted 2nd graders as well as struggling readers in 6th grade.

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Great for practicing fluency, while learning with classic literature!

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