Community Workers: Readers' Theater, Non-Fiction Easy Readers & Vocabulary

This is a bundle on community workers that incorporates fiction, non-fiction and vocabulary development to deepen students’ knowledge about 10 different community workers. It contains:

10 readers' theater plays

• Roles for everyone, from emergent to fluent readers. Most of the roles are for beginning readers and those in transition heading towards fluency.

• Plays are focused on these jobs: chef, construction worker, doctor, engineer farmer, firefighter, police officer, plumber, teacher and vet.

• Plays also touch on: grocers, librarians, architects, paramedics and nurses.

10 non-fiction easy readers on the same community workers

• Illustrated with large, realistic and informative photos.
• Text is written with beginning readers in mind.

13 illustrated vocabulary posters (included in the non-fiction readers)

2 illustrated Word Walls

• one on community workers
• one on community places
• a total of 60 words

The Bonus File contains the following:

• Teacher notes for the using the scripts and for conducting a simple research project
• Reading levels for all parts in each script
• Follow-up factual and personal response questions that can be used for each community worker
• Templates and organizers for basic research activities

Other Non-Fiction Resources for Primary Students:

5 Science Non-Fiction E-books for Beginning Readers

Animals: Non-Fiction Readers for Beginners

States of Matter Unit for Primary Students

Plants and Flowers: Reader's Theater and Information Text for beginners

Other Readers' Theater:

Fairy Tale Readers' Theater for Grades 1 and 2

Readers' Theater for Emergent Readers

Christmas Plays: Readers’ Theatre for Grades 1 and 2

Halloween Readers' Theater for Emergent and Beginning Readers

Other Word Walls:

Adjective Word Wall

Verbs Word Wall

Noun Word Wall

Phonics Illustrated Word Wall