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Free drama centers
Free Readers' Theater Script ~ Fractured Fairy Tale Cinderella Readers' Theater
Free Cinderella Fractured Fairy Tale Readers' Theater Script: "Cinder...Really?: The TRUE Story of Cinderella"* * * * * * * * * * * * * *This fractured fairy tale readers' theater freebie is excerpted from my 35-page CINDER..REALLY? Literacy Toolkit, which includes the readers' theater script plus supplemental literacy activities.It's also available as part of the FAIRY TALES BONUS BUNDLE ~ SERIES 1, which includes 4 fractured fairy tales and LOADS of supplemental activities. The bundle makes a
Free Readers' Theater - Free Poetry: I Gave Myself a Haircut & Other Silly Poems
Free readers' theater poetry: "I Gave Myself a Haircut (& Other Silly Poems)"* * * * * * * * * * * * * *If you enjoy this free poetry readers' theater compilation, I encourage you to check out the full, 10-poem set—THE SILLY POEMS COLLECTION—which also includes vocabulary pages.* * * * * * * * * * * * * *For years, elementary students have enjoyed the gloriously goofy poetry of Shel Silverstein, Jack Prelutsky, and others. Following in that tradition, "I Gave Myself a Haircut (& Other Si
Free King Midas & the Golden Touch Greek Mythology Readers' Theater Script: 3-6
Free Greek Mythology Readers' Theater Script: "King Midas & the Golden Touch": A humorous 6-page retelling of the traditional Greek myth of King Midas.* * * * * * * * * * * * * *This readers' theater freebie is excerpted from my 37-page KING MIDAS Literacy Toolkit, which includes TWO readers' theater scripts plus supplemental literacy activities.It's also available as part of the GREEK MYTHOLOGY BONUS BUNDLE ~ THE MANGLED MYTHS SERIES, which includes 6 readers' theater scripts and LOADS of s
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3rd - 6th
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Free Readers Theater: Mother Goose Interrupted: This Little Piggy: Grade 3 4 5 6
Readers' Theater script for free: "Mother Goose Interrupted: This Little Piggy"Readers' theater (also spelled "reader's theatre") is a terrific teaching tool for developing students' reading fluency, and students will enjoy this fast and funny readers' theater script that puts a new spin on Mother Goose's "This Little Piggy." In "Mother Goose Interrupted: This Little Piggy," Mother Goose is continually interrupted by five talking toes, each with its own, distinct personality.The readers' theater
FREE Reader's Theater Script: The Veggie Thief
"The Veggie Thief" is a heartwarming, entertaining reader's theater script. It's part of a set of quality scripts kids love practicing and performing. They are real crowd pleasers! Check out the bundle here: Reader's Theater Bundle. This bundle includes enough roles (substantial roles) for your whole class. These Reader's Theater scripts are aimed at students in third grade, late grade two, or early fourth (fluency practice).The Veggie Thief has four parts (Rabbit, Skunk, Narrator One, Narrator
End-of-Year Free Summer Readers Theater Poetry: Summertime Poem Grade 3, 4, 5, 6
Free summertime poem & readers' theater poetry script: "The First Day of Summer Vacation": The poem is presented in two formats—as a standard poem and as a readers' theater script. The natural rhythm of poetry supports students' development into fluent readers, and combined with readers' theater, that makes this free poem a perfect fluency-builder for 3rd-grade, 4th-grade, 5th-grade & 6th-grade students.* * * * *This fast and funny readers' theater poem is excerpted from SCHOOL'S ALMOST
Reader's Theater: 13 Colonies-Life in a New England Colony!
Bring key characteristics of the 13 colonies to life with this FREEBIE Reader’s Theater script featuring the New England Colonies! This is part of a leveled set of 3 reader’s theater featuring the New England, Middle, and Southern colonial way of life plus additional comparison activities! This freebie script contains 6 parts, making it a perfect activity for centers or leveled guided reading groups! This activity helps integrate Social Studies history content with Language Arts common core s
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3rd - 6th
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Free Readers' Theatre Poetry: Babysitting Superman & Other Silly Poems - 3/4/5/6
Free readers' theater poetry script for grades 3, 4, 5 & 6: "Babysitting Superman (& Other Silly Poems)"Readers' theater (also spelled "reader's theatre") is a terrific teaching tool for developing students' reading fluency. This fast and funny readers' theater 3-poem compilation is excerpted from ANOTHER SILLY POEMS COLLECTION. If you enjoy this free readers' theater poetry compilation, I encourage you to check out the full, 10-poem set, which also includes vocabulary word work.This fre
The Principal's New Clothes - Reader's Theater for the Entire Class!
This reader's theater is for the entire class! You will need at least 11 students but more is always better. This ties into my other twisted fairy tales except that it was written to do as a class. I split my class into two groups and both groups practice. When we perform we discuss what things we liked about each group. I use this to introduce the small group reader's theaters I have them do the rest of the year. I have also come back to the script at the end of the year to perform in front of
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3rd - 8th, Adult Education
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Free Readers' Theater Poem - Free Poetry: The T-rex from My Cereal
Free readers' theater poetry script: "The T-rex from My Cereal"
Readers' theater (also spelled "reader's theatre") is a terrific teaching tool for developing students' reading fluency, and students will enjoy this fast and funny readers' theater poem.
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If you enjoy this free poetry readers' theater, I encourage you to check out the full, 10-poem set—THE T-REX FROM MY CEREAL: A SILLY POEMS COLLECTION—which also includes vocabulary pages.
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The readers' theater script also incl
Free Pirate-themed Readers' Theater Poem (Perfect for "Talk Like a Pirate Day"!)
Free pirate activity: "Our Teacher Was a Pirate": A short readers' theater poetry script for 3-4 readers. This poem provides a fast and funny addition to a pirate unit or as a pirate-themed activity for "International Talk Like a Pirate Day" (celebrated every September 19th).* * * * *This readers' theater poem is excerpted from the TALK-LIKE-A-PIRATE TOOLKIT. If you enjoy this pirate activity, I encourage you to check out the complete 35-page toolkit, which includes a pirate name generator, "Ye
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat: Retelling Pieces
A great addition to literacy stations! Students will practice retelling this Halloween favorite using the pictures and a story stick!
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PreK - 2nd
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Free Davy Crockett Readers' Theater Tall Tale Script ~ Grades 3, 4, 5 & 6
Free Davy Crockett-themed Readers' Theater Tall Tale: "Davy Crockpot: A Tall & Twisted Tale" (grades 3, 4, 5 & 6): This 5-page readers' theater script puts a new twist on the tall tale of Davy Crockett. It is written for 6 readers, though narrator roles can be combined, as needed, to adjust for group size, making the scripts easily adaptable for 3-6 readers. This is a terrific tool for developing students' reading fluency!* * * * * * * * * * * * * *This free twisted tall tale readers' th
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3rd - 6th
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The Year Santa Got Mixed Up! - Readers Theater for the Entire Class
This is a Reader's Theater for the entire class. It can be performed at any time but is usually performed at Christmas. Reader's Theater is a terrifically fun way to improve your fluency.The Year Santa Got Mixed Up by Melanie Whitesides is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
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3rd - 8th
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FREE Readers' Theater Onset & Rime Phonics Poem & Activities (Grades K, 1, 2)
Onset & Rime Phonics Poem & Activities: MY BROTHER HAD A FIT: A super-fast and funny phonics poem and accompanying onset and rime activities for the -it word family that can be incorporated into whole-class instruction, small-group work, and literacy centers.
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This free product is excerpted from a 12-poem collection of phonics poetry: TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE RAG, which covers 13 different word family rimes.
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The phonics poem is provided in two for
Hot Cocoa Stand Dramatic Play-Printable
★★Printable File★★This is a great addition to your Hot Cocoa Stand dramatic play area! This download includes:★Hot Cocoa Stand Menu★12 Labels★4 Job cards★Order forms★Hot Cocoa BannerJust print the file and laminate! I like to laminate my order forms so they can be used over and over again, or you can just print multiple sheets for one time use.
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PreK - K
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Free Christmas Play - The Moose Before Christmas! Ebook Reader's Theatre Script
T'was the night before Christmas Eve, and our old friend Santa was ready to leave. It was one day too early but Santa was confused, because Mrs. Claus' memory had been a bit bruised...You see their calendar was set to the wrong year, and so she told Santa to a whole day early to deliver all of the kids' toy gear!When Santa comes early by accident, it is up to a very special moose named Goose to help him get back to the North Pole in time for the real Christmas Eve!A fresh and funny take on an ol
Witches' Brew Dramatic Play Center
Hocus Pocus! Turn your Dramatic Play Center into a magical place full of spells, potions and more! This play center is perfect for Halloween! Simply add plastic bats, rats, spiders, eyeballs and all things Halloween so that your students can pretend to cast spells and make magic.***JUST ADDED -> editable ingredients page so you can add to this pack***If you like this center, be sure to see all the Dramatic Play Centers included in my Dramatic Play Centers - The Complete Set.To see how my s
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PreK - 1st
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Free Spring Readers Theater Partner Poem Springtime Poetry Script: Grade 3 4 5 6
Free springtime readers' theater poetry script: "Jill McTibble's Garden": A short, funny 2-reader poem for springtime (or any other time of year!). Perfect for 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grades.Readers' theater is a terrific teaching tool for developing students' reading fluency, and the natural rhythm of poetry can further support students as they develop into fluent readers. That combination of readers' theater and poetry makes this free poem by children's author T. P. Jagger a perfect fluency-bui
Free Valentine's Day Readers' Theater Script Poem - Free Poetry - Grades 3 4 5 6
Free Valentine's Day readers' theater poetry script: "Charlie Gave Me Chocolates": A fast and funny Valentine's Day 2-reader poem for 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grades.Readers' theater is a terrific teaching tool for developing students' reading fluency. Furthermore, the natural rhythm of poetry can further support students as they develop into fluent readers. That combination of readers' theater and poetry makes this free poem a perfect fluency-builder.* * * * *This fast and funny readers' theater
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3rd - 6th
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Focus on Common Core: Point of View and Author's Purpose
Here's a simple short-answer comparison activity covering Craft & Structure (Literature item 6 and Informational text item 6). You can download it for free and use it with read aloud plays and any paired text to satisfy CCSs by having students “analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic.”
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4th - 8th
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Felt Story Set: Three Little Kittens
Flannel boards are a great tool in teaching visual literacy, narration, sequencing, and comprehension!
**See how we used the set by visiting my blog.**
This felt story set was inspired by the classic nursery rhyme, "Three Little Kittens" and includes the printable story set as well as some bonus activities for pre-K-2nd grade:
* mitten matching game
* rhyming words cut-and-glue activity sheet
* story map
* text-to-self connections writing project
* and cut-and-glue noun/verb/pronoun sorting a
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PreK - 2nd
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Noah's Ark {Felt Story Set}
Flannel boards are a great teaching tool, as well as being fun for a kiddo’s creative play. I created this Bible story felt set as a fun way to tell the story and keep kids involved. The pieces are also a good tool for testing their comprehension–just ask them to act it out for you!
This is a printable PDF file to compliment the story of Noah's Ark and was created from my original handcut felt figures.
The Noah's Ark printable set includes:
ark, saw, hammer, water, rain cloud, sun, rainbow, d
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PreK - 2nd
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Elements of Drama Worksheet
This Elements of Drama Worksheet by Skunk Works is intended as an analysis tool for your students. Students will use this worksheet to help them analyze the elements of a play: setting (scene), characters, protagonist, antagonist, figurative language, theme/message, and as a final step, students will write a one paragraph opinion about the play.
*In my classroom, we use these notes to build a presentation about the play. The students have a choice in presentation (poster, foldable, Powerpoint,
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3rd - 6th
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