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Social studies Common Core RL.5.10 centers
Coyote Tales - Native American Reader's Theater
This package was intended for November which is Native American month but can be done at any time. My name is Melanie Whitesides but my store name is Wonbyone. One of the things I am passionate about is Reader's Theater. It is a fun way for my students to improve on their fluency. In a world where reading is pushed so hard on students that many are losing their love of reading it is IMPORTANT to give them opportunities to read that are fun. Reader's Theater does this. In this package I have plac
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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"Heart and Soul" by Kadir Nelson Book Study Unit
This unit perfectly coordinates with Kadir Nelson's beautiful work "Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans." Each chapter contains multiple choice and text-based open-ended responses as well as a graphic organizer thinking map. COMPREHENSIVE ELA PRACTICE! Multiple skills are covered throughout the unit, including narrator's voice, figurative language, theme, context clues, main idea and details, summarizing, informative writing, and critical thinking. END OF UNIT WRITING ASSE
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4th - 8th
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Historical Fiction Passages for Reading Comprehension Questions
Get your kids thinking on a higher level with this bundle of six short stories with questions and answer keys. Find great activities for whole or small group lessons, reading centers, independent work, or home school. Lessons are also perfect for short weeks or substitute teachers. By purchasing this easy-to-use bundle, you are saving 25% off the price of individual resources.Close reading passages need to do more than teach reading skills. Four of these stories center around historical events,
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4th - 6th
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Viking-themed Readers' Theater Lesson Plan Activities: Fluency, Vocab, Similes
Vikings - Readers' Theater Activity Pack: "Snori & the Giant": Snori the Viking would have a lot easier time fetching milk if a giant hadn't just eaten his cow.* * * * * * * * * *This readers' theater activity pack is also available in two different discounted bundles of scripts, activity packs, and readers' theater poetry collections:*READERS' THEATER MEGA BUNDLE OF SILLINESS*READERS' THEATER BUNDLE OF FUNNY FLUENCY SCRIPTS* * * * * * * * * *This readers' theater activity pack makes a fun
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3rd - 7th
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Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code Lesson Plan & Activities
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the nonfiction / informational text mentor text picture book Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code: a Navajo Code Talker's Story by Joseph Bruchac. Great for Veteran's Day, Native America Heritage Month, and biography studies! Lessons and activities focus on: Summarizing key details (4 strategies: narrative retell, timeline, graphic organizer, Somebody Wanted But Then So)close reading for describing illustrationsdescribing character trai
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2nd - 5th
Also included in: 3rd Grade Veterans Day Bundle - Read Alouds and Activities
Hades Goes to Court for Kidnapping - Small Group Greek Reader's Theater
This is a small group reader's theater for 4 students. It is a short version of the story of how Hades kidnapped Persephone and tricked her into becoming his wife. In the script, Hades is in court accused of kidnapping Persephone and forcing her to live with him in the underworld. Demeter, Zeus, and Persephone are also there. Zeus is serving as the judge even though he is Persephone’s dad. They discuss what Hades did – including the way he tricked Persephone into eating something that ties her f
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4th - 12th, Adult Education
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Greek Mythology Readers Theater Scripts to build Fluency
Use these greek myths readers theater to enhance your students fluency! Students are engaged with these high interest scripts based off Greek mythology. Students will build their background knowledge about the Ancient Greek Gods while collaborating within a group to read through these scripts.Give your students one script a week to practice and then perform! Perfect to assign during group work, center time, and during a substitute day. This set include five different readers theater scripts. * A
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4th - 6th
How Coyote Got His Name - A Small Group Reader's Theater
This is a Native American tale about how Coyote got his name. This is for 5 to 9 students. He features prominently in a lot of stories of the Navajo and in many other tribes. I first saw this one online but have heard it from our Navajo teacher since. I use reader's theaters to encourage my students to practice fluency. It is a fun way to do something that they need. Most of my scripts are in black and white so they photo copy easily. This one does have a colored picture on the first page but t
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3rd - 6th, Adult Education
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Pandora's Box - Small Group Reader's Theater
This is a small group reader's theater for 4 students. It is a Greek legend about how trouble came into the world via Pandora's Box. In the script, Zeus is angry with Prometheus and Epimetheus because they gave man fire. He chains Prometheus to a rock and then makes a plan to punish Epimetheus as well. First he has Hephaestus make him a new daughter and names her Pandora. Then he introduces them to each other and suggests they marry. Epimetheus knows there must be a trap but falls in love. They
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
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The Boston Tea Party - Historical Small Group Reader's Theater
This script was written for 4 students. It was written to teach or reinforce a lesson about the Boston Tea Party of 1773. In the script, The students are having a test today on the Boston Tea Party. Everyone has studied except Alex. He didn’t think he needed to because he already knew about regular tea parties. But the Boston Tea Party was a protest by the colonies against the British Tea Act and NOT a real tea party. Chad, Rose, and Sarah tell him all about it and how the Boston Tea Party led t
Northeast Region Library
This virtual library introduces students to famous people, events, resources, and characteristics of the Northeast region. There are shelves of fiction and non-fiction books and videos about the states in each region. Several games, draw alongs and puzzles are hidden around each room. Encourage your students to find all of the exciting links in each library. * This does contain YouTube links. Slides can be edited and you can copy and paste links into your school sandbox, if needed. If any li
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2nd - 5th
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Clever Coyote - Native American Reader's Theater
This Reader's Theater is for 4 students. It is a Comanche legend about how clever coyote saved the buffalo. In the script, A long time ago a monster came and stole all the buffalo overnight. He took them and locked them up in his mountain cave. Coyote called all animals and people together to discuss what they should do. They came up with a plan to give a pet to the small boy who lived with the monster and, at the right time, the pet would set the buffalo free. They sent a mouse and then a bird
Meet the Olympians - an Introduction to the Greek Gods
This is a small group reader's theater for 4 students. It is intended to be an overview of the Greek gods. In the script, Hermes is introducing the audience to the Greek gods when Athena, Hades, and Zeus come to help. Together, they tell everyone about the Olympians. Each of the gods has their own favorites and not-so favorites. As they talk about the other Greek gods the audience will be able to tell who likes who. When the script is finished students will have heard the names of the Greek gods
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4th - 12th
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Small Group Reader's Theaters for Patriotic Occasions
This group of scripts was written to support social studies standards and learning. I use them for teaching US history as well as for holidays like: July 4th, Memorial Day, Voting, Veteran's Day, President's Day etc. They are for groups of 3 to 5 students. Scripts included are: The Flag Code, George Washington and the Cherry Tree, George Washington the President who Loved Dogs, The REAL Story of Uncle Sam, The Star Spangled Banner, and The Right to Vote. There are 6 scripts. They usually sell fo
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
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Father Sky Mother Earth - A Navajo Tale Small Group Reader's Theater
This is a Reader's Theater for 4 - 8 students. It is a Navajo 'Just So' Story about nature and why Navajo's walk in beauty. It is the story of harmony. I combine the 8 parts into 4 speaking parts because 4 of them are very small. I use reader's theaters to encourage my students to practice fluency. It is a fun way to do something that they need. Most of my scripts are in black and white so they photo copy easily. This one does have a colored picture on the first page but the rest is black and w
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
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How Crow Brought the Daylight – Small Group Reader’s Theater
This reader's theater was written for a group of 5 students but can be expanded to 7. It is based on the Inuit's legend of the Crow and how it brought daylight to them. In the script, When the Earth was young there was no daylight in the north and the Inuit people lived always in darkness. One day Old Crow begins to tell them of the daylight he has seen in his long travels and the people beg him to go and bring them some. At first he refuses because he is old now and doesn’t think he can make it
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4th - 10th, Adult Education
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The Star Spangled Banner - Small Group Readers Theater
This Reader's Theater was written for a small group of 3 students. It is about how our National Anthem - The Star Spangled Banner was written. Francis Scott Key has been sent by the president to free Dr. William Beanes and has learned of the Brittish plans to attack Fort McHenry. He gets his friend released but has to agree not to leave in his ship until the attack has happened. Francis Scott Key and Dr. William Beanes watch and wait wondering what will happen to their country. When the morning
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4th - 12th
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Thurgood Marshall, a Thoroughly Good Lawyer - Small Group Reader's Theater
This reader's theater was written for four students. It ties in Social Studies with Language Arts. It is about Thurgood Marshall. Brad has made a report about Thurgood Marshall for the class for Career Day. Pete and Cindy have never heard of him and wonder why Brad would choose a lawyer to talk about. When Brad tells them that Thurgood Marshall changed America they want to know how a lawyer could do that. Kate and Brad tell them all about Thurgood’s journey as a lawyer and how he fought against
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
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Coyote, Bobcat, and the Corn - Native American Reader's Theater
This Reader's Theater is for 4 students. It is a Navajo tell about Coyote. In the script, Coyote is hungry and is a bad hunter. He convinces Bobcat to join him to go and get some ears of corn. Bobcat is slow and it is far away also, he does not trust Coyote. But Coyote talks Bobcat into going to the cornfield to get the corn. He says he knows a way to help Bobcat run fast and off they go. By the time they get there Bobcat is tired and sits down to rest while Coyote makes a pig of himself. Soon t
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4th - 12th
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The Story of the First Marathon - Small Group Readers Theater
This reader's theater was written for four students. In the script: The students are wondering why all marathons are 26.2 miles long and where marathons came from in the first place. One of them happens to know and tells them about the Greek and Persian war and how a messenger gave his life to warn others. This answers the question of where the marathon came from but not why they are 26.2 miles long. It turns out that the Greeks didn’t choose that length, the royal family of England did when the
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5th - 12th
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Tad Saves Jack - The Story of the First Presidentially Pardoned Turkey
This Reader's Theater is my favorite November/Thanksgiving script! It was written for a small group of 4 students. The title explains it all. This true story is about one of my favorite Thanksgiving events! In the script, President Lincoln was given a turkey to be eaten for Christmas dinner. Tad Lincoln adopted it as a pet, named him Jack, and taught it to follow him around the White House grounds. The Hosts of the Little Known Historical Facts Show present the story of how the turkey Jack manag
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4th - 12th, Adult Education
Two Wolves - Native American Reader's Theater
This Reader's Theater is for 3 students. It is a Cherokee legend about two wolves. In the script, a grandson has come to visit his grandfather. He is invited to breakfast. When the grandfather asks him how he is doing - the grandson tells him that he has been fighting with his best friend. The grandson says his friend called him names and took his toy and won’t say sorry until he does. The grandson doesn’t think he should have to apologize. After thinking for a moment, the grandfather tells his
The Right to Vote - Small Group Reader's Theater
This small group reader's theater is for 4 students. At least one needs to be a girl. It's name says it all. The Right to Vote. It examines who could vote in colonial times and discusses when they changed. It also tries to convince students that the privilege of voting is just that - a privilege that should not be ignored or undervalued. I wrote this Reader's Theater for Constitution Day. I hope that you find it helps to awaken some of your students as much as mine were. I use reader's theaters
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3rd - 7th, Adult Education
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Gittel's Journey by Leslea Newman Lesson Plan & Activities
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the realistic fiction mentor text book Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story by Leslea Newman and Amy June Bates. A great book introducing the immigration / immigrants, Jewish history and relationships! Lessons and activities focus on: Summarizing key details (4 strategies: narrative retell, timeline, graphic organizer, Somebody Wanted But Then So)Main idea and detailsAnalyzing the time periods/ settingComparing and contrasting but ca
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2nd - 5th
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