Drama literature circles $5-10

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

A Place Called Kindergarten Jonelle Bell

CCSS:

Some More Reader's Theater Scripts for Retelling Stories in Kindergarten

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Reader's Theater Scripts for Beginning ReadersLooking for an engaging way to retell stories, increase fluency and comprehension? These Reader’s Theater are scripts for beginning readers that are adapted from literature. Students “perform” by reading scripts based on familiar or favorite stories. These Reader’s Theaters require no sets, costumes, props or memorized lines although there are character signs included with these reader’s theaters. Reader’s Theaters are an entertaining and engaging wa

Subjects:

Scripts, Literature Circles, Centers

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

CCSS:

RL.K.1

, RL.K.2

, RL.K.3

, RL.K.10

, RF.K.1

...

Also included in: Reader's Theater Scripts Bundle for Retelling Stories

A Christmas Carol; A Readers' Theater Adaptation

Created by

Patricia Hutchison-- Patti's Pages

Included in A Christmas Carol:-complete script-pre-reading activities-vocabulary study-discussion questions-suggestions for projectsThis reader's theater adaptation is suitable for grades 7- adult. While adhering to the plot of the original work, this adaptation uses more modern language, so that it can be more easily understood by today's students. It can be used with small groups or entire classrooms in both regular and special education. Reading the play aloud, or even acting it out will m

Subjects:

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Drama, Literature

Grades:

7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Activities, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RL.7.1

, RL.7.2

, RL.7.4

, RL.7.10

Preview of More Reader's Theater Scripts for Retelling Stories in Kindergarten

Christmas Carol Nutcracker Readers Theater Comprehension Bundle

Created by

Not So Typical Teacher

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

Subjects:

Printables, Scripts, Literature Circles

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

Drama, English Language Arts, Literature

, RL.3.4

, RL.4.1

, RL.4.4

...

Fairy Tale Court: Teaching ELA Standards Through the Courtroom

Created by

Jeannie Hunter

Looking for an engaging lesson that crosses several areas of your ELA standards? Looking for a way to teach point of view, character perspectives, and character traits? What if you could do this through fairy tales? That was how my unit was formed. Fairy tales are so much fun to teach. I decided to teach point of view, character perspectives, and character traits through the courtroom. We read the original versions of fairy tales as well as the fractured fairy tale versions. My students t

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 4th

Types:

Activities, Literature Circles

READERS THEATER MIDDLE SCHOOL MYSTERY SCRIPTS: YOUNG HOLMES INVESTIGATES BUNDLE

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Save 25% on this Middle School Readers’ Theater Young Holmes brain teaser mystery script activities bundle. These fun whodunnit scripts will entertain both drama and ELA classes. The scripts and activities give grades 5-8 students high interest practice in reading aloud, comprehension and even some writing. A FREEBIE is included. Question sheets and answers are included in both scripts. Also provided are quick peer and self assessment forms, and a reading rubric for easy marking.Young Holmes Inv

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Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

moonlight crafter by Bridget

CCSS:

RL.5.2

, RL.5.10

, RL.6.3

, RL.6.10

, RL.7.3

...

Over in the Meadow Book Companion for Spring

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This book will take your class on a journey through a meadow...where different animals will be introduced on each page! This set of materials will help to expand your students language and emerge them in lots of fun literacy activities! This companion was designed to be used with the book Over in the Meadow that was illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats. The animals in this version are a bit different than the traditional song. Concepts: Sequencing Rhyming Recall Movement-Dramatazation of the animals

Subjects:

Drama, Reading, Spring

Grades:

PreK - K, Staff

Types:

Activities, Printables, Literature Circles

Also included in: Frog Book Companion Bundle

CHRISTMAS READERS THEATER TALL TALES - 3 FUN CHRISTMAS SCRIPTS

Created by

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Drama, English Language Arts

This exciting 30% off Christmas Readers' Theater bundle is crammed with three tall tales scripts and Christmas activities! These readers' theater scripts tell the TRUE (!) stories behind famous seasonal favorites. Forget Rudolph- meet Rude Alf! Forget cute Frosty the Snowman. Meet Chilly, the cold-hearted Snowman! Forget the quiet home depicted in The Night Before Christmas. Meet the noisy home taken over by squeaking mice and the Mystery of Mama's Missing Kerchief! It's optimum fun for your stu

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

Drama, English Language Arts, Literature

Four Fabulously Funny Folk Tales: Reader's Theaters

Created by

Robin's Nest

This is the perfect tool to use to teach your students about the elements of a folk tale!These four fabulously funny folk tales will help your students to learn new vocabularywords, as well as practice their comprehension, fluency, and expression skills! Anchorcharts and vocabulary cards are included for each folk tale: Stone Soup, Chicken Little,Jack and the Beanstalk, and Rumplestilskin! Vocabulary activities are also provided toenable your students to quickly master the meanings of some hi

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 4th

Types:

Handouts, Printables, Literature Circles

Readers' Theater Brain Teaser Mystery Script GRADES 3 & 4 Bundle

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3 readers' theater scripts for the price of 2! This fun 30% off grades 3-4 high-interest trio of brain teaser mystery scripts will delight both ELA and Drama students. They will practice reading and comprehension skills while testing their wits in deductive work. In one of the mysteries they will discover the thieves of a laptop at school. The main characters, Matt and Sophie, are upper elementary students who love riddles and are effective detectives. In another mystery, twins Sloane and Sport

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 4th

Types:

CCSS:

Balanced Literacy, Drama, The New Year

, RL.3.10

, RL.4.1

, RL.4.2

...

Two Ancient Chinese New Years Myths: The Race of the Animals & The Tale of Nian

Created by

Robin's Nest

Are you ready to teach your students all about Chinese New Year? These two wonderful Reader's Theaters will help the children in your class to understand the myth behind the traditions of the New Year, as well as the animals and their position on the Chinese Zodiac calendar. The Race of the Animals and The Tale of Nian are written in kid friendly language and will help you to integrate social studies with both language arts and reading. Your students will practice and develop both their flue

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Printables, Scripts, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RL.3.2

Paka Mdogo's English Store

, RL.3.5

, RL.3.6

, RL.3.10

...

Hamlet - To Be or Not To Be: A Workshop Analysis

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This resource explores Hamlet’s best-known (and perhaps most challenging) soliloquy. It helps students analyse, through a series of short study tasks, the soliloquy’s significant detail, and leads them towards an understanding of both its meaning and its importance. The resource has been structured so that the study tasks can be undertaken by students working in groups – in a ‘workshop’ setting, with open discussion as appropriate – or individually. Suggested responses to the questions are locat

Subjects:

Close Reading, Drama, Poetry

Grades:

11th - 12th

Types:

Literature Circles, Lesson

No Fear a one act play - Script

Created by

Hollie Michaels

CAST: 32 total. 14M / 8W / 10 any gender. (Can be played by 7 actors) In a camp cabin several campers refuse to go to sleep. Wick, their counselor, tells them a tale that mashes several Grimm’s Fairy Tales together. The story unfolds in their cabin as Wick tells the story of Abay, a young boy (or girl) whose one wish is to feel fear. Abay is ostracized from the other kids in the village because he is different. But when another boy is taken by a Dwarf (from Snow White’s tale) Abay is the onl

Subjects:

Drama, English Language Arts, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Scripts, Literature Circles

Molly's Pilgrim- Readers' Theater, Quiz, Activities

Created by

raisedateacher

This study unit of the novel Molly’s Pilgrim includes: A readers’ theaterscript for the book, an end of book quiz with answer key, vocabulary list and vocabulary study page, simile search, a compound word hunt, a Venn diagram comparing the student to Molly, story event flow chart, a Venn diagram to compare the book to the video. We’ve also included directions for a student to write a letter to Molly or write a class newspaper for Miss Stickley’s class. These could be used for your early finisher

Subjects:

Drama, English Language Arts, Reading

Grades:

3rd - 4th

Types:

Activities, Literature Circles

CCSS:

, RL.3.2

Balanced Literacy, Drama, Reading

, RF.3.3

, RF.3.4

...

Rainforest Reader's Theater Pack

Created by

Rainforest Reading

This is a set of 10 different reader's theater scripts with a variety of colorful rainforest animal characters. These scripts bring the rainforests alive in a playful way that your students will love. They cover most of the Preprimer-3rd grade Dolch sight words, and are ordered from easiest to most difficult. They are organized into two sets and a table of contents is included. I recommend they be used in first-third grade. Enjoy and please give me feedback!

Subjects:

Grades:

1st - 3rd

Types:

Guided Reading Books, Scripts, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RF.1.3g

, RF.1.4b

, RF.2.3f

, RF.2.4b

, RF.3.3d

...

READERS THEATER FRACTURED FAIRY TALE & FRACTURED AESOP'S FABLE FUN SCRIPTS

Created by

Drama, English Language Arts, Reading Strategies

20% off! These Readers’ Theater twist-in-the-tale fable and fairy tale scripts will spark fun and chuckles in both drama and ELA classes. They will give grades 5-8 students high interest practice in reading aloud, comprehension and writing.A FREEBIE is included.Fractured Fairy Tale: Cindy Rella Cindy Rella is loosely based on the children’s tale. In this 21st century version, teenager Cindy lives in an unhappy home where there is far too much concentration on cleaning. In this re-telling of the

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Drama, English Language Arts, Poetry

Nursery Rhymes Printable Shadow Puppets for Children

Created by

Adventure in a Box

Download and cut your own puppets to let children stage a shadow puppet play, based on the Nursery Rhymes.This set is based on Nursery Rhymes for children. With the seventeen shadow puppets, children can stage these famous rhymes and songs:– Itsy-Bitsy Spider– Little Miss Muffet– Baa, Baa, Black Sheep– Mary Had a Little Lamb– Little Bo Peep– Jack, Be Nimble– Jack and Jill– Hickory Dickory Dock– Hickety, Pickety– Three Blind Mice– One Two Three Four Five Once I Caught a Fish Alive.The shadow pupp

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Printables, Literature Circles, Centers

Little Red Riding Hood Printable Shadow Puppets

Created by

Adventure in a Box

This set is based on the fairy-tale “Little Red Riding Hood” and includes seven silhouettes: a girl, a wolf, a hunter, a grandmother, a house, a tree, and a bush. If you already have a flashlight, then this is all you need in order to present the “Little Red Riding Hood” shadow puppet show. Make a simple cardboard theatre, and you can stage spectacular performances for friends and family! Shadow puppetry is beneficial for children of various ages, encouraging development of: - literacy &

Subjects:

Drama, Literature, Short Stories

Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types:

Literature Circles, Centers

TALL Tales Readers Theaters: Wild Women of the Old West!

Created by

Robin's Nest

There's NO doubt about it! Readers Theaters are an excellent way to make students WANT to read and ENJOY reading! This product contains four readers theaters about Wild Women of the Old West--Annie Oakley, Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind, Slue Foot Slue, and Calamity Jane!! These plays are written in kid friendly language using an old west dialect that helps kids to create characters while they perform in front of the class developing fluency and expression skills at the same time!Also inclu

Subjects:

Printables, Scripts, Literature Circles

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

CCSS:

, RL.3.2

Drama, French, Literature

, RL.3.4

, RL.3.5

...

Drama in French: le Théâtre des classiques - Les Misérables d'après Victor Hugo

Created by

My Creative Class

This resource pack is great to do drama in French, based on a classic chef-oeuvre of French literature, thanks to motivating activities and the audio, with no prep. Your French students will have fun playing their part but they will also improve their listening and reading comprehension. All this set is ready to use, easy to be put in place.This is a free adaptation of Les Misérables by Victor Hugo into a play. It can be used by beginning,transitional and fluent readers but also by native French

Subjects:

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Printables, Literature Circles, Cultural Activities

Readers' Theater Winter & Christmas Partner Plays Script Activities -Grades 3-4

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ALL types of Readers' Theater Christmas and winter script activities build reading fluency and comprehension. This is most true of Partner Plays because each partner reads aloud 50% of the script. Their fluency, tone, and expression will thrive, as Science of Reading research has shown. Team work and classroom community will flourish. These fun scripts also promote critical thinking skills: two of them are MYSTERIES to solve. Give their problem solving skills a work-out! And with 30% off, you a

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 4th

Types:

Drama, End of Year, Literature

Our Town Movie/Stage Viewing Unit, Questions/Activities, Lesson Plan

Created by

Julie Faulkner

This pack of activities is an excellent way to add rigor and interest to your viewing of any movie or stage version of Thornton Wilder's Our Town. You may use one or all of the enclosed NO PREP activities to focus your studies, and they would work with the play as well. Student Experience: Your students will get the most they can out of this text as they work through the activities in this teaching pack. While Wilder's Our Town may seem like an outdated or overly nostalgic choice at first, aft

Subjects:

Grades:

9th - 12th

Types:

Movie Guides, Literature Circles

CCSS:

...

A Christmas Carol-Horovitz stage adaptation-close reading questions all scenes

Created by

Anne Raybon

These questions are to be used with the Israel Horovitz stage adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. These will work as close reading or lit circle questions. They can also be used prior to performing the play. Pages are formatted in two columns, and can be printed front to back then cut in half to save paper and to fit better into notebooks and journals. This is the complete set of questions. I also have the questions for individual scenes available on my TpT site.

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