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3rd grade english language arts script pdfs
Readers Theater Scripts: Fractured Fairy Tales
The most engaging and memorable moment of the year: Readers Theater! These three short plays are perfect for helping students read with expression and fluency, review stage directions AND are an absolute HIT across grade levels!Included are THREE Readers Theater Scripts of ORIGINAL fractured fairytales in a PDF printable file! Name tags for each role are also included along with one blank page if you would like students to create their own character tags.These plays make a fantastic addition t
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Readers Theater Scripts - BUNDLE!
Fairy Tales reader's theater, activities, writing, plays 1st grade 2nd grade
This fairy tales unit includes reader's theater scripts or plays and writing activities, great for 1st grade and 2nd grade students!This fairy tale unit will be engaging and fun for your students! Three different reader's theater scripts are included along with puppets and many activities, including writing. This fairy tale resource includes reader’s theater scripts, for...Goldilocks and the Three BearsThree Little Pigs, Jack and the Beanstalk.The plays or scripts can be used many different way
Little Red Riding Hood Fractured Fairy Tale Readers Theater Script Grade 3 4 5 6
"Little Red Boxer Shorts" is a funny retelling of "Little Red Riding Hood" with a fractured fairy tale readers' theater script and activities that are perfect for grades 3, 4, 5 & 6 (and have also been a hit with high-ability students in grade 2).This literacy toolkit includes:>"Little Red Boxer Shorts": 5-page script by children's author T. P. Jagger (for 4-7 readers)>Sound Effects: Cue Cards>Vocabulary: Word Work activity>Fairy Tales Compare & Contrast graphic organizer act
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3rd - 6th
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Fables Reader's Theater, Lessons, Comprehension and Writing Activities
Fables This unit has everything you need to teach fables to your students. These Aesop fables come as reader’s theater scripts, this includes lessons, and comprehension worksheets that ask key ideas and questions and writing activities that meet many standards and important reading skills! I am super excited about this unit and I know you will be too! This Fables packet is loaded with great activities to do with your students. This packet includes 8 different Fables!Children love to read wit
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: Fables Reader's Theater, Lessons and Writing Activities BUNDLED
Reader's Theater Script - Fairy Tale Mock Trial for the Wolf of 3 Little Pigs
Reader's Theaters are a fun way to get your kids reading. This fairy tale mock trial is for Alexander T. Wolf from the book The True Story of the Three Little Pigs. This reader's theatre script is a fun fractured fairy tale of the Three Little Pigs. This script is for upper elementary (3rd, 4th, & 5th). This is also available for use with Google Classroom™ and is included using TPT's new digital tool!After you download the resource, click the red Create Digital Activity button to get the di
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3rd - 5th
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Reader's Theater for Greek Mythology (3 leveled scripts; 4 myths)
Focus on differentiation! This reader’s theater set features 4 popular stories from Greek Mythology written on 3 separate reading levels for a total of 12 plays! Each script contains 5-6 parts, making it a perfect activity for centers or leveled guided reading groups! Modified versions provide support in basic fluency skills, regular versions focus on expression development, and enriched versions challenge students with tier 2 vocabulary and figurative language components. This set helps me
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Reader's Theater Bundle of Myths, Legends, and Traditional Tales!
Art Around The World Lessons: 18 Easy Art & Craft Activities + Writing for Kids
Art Lessons From Around the World: Are you looking for easy arts & crafts activities for kids that focus on different countries and cultures? Art Around the WORLD is a collection of 18 art lessons focusing on 6 countries/continents specifically designed for elementary students from first grade and up. Explore the world of art with over 160 pages of step-by-step photo instructions to guide each art project.You will NOT need any prior knowledge of each area of study because each resources incl
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2nd - 4th
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Le Théâtre des lecteurs, les contes de fées (Reader's Theater French Immersion)
These 11 fairy tale reader‘s theatre scripts are especially written for French language learners, with roles for all readers, from Emergent to Fluent. Reading levels are geared towards French Immersion/Dual Language Grade 1 and 2 students, but could be used with any beginner-low intermediate French Language class. All scripts are stories of well-known fairy tales so allow students to build their French fluency and vocabulary while avoiding the frustration of not understanding the plot of the s
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1st - 6th
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The True Story of the Three Little Pigs Readers Theater Script Point of View
Students of all ages enjoy “The True Story of the Three Little Pigs,” and will love performing this clever Readers’ Theater play which takes place after the story ends. This script lets your students practice fluency in a fun, engaging way. All you have to do is print and get started! It's perfect for small groups, short weeks in between units, or for sub plans.Play features the wolf, 1 pig, and 3 news reporters. Your students will laugh at the banter between the characters as the wolf tries, y
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3rd - 6th
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Reader's Theater Scripts: Fairy Tales and Fables
Reader's Theater is an enjoyable and effective strategy for developing fluency. It is a style of theater in which students do not memorize their lines. Props, costumes, and scenery are entirely optional. I've always told my students that Reader's Theater is acting with your voice.✅ Click HERE to purchase our bundle of Reader's Theater scripts.These ten scripts are based on familiar tales to boost student enjoyment and confidence. -The City Mouse and the Country Mouse-The Tortoise and the Hare-Th
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1st - 3rd
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Also included in: Reader's Theater Bundle
Fairy Tales 2 reader's theater, activities, writing, plays, puppets
This fairy tale resource has a ton of fun activities for your students. This resource includes a fairy tale reader’s theater scripts for Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella and The Frog Prince. This resource also includes many activities that meet the common core including writing. The plays or scripts can be used many different ways, keep them in a center, or use for guided reading instruction with an emphasis on fluency and expression. Children love to act out the parts and rereading the parts
Animal Classification ELA and Science Unit, 1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade
Animal Classification (An ELA and Science Unit)These wonderful activities go along great with any animal unit. They are especially great to support and enhance your science lessons on animal groups. The reader theater scripts are two part scripts that focus on information about each animal group. There are 6 animal groups highlighted: mammals, reptiles, insects, fish, amphibians and birds. The students can take turns being the different animals, learn new vocabulary and work on their reading f
Art History + Famous Artists 2: Easy Art & Craft Activities + Writing for Kids
Art History & 30 Famous Artists: Looking for easy arts & crafts activities for elementary kids that focus on art history and famous artists? This is Set 2 of Art History for Elementary Students! There are art projects, activities and lessons focusing on 30 different artists that use a variety of easy-to-find materials. Each artist pack features a read-aloud script for the teacher to help introduce the artist and corresponding art project. This means you will not need a lot of background
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1st - 3rd
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Christmas Readers' Theater Scripts Winter Fractured Fairy Tales: Grades 3 4 5 6
Christmas Readers' Theater Scripts & Winter Holiday Reading Activities for 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th Grades: Here are three fractured fairy tale readers' theater scripts to take you through the wintertime (or anytime!) of year. This bundle includes the following Christmas-themed scripts by children's author T. P. Jagger:>"The Gingerbread Man" becomes . . . "The Gingerbread Dude": 6-page (approx. 7-minute) script for 4-9 readers>"Rapunzel" becomes . . . "Santapunzel": 5-page (approx. 5-mi
Fractured Fairy Tales Unit Activities: Readers Theater Scripts, Writing & More
Readers' Theater - Fairy tales readers' theater for grades 3, 4, 5 & 6: Fractured fairy tales readers' theater scripts by children's author T. P. Jagger. For 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th grades, this 147-page readers' theater Fairy Tales Bonus Bundle takes four traditional fairy tales and turns them on their heads.The bundle includes:>The Three Little Pigs becomes . . . THE THREE PIRATE PIGS (5-8 readers)>Rumpelstiltskin becomes . . . NOT RUMPELSTILTSKIN (4-8 readers)>Goldilocks & th
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3rd - 6th
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Reader's Theater Solar System Science Class Play Fluency Practice Solar System
Looking for a way to fit more into the school day? Save time by incorporating reading and science. This Solar System science play is an original script I wrote for my class as an end of the year performance for parents and students, but it may also be used as a high-interest space introduction or review! It's filled with lots of scientific information about the sun, moons, planets, and other space objects, but even better, it's full of humor and fun! Your 3rd - 6th grade students will LOVE this
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3rd - 6th
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Aesop's Fables Readers Theater Scripts or Plays for 3rd, 4th & 5th Grades
Seven plays present Aesop’s fables in dramatic form. Scripts may be used for short skits, readers theater, or full-blown plays – for up to 40 students! Additionally, kids learn and label elements of drama.Open the preview to take a closer look at the activities.First, kids learn about structural elements of drama. Two reference guides offer definitions, as well as an annotated example.Cast of characters – list of characters in a playDialogue – words that tell the actors what to sayCharacter tag
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Aesop’s Fables Unit & Lesson Plans – Genre Study for 3rd, 4th, 5th Grade
Fairy Tales 3 reader's theater, writing, activities, plays, puppets
This fairy tale resource has a ton of fun activities for your students. This resource includes a fairy tale reader’s theater scripts or use as a play for Princess and the Pea, The Three Billy Goats Gruff and Hansel and Gretel. This resource has many different activities that meet the common core including writing. The plays or scripts can be used many different ways, keep them in a center, or use for guided reading instruction with an emphasis on fluency and expression. Children love to act out
Reader's Theater: Tall Tales for 3rd-5th grades (differentiated reading levels)
This reader’s theater set features 4 popular tall tales from American folklore written on 3 separate reading levels for a total of 12 plays! (Paul Bunyon, Pecos Bill, Sally Ann Thunder, Stormalong) ABOUT THIS PRODUCTFocus on differentiation while working on expression, fluency, and the influence of traditional literature while helping to meet the CCSS: RL.4.9. Compare and contrast the treatment of similar themes and topics (e.g., opposition of good and evil) and patterns of events (e.g., the
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Reader's Theater Bundle of Myths, Legends, and Traditional Tales!
Christmas Readers Theater Script Gingerbread Man Fractured Fairy Tale: Grade 3-6
The Gingerbread Man Christmas Readers' Theater Fractured Fairy Tale Script & Literacy Activities: "The Gingerbread Dude" (grades 3, 4, 5 & 6)When Santa Claus's Christmas Eve snack escapes the oven, the chase is on! With one sassy cookie and a narrator who keeps getting carried away, this Christmas readers' theater script brings a gingerbread-man twist students are sure to enjoy this winter. The literacy toolkit provides wintertime learning and fun for 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade &
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Readers' Theater Scripts - 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th Grades - Mother Goose Interrupted
Readers' Theater Collection of Scripts: MOTHER GOOSE INTERRUPTED: In this 8-script collection of fast and funny readers’ theater scripts, Mother Goose is continually interrupted—whether by a confused nursery-rhyme listener, five talking toes, or an irate Mother Hubbard who wants to set the record straight about her empty cupboard. These scripts provide fun fluency practice for students in 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grades.The readers' theater scripts in the collection are based on the following nurs
Christmas Reader's Theater Script based on How the Grinch Stole Christmas
21 Roles - KID FRIENDLY - 8 page script - varying abilities - great vocab!
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3rd - 9th
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Christmas Reader's Theater based on Elf the Movie
READER’S THEATER based on ELF (the movie)!
15 characters
Kid-friendly script
Super engaging
Great for all ability levels- some roles are harder than others
Great for teaching figurative language, plot, predictions, bold print, and many other comprehension strategies and skills.
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3rd - 6th
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Aesop's Fables Readers' Theater - Scripts & Character Crown Costumes
This fables reader's theater resource includes printable scripts and character crowns for 10 of Aesop's fables. Support students’ understanding of fables in a fun and engaging format while also supporting their growth in reading fluency and vocabulary acquisition!This resource includes two group direction page options for class display, as well as three to five part readers theater scripts and character crowns for: The Ants & The Grasshopper, The City Mouse & The Country Mouse, The Hare
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2nd - 3rd
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Also included in: Aesop's Fables Close Reading, Literacy Centers, & Readers Theater Bundle
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English language arts (ELA) concepts — reading, writing, listening, and speaking — empower students to become effective communicators, critical thinkers, and lifelong learners. They are the foundation for all other types of learning as students must rely on ELA skills to master content from other subject areas and communicate what they’ve learned.
Strong reading skills can help students make sense of written content, and gather information for further analysis. Writing skills can help students articulate their ideas, construct arguments, and synthesize information. And speaking and listening skills empower students to clearly present their ideas, participate in group discussions, and collaborate with their classmates. This is why teaching English language arts is critically important for student’s success in school and beyond.
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