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4th grade astronomy scripts
Scripts: Space science reader's theaters (3 scripts, 13 writing prompts)
Space science package 1 includes 3 scripts and 13 writing prompts. This is part of the Earth and space science bundle.
Reader’s theater is an excellent way to teach science content while improving fluency, comprehension and giving students an opportunity to shine. While providing authentic reasons to read and reread, students can analyze characters, plots and other story elements in an interdisciplinary study of these topics.
President of the Solar System club -If the sun resigned, who woul
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4th - 8th
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Solar System Reader's Theater
This science activity is a 5-Act, 25-role reader's theater script for the the Solar System, perfect for any middle grade astronomy unit! Students will learn about the Earth and moon, the other planets, as well as the sun and stars! Reader's Theater is an engaging instructional strategy for students that allows them to act out various historical scenes and scientific phenomena. This resource also helps build fluency and reading comprehension skills.The acts are as follows:Act I: Early Discoveries
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4th - 7th
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Musical Reader's Theatre: Students in Space!
Who doesn't love some fun, simple Reader's Theatre! Reader's Theatre is a great way to practice fluency and build reading confidence in students. Sprinkle in some music and you have a super simple activity that your students will eat up!
This reader’s theatre script is a fictional short story about a group of young students tasked by NASA with a mission to save the world. The world is under threat of an epidemic of “Giraffe Flu!” In order to find a cure, 7 young students must travel deep into o
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2nd - 5th
Moon Landing: Man Walks on the Moon! A Reader’s Theater Script
After 76 days, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins, the astronauts for the historic Apollo 11 mission to the moon, made history on July 20, 1969. After the Columbia reached the moon’s orbit, Armstrong and Aldrin went into a smaller module, the Eagle. They began a descent onto the surface of the moon and successfully landed on the moon where both men would become the first humans to actually walk on the moon. The date was July 21, 1969!Just think, from the first powered flight in 190
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4th - 9th
Comets, Asteroids, and Meteors - Small Group Reader's Theater
This Reader's Theater was written for a small group of 4 students. It is to help explain what comets, meteors, and asteroids are. In the script, Brian is supposed to have written a report about Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids but he hasn’t been working on it. He thinks that all of them are space rocks. His friends help him out and explain the differences between them. I write small group reader's theaters so they will work better in centers and to avoid having long wait times between student's li
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4th - 7th
Galileo Readers' Theater
This readers' theater script was created to practice fluency, speaking, listening and to enhance comprehension of our study on Galileo. This pairs well with the Grade 3 Wit and Wisdom Outer Space Unit but can be utilized with any study of Galileo/outer space. A modern twist has been added to Galileo's part to spark more interest and connection amongst students. My class turned this into a production where they memorized lines, added props and costumes and performed it in front of the entire scho
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2nd - 8th
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Reader's Theater Grades 4-8
Your students will have a ball being the announcer, judges, and individual planets on the television show, Awesome Planet! This humorous reader's theater will keep kids engaged and entertained as they learn astounding and important facts about the planets. A crowd pleaser!
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4th - 8th
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Curiosity the Rover and the Long Trip to Mars
This is an original Reader's Theater script for elementary grades.
It imagines Curiosity the Rover's trip to Mars and what it encounters...
It includes 5 characters and includes a vocabulary list as well.
A fun story based on a relevant event that every student is interested in!
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2nd - 6th
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The Solar System Readers Theatre Script
This script on THE SOLAR SYSTEM involves students in reading and reviewing information about the celestial bodies that orbit the Sun. The script incorporates humor and contemporary language and references. It’s part of a collection in my book CURRICULUM-BASED READERS THEATRE SCRIPTS: SCIENCE.
This script is written for solo speakers with many parts for ALL so that teachers can use it with a whole class. Reading and rehearsing the script reinforces information and facts about the structure of th
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3rd - 5th
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Space Class Play
Space Class Play for Key Stage I
This class play or assembly was written for 5 – 7 year olds *(version for older children also available)
Cast of 30 - easily adapted up or down
Duration - 15 - 20 minutes
Fun 'romp' through Space - with astronauts and, most importantly, rocket men - who would have thought an astronaut could forget his own rocket?! All 8 planets covered - before Narrator returns to Earth!
*Also available off this website and www.plays-r-ussell.com : Key Stage II version of this sc
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1st - 4th
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The Life of Neil Armstrong Reader's Theater
This activity is a 5-act, 25-role reader's theater script for The Life of Neil Armstrong! The script is research-based, historically accurate, and is great for classes studying American history or space exploration! Reader's Theater is an engaging instructional strategy for students that allows them to act out various historical scenes. This product also helps build fluency and reading comprehension skills. The acts are as follows: Act I: Early LifeAct II: Becoming an AstronautAct III: The Spa
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4th - 7th
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Space and Mythology Themed Musical Script for Elementary Students
This is a multimedia single class performance package combining the study of Greek and Roman mythology with our solar system. This script allows students to perform for their families in a socially distanced video show! In the movie your students make the gods and goddesses of Roman mythology take the viewers on a tour of the solar system as they introduce themselves and the planets that were named after them.Make this movie with your class for a perfect culminating event for your science and so
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3rd - 5th, Not Grade Specific
Also included in: Space and Greek and Roman Mythology Scripts and Activities Bundle
The Planets Class Play or Assembly
This class play or assembly covers all the planets in our solar system. It is based on the science curriculum for primary/elementary schools and is a fun way for children to learn 'astronomic' facts and become familiar with the great classical music of The Planets - Holst. (See music list below)
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1. Theme music to 2001 Space Odyssey/Star Trek/Lost in Space; or Rocket Man - Elton John.
2. Bohemian Rhapsody (Opening lines up to 'Look up to the skies and see' )- Queen
3. Ground Control to Maj
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3rd - 8th
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Ancient, Stars and History of Astronomy Class Play
Ancients and the Stars Class Play
Written by Sue Russell
Cast of around 25, Duration around 10 - 20 minutes.
This class play on the history of astronomy and star gazing has a cast dating from prehistory to the present day! Quite a challenge (as always!) for our narrator! Most at ease with 'civilized' Ancients', there are still those tricky moments with tricky characters - like overly curious astrologers!
Lots of fun rock music as always to enhance this star cast performance!
This is the second
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4th - 8th
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Stepping back into Space Past & Future Class Play
Stepping into Space - Past and Future
Cast of 25
Duration 10 - 20 minutes
This is the last in a set of four plays written about Space. It takes us on a journey through time, from our very beginnings to .. well, read on to find out!
The other three plays available off TpT and www.plays-r-ussell.com are:
• A Brief History of Space
• Ancients, Stars and the History of Astronomy
• The Planets – an alien’s journey through our solar system
Plus a script for younger children:
• Great Explorers Class Pl
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3rd - 7th
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The Earth's Dance with the Sun -- Reader's Theater
Reader's Theater is an educational tool that combines performance and learning to captivate students of all ages. With our specially curated script, "The Earth's Dance with the Sun" young minds embark on a journey through the wonders of the solar system.In this script, students will learn about Earth's orbit, the Sun's gravitational influence, Earth's tilt, and how these interactions give rise to the changing of seasons and the cycle of day and night. Benefits of "The Earth's Dance with the Sun"
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4th - 6th
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Viva La Revolution! Viva La Rotation! Small Group Reader's Theater
This is a small group reader's theater intended for 4 students. It was written to help students understand about the rotation and revolution of the Earth and how they differ. The plot states: Joshua wasn’t paying attention when Mrs. Whitesides was talking about the Earth revolving in space and figured that revolution meant a war with aliens. Christina and Lidia try to set him straight and explain the difference between rotation and revolution. It isn’t until Samuel and Joshua actually try to rot
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3rd - 6th
Brief History of Space Class Play
A Brief History of Space Class Play
Written by Sue Russell
Cast of 25 (easily adapted up or down)
Duration 15 - 20 minutes (up to 30 minutes with inclusion of music)
This play includes 8 Astronauts, 8 Astronomers, 8 Scientists ... and a rather 'challenged' Narrator! It covers a brief history of Space, the final section attempting to throw a little more light on this fascinating but sometime rather bewildering subject!
This is the first of a series of scripts on Space, written as a set of 4, the
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4th - 9th
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Simulation - Planet Exploration - A Field Trip into Space
This space unit is a simulation in which a class steps into the shoes of science specialists who create a video documentary called "A Field Trip into Space" As you can see in the preview, the students create a new identity. They will become an adult with a job in their own community. They will apply for a new job with the S.P.A.C.E. (Scientific Program for Aeronautic Cosmic Explorers) This unit will take approximately 4 weeks to complete (45 minutes – 1 hour / 2-3 days a week). This unit inc
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3rd - 5th
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Space and Mythology Themed Musical Script for Elementary Students
This multiple class performance package combines the study of Greek and Roman mythology with our solar system. In this performance the gods and goddesses of Roman mythology take the viewers on a tour of the solar system as they introduce themselves and the planets that were named after them.This show is a perfect culminating event for your science and social studies integrated unit! The difference between this multiple class script and the single class script is the addition of three additional
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3rd - 5th, Not Grade Specific
Also included in: Space and Greek and Roman Mythology Scripts and Activities Bundle
Should We Bring Planet Pluto Back? - Spanish Reader's Theater for Small Groups
This Reader's Theater was written for a small group of 4 students. In Spanish the title would be '¿Deberíamos Devolver a Plutón la Categoría de Planeta?' It is to help students understand how planets are classified. It is great way to tie in Science with Language Arts and Spanish! In the script, a girl named Olivia believes that Pluto should be reclassified a planet again. Sam thinks it should be kept as a dwarf planet. The evidence is discussed and students are left with the decision. When this
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4th - 12th, Adult Education
1000 Useful Words - Build Vocabulary and Literacy Skills
This exciting collection of 1,000 words will broaden young children's vocabulary, and strengthen their early reading and writing skills. Arranged thematically, topics include Me and My Family, Animals, How We Look and Feel, Around the World, and I know... Colors, Shapes, Numbers, Weather, and Seasons. There are also four "story style" spreads that tell a simple narrative and inspire storytelling skills: for example, All in a Day is about a young child's typical day, and If I Were a Pet looks at
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PreK - 8th
“Constellations Then Arise”: Astronomy in the Age of Copernicus
THIS SHORT science play shows how Polish astronomer Nicholaus Copernicus (1473-1543) set forth a new way of looking at the universe that would change science forever. His ideas were not welcomed by the scientific establishment of his day, however; this play dramatizes his struggle to publish his ground-breaking work against heated opposition. Playscript contains full set, stage, costume directions along with useful staging tips.
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4th - 10th
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Solar System Reader's Theatre- two reading levels
This Reader's Theater is about the Solar System with 10 parts- Narrator and each of the planets. Students will learn the basic information about each planet while expanding their vocabulary and oral language skills.Example text: " Jupiter: Greetings, stargazers! I am Jupiter, the mighty gas giant, the largest of all planets. My swirling storms and enormous size make me a true king of the cosmos. Far beyond me, there's a realm of icy giants - Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune." Simpler version: "Jupit
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3rd - 7th
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MS-ESS1-3
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