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Free Kindergarten english language arts scripts
Readers' Theater: The Very Cranky Bear
4 animal friends just want to get out of the rain and play in a nice, warm spot. 1 cranky bear just wants to take a nap in his nice, dry cave. Everything ends up working out, but not before the bear ends up looking ridiculous! This play is based on the book by Nick Bland. It is 4 pages long and has 7 parts: Narrator 1, Narrator 2, Moose, Zebra, Lion, Sheep and Bear.
Readers' Theater helps kids improve their reading fluency (pace, smoothness and expression) and self-confidence!
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K - 3rd
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Readers' Theater: The Stinky Cheese Man
If you know and love the classic tale of the Gingerbread Man, then you'll laugh yourself silly reading this fractured fairy tale play, which is based on the book "The Stinky Cheese Man" by Jon Scieszka.
-The script is 5 pages long
-There are 8 characters (Narrator, Stinky Cheese Man, old man, old
woman, girl, boy, cow, fox)
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K - 3rd
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Sentence Strips Visuals for Speech Therapy | Sentence Expansion | FREE
Carrier phrases are phrases in which the first few words are constant and only the last word changes. These phrases help to encourage longer utterances, offer repetition and provide multiple opportunities to practice targets without an additional cognitive task of having to generate ideas, which may detract from the articulation or vocabulary drill. For early readers, they also provide sight word practice!⭐️ Products related to this item:Articulation Story Dice Companion for Speech Therapy using
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K - 3rd
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Easy Reader's Theatre Fairy Tale Scripts FREEBIE
As a first grade teacher, I struggled to find reader's theatre scripts that were easy enough for my young students to read, so I wrote my own!
This is a FREE sample of Little Red Riding Hood (with six parts) to try out in your own classroom.
All scripts have picture cues to make it easier for your students to find their parts. I've tried to create each script to be at approximately a mid-first grade level.
To see more of my fairy tale reader's theatre scripts, click below!
Easy Reader's Th
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K - 2nd
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Medieval Themed Script for Readers Theater, Short Play or Puppet Show
Do you need a short versatile play that can easily include many children at varying ability levels? Do you need something that your speakers of other languages or your very shy kids will be able to participate in? Then this is the script for you! (...and there is SCREAMING... as you know all kids seem to enjoy screaming.)This script is about a scary looking but kind hearted dragon who only wants to win the acceptance of his neighbors. Originally written as a puppet show this script is very versa
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PreK - 5th, Not Grade Specific
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Also included in: Medieval Scripts for Readers Theater, Short Play or Puppet Show BUNDLE
Readers' Theater: The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Three brothers go looking for delicious grass but come across a big ugly troll with huge eyes and a long nose. They manage to get past him, the last one knocking him off his own bridge. This classic tale is fun to perform!This play is 2.5 pages long and has 5 characters: Narrator, Big Billy Goat, Medium Billy Goat, Little Billy Goat, Troll.
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K - 2nd
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{Are You a Text Talker?} Using the Language of Textual Evidence: ELA CCSS 1
This freebie is a quick cheat-sheet for students to remind themselves of the text-based language called for by students in the Common Core for ELA, in particular, during and while participating in teacher-directed close readings of text. These sentence starters give students a head start on how to begin their thinking and use text-based language when orally citing evidence from the text.
This product is one sheet with the option of several different backgrounds. Print full sheets or select "m
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K - 12th, Higher Education
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Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears Puppets and Reader's Theater
This product includes a reader's theater script based on the folk tale Why Mosquitoes buzz in People's Ears by Verna Aarmdema.There are also 7 print out puppets based on the illustrations of Leo and Diane Dillon. The puppets are a mosquito, a iguana, a python, a rabbit, a crow, a monkey, and an owl. The puppets come in full color and black and white.
These puppets are wonderful for literacy centers, fluency and summarizing activities. They are a great addition to a unit on folk tales.
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K - 2nd
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FREE Art History Guided Lesson and Art Project - Whimsy Workshop
This free sample pack from the bundle of easy step-by-step guided art lessons:Art History For Elementary 1 - With Teacher ScriptsThis lesson explores the artist Ted Harrison's use of warm and cool colors as he paints in the arctic of Canada. The simple art project will create a stunning bulletin board display! As in my other art history lessons, there is a teacher script included, with questions embedded, to lead a discussion about art techniques, geography and famous artists! There is also a wr
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K - 7th
The Little Red Hen readers theatre
The Little Red Hen picture book story has been adapted into a readers theatre script for easy recognition of roles for emergent readers. It is colour coded and it has pictures along side each character for assistance. This can be used for mixed ability classes as there are roles for non-readers and good readers.
I hope you can use this in your classroom as i have with much enjoyment and success.
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PreK - 3rd
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Readers' Theater: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (partner & trio play)
These two plays are loosely based on the popular book by Laura Numeroff. Kids will have fun acting out the book and will work on improving their fluency (pace, smoothness & expression) at the same time!
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K - 3rd
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The Fox and the Crow Readers' Theater
Your early readers will love this FREE Readers' Theater script. Aesop's fable of The Fox and the Crow is retold as a Readers' Theater, specifically for early readers. The simplified text and use of sight words make it easy to read in 1st or 2nd grade. This Readers' Theater works great for shared reading or for a strategy/guided reading group focused on fluency.This Readers' Theater script includes 4 parts: Narrator 1Narrator 2FoxCrowEach part is color-coded on the script, making it easier for e
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K - 2nd
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
Thanksgiving Reader's Theater Five Plump Turkeys
A reader's theater created for first and second grade from the poem Five Plump Turkeys. Students will enjoy reading from this one page script and acting out the roles. This skit is perfect for most almost mid year readers. Parts could be doubled by pairing a low reader with a higher reader. My first graders love to perform reader theaters for their reading buddies and our school's kindergarten classes. It would be great for a parent night too. I hope you enjoy it and please contact me if you
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K - 2nd
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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
Readers' Theater: Moose's Loose Tooth
This cute story by Jacqueline A Clarke, about a Moose whose tooth just won't come out but wants to be visited by the Tooth Fairy, comes to life in this play.
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K - 3rd
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Readers' Theater: Dogs Don't Wear Sneakers partner & trio plays
A fantastic way to improve your students' fluency (rate, smoothness, expression) is to have them do partner and trio plays during reading time. They are fun, engaging and helpful!
These plays are based on 2 of Laura Numeroff's books and the third one was created by me:
-Dogs Don't Wear Sneakers (partner & trio)
-Chimps Don't Wear Glasses (partner & trio)
-Snakes Don't Wear Pants (partner & trio)
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K - 2nd
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Rusty Goes To Kindergarten- Social Skills Behavior Story - SEL
Rusty Goes To Kindergarten- Social Skills Behavior Story - SELRusty the Greyhound is nervous about going to Kindergarten. "Will I have friends? Will I like my teachers?" In this FREE Behavior Story, Rusty reviewed how to follow directions and calm himself if he got too nervous. By the end of the day, he had fun and couldn't wait to tell his parents about his day. The Adventures of Rusty the Greyhound are a series of Behavior Stories to help your students learn to make good choices. These simple
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PreK - K
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Also included in: All About Emotions Social Skills Behavior Story Growing Bundle - SEL
FREE READERS THEATER DECODABLE PARTNER PLAYS FOR KINDERGARTEN & 1ST GRADE SAMPLE
Decodable Readers Theater and Partner Plays are HERE! Looking for a fun and engaging way to practice fluency and phonics skills with your kindergarten and first grade students? Look no further than this free sample of decodable text partner plays! These kid-friendly reader’s theater scripts are the perfect addition to your center time, early finishers, or teacher table. Simply print and go to provide your students with a phonics-based practice that they’re sure to enjoy. With these partner plays
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K - 1st
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Readers' Theater: The Hat
Hedgie gets a wool hat stuck on his head and can't get it off. Each animal he encounters laughs at how silly he looks but gets an idea and runs off. This is a retelling of the Jan Brett book.
This play is 4 pages long and has 9 characters (narrator, Lisa, Hedgie, hen, goose, cat, dog, pig, horse).
Your students will enjoy bringing this book to life and improving their fluency (pace, smoothness, expression) at the same time!
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K - 2nd
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FREE Decodable Passage Three Little Pigs with Short Vowel and CVC Words
Are you looking for a decodable passage that your students will enjoy? This FREE decodable passage about The Three Little Pigs is perfect for your beginning readers. Kindergarten and first graders will practice reading short vowel CVC words while reading an engaging fairy tale.Upgrade to the complete version of the Decodable Three Little Pigs to get access to a 5-day lesson plan, book version, and readers' theater.We know beginning readers need to read decodable texts - ones that apply the phoni
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K - 1st
Also included in: Decodable Fairy Tales BUNDLE | Decodable Passages and Readers' Theater
Classroom Attention Grabbers (Call backs) **FREEBIE**
Classroom Attention Grabbers (Call backs) **FREEBIE**Need some different and fun ways to get your students attention? Here are some quick and easy ways to get the attention of your students. Print this FREEBIE and hang it in your classroom for your students to see. I teach them a new one each week and then I mix it up throughout the year. For more FREEBIES and great resources, please visit my blog Fair Winds Teaching. Thank you for the download!Like the products you see in this product? Check ou
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PreK - 6th
Also included in: ULTIMATE Back to School Bundle - 10 Days worth of Plans!
Three Billy Goats Gruff Role Play Masks
Masks hand-drawn and ready for printing. Print on cardboard, colour, cut out and sticky tape to a paddle pop stick. Happy role playing!
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PreK - 5th
Adapted Sensory Story: The Tiny Seed
This multi-sensory story kit is designed for students with a learning disability, including autism. This is an adapted and simplified story based on the Eric Carle book - The Tiny Seed.
The Sensory Story Kit includes:
Story scripts with sensory experience suggestions
Sound files to accompany story
Printable visual book
The story is intended to be highly interactive, and the more creative you are with sensory objects the better. The template allows users to write in their own ideas for actions
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PreK - 2nd
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Importance of learning English language arts
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.
Benefits of learning English language arts
Learning English language arts offers many benefits to students both in school and beyond. It helps students:
- Develop effective communication skills
- Build critical thinking and analytical skills
- Nurture their creativity and imagination
By ensuring that students have a solid foundation in English language arts, teachers can help set them up for future success.
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On TPT, English language arts resources come in various forms: from interactive notebooks and task cards to small-group activities and individual worksheets. They can be used to enhance learning, assess a student’s mastery of ELA concepts, or to reteach a tricky concept. By incorporating ELA resources from TPT into your teaching toolbox, you can create an engaging learning experience that strengthens students’ understanding of ELA concepts.
If you’re a teacher or parent looking for printable and digital English language arts worksheets, TPT has an extensive collection of resources across topics and grade levels. No matter what ELA topic your students are working on — whether you’re teaching the parts of speech to 1st graders or argumentative essay writing to 10th graders — TPT has instructional materials that are designed to help with any ELA learning need. With plenty of TPT resources at your fingertips, teaching and learning ELA will be so much easier.
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Students learn best when they're engaged! Sprinkle a little fun into your English Language Arts lessons by using manipulatives, pairing unusual texts like poems and short films together, or doing an escape room activity.
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