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Earth Day informational text scripts for Microsoft Word
As The Cell Turns - The Drama of Life -Science Reader's Theater Script
This is an original Reader's Theater script, based on the organelles of the animal cell and their function. Your students will enjoy playing the parts of the living cell as they argue about who is the most important and learn how all the parts of the cell work together. This cross-curricular science script can be used in reading class as a non-fiction work, or in science while studying the cell.
Along with the script, name tags for each organelle are included with an icon chosen to help stu
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5th - 7th
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History of Immigration Readers Theater
This readers theater explains the history of immigration to the United States. I have used it as a whole class language arts/history activity by numbering each line. My students all have numbers so it is easy for them to see what part they have to say. Each line is short as to keep the reading moving. The script can be adapted for any number of students by editing the numbers next to each line. I have used this readers theater as an introduction to a unit as well as a final wrap-up.
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4th - 8th
The Triple R's (Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle) - Small Group Reader's Theater
This reader's theater was written for a small group of 5 students. It was written to introduce and reinforce the topic of recycling as well as discuss Earth Day. In this script, five students have volunteered to help their teacher clean up after the class party. They get into a discussion about how they can reduce their garbage and why they should. Through this script, students are introduced to a poem to help them remember how to recycle. It is called The Triple R Test. I use all of my Reader's
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2nd - 6th
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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Skit, Reader's Theater
This is a 2 page script about the importance of Recycling. There are 4 individual speaking parts. Others can participate as trees with choral lines and physical expressions of the story. You may also be interested in:Animal Environmental Adaptations: Script & Creative Project
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2nd - 5th
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The Earth Day News Report - Small Group Reader's Theater
This is a small group reader's theater is for 4 students. In the script - Two reporters are out interviewing people about what Earth Day is. They select Bob and Sally to talk with. Bob and Sally are both students in class. Bob hasn’t listened very well but Sally has. Sally is able to say what her class is doing while Bob talks about making the Earth cookies or letting it sleep in. Together Sally and the Reporters are able to help straighten Bob out. When they end there are several suggestions ma
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3rd - 12th, Adult Education
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The Great Gatsby SLIDESHOW LECTURE | A 9-page Lecture to Accompany the Slideshow
NEW IN 2020: Rigorous! Engaging! Thought-provoking! This EDITABLE lecture was created to accopmany a pre-reading slideshow on the life of F. Scott Fitzgerald and the culture of 1920s America. What you'll get is an 9-page lecture created to accompany a 41-slide PowerPoint presentation called "The Road to Gatsby: A Slideshow on F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Roaring Twenties." Whether or not you choose to purchase the 9-page lecture, the actual SLIDESHOW can be downloaded for FREE by clicking HERE.
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
Small Group Reader's Theaters for Earth Day
The scripts in this pack were written for 3 - 5 students. Each script is on a subject that comes up around Earth Day. I use all of my Reader's Theaters to help students improve their fluency. My students, especially the ones struggling to read, still require motivation to improve and that is where Reader's Theater comes in. You can buy 6 of these scripts in this pack for $8 or pay $2 a piece for them. Buying this pack will save you $4. The scripts in this pack are: Ecoman - Father Earth Mother S
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4th - 12th, Adult Education
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Ecoman Teaches Water Conservation - Spanish Reader's Theater for Small Groups
This is a small group reader's theater is for 4 students. In the script - Students are hanging out and wasting some water; not intentionally - they just aren’t thinking about it. Ecoman arrives and explains what water conservation is. He/She tells the students that even kids can and should help save water. They discuss several easy ways water can be saved by kids. When Ecoman leaves the students are ready to become heroes for the environment! We use reader's theaters to encourage our students to
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4th - 12th, Adult Education
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Cinderella's Shoes - Small Group Reader's Theater
This Reader's Theater is for 3 students. This is based on the fairy tale by a similar name. This version focuses on the important role shoes played in the story. In the script, a mother is out shopping with her daughter and tells her that they need to consider the shoe because it is important. The daughter tells her that she doesn’t think so. The mother disagrees and tells her to think of Cinderella’s story. Cinderella appears to help out and they talk about what happened and how important the s
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4th - 9th, Adult Education
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Arbor Day Poems
These are Arbor Day Poems that I picked out for the various grades in my school to recite during our Arbor Day Celebration. They also come with a free Arbor Day speech that you can download free on my account.
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1st - 6th
The Earth Day News Report - Spanish Reader's Theater for Small Groups
This is a small group reader's theater is for 4 students. In Spanish, it is called 'El Informe de Noticias del DÃa de la Tierra'. In the script - Two reporters are out interviewing people about what Earth Day is. They select Bob and Sally to talk with. Bob and Sally are both students in class. Bob hasn’t listened very well but Sally has. Sally is able to say what her class is doing while Bob talks about making the Earth cookies or letting it sleep in. Together Sally and the Reporters are able to
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4th - 12th, Adult Education
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The Anti-Litterbug Club Small Group Reader's Theater
This reader's theater was written for a small group of 4 students for Earth Day. In the script,Two children are having a picnic and are going to leave their trash on the ground. A chipmunk tells them they should clean it up and that trash is bad for animals and makes things look terrible. The Litterbug is nearby and wants the kids to leave their trash. It tells them that it is easier to just throw things down rather than throw things away. The kids chose to listen to the chipmunk and gather thei
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4th - 12th, Adult Education
Ecoman Teaches Water Conservation
This is a small group reader's theater is for 4 - 5 students. In the script - Students are hanging out and wasting some water; not intentionally - they just aren’t thinking about it. Ecoman arrives and explains what water conservation is. He/She tells the students that even kids can and should help save water. They discuss several easy ways water can be saved by kids. When Ecoman leaves the students are ready to become heroes for the environment!There is a writing assignment for the students to
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4th - 12th, Adult Education
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Recycle Man - Small Group Reader's Theater
This Reader's Theater was written for a small group of 3 students and their teacher or principal for Earth Day but can be done anytime you want to talk about recycling. A trash can is full and it is time to call your teacher, um, Recycle Man. But each student learns that anyone can be a hero and help save the planet by reusing, reducing, and recycling. I write small group reader's theaters so they will work better in centers and to avoid having long wait times between student's lines. Wait time
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4th - 8th
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Earth Day Jeopardy - A Classroom Play
This is a classroom play designed to teach students (and their parents) about environmentally friendly ways to take care of everyday problems (i.e., ants in the home, pests in the garden, dead batteries in toys, etc.) The host, Timothy Takecharge, presents the contestants with a variety of scenarios, and their Jeopardy-style answers are designed to teach the audience about ways to care for our Earth. One contestant, however, has quite a different (and comical) approach to solving these everyda
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3rd - 6th
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Reduce, Reuse, Recyle - Short plays
This script is part of a recylcing unit. It's great for promoting Earth Day or for intigrating design and technology with Drama. Have the students bring in materials that otherwise would be thrown away, to create the following things to go with the script:
- paper/plastic cups to make a pyramid
- materials to make a necklace
- materials to make earrings
- materials to make various models of recycling/energy saving factories/plants
Keep in mind the students need to bring their own recycled ma
Environment: Analyzing photos of current environmental issues.
Aim: Students will describe and evaluate photos to identify the effects of current environmental issues.
Students will learn to:
1. Describe and Evaluate photos of environmental issues
2. Identify Current Environmental Issues
3. Recognize the effects and implications of environmental issues on environment, marine and wildlife, water, coast shore and contribute to global warming
4. Infer how to prevent or limit environmental issues
5. What they can do to help the earth
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5th
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Earth Day: A Beaver's River (Reader's Theatre)
Translated and adapted from an original work in Spanish, this children's play will capture the hearts of many. Students can read this play, either for an English class, a drama class, or even an earth science class. With Earth Day now on the calendar, students can learn the script to perform for student body. Earth Day will not be the same after this performance. Included are guided questions to assist in comprehension, but also to provide evaluative measures where students can make true inner
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2nd - 5th
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Main Idea & Key Details
Three short texts, a teacher script, and vocabulary definitions all in one! This is my go to resource when reviewing/re-teaching Main Idea & Key Details to my students. The first text is used to demonstrate the concept to the small group. The other two texts are for practice. A script is included, which makes this easy to pass off to teacher assistants, student teachers, or volunteers without having to explain the resource and how it is used. This can also be used at Literacy Centers or on
Coronavirus Article and Activities (No Prep Needed) Common Core Aligned
Students will read a one-page article detailing the coronavirus. They will complete three activities:1. Comprehension Check2. Informational Writing ( Students will use prior knowledge to contribute to a new section of the article)3. Youtube News Reporter: Informational Writing (Students will write an informational script summarizing the article)This resource is one page (front and back)This resource can be used for most ages, the expectation for activities would be greater for higher levels.
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2nd - 10th
Open House Packet
This open house packet includes an introduction page, a page for the students, and pages for the parents. Perfect for getting to know your students a little better. This is also perfect for busy teachers to download quickly for open house.
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PreK - 6th, Staff
Research Report Rock Song
This download is two songs which are reworded to remind students of formatting and writing style in research papers. Oftentimes, research is regarded as 'boring'. Not this time! Bring a toy guitar and wow your students with your musical ability. Once downloaded, you will need the insturmental background music of Papa Roach's "Last Resort" and The White Stripe's "Seven Nation Army". After purchase, you could assign this as extra-credit opportunities to sing or create their own versions of res
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7th - 12th
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Parent Conference Form
This form will help guide you along in the annual Parent-Teacher conference.
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PreK - 5th
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Benjamin Franklin Readers Theater Script- Adapted-American Heroes by Lynn Green
Teachers, I wanted to teach my First Grade students the important Social Studies information about Benjamin Franklin as well as have them practice reading informational texts from our little "American Heroes" books by Lynne Green. I decided to adapt the text from the book into a Readers Theater script. The text from the book was not arranged in chronological order despite the fact that our students need to order historical information that way on a timeline. I arranged the biographical i
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1st - 3rd
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