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Women's History Month music scripts under $5
The Secret Soldier American Revolution Read Aloud Play
A great resource for Women's History Month! Engage your students in the American Revolution with this historically-accurate play based on the life of Deborah Samson, the first woman to serve in the U.S. military. Near the end of the Revolutionary War, Samson disguised herself as a man to enlist in the Continental Army, serving with valor for nearly a year. Originally published in the Nov/Dec. 2102 issue of Scholastic's Storyworks magazine and reprinted in the March 2013 issue of Scope, this play
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4th - 7th
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Elementary Music Christmas Concert Program Scripts Introductory Christmas Poems
This is an excellent resource to help you plan your next elementary music Christmas concert!This resource is a collection of poems I have used to introduce songs in preschool and elementary Christmas/Winter/Holiday concerts and programs. I usually have an upper elementary student read the poem and then the students sing the song.There are four scripts included. Two of the scripts are for preschool-1st grade concerts, and two are for 2nd-5th grade concerts. Each set of poems also has song sugg
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Reader's Theater Christian Play Script: The Nativity
This package includes a three act play version of the nativity story. Great to use in Christian schools, Sunday School, or as a church play, the script begins with the prophesy of Isaiah and concludes with the full nativity scene. **UPDATE** Now features 14 speaking parts!These scripts can be used for classroom read alouds, classroom performances, or can be easily adapted for a Christmas play/musical on the stage. *Note: This play is written as a narrative using the Biblical account of Jesus'
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2nd - 5th
Grandparent's Day Skit for K-5 Music Programs
Are you an elementary school music teacher in need of short scripts to go between songs for Grandparent's Day?This is for you!This script is ideal for K-5 and is broken into four parts that are meant to have songs in between. The dialogue is short and there are parts for varying ages. There are 8 speaking parts (flexible), but the last section has an opportunity for everyone to be involved.Enjoy - and Happy Grandparent's Day!
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2nd - 5th
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Mother's Day Songs, Poems, Script and Literacy Activities with Invitations
Sweet and simple Mother’s Day Literacy Activities for your PreK-3 classroom. Use as a literacy unit or for a Mother's Day program. Rhyming lines to help you connect with your literacy units. The Mother's Day Literacy Songs, Poems, Readers Theater and writing activities to help students share their feelings for the special mom, aunt, grandma, in their life. Now with EDITABLE script.RESOURCE INCLUDES:Original Poems Songs sung to Traditional TunesMother’s Day Card Writing ActivityMother’s Day Progr
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PreK - 3rd
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The Rainbow FishPlay-script for elementary students ( Reader's Theatre )
The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister, a timeless story we all remember reading when we were kids . The Rainbow Fish raises questions about selfishness and the importance of sharing. In the book, Pfister portrays Rainbow Fish as a vain character due to his shining scales. He is described as the “most beautiful fish in the sea.” When a blue fish asks for one of his scales Rainbow Fish refuses, and this causes all the other fish to leave him all alone. After everyone leaves, Rainbow Fish wonders, “Wh
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K - 5th
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Christmas at the Movies Elementary Music Christmas Concert Program Script
This handy script will help you plan your next elementary music Christmas/holiday/winter concert. I use this script to have students introduce the songs for the program. Each introduction is only a minute or two long, so it's an easy way to get students involved in public speaking, and makes for a smooth transition between songs. I have used this program with 2nd-5th graders, with 5th graders doing the speaking parts.The theme for this program is "Christmas at the Movies". Each song comes fr
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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
Ruby Bridges Reader's Theatre Play
This is a 5 minute interactive play about Ruby Bridges. This play breathes life into the story of Ruby Bridges and allows students to imagine what it would have been like to be in her shoes. This play also includes a teacher's guide and Common Core aligned activities for students. This play and its supporting materials have been updated, revised and edited for clarity.
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2nd - 5th
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Key Signatures: Google Slides with Lesson Script
This Google Slides presentation gives a thorough explanation of key signatures: what they are, what they do, how to read them, and how to find the major keys they represent; as well as the Orders of Flats/Sharps and the Circle of Fifths/Fourths. It also includes a lesson script in the Speaker Notes embedded in the Slides file (you can view these in editing mode by going to Insert >> Show Speaker Notes; or in presenting mode by hovering your mouse near the bottom of the screen until the Too
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5th - 12th
Also included in: Music Theory Google Slides Bundle
Bessie Coleman: Aviator!(Reader's Theater Script)
Use this informative Reader's Theater Script to learn about Bessie Coleman. Bessie was the first African American female pilot in the U.S. A. AND the first AMERICAN to receive an international pilot's license! Great for Black History Month in February or Women's History Month in March. Comprehension questions/extension activities, key. Part of my Ms. Bie Ografee Talk Show Series.I also have these resources you may find of interest:1. The idea to foster contributions of African Americans began wi
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5th - 9th
Also included in: African American Trailblazers(Bundle of SIX Famous African American)
Betsy Ross: Fact or Fiction? U.S. History Reader's Theater
The history of the flag of the United States is a compelling story, but historians are divided as to the facts. Did Betsy Ross really create the first flag? This play, which was originally published in my book, Read Aloud Plays: Symbols of America, and later reprinted in the January 2002 issue of Scholastic's Storyworks magazine, encourages readers to become history sleuths. It includes the play script, a short reading supplement, a bubble quiz, a comprehension activity built around William Canb
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4th - 7th
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Revolutionary War: Spies- A Visit with Female Agent 355(Culper Spy Ring)Script
American Revolution/ Revolutionary War: Studying the 13 Colonies/Colonial Times? This resource would work great for such a unit of study. Part of my Ms. Bie Ografee's Reader's Theater Scripts, I really had fun developing this play about the Culper Spy Ring and specifically, Agent 355, one of the female member of the organization!During the Revolutionary War, the Culper Spy Ring was organized to work to defeat the British. Agent 355 and other members of the spy organization were very important i
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5th - 9th
Also included in: Revolutionary War and the Birth of Our Nation: A Bundle of Resources!
Mother's Day Program: Poem, Songs, a Skit, Card, and Gift
Let's face it! The BEST gift that a mom can get for Mother's Day is to come to school to see her child perform! And..the BEST gift a teacher can get is a program, gift, and card that are easy to prepare! Included are the following:-Invitation to the program-R.S.V. P. to parent-Program for the performance-An original poem for your students to choral read-Two original easy-to-learn songs sung to familiar tunes-A short skit with a speaking line for every student-A "Happy Mother's Day" banner to
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K - 2nd
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Civil War Readers' Theater | Women's History Month | Wax Museum Play
Doing a history based readers' theater with your upper elementary and Jr. High students is a great way to combine reading and learning about the past. 5 Strong Women is an original Civil War readers’ theater that focuses on 5 women who played important roles in both the North and the South during the American Civil War. Read as part of Women's History Month or as a group wax museum activity. Harriet Beecher Stowe Clara Barton Rose O'Neal Greenhow Elizabeth Van Lew Jenny HodgersUse this script as
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5th - 8th
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Reader's Theater: Comparing the Continental Drift and Plate Tectonic Theory
Reader's Theater: Comparing the Continental Drift and Plate Tectonic Theory
In this reader's theater, based on a talk show theme, Alfred Wegener and current scientists come to discuss/sing their theories of crustal movement.
Alfred sings a song based on Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off." The Plate Tectonic Song is based around LMFAO's "Party Rock Anthem."
If you're not a music teacher, don't worry! Your students will love singing and teaching you the songs. Trust me! Also included is a link to re
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5th - 8th
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World War 2: Female Pilots(Members of the WASP): A Reader's Theater Script
During WW2, it was very unusual for a woman to be a pilot. When there was a shortage of male pilots due to their being needed in combat, an experimental project was begun where female pilots would be used by the military(although they weren't part of the military) to assist with ferrying aircrafts from the manufacturers to military bases. Female pilots, WomenAir Force Service Pilots,(WASP) also would test repaired planes to see if they were SAFE for male pilots to fly. They also were asked to he
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5th - 9th
Also included in: WOMEN'S HISTORY: A BUNDLE of 10 READER'S THEATER SCRIPTS
Veterans Day - A Tribute to Veterans Play
A sweet little patriotic play to honor veterans. Quick and easy to perform. Brought tears to our Veterans' eyes!
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Student and Staff letters requesting names, photos and service information of veterans in their families.
Stage Directions
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Lyric Sheets
If your school does not allow Christian symbolism, feel free modify those things.
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2nd - 6th
"Jazz" by Ken Burns - Part 1 Worksheet and Transcript
This is a script, worksheet, and answer key for Part 1 of Ken Burns's "Jazz" Documentary. The script has the questions and answers highlighted and underlined, and I have highlighted the sections that I typically skip with my classes that are less mature (a section on prostitution in New Orleans, for example). There are .docx and PDF versions of both the transcript and the worksheet.
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Also included in: "Jazz" by Ken Burns - Parts 1-5 Bundle
Women’s Rights Movement Activity Pack
The goal of this pack is to help your grade 4-6 students learn the main women and men who fought in the Women’s Rights Movement and the events leading up to the 19th Amendment.
Topics Include: suffrage, women’s injustices, the groundbreaking newspaper The Revolution, The Declaration of Sentiments, picketing, and the difficulties faced in order to pass the 19th Amendment.
Activities included:
-A 20 speaking part reader’s theater with historical figures Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony,
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4th - 7th
Composers & Orchestra Week 19 All Cycles for Younger Students
A 30 minute script that introduces the students to active listening. This lesson includes pieces from Brahms, Mussorgsky, Barber, Beethoven, and Saint-Saëns. This lesson can be used in all 3 cycles. This lesson was previously listed at "Week 19 Cycle 2," so if you purchased the cycle 2 edition before 2021, you do not need to re-buy this lesson since it is the same.Three aspects of active listen are covered:Music can tell a story: Students are first guided through short pieces of music to accusto
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PreK - 3rd
Reader's Theater: Women's History Month and Susan B. Anthony- Grades 3-6
This Reader’s Theater was created because my students LOVE them! I try to make these exciting, while also teaching the kids a thing or two at the same time about History/Social Studies.
In this Reader's Theater, students travel back in time to see Susan B. Anthony giving a speech explaining the importance of equal voting rights. Pieces of the actual speech from 1873 are used in this reader's theater.
The play itself is 7 pages long, and has 5 different parts. I like to either use these reader'
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3rd - 6th
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Musical Reader's Theatre: The Tortoise & The Hare!
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 based on Aesop’s Fable, The Tortoise and The Hare. It would be best used in grades 1-3.
This script has 9 speaking parts for individuals and a chorus. The chorus can be made up of any number of students that aren’t assigned on
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1st - 3rd
Folk Tale Buddy and the Evergreen Trees One Act Play Spring
This engaging 15 minute holiday play and unit (38 pages in length) with roles for 25+ students is suitable for students whether studying winter, folk tales, nature, birds or used in a creative dramatics class. Students strengthen their reading (fluency), speaking (diction) and listening skills (restating) while learning to work cooperatively. This unit and play was written specifically for fifth through eighth grade students and reflects that. Students will:explore a North American folk tale abo
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Multicultural Drama Play Scripts and Units
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