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Earth Day Native Americans scripts for Microsoft Word
Coyote Tales - Native American Reader's Theater
This package was intended for November which is Native American month but can be done at any time. My name is Melanie Whitesides but my store name is Wonbyone. One of the things I am passionate about is Reader's Theater. It is a fun way for my students to improve on their fluency. In a world where reading is pushed so hard on students that many are losing their love of reading it is IMPORTANT to give them opportunities to read that are fun. Reader's Theater does this. In this package I have plac
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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How Coyote Got His Name - A Small Group Reader's Theater
This is a Native American tale about how Coyote got his name. This is for 5 to 9 students. He features prominently in a lot of stories of the Navajo and in many other tribes. I first saw this one online but have heard it from our Navajo teacher since. I use reader's theaters to encourage my students to practice fluency. It is a fun way to do something that they need. Most of my scripts are in black and white so they photo copy easily. This one does have a colored picture on the first page but t
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3rd - 6th, Adult Education
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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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Clever Coyote - Native American Reader's Theater
This Reader's Theater is for 4 students. It is a Comanche legend about how clever coyote saved the buffalo. In the script, A long time ago a monster came and stole all the buffalo overnight. He took them and locked them up in his mountain cave. Coyote called all animals and people together to discuss what they should do. They came up with a plan to give a pet to the small boy who lived with the monster and, at the right time, the pet would set the buffalo free. They sent a mouse and then a bird
How Crow Brought the Daylight – Small Group Reader’s Theater
This reader's theater was written for a group of 5 students but can be expanded to 7. It is based on the Inuit's legend of the Crow and how it brought daylight to them. In the script, When the Earth was young there was no daylight in the north and the Inuit people lived always in darkness. One day Old Crow begins to tell them of the daylight he has seen in his long travels and the people beg him to go and bring them some. At first he refuses because he is old now and doesn’t think he can make it
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4th - 10th, Adult Education
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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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Coyote, Bobcat, and the Corn - Native American Reader's Theater
This Reader's Theater is for 4 students. It is a Navajo tell about Coyote. In the script, Coyote is hungry and is a bad hunter. He convinces Bobcat to join him to go and get some ears of corn. Bobcat is slow and it is far away also, he does not trust Coyote. But Coyote talks Bobcat into going to the cornfield to get the corn. He says he knows a way to help Bobcat run fast and off they go. By the time they get there Bobcat is tired and sits down to rest while Coyote makes a pig of himself. Soon t
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4th - 12th
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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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Two Wolves - Native American Reader's Theater
This Reader's Theater is for 3 students. It is a Cherokee legend about two wolves. In the script, a grandson has come to visit his grandfather. He is invited to breakfast. When the grandfather asks him how he is doing - the grandson tells him that he has been fighting with his best friend. The grandson says his friend called him names and took his toy and won’t say sorry until he does. The grandson doesn’t think he should have to apologize. After thinking for a moment, the grandfather tells his
Explicit Instruction Lesson to teach Compare and Contrast in Texts
This is an explicit instruction lesson that I used to teach the Compare and COntrast text structure in texts. The students responded so well to it. You could use it as a template to use with other Compare/Contrast texts or to teach other text structures. It would also work great along with a Native American Unit.
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3rd - 7th
Coyote and The Lizards Reader's Theater
This reader's theater was written for a group of 7 students but can be condensed to 5. It is based on a Navajo tale about Coyote. In the script, Coyote meets up with the lizards and wants to play games with them. He won't listen to the lizards when they warn him about their game though which is typical of coyote. I found this story online but have since heard it from the Navajo Language teacher. I use reader's theater as a way to encourage my reluctant readers to raise their fluency. It motivat
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3rd - 8th
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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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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 DĂa 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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Coyote, Buzzard, and Young Buffalo - Native American Reader's Theater
This Reader's Theater is for 4 - 7 students. Some parts are small so I usually use 4 students and have them double up. It is a Navajo tell about Coyote. In the script, Coyote has grown old and Buzzard is waiting for him to die so he can eat him. Coyote goes to Buffalo to ask him to share his youth and power. Buffalo doesn’t like Coyote but feels sorry for him so he gives him some youth. He won’t give Coyote power though. Coyote is turned into a buffalo with a coyote tail. He is warned he has no
How Coyote Got Yellow Eyes - Native American Reader's Theater
This Reader's Theater is for 4 students. It is a Navajo tell about Coyote. In the script, Coyote is hungry and is a bad hunter. He convinces Bobcat to join him to go and get some ears of corn. Bobcat is slow and it is far away also, he does not trust Coyote. But Coyote talks Bobcat into going to the cornfield to get the corn. He says he knows a way to help Bobcat run fast and off they go. By the time they get there Bobcat is tired and sits down to rest while Coyote makes a pig of himself. Soon t
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4th - 12th
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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
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"The Tale of the Mountain Cat (A Theater Script)" [*New Book Trailer]
Check out the New Book Trailer (+13 Rating): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE7yE0KDIeo&t=4sWith a money back guarantee (labouyer@yahoo.com). [All profits from this work go to the Homeless.] This is a very friendly script that is based on a story about a boastful Mountain Cat who comes into a meadow community and creates a confrontation. It is done in a "Native American" style of legend and story telling. This script can be done with all levels of players, and should be a very fun and exc
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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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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Ms. Coyote and the Doe - A Navajo Tale - Small Group Reader's Theater
This reader's theater was written for four students. It is one of my favorites and I have a lot of scripts. I've incorporated a Navajo tale. Ms. Coyote likes to imitate everyone and think she's better than anyone else. When she sees Does' fawns, she wants to find out her secret and make her cubs just as beautiful. Doe decides to teach her a lesson. I use reader's theaters to encourage my students to practice fluency. It is a fun way to do something that they need. Most of my scripts are in black
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3rd - 8th
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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
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