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Black History Month world history scripts
Jackie Robinson readers theater baseball play
Here's a compelling play about Jackie Robinson. Over my nearly thirty years of using drama in the classroom, kids say this is one of their favorites to enact. This original script recounts the events surrounding Jackie's breaking of the color barrier through the narration of the Hot Dog Man and the Peanut Vendor at an "actual" ballgame today. (You can hear a podcast presentation of the play at ReadAloudPlays.com) Parts for from 7 to 13 actors, and suitable for reader's theater, podcast, or sta
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4th - 7th
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Reader's Theater: Aztec, Incan, & Mayan Civilization Myths (intermediate)
Review key elements of the Incan, Mayan, and Aztec ancient civilizations while focusing on differentiation in reading fluency! This reader’s theater set features 3 popular myths/legends from history written on 3 separate reading levels (each with a lexiled reading level) for a total of 9 plays. Each script contains 6-8 parts, making it a perfect activity for centers or leveled guided reading groups with over 20 different characters provided! Modified versions provide support in basic fluency
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Ohio 5th Grade Social Studies Reader's Theater Bundle
Black History Month Skits & Readers Theater Plays with Scripts 4th and 5th Grade
Are you looking for exciting Black History Month skits or readers theater plays that connects with kids using pop culture, have scripts with a variety of roles for all students, and teaches history in an engaging way? Then this is it! Readers theater = better comprehension!There is no better way to teach students critical reading skills than with reader's theater. As they perform and learn about the various historical heroes, students will improve their skills by:- connecting with the text- lear
National Security Council Simulation / Cuban Missile Crisis (U.S. History)
U.S. History: National Security Council Simulation / Cuban Missile Crisis. Here is the World Scenario: The Soviet Union, the global rival of the United States, has moved Intermediate and medium range ballistic missiles with unclear capabilities to its ally country Cuba, a small island nation located 100 miles from the eastern coast of the continental United States....Students always remark how this simulation is one of their favorite activities of the year!!! You hold the World Scenario, stude
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Cold War Unit Bundle (World History)
Reader's Theater: Types of Government (Monarchy, Democracy, Dictatorship)
Are your students confused by the ways in which a democracy, a monarchy, and a dictatorship form of government work? This fast moving reader’s theater script will help students connect the roles and responsibilities of the monarchy, dictatorship, and democratic forms of government in a fun, engaging, and relatable way! This original play contains 20 parts featuring various reading levels to ensure whole class participation, differentiation, and engagement. Students will integrate important Socia
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Social Studies Reader's Theater Yearlong Bundle for 4th and 5th Grade
Remembrance Day - Veterans Day Tableaux for Assembly Script
Looking for something more creative for your Veterans Day (USA) or Remembrance Day (CAN) Assembly? This tableaux series is just the thing! As a Drama Club teacher I created a series of 5 scenes where the students are frozen in dramatic poses (tableaux) on the theme of the purpose and meaning of Veterans Day/Remembrance Day and it was a very moving performance. The tableaux are very easy to rehearse, only require a minimal amount of props and black t-shirts for costumes. I have also included
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3rd - 6th
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Ancient History Reader's Theater Skit Bundle
Engage your students in opportunities to actively engage with the content you're teaching through skits related to Ancient History! Topics include Early Humans, Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Israel, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Ancient China and the Mayans of Mesoamerica.This bundle includes all of the Ancient History skits available in my shop. Each skit includes parts for multiple students and five discussion questions that you can use to foster class discussions or use as writing promp
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5th - 8th
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Ancient China Reader's Theater Skit - Confucianism, Taoism and Legalism
Ancient History can come alive in your classroom with the Ancient China Reader's Theater Skit! This approximately 15 minute skit will get students moving and acting as they travel back in time to meet famous figures like Confucius and Lao Tzu. Along the way, they'll be learning about the "Three Ways" - Confucianism, Taoism (Daoism) and Legalism. The essential question they'll be answering: How did the "Three Ways" affect the lives of the people in ancient China?
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1. 9
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Ancient China Unit Bundle
Black History Month 30 minute Motown Play! Detroit History, Motown History
This short play is written from the perspective of a young Berry Gordy (Motown Records Founder) and tells how perseverance helped him launch one of the biggest record companies of all time. Students will perform classic motown songs that the whole audience is sure to enjoy! Perfect for Black History Month and for teaching music history. Students will enjoy bringing this play to life!When my students performed this play for Black History month we created a powerpoint slide to play in the backgrou
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WWII D-Day Experience/Simulation (Normandy, France June 6, 1944)
In this activity your students will experience the chaos of WWII's D-Day invasion of Normandy, France. Students will learn a brief history of the invasion while participating in physical and mental challenges. This is a fully immersive experience, with movement, video, battle sounds, enemy fire, and scripts included. A fabulous open-and-go activity that students will be talking about long after the class has ended. This experience runs roughly one hour.
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8th - 12th
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Readers Theater scripts: African American scientists & inventors
Nine African-American scientists/inventors (Benjamin Banneker, Mae Jemison, Patricia Bath, George Washington Carver, Dr. Mary Chinn, Lewis Latimer, Yvonne Cagle and Elijah McCoy, Patricia Bath) are featured in this collection of reader's theaters. They may be used in language arts, science or history class, adapted for a school wide program or even memorized and done, royalty free, as a stage play or video.Each interview is self-contained so students can be divided into groups to read and rehea
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Black History Month bundle (in person and remote)
Ancient Rome Reader's Theater Skit
Ancient History can come alive in your classroom with the Ancient Rome Reader's Theater Skit! This 6-9 minute skit will get students moving and acting as they pretend to be people living in the years leading up to the fall of the Roman Empire. The central question that students will be answering: What led to the fall of the Roman Empire?
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1. 4 page script for 11 students (estimated time: 6 - 9 minutes)
2. 5 discussion prompts
Please take a peek at the preview to see i
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Ancient Rome Unit Bundle
Our Lady of Guadalupe: Slide Show and Art Project
Celebrate December with this inclusive slide show on Our Lady of Guadalupe and the miracle that Juan Diego witnessed in Mexico 500 years ago. The slide show also includes a section on Aztec culture and Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire to give students background on how the miracle affected relations between the two warring cultures. Other slides illustrate and discuss some 20 symbols and miraculous features of the tilma that Juan Diego used to gather roses in. A simple art project is also i
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1st - 8th
Early Humans Reader's Theater
Ancient History can come alive in your classroom with the Early Humans Reader's Theater! This 10-15 minute skit will get students moving and acting in a time traveling adventure to the Paleolithic Era, Ice Age and Neolithic Era.
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1. 6 page script for 8 students (estimated time: 10-15 minutes)
2. 5 discussion prompts
Please take a peek at the preview to see if this resource fits the needs of your classroom. If you have any questions, please let me know in the Q and A s
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Early Humans Unit Bundle
Black History Month Skit and Readers Theater Play with Script 4th and 5th Grade
Are you looking for an exciting Black History Month skit or readers theater play that connects with kids using pop culture, has a script with a variety of roles for all students, and teaches history in an engaging way? Then this it! Readers theater = better reading comprehension! There is no better way to teach students critical reading skills than with reader's theater. As they perform and learn about the various historical heroes, students will improve their skills by:- connecting with the tex
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4th - 6th
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Juneteenth Readers Theater
Perfect for celebrating Juneteenth! Based on actual slave narratives, Freedom for the First Time is historically-accurate, kid-friendly, and comes embedded with discussion prompts and historic photos. It’s the narrative of ten-year old Tyree during the Civil War. Tyree believes whatever her masters say. But when Tyree’s brother, Sweet Walter, arrives with a band of Union soldiers to tell her the war is over, she and her family experience their day of Jubilee, the day they know freedom for the fi
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4th - 8th
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Alexander the Great and Ancient Greece Reader's Theater Skit
Ancient History can come alive in your classroom with the Alexander the Great and Ancient Greece Reader's Theater Skit! This approximately 11-13 minute skit will get students moving and acting as they reenact Alexander the Great's journey across Europe, Africa and Asia. The central question that students will be answering: How did Alexander the Great become "Great"?
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1. 6 page script for 10 students (estimated time: 11 - 13 minutes)
2. 5 discussion prompts
Please take
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Ancient Greece Unit Bundle
African Folktales Reader's Theater Scripts Bundle
Discover African folktales while practicing fluency with this bundle of reader's theater scripts. Perfect for Black History Month or any time of year!Includes:• Anansi the Spider Script• Anansi and the Talking Melon Script• How Anansi Got His Stories Script• Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters Script• Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion Script• Viola Desmond Script• Headbands for each role• Response activities - story map, summarizing, comparing and contrasting tales• Assessment tools - fluency self-a
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2nd - 3rd
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Remembrance Day Skit-The Story of In Flanders Fields and the Poppy
Want to tell the story behind the poem In Flanders Fields and why we wear a poppy to remember? This short skit is a wonderful way to help children better understand the significance of wearing a poppy for Remembrance Day. The entire play is narrated by a teacher (or strong student) and is about 3 minutes long. There are approximately 10 students who can act out the different roles, (they have no lines), while the remaining students are at the back of the stage holding poppies and white crosse
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2nd - 5th
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The Americas Aztec Inca and Maya Unit Bundle
The Americas Unit Bundle for North American indigenous people and the Aztec, Inca and Maya civilizations is perfect for middle school social studies classes. It includes over 170 pages of resources to use in your classroom along with 15 days of detailed lesson plans! In this unit, students will learn about the characteristics of daily life and the history of the Aztec, Inca and Maya empires along with the indigenous tribes of North America. Students will examine the geography of the Americas, ta
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5th - 8th
Renaissance and Reformation Reader's Theater
This activity is a 5-Act, 25-role reader's theater script for the Renaissance and Protestant Reformation! Reader's Theater is an engaging instructional strategy for students that allows them to act out various historical scenes. This resource also helps build fluency and reading comprehension skills. The acts are as follows: Act I: Literary Classics (Dante/ Shakespeare)Act II: Legendary Artists (Leonardo da Vinci/ Michelangelo)Act III: Scientific Advancements (Copernicus/ Kepler) Act IV: Marti
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: World History Reader's Theater Bundle
Ancient Africa Unit
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*All Files can be accessed from a Mac or Windows computer*
Lesson 1- Development of African Civilizations
Keynote/PowerPoint- (28 Slides)
Teacher Script for Keynote- (7 Pages)
Student Outline for Keynote
Lesson 2- Kingdoms and States of Africa
Keynote/PowerPoint- (25 Slides)
Teacher Script for Keynote- (8 Pages)
Student Outline for Keynote
Lesson 3- African Society and Culture
Keynote/PowerPoint- (21 Slides)
Teacher Script for Keynote- (9 Pages)
Student Outline for Keynote
Un
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7th - 12th
Also included in: World History Bundle
Ancient Egypt Reader's Theater Plays (With Leveled Parts)
Three leveled readers' theater plays that describe various aspects of ancient Egyptian civilization and culture.The first play, Making a Mummy, describes the process of making a mummy. The second play, Finding Tut's Tomb, joins Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon during his discovery of King Tut's tomb. The third play, Building a Pyramid, follows the building of a pyramid.Leveled PartsMaking a Mummy•Sekr- 1st Grade•Alim- 2nd Grade•Aka- 3rd Grade•Narrator - 5th GradeFinding Tut's Tomb•Callendar- 1
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Ancient Cultures Leveled Readers Theater Bundle
Ancient China Reader's Theater
This resource is a 5-Act, 25-role reader's theater script for Ancient China! Reader's Theater is an engaging instructional strategy for middle grade students that allows them to act out various historical scenes. This resource is a great review activity and assessment strategy. It also helps build fluency and reading comprehension skills. The acts are as follows: Act I: Geography and FarmingAct II: Shang and Zhou DynastiesAct III: Rivalry and WarfareAct IV: Confucianism and DaoismAct V: Shi Huan
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Reader's Theaters for History Mega-Bundle
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