Halloween drama simulations

Insanity Plea -- "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe

Created by

This is a fun activity to help students analyze a classic short story and practice using logical evidence and reason in persuasive writing and speech. NOTICE that this "Insanity Plea" activity is included in the Psychotic Short Stories unit, so don't purchase both as you'd be paying twice for the same thing! One of the most fascinating aspects of Edgar Allan Poe's classic short story, "The Tell-Tale Heart," is the fact that the narrator insists so adamantly that he is NOT insane while explaini

Subjects:

Criminal Justice - Law, Halloween, Writing

Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

Activities, Simulations

Would You Survive The Salem Witch Trials?

Created by

Wilson Workshop

NO PREP! Students will simulate what it was like to live in Salem during the time of the Witch Trials. Perfect activity to use during Halloween, after discussing the Witch Trials or Colonial America, or after teaching the Crucible! Google Compatible and includes a Slides-based worksheet for students to follow along! PLEASE NOTE: This activity is designed to do as a whole class, so it will show outcomes for all chosen decisions.If you enjoy the witch trials be sure to check out "Would You Survive

Subjects:

Halloween, Other (Specialty), Social Studies - History

Grades:

5th - 12th

Types:

Activities, Simulations

Reader's Theater: Boston Tea Party

Created by

JB Creations

This is a great reader's theater script to introduce/reinforce the importance of the Boston Tea Party as a major event in our history leading to the American Revolution. In addition, it's great practice in the areas of expression and fluency. The following play script contains 23 individual parts, but can be easily adapted for a class of any size. I have ranked the parts by size (long, medium, short) in order to make it easier to differentiate parts for all levels of readers. In addition, I h

Subjects:

Drama, Reading, U.S. History

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Scripts, Simulations

Also included in: America Becomes a Nation: Reader's Theater Bundle for 4th Grade

Disney Halloween Virtual Field Trip Disneyland - Halloween Activities

Created by

LoveGrowsLearning

This Disney Halloween virtual field trip to Disneyland will be one of your students' favorite Halloween activities. Go on an adventure with your class to see a Tour of Disneyland, Halloween Activities, Halloween Show Special, and more! This Disneyland Halloween virtual field trip is easy to prep, is interactive, includes videos, and has companion activities. This virtual field trip would be the perfect addition to your Halloween activities a Halloween class party.Save $$ and get this as part of

Subjects:

Halloween, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

1st - 4th

Types:

Activities, Simulations, Cultural Activities

CCSS:

SL.K.1

, SL.K.1a

, SL.1.1

, SL.1.1a

, SL.2.1

...

Also included in: Virtual Field Trip Growing Bundle, Holidays, Countries, Video Lessons

Reader's Theater: Life in Colonial America! (+activities)

Created by

JB Creations

Bring key characteristics of Colonial America alive with this leveled set of 3 reader’s theater scripts featuring the New England, Middle, and Southern colonial way of life! Focus on differentiation by matching reading levels with the different scripts. Each script contains 6-7 parts, making it a perfect activity for centers or leveled guided reading groups! Modified versions provide support in basic fluency skills, regular versions focus on expression development, and enriched versions challen

Subjects:

Drama, Short Stories, U.S. History

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Printables, Scripts, Simulations

CCSS:

RF.4.4

, RF.4.4a

, RF.4.4b

Also included in: 4th Grade Social Studies Projects Bundle

Mock Trial Preparation and Script

Created by

Once in a Faraway Classroom

This product includes graphic organizers to help your students gather ideas and information to present in a formal trial-like manner. You can use any literature story or informational text with this packet. Put a character or a historical figure on trial for crimes they've committed. The possibilities are endless!You will receive:Printable pages that can be used to create a packet specialized for both the Prosecution team and the Defense Team.A script to help move the trial along in a manner tha

Subjects:

Criminal Justice - Law, Drama, Writing-Expository

Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

GATE, Simulations

Halloween Escape Room - Digital & ELA Skill-Based!

Created by

Smiling in Sixth

This Halloween digital escape room is a fun way for kids to practice some key English Language Arts skills while be a completely no prep activity for you! This fun digital escape room is completed on Google Forms. Students will be a part of a group of friend’s adventure that begins when they accept a dare to go into a haunted house on Halloween night. The friends get trapped in the house by the mansion’s ghost and must solve 12 clues and complete 12 ELA skill-based challenges to move on to the n

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Halloween, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Games, Simulations

Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart Reader's Theater Play

Created by

Mackowiecki Lewis

Originally published in the October 2008 issue of Scholastic's Storyworks magazine (and later reprinted in Scope, Scholastic News, and my book, Read Aloud Plays: Classic Short Stories), this newly-revised script is true to the original text but is cleverly structured to be more appropriate for middle grade and young adult audiences. It includes the original text, a comprehension worksheet, a "mock trial" activity, as well as teacher notes and a key--fourteen pages in all. Parts for 9 students, s

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Drama, Halloween

Grades:

5th - 9th

Types:

Worksheets, Scripts, Simulations

Reader's Theater Bundle of Myths, Legends, and Traditional Tales!

Created by

JB Creations

Are you looking for a creative way to have your students graders explore myths, legends, and traditional tales for 4th and 5th grade Language Arts? Let this collection of classic American literature Reader’s Theaters engage students in fluency & expression while at the same time meeting a key Common Core reading benchmark! This bundle includes my 7 best selling sets of DIFFERENTIATED scripts on Native American tribes, Greek Myths, Aesops' Fables, Classic Fairy Tales, American Tall Tales, Tra

Subjects:

Drama, Literature, Short Stories

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Printables, Scripts, Simulations

CCSS:

RL.4.2

, RL.4.4

, RL.4.5

, RL.4.9

Reader's Theater: Ohio and the War of 1812 (intermediate level with 24 parts!)

Created by

JB Creations

Students will bring the War of 1812 and the Battle of Lake Erie to life in this whole class script of Don’t Give up the Ship! This fast moving script explores the causes and events leading to this important war in our country’s history in an engaging and connected way! This original play contains 24 parts featuring various reading levels to ensure whole class participation, differentiation, and engagement. Students will integrate important Social Studies concepts with key LA common core standa

Subjects:

Drama, Reading, U.S. History

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Scripts, Simulations

Also included in: Early Ohio History Activity Bundle for 4th Grade Social Studies

A Raisin in the Sun: End of Play Escape Room {9-12 ELA}

Created by

Mud and Ink Teaching

A Raisin in the Sun ends with a lot of questions, but one question I like to post to the students is, where did that scoundrel Willy Harris run off to? Using this interactive, high-energy Escape Room, your class will transform into the Chicago Police Headquarters and work in teams to track down Willy Harris and the money he stole from Walter Younger.Want to see the Escape Room in action? Head on over to my Instagram page and watch my Escape Room highlights!The Setup:Your classroom becomes CPD

Subjects:

Drama, English Language Arts, Reading Strategies

Grades:

9th - 12th

Types:

CCSS:

Also included in: A Raisin in the Sun: Complete Unit Bundle {Digital & Print Included}

Edgar Allan Poe Activity CSI Mystery of Literary History Analysis

Created by

Learning Pyramid

Explore Edgar Allan Poe's greatest mystery: his own death! Your students will explore primary sources, non-fiction text, and leading theories about Poe's early death with this engaging crime scene investigation activity that encourages original thinking!A visually engaging case file is provided with comprehensive background readings on Edgar Allan Poe's life and literary accomplishments, and the events and circumstances leading up to his death. Leading theories about Poe's death are provided. St

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Halloween, Social Studies - History

Grades:

5th - 10th

Types:

Activities, DBQs, Simulations

CCSS:

, W.8.1e

...

Ancient Egyptian Mummy Reenactment Activity

Created by

Art with Lockheart

Teach students about ancient Egyptian mummification with this fun and interactive reenactment activity. Students will role-play while they learn how to “mummify” one of their classmates, who will play the part of the deceased pharaoh. The rest of the class will pretend to be embalmers, priests, priestesses, and other people involved in the mummification process. The students will select their roles by picking cards that illustrate different burial goods and items used in the mummification proc

Subjects:

Ancient History, Art History, Halloween

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

Simulations, Cultural Activities

CCSS:

CCRA.L.6

HALLOWEEN CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION nature of science SEP

Created by

SNOWdust Creations - Florida Science

Spice up you nature of science lessons! Students think like scientists as they observe, experiment, and gather evidence from 5 stations to solve this Halloween crime scene investigation for grades 4-6. Students use critical thinking skills to claim who stole Mia's costume using data in this science infused mystery. Includes:Case introduction card2 leveled versions of data evidence collection sheetsSuspect bio cards5 evidence collection stationsNature of Science connection sheetTeacher guideAnsw

Subjects:

Halloween, Holidays/Seasonal, Science

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Activities, Simulations

Also included in: Holiday CSI Bundle: Nature of Science SEP

Reader's Theater: Native American Myths & Legends

Created by

JB Creations

With this differentiated reader’s theater set, students will engage in 4 traditional Native American legends and myths that helped to explain the natural world to our early ancestors!! √ Click HERE to SAVE 25% on this resource with my Reader’s Theater Bundle of Myths, Legends, and Traditional Tales!ABOUT THIS PRODUCTEach play is based on 4 traditional myths and legends that students will be able to compare and contrast; helping to meet the CCSS: RL.4.9. Compare and contrast the treatment of s

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Drama, Reading Strategies

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Printables, Scripts, Simulations

CCSS:

RL.4.9

, RL.4.10

, RF.4.4

, RF.4.4b

, RF.4.4c

Also included in: Reader's Theater Bundle of Myths, Legends, and Traditional Tales!

Ordering in a Restaurant ROLE PLAYS for Adult ESL

Created by

Rike Neville

Ordering in a Restaurant is the perfect role-play resource tool to help your adult ESL students navigate American restaurant English with confidence.Do your students find themselves reduced to pointing at items on a menu and struggling to respond to the server's questions? With this, you can empower your students to politely request their favorite dishes in restaurant English. (It's the difference between "May I have the pasta" and "I'll have the pasta.")The included role-play scripts are carefu

Subjects:

Drama, EFL - ESL - ELD, ESL / ELL / EFL

Grades:

10th - 12th, Adult Education

Types:

Activities, Simulations

Also included in: Role Plays for Adult ESL bundle 1

The Mystery of Harris Burdick Simulation

Created by

Margo Nauert EdD and Power of Learning Press

Engage your students in an exciting mystery simulation based on Chris Van Allsburg's book (The Mysteries of Harris Burdick) where YOU become the Chief of Police, and your students become first-rate detectives! Students will delve into a mystery that at first seems to have no solution, but through open-ended questioning and investigation through role-play, your students will come to a conclusion and arrest the culprit — maybe. Every mystery is different since the students use their creativity to

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Drama, Other (ELA)

Grades:

3rd - 7th

Types:

Simulations, Lesson

Class Escape: Halloween Edition

Created by

Erin Smith ELA

My students loved my original Class Escape, so I created the HALLOWEEN EDITION when they begged me to make another! Modeled after the popular "Escape" games in many cities around the country, this classroom version prompts students to work together as a class to solve puzzles, connect the clues, and crack the code! Your students will be totally engaged in this hands-on, Halloween-themed challenge! You will need the following tools: - tape - color printer (preferred) or regular printer - scisso

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Gifted and Talented, Halloween

Grades:

6th - 12th, Adult Education, Staff

Types:

Games, Simulations

Dramatic Play Restaraunt Bundle! 4 Different Restaurants!!

Created by

Teach PreK

4 Dramatic Play restaraunt sets! Sushi, Burgers, Pizza, and Sandwiches! Dramatic play is always a favorite in my classroom...restaraunts are a hit every time! Kids use their imaginations as they pretend to make and serve sushi, burgers, pizza, & sandwiches ! All sets are classroom tested, developmentally appropriate and fun! Save BIG with this bundle...and watch your student's imaginations take the lead! Burger set includes: Store sign 2 drive-thru big signs menu board-2 pages 9 name

Subjects:

Drama, Numbers, Vocabulary

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Simulations

Halloween Activities for Secondary ELA - Halloween Writing, Research, and Games

Created by

Nouvelle ELA

Are you looking for seasonal activities to promote creativity, analysis, and critical thinking? These Halloween activities for Secondary ELA include nonfiction articles, creative writing, research, drama games, and much more! (optimized for grades 7-10)What You Get:1. Sweet Symbolism (paper + ISN) - 45-60 minutesStudents identify concrete and abstract qualities of an object to analyze symbolism. I start with Tootsie Pops, making this a great seasonal activity! Includes a PPT on Symbolism & A

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Halloween, Writing

Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Simulations

Reader's Theater: Tall Tale of Paul Bunyan (differentiated scripts!)

Created by

JB Creations

Focus on differentiation while meeting several Common Core Reading standards! This reader’s theater set features the popular tall tale of Paul Bunyan written on 3 separate reading levels for a total of 3 scripts! Each script contains 6-7 parts, making it a perfect activity for centers or leveled guided reading groups! Modified versions provide support in basic fluency skills, regular versions focus on expression development, and enriched versions challenge students with tier 2 vocabulary and

Subjects:

Drama, Literature, Short Stories

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Activities, Scripts, Simulations

CCSS:

RL.4.9

Mafia Game, Mafia Game Cards, Mafia Game for the Classroom

Created by

Amanda Write Now

Mafia is officially school appropriate with this game set that up to 45 students (of all ages) can play! This game is great for community building in any class subject area, and especially Drama and Theater Arts! Here's what you get with this fun game: Clear and concise game play directions for the teacher and students Character descriptions45 unique printable character cardsDirections for how to print and how to play without printing 33 school appropriate "take out" cards (this is how the mafia

Subjects:

Classroom Community, Drama, Theater Arts

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Activities, Games, Simulations

5th Grade Math Halloween Escape Room Challenge

Created by

Thrilled to Be Teaching

Looking for something a little challenging, incredibly engaging, and slightly different from an ordinary day? Escape room challenges have all of that and more.In this escape room challenge, the students must escape the haunted house they ended up at when their field trip bus broke down. They can only break out if they can successfully navigate their way through 5 math challenges.This challenge has students apply skills in decimal place value, adding fractions and mixed numbers, subtracting fra

Subjects:

Halloween, Math, Math Test Prep

Grades:

5th - 6th

Types:

Activities, Simulations

CCSS:

...

Alamo Reader's Theatre

Created by

Stephen Slates

This Reader's Theatre covers the history of the famous battle at the Alamo in Texas. There are 14 characters including five Narrators, Santa Anna,Davie Crockett, Sam Houston, and Stephen Austin. This fits perfectly with a study of the Southwest Region of the United States and works with 4th-6th grade students. With smaller classrooms, parts can be combined to fit your needs. It is a total of eight pages long, and takes approximately 10 minutes to peform.

Subjects:

Drama, English Language Arts

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Activities, Simulations

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