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Free 2nd grade drama resources
The Hare and the Tortoise Readers' Theater Script
Another one of Aesop's great fables!!! Students will love being Hare or Tortoise and acting out the race to the finish line. This readers' theater script goes well with a reading unit on Aesop's fables, a character education lesson, in a literacy center with props and costumes, or just for reading fluency practice. Text is aimed at early elementary. Script has 6 different speakers.
See other great Readers Theater scripts, lesson plans and graphic organizers in my TpT store. This script is inc
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1st - 3rd
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FREE Reader's Theater Script: The Veggie Thief
"The Veggie Thief" is a heartwarming, entertaining reader's theater script. It's part of a set of quality scripts kids love practicing and performing. They are real crowd pleasers! Check out the bundle here: Reader's Theater Bundle. This bundle includes enough roles (substantial roles) for your whole class. These Reader's Theater scripts are aimed at students in third grade, late grade two, or early fourth (fluency practice).The Veggie Thief has four parts (Rabbit, Skunk, Narrator One, Narrator
Medieval Themed Script for Readers Theater, Short Play or Puppet Show
Do you need a short versatile play that can easily include many children at varying ability levels? Do you need something that your speakers of other languages or your very shy kids will be able to participate in? Then this is the script for you! (...and there is SCREAMING... as you know all kids seem to enjoy screaming.)This script is about a scary looking but kind hearted dragon who only wants to win the acceptance of his neighbors. Originally written as a puppet show this script is very versa
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PreK - 5th, Not Grade Specific
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Also included in: Medieval Scripts for Readers Theater, Short Play or Puppet Show BUNDLE
Readers Theater Script of The Three Little Pigs - 1st Grade
Enjoy practicing reading with expression with this Reader's Theater script based on the classic tale of the Three Little Pigs. Reader's Theater provides an authentic reason for students to reread text in order to improve fluency.
This script is written for 6 characters, but really is just 5 parts because the mother pig only has one line.
This is fun to do as a puppet show too!
Thank you for looking and happy reading!
Mehitabel Chiott
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1st - 2nd
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Fox and Grapes Readers' Theater Script
This readers' theater script takes the story "The Fox and the Grapes" and allows early elementary students to act it out. Text is easy to read. Script has 4 speaking parts. Great to use for a study with Aesop's fables, character education, or learning about the genre of plays and scripts. Place copies of the script in a literacy center with props and costumes and let your students have fun practicing their fluency!
Script written by Martha Hach.
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1st - 3rd
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Doctor's Office Dramatic Play
Calling all doctors! This packet includes over 15 pages of imaginative play. Medical posters, office signs, name tags, x-rays, and so much more. Perfect for any dramatic play space with hours of fun.
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PreK - 2nd
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears Puppets and Reader's Theater
This product includes a reader's theater script based on the folk tale Why Mosquitoes buzz in People's Ears by Verna Aarmdema.There are also 7 print out puppets based on the illustrations of Leo and Diane Dillon. The puppets are a mosquito, a iguana, a python, a rabbit, a crow, a monkey, and an owl. The puppets come in full color and black and white.
These puppets are wonderful for literacy centers, fluency and summarizing activities. They are a great addition to a unit on folk tales.
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K - 2nd
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Write a Play Template
Your students will love strengthening their writing skills when they write a Reader's Theater play with this free write a play template. Great way to motivate young. Writes and practice fluency skills!
Looking for more Reader's Theater ideas?
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2nd - 4th
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KOALA PAPER BAG CRAFT PUPPETS SAMPLER AUSSIE ANIMALS MUSIC POETRY AND FUN
This introductory sampler includes simple instructions for making a Koala paper bag puppet using black-line master templates. Each animal character comes with its own original poem - perfect for learning, speaking and presenting language ideas. The full version includes twelve of your favourite Aussie animal puppets each with their own original poem. Available also, in Windows Media Player 9.2 codec .wma format, is a journey of discovery audio action-story based on the collection of poems, which
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PreK - 3rd
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FREE Christmas & Winter Charades
Use these FREE Christmas/Winter Charades Cards for a drama activity or for a December brain break! There are 16 cards with seasonal pictures for students to act out. You may also like:Drama Games - 200 Card BundleChristmas Math & Literacy Bundle★ Click to follow me and be notified when new resources are added to my store!
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K - 3rd
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The Little Red Hen readers theatre
The Little Red Hen picture book story has been adapted into a readers theatre script for easy recognition of roles for emergent readers. It is colour coded and it has pictures along side each character for assistance. This can be used for mixed ability classes as there are roles for non-readers and good readers.
I hope you can use this in your classroom as i have with much enjoyment and success.
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PreK - 3rd
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There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat: Retelling Pieces
A great addition to literacy stations! Students will practice retelling this Halloween favorite using the pictures and a story stick!
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PreK - 2nd
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Jack and the Beanstalk Reader's Theater
Jack and the Beanstalk is a familiar story to many children. This is a reader's theater script for students to apply art standards in the area of drama. Students can work in groups and even make their own props. My students love reader's theater and I hope yours do too!
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1st - 3rd
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FREE Readers' Theater Onset & Rime Phonics Poem & Activities (Grades K, 1, 2)
Onset & Rime Phonics Poem & Activities: MY BROTHER HAD A FIT: A super-fast and funny phonics poem and accompanying onset and rime activities for the -it word family that can be incorporated into whole-class instruction, small-group work, and literacy centers.
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This free product is excerpted from a 12-poem collection of phonics poetry: TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE RAG, which covers 13 different word family rimes.
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The phonics poem is provided in two for
Drama Games and Activities for Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 2
Drama Games and drama activities for Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, Prep, Grade 1 and Grade 2. This is a FREE collection of drama games suitable for lower elementary / primary school years! Enjoy!
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Please note that this product is for personal classroom or home school use by a single purchaser only. You may not distribute, copy or modify this product other than for your own personal, non-commercial classroom use.
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PreK - 3rd
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Thanksgiving Reader's Theater Five Plump Turkeys
A reader's theater created for first and second grade from the poem Five Plump Turkeys. Students will enjoy reading from this one page script and acting out the roles. This skit is perfect for most almost mid year readers. Parts could be doubled by pairing a low reader with a higher reader. My first graders love to perform reader theaters for their reading buddies and our school's kindergarten classes. It would be great for a parent night too. I hope you enjoy it and please contact me if you
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K - 2nd
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Act It Out! Animal Action Brain Break Cards
Brain Breaks are so important to use in your classroom with your students. They increase focus and concentration, help students recall information better, and they are fun!
One quick and fun Brain Break is allowing your students to act out different things. Students love getting up and moving around the classroom. These "Act It Out!" Animal Action Brain Break cards will allow your students to act out different animals. They will be able to make the sounds and mimic the movements of the an
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PreK - 2nd
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The Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf Reader's Theater Script
Here is a shortened version script to use during a reader's theater, small group, or a fairy tale/folk tale unit.
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K - 3rd
Cat in the Hat Reader's Theatre Script
Adaptation of Dr. Seuss' "Cat in the Hat" with 8 parts (some parts can be easily doubled)
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1st - 5th
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Free Christmas Play - The Moose Before Christmas! Ebook Reader's Theatre Script
T'was the night before Christmas Eve, and our old friend Santa was ready to leave. It was one day too early but Santa was confused, because Mrs. Claus' memory had been a bit bruised...You see their calendar was set to the wrong year, and so she told Santa to a whole day early to deliver all of the kids' toy gear!When Santa comes early by accident, it is up to a very special moose named Goose to help him get back to the North Pole in time for the real Christmas Eve!A fresh and funny take on an ol
Readers' Theater Sampler: Mythology & Fables
This sampler is a preview of the full Readers' Theater unit.
The full unit is composed of five sections, with over 50 scripts.
This sampler includes one script from each of the following five sections:
1) Fables with 20 scripts (Grades 2-4)
2) Creation Myths with 9 scripts (Grades 4-8)
3) Trickster Tales with 10 scripts (Grades 4-8)
4) Greek and Roman Myths with 7 scripts (Grades 4-8)
5) Norse Myths with 7 scripts (Grades 4-8)
The full unit may be purchased as a whole with the five sect
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2nd - 8th
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Spanish Reader's Theater--La Gallinita Roja (The Little Red Hen)
Reader's Theater is a great tool for building fluency in reading. As a bilingual educator I have found that Spanish reader's theater is a valuable tool to get Spanish language learners to practice their oral development. Although I have used these scripts in my First grade classroom, they would also work well for secondary Spanish classes.
The Little Red Hen is easy to follow with its repetitive phrases and familiar storyline. This reader's theater is an excellent way for students who are lear
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K - 12th, Adult Education
The Juice Box Bully Reader's Theater
This is a reader's theater adaptation of The Juice Box Bully, written by Bob Sornson and Maria Dismondy. There are 8 parts.
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2nd - 5th
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Would You Rather Slides
Start your lesson off with a fun debate using the 'Would You Rather' slide questions. This resource 32 unique slides with would you rather for questions for your students to debate. I like to use this as a fun activity to make the register more interesting, but you could use it as a starter, a debate topic or even writing inspiration! Please note this file needs powerpoint to open. If you enjoyed this resource don’t forget to leave me a review and I would love to see what your class get up to o
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1st - 12th
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