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Black History Month scripts for homeschool
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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Sitting Down for Dr. King: Sit-ins Protests RT
Here's a powerful classroom play set during the Greensboro Lunch Counter Sit-ins of 1960. The event is viewed through the eyes of a middle-class white boy who gets angry when the protests prevent him from enjoying his family celebration at the Woolworth. As the historically-accurate events unfold, he comes to understand the plight of the young protesters and in the end overcomes his own preconceptions to "stand" with them.Best suited for reader’s theater, podcast, or discussion-based classroom r
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5th - 8th
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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
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)
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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Katherine Johnson: Scientist:The Computer that Wore Skirts(Play)
Learn about Katherine Johnson, a physicist, space scientist and mathematician, who played a very important role with NASA’s early space missions. The movie Hidden Figures highlights the role of NASA's "computers" such as Katherine Johnson and their contributions. Part of my Ms. Bie Ografee Talk Show Series of Reader's Theater Scripts, there are comprehension questions, a Did You Know? section,a Teacher page with extensions/links and key. A great STEM biography!Additional Resources on this Topic
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5th - 9th
Also included in: Trailblazers in Science(SIX STEM Biographical Plays)BUNDLE of RESOURCES
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)
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 students using pop culture, has a variety of roles for all students, and teaches history in an engaging way? Then this script is it! This short play explores a child's dream where he/she is visited by Letitia Woods, historian and the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in history at Harvard University. Using her knowledge and books about heroes from the past, she explains how their accomplishments r
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4th - 6th
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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 students using pop culture, has a variety of roles for all students, and teaches history in an engaging way? Then this script is it! This short play explores the efforts of an eleven year old to learn about Black youth throughout history who have made an impact on American culture. Through guidance from a parent and the use of technology, the child learns about Ruby Bridges, one of the first child
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4th - 6th
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Reader's Theater SATCHMO JAZZ MUSICIAN LOUIS ARMSTRONG Non-Fiction! TOP SELLER!
If you are searching for a way to get your students to enjoy reading, become more expressive, read aloud with confidence, become more fluent…then let the magic begin!!
I have found using Reader’s Theater with large and small groups really helps my students strengthen their reading and language arts skills! My class CHEERS every time I tell them we are going to do Reader’s Theater!! This technique makes reading come alive for your students and can really develop classroom full of confident rea
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2nd - 5th
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Harriet Tubman (A Reader's Theater Script)
Use this informative Reader's Theater Script to learn about Harriet Tubman, ex-slave who became the most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad, a Union Spy and women's suffrage advocate. The fun/informative play uses the format of three historians as guests on Ms. Bie Ografee's talk show and the studio audience asks questions of the historians to learn about Tubman's life and contributions. Great for Black History Month,unit on the Civil War,or Women's History Month. Comprehension questio
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4th - 8th
Also included in: African American Trailblazers(Bundle of SIX Famous African American)
Tuskegee Airmen: A Reader's Theater Script(A Visit with...)
Learn about the Tuskegee Airmen with this play. The format is a Ms. Bie Ografee's Talk Show Series where the studio audience asks questions of Charles A. Anderson, one of the Tuskegee Airman. Audience members ask questions of the guest.Included are Did You Know? facts, comprehension questions, a teacher page with extension activities, links and the key.Other resource you may find of interest:1. Use this informative Reader's Theater Script to learn about Rosa Parks.Rosa, called the "Mother of th
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5th - 9th
Also included in: African American Trailblazers(Bundle of SIX Famous African American)
Reader's Theater Mae Jemison 1st Female African American Astronaut! TOP SELLER!!
If you are searching for a way to get your students to enjoy reading, become more expressive, read aloud with confidence, become more fluent…then let the magic begin!!
I have found using Reader’s Theater with large and small groups really helps my students strengthen their reading and language arts skills! My class CHEERS every time I tell them we are going to do Reader’s Theater!! This technique makes reading come alive for your students and can really develop classroom full of confident rea
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2nd - 7th
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Slavery and Freedom: Frederick Douglass and African-American Folktale Scripts
All students should study the institution of American slavery. Learning the ugly truth about slavery, its methods, its victims, and its perpetrators will prevent its resurgence in the future. As one of our finest Americans, Frederick Douglass proved in his life story, education is the enemy of slavery. Two of the script-stories in this collection dramatize selections from Frederick Douglass's autobiography Life of an American Slave. A third script-story intertwines authentic experiences on a sla
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: American Literature Teaching Resources Bundle
Black History Month Play with Rap Musical for Kids Assembly
Are you looking for an exciting Black History Month play that connects with kids using a rap musical, has a script with variety of roles for all students, and teaches Black history in a way that will wow your audience or assembly? You just found it! Include Your Students' Talents!Got actors/actresses, rappers, singers, dancers, artists, or students with other talents in your class? Have them join in by performing their passions while contributing in a meaningful way to the performance! With the
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4th - 6th
Also included in: Black History Reading Activities with Musical Play and Rap Songs Bundle
African Folk Tales Reader's Theatre Scripts/stories x3 with Questions
One day, Frog visited Sky. FrogSky! Please make me look better. I want to be beautiful and strong like the other animals. Frog waited, but nothing happened. Sky was silent. FrogSky! Could you at least give me a tail? All the other animals have tails. SkyVery well. I will give you a tail. FrogThank you, Sky! SkyOnce you have a tail, you must watch over my special water hole. Make sure that it never goes dry and that everyone drinks from it. FrogI will do anything you ask once I have a tail.Incl
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4th - 9th, Adult Education
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Martin's Big Dream: The Youth of MLK Readers Theater
Classic reader's theater from the pages of Scholastic’s Storyworks magazine! Martin's Big Dream is based on a true story from Dr. King’s childhood in which neighborhood boys refused to play baseball with him. Dr. King wrote that it was a pivotal moment in his becoming a civil rights leader. It was recently enacted by a branch of the Palace Theatre with support from the local BLM chapter, and it pairs nicely with Doreen Rappaport's book, "Martin's Big Words." It includes parts for ten to twelve
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4th - 7th
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Juneteenth Readers Theater Play and Reading Comprehension Passage with Questions
This Juneteenth reading comprehension activity features a reader's theater play, script, comprehensions questions, and rap songs to engage students as they learn about the history of the holiday through theater and music.Reader's 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 text,- learnin
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4th - 6th
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African American Trailblazers(Bundle of SIX Famous African American)
This bundle contains six of my Ms. Bie Ografee Talk Show format Reader's Theater Scripts. The bundle includes Bessie Coleman, Tuskegee Airmen, Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King and George Washington Carver.Each play has the "guest" visiting Ms. Bie Ografee's Talk Show and audience questioners asking the guest questions about their life and accomplishments. The plays include a Did You Know? of factoids, comprehension questions, a teacher page with extension activities and the key.Gr
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4th - 8th
Black History Skit and Readers Theater Play with Script 4th and 5th Grade
This Black History play for 4th and 5th grade connects with students using pop culture, has a variety of roles for all students, and teaches history in an engaging way! This play works great as individual skits or as a class reader's theater activity!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 history, students will improve their skills by:- connecting with the text- l
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4th - 6th
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Black History Month Reader's Theater for older grades: 3 Scripts & Rubric
Help your students learn about Black History Month using these engaging, nonthreatening READER'S THEATER scripts. Students build reading fluency, subject knowledge, communication skills, teamwork, and confidence. This includes 3 informational based scripts on BHM, a detailed rubric, and character name tags. These can be laminated and used year after year to celebrate this special month in a memorable way. ★★You may want my MEGA BUNDLE (all my BHM resources + future resources)⭐What's Included:
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Black History Month Mega Bundle: 8 Engaging Resources for February
Black History Month Skit or Play for Church Youth and Kids with Rap Musical
Are you looking for an engaging Black History Month skit or play for church youth that connects with kids using a rap musical and poetry, has a script with a variety of roles for all students, and teaches the Bible and history in an engaging way? You just found it! Include Your Students' Talents!Got actors/actresses, rappers, singers, dancers, artists, or students with other talents in your class? Have them join in by performing their passions while contributing in a meaningful way to the perfor
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4th - 6th
Richard Wright & the Library Card Paired Text Readers Theater
American author Richard Wright wrote numerous books of significance including Native Son. This play is based on an incident from Wright’s youth in which he was denied access to the public library due to his race. The story was popularized in William Miller’s inspiring picture book, “Richard Wright and the Library Card” (Lee & Low, 1997). Young Richard teaches himself how to read, moves to the city, and gets a job. When he’s turned away at the library, he seeks help from his employer. His bos
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4th - 7th
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Black History Month Skit and Readers Theater Play for Assembly 5th and 6th Grade
Are you looking for an exciting Black History Month skit or reader's theater play that connects with kids using a rap musical, has a script with variety of roles for all students, and teaches the history of Hip Hop, rap, and jazz music in a way that will wow your school assembly or audience? You just found it! Include Your Students' Talents!Got actors/actresses, rappers, singers, dancers, artists, or students with other talents in your class? Have them join in by performing their passions while
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4th - 6th
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