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4th grade science scripts for Montessori
Reader's Theater Solar System Science Class Play Fluency Practice Solar System
Looking for a way to fit more into the school day? Save time by incorporating reading and science. This Solar System science play is an original script I wrote for my class as an end of the year performance for parents and students, but it may also be used as a high-interest space introduction or review! It's filled with lots of scientific information about the sun, moons, planets, and other space objects, but even better, it's full of humor and fun! Your 3rd - 6th grade students will LOVE this
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3rd - 6th
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Life-Size Human Body Anatomy Paper Models: 6 Body Systems
The printable life-size organs give the students opportunities to build models of how their own bodies look inside. The students can handle the printed organs, move them around and even try them on!This set includes the following life-size systems: respiratory, digestive, circulatory, urinary, nervous, and skeletal. If you are interested in the muscular, endocrine, immune, and reproductive systems, check the life-size model addon here.The printable organs are scaled so that their size would be r
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PreK - 4th
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Also included in: Human Body Anatomy for Kids: Basic Bundle
Internal Organs of the Human Body Montessori 3 Part Cards
This learning material contains 9 internal organs of the human body in Montessori 3 part cards format. The digital image is high quality and isolated in white background. Definition cards for each part is included which can be assembled into a booklet. - 9 picture cards - 9 labels - 9 control cards - 9 definitions for booklet - activity sheets - title cards✳️✳️ YOU MIGHT ALSO BE INTERESTED IN:Planets and Solar System 3 Part CardsHuman Body Systems 3 Part CardsConstellations 3 Part CardsZ
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PreK - 6th
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The Rock Cycle Reader's Theater
A fun way to act out the rock cycle! This reader's theater contains 20 speaking parts that explain the process that a rock goes through in the rock cycle. Students will not only be able to define sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks but they will also learn science vocabulary such as weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, cementation, sediment, intrusive, extrusive, mantle, magma, and lava. Each word is defined in the script. Students will also review examples of each type of rock i
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3rd - 6th
Ocean Unit
Ocean UnitThis comprehensive Ocean Unit includes several weeks worth of interdisciplinary lesson plans, reading passages, projects, research tasks, science experiments, hands-on activities, and worksheets for learning all about earth's oceans and the importance of water!Contents include:Ocean Map PostersMap Labeling ActivitiesOcean Zones Informational Posters - 2 versionsOcean Life PosterOcean Zones Labeling ActivitiesHands-On Ocean Zones Science CenterWater Cycle Informational PosterWater Cycle
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: Elementary Science Curriculum - Science Unit Bundle
Rocks and Minerals Reader's Theater Science Class Play Fluency Practice Erosion
Looking for a way to save time by incorporating reading and science? How about adding fluency practice for the whole class? This "I Wanna Be a Rock Star" Play is all about rocks and minerals. It is an original science script I wrote for my class as an end of the year performance for parents and students, but it may also be used as a great activity to reinforce a rocks and minerals science unit. The play is filled with lots of scientific information about rocks and minerals, including sedimentary
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3rd - 6th
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Reader's Theater Weather Class Play - Weather Science Activity Fluency Practice
Save time by incorporating reading and science! This Weather Play is an original science script I wrote for my class as an end of the year performance for parents and students, but it may also be used as part of a weather unit in science. Not only does it contain excellent scientific information about the water cycle, and weather phenomena like rain, snow, hail, thunder, lightning, and cloud types, but it's also funny and is one your students will love!Specifically, it includes:15 page Original
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3rd - 6th
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Types of Bridges - Information, Photographs & Control Chart
Types of Bridges - Identify, sort, and classify 6 types of bridges. Check the classification using the control chart.This set includes the following types of bridges: beam, truss, suspension, arch, cable-stayed, and cantilever. Includes:6 information cards18 photo cards (3 per bridge type)1 control chartPhotos cards are approx. 5"x4" and print 2 per page.
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3rd - 6th
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Earth's Rotation and Revolution Reader's Theater
This script allows students to perform and act out the rotation and revolution of Earth. The reader's theater explains the day and night cycle, the difference between rotate and revolve, and the causes of the seasons.
Some ideas are to have your students form small groups to perform for other students. Have them create props, a background, add silly voices... anything to help them comprehend! Kids love acting!
Check out my Science Reader's Theater Bundle and other Science Reader's Theaters:
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3rd - 6th
Reader's Theater for Oral Reading Fluency Practice 6 Science Themed Class Plays
Looking for a way to save time by incorporating reading and science? Want to give your students meaningful and fun fluency practice? This Reader's Theater Science Bundle can help you accomplish all those goals! It includes six original plays: I Wanna Be a Rock Star (Rocks and Minerals), Weather, the Solar System, Adaptations Around the World, Dude, Where's My Rock (weathering, erosion, and deposition), and Force and Motion at the Amusement Park (introductory physics).Each script has enough parts
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3rd - 6th
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Birds and Their Nests - Information & Photographic Cards
Birds And Their Nests - This work includes the following 10 types of bird nests: adherent, aquatic, burrow, cavity, cup, mound, pendent, platform, scrape, and no nest.Each of the 10 types of nests includes the following:information cardphoto of the nestlist of 3 types of birds that build that type of nest3 pictures of specific birds that build that type of nestIt also includes the following:general information on bird nests (function, who, where, when & materials)6 additional photographs of
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1st - 4th
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Also included in: All About Birds Bundle - Montessori Zoology
History Timeline cards BCE CE + BC AD shelf work and time research projects
History Timeline cards and research to help students order or sequence important dates in history between BCE/BC and CE/AD. Helps students develop a sense of time and their place in history!INCLUDES:-Letter sized pages each with a date, description and full color photograph. Includes a mini version too. -Letter sized pages with a paragraph description of each event.-Research projects 1 per page of the main dates- 16 shelf work task cardsI have included a large variety of dates throughout history
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4th
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Also included in: Montessori Store Bundle
Montessori Clock of Eras Support material bundle
Montessori Clock of Eras Pack for understanding the geological time scale. This bundle includes resources for face to face teaching and digital items that can be used with google slidesHARD COPY RESOURCES:Clock of Eras Paragraphs Included:** 4 pages with descriptions of each eraMontessori Clock of Eras: 3 part cardsIncluded:** 7 sets of cards which isolate each Era plus control cards to match clock to name.Montessori Clock of Eras: Features of each eraMontessori activity to complement the clock
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3rd - 5th
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The Water Cycle Reader's Theater
This reader's theater allows students to act out and perform the water cycle! Includes 14 speaking parts with vocabulary words such as evaporation, condensation, precipitation, transpiration, groundwater, and runoff.
Some ideas are to have your students form small groups to perform for other students. Have them create props, a background, add silly voices... anything to help them comprehend! Kids love acting!
Check out my Science Reader's Theater Bundle and other Science Reader's Theaters:
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3rd - 6th
Reader's Theater Science Bundle Rocks & Minerals, Solar System, & Weather Play
Looking for a way to incorporate reading and science? How about adding fluency practice for the whole class? This Reader's Theater Science Bundle includes three original plays: I Wanna Be a Rock Star (Rocks and Minerals), Weather, and the Solar System. Each script has enough parts (30) for the whole class and is great to use as part of a science unit, for fluency practice, or to add variety to your reading program. The best part about these plays is that besides being full of scientific informat
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3rd - 6th
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Montessori Inspired Animal World Habitats Learning Pack
I created this file for our geography and animal studies at home. We use this to study the different biomes (habitats) of the world and the animals that thrive on it. This printable is suitable for SORTING ACTIVITIES as well. The pictures I provided are big and clear enough for classroom discussion or for private use.
This file contains the following:
- 6 pictures of habitats (desert, temperate deciduous forest,
grassland, tundra, taiga, rainforest)
- 60 picture cards of animals (10 animals
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PreK - 6th
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Types of Plant Roots - Information, Sorting Cards and Control Charts
Types of Plant Roots - Identify, sort, and classify photographic images of 7 types of plant roots. Check the classification using the control charts.This set includes photographic cards for 7 types of plant roots: tap, fibrous, buttress, tuberous, adventitious, prop, and aerial.Each of the 7 types of roots includes:a description carda quiz card and answer label1 name card with black/white image3 photographic imagesAlso includes:2 master control charts (1 letter size, 1 legal size)title cardsCard
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1st - 4th
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Animal Adaptations Reader's Theater
This reader's theater provides a fun way to dive into animal adaptations! The story analyzes the difference between structural and behavioral adaptations and how these help animals to survive. Many animal examples are provided as well as an explanation of inherited traits and learned behaviors. Students will see how without adapting, animals will go extinct.
Science vocabulary defined and discussed in this reader's theater include: extinction, structural adaptation, behavioral adaptation, insti
Science Readers' Theatre about Space: Poor Pluto
From my personal experience teaching elementary grades, there is never enough time for reading or science. This lesson integrates science content into a way for students to practice fluency and reading skills. It not only has science vocabulary about the planets but also uses challenging everyday words for students to learn.
This file has a 6-character script (for small group) and a 10-character script (for a larger group) that tells the story about how Pluto is not longer considered a planet
Animal Classification Readers Theatre
Looking for an interesting way to teach basic animal classification? This folder contains readers theatre scripts for teaching about the five groups of vertebrates--reptiles, amphibians, fish, mammals, and birds. Each script is two pages and includes parts for 4-5 students. All together, you will have parts for 23 students. The scripts are--well, a little silly! In Molly's Mammals, a pet shop owner who wants to sell only mammals deals with customers who want other kinds of pets. Other scripts in
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3rd - 5th
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Types of Mountains Information, 3-Part Cards & Control Chart
Types of Mountains Information, 3-Part Cards & Control Chart - Identify, sort, and classify 5 types of mountains: fault-block mountains, fold mountains, volcanic mountains, dome mountains, and plateau mountains.This work includes:1 page outlining the importance of mountainsdefinition cards for each of the 5 types of mountainsdiagram for each of the 5 types of mountains20 photographic sorting cardscontrol chart showing the correct classification of the photo cardsCards with labels are approx.
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4th - 6th
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Newton's 3 Laws of Motion - Information & Picture Cards
Newton's 3 Laws of Motion - Information and photographs explaining Newton's 3 Laws of Motion.This set includes:short bio card on Isaac Newton3 information cards (1 for each law)3 formula cards (1 for each law)3 information cards (force, mass, acceleration)Each of the 3 laws includes the following:4 picture cardstitle carddescription cardformula card1 control chartPicture cards are approx. 4" x 3½".
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2nd - 5th
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Science Reader's Theater Bundle
This bundle includes SEVEN science based reader's theaters to connect reading, science, and drama! Included readings are "The Cause of Autumn," "Animal Adaptations," "Energy Pyramids and Food Chains," "The Water Cycle," "The Rock Cycle," "Earth's Rotation and Revolution," and "Renewable vs Nonrenewable Resources." This 40 page product allows students to have fun while learning science and practicing reading skills. Some ideas are to have your students form small groups to perform for other stude
Scripts: Space science reader's theaters (3 scripts, 13 writing prompts)
Space science package 1 includes 3 scripts and 13 writing prompts. This is part of the Earth and space science bundle.
Reader’s theater is an excellent way to teach science content while improving fluency, comprehension and giving students an opportunity to shine. While providing authentic reasons to read and reread, students can analyze characters, plots and other story elements in an interdisciplinary study of these topics.
President of the Solar System club -If the sun resigned, who woul
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4th - 8th
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