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Middle school drama activities
Classroom Murder Mystery Activity - Virtual Option Available
Engage your students in a murder mystery game in the classroom or virtually!I use this lesson before starting my mystery unit and the students love it. They enjoy taking on the roles of the characters, and they enjoy the competition and challenge of trying to find the assailant. *I say assailant because I changed my version up slightly so the victim is in a coma rather than deceased***New!!! I've included a virtual option for both versions of this mystery. Perfect for distance learning. This mea
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7th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Classroom Mystery Bundle
Solar System Project: Research a Planet & Convince People to Move Planet Project
Solar System Project: Create a Commercial Skit to convince Human Earthlings to Move to Another Planet! Students LOVE this Solar System activity because it combines planet research, group work and performance! Students choose one of the planets (Pluto is included, Earth is not!) to research and then they are responsible for creating a commercial skit persuading humans to move there! This Planets Project is a great fit for elementary through high school!This Solar System Project includes:- Projec
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3rd - 10th
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Drama Circle Activity Bundle
Your students are going to love drama circles! They are a fun and engaging way to practice oral reading and performance skills, following directions, and listening skills, all while building a stronger classroom community.Drama Circles have a similar format to the "I Have / Who Has" game. They are a fun, any day activity that can be used for drama activities, morning meetings, oral language activities, reading fluency practice, listening skills, cooperative learning activities, etc. Each drama
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4th - 7th
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Grade 7 & 8 FULL TERM Drama (Ontario Lessons, Assessments, Report Card Comments)
Product Description:This comprehensive Intermediate Drama Unit provides a full term worth of lessons, activities and assessment for students in Grades 7 & 8. Designed so no teacher preparation and planning is required, this complete Intermediate Drama Unit features 10 lessons along with additional application tasks and summative projects that are intended to serve as your complete Drama instruction for Grades 7 & 8!Student Learning Intentions:The purpose of this unit is to enable studen
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7th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Grade 7 & 8 Dance & Drama BUNDLE
Acting Improvisation Role Play - Drama or Theater Scenarios and Scene Starters
Acting Improvisation Role Play - Drama or Theater Scenarios and Scene Starters: Elevate your drama class with this creative resource designed to inspire improvisation and role-play scenes! Included are 50 improvisation topic cards. Students simply choose a card and use it to initiate a scene with a partner or small group. This drama resource offers a variety of prompts that offer just enough information for inspiration, leaving room for student creativity. Download the preview for a glimpse into
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4th - 10th
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Elements of Dance Unit: So You Think You Can Dance Unit for Grades 5 6 7 8
This low prep dance unit makes teaching the elements of dance easy - even if you don't have dance experience! The problem with teaching dance within the school system is that most teachers being asked to teach it have little or no prior knowledge in the subject. This dance unit is not only created by a trained dancer and choreographer - it's also written specifically for non-dancer teachers.This dance unit is put together so that those teachers without a dance background can still teach a qualit
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â So You Think You Can (Teach the Elements of) Dance - Editions 1 & 2 Bundle
Public Speaking Games
Public speaking can seem like an impossible task to many students, but it doesn’t have to feel that way! Students can tolerate – and even enjoy – public speaking when they learn it in a fun and engaging way. These 4 hilarious public speaking games get students comfortable in front of a classroom and prepare them for more serious speeches later on. This product includes the following:Public Speaking Delivery Game -- Print off these public speaking game cards and cut them into individual pieces
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6th - 9th
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Also included in:Â Public Speaking Bundle
12 Angry Men - Twelve Angry Men Complete Drama Unit Teaching Package
Everything you need to start a 3-week drama unit tomorrow!12 Angry Men is a short but powerful play that will hook your students' attention and keep them engaged throughout the unit. Students will build background knowledge about the legal system, study character development and theme, and make real-world connections to text.This fun, fresh product comes with an in-depth teacher's guide and suggested timeline for each day's activities making your lesson plans a breeze!What is included in this re
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7th - 10th
Grade 4,5,6 FULL TERM Drama (Ontario Lessons, Assessments, Report Card Comments)
Product Description:This comprehensive Junior Drama Unit provides a full term worth of lessons, activities and assessment for students in Grades 4, 5 & 6. Designed so no teacher preparation and planning is required, this complete Junior Drama Unit features 10 lessons along with additional application tasks and summative projects that are intended to serve as your complete Drama instruction for Grades 4, 5 & 6!Student Learning Intentions:The purpose of this unit is to enable students to
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4th - 6th
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Also included in:Â Grades 4, 5 & 6 Drama & Dance BUNDLE
Christmas Readers' Theater Scripts Winter Fractured Fairy Tales: Grades 3 4 5 6
Christmas Readers' Theater Scripts & Winter Holiday Reading Activities for 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th Grades: Here are three fractured fairy tale readers' theater scripts to take you through the wintertime (or anytime!) of year. This bundle includes the following Christmas-themed scripts by children's author T. P. Jagger:>"The Gingerbread Man" becomes . . . "The Gingerbread Dude": 6-page (approx. 7-minute) script for 4-9 readers>"Rapunzel" becomes . . . "Santapunzel": 5-page (approx. 5-mi
Alphabet Craft Activity A - Z Animal Puppets - Paper Bag Puppet Template BUNDLE
Paper Bag Puppet Printable Templates | Animal Alphabet ActivityBags of fun! These 29 A - Z alphabet animals puppets for kids to make are ready to print. Download the preview to see all of the delightful puppet patterns included in this activity bundle.Puppet pattern pieces have been designed for use with paper bags sized approximately 6 x 11 inches (lunch bag size). (Paper bags not included - contains printable puppet pieces only.)Please note: This puppet-making kit is for classroom and perso
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PreK - 6th, Staff
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Create Your Own Invention Project | Create a New Invention Project for Kids
This Create an Invention Activity works with elementary thru high school age students. Students create a new invention, complete a planning sheet and then create a commercial skit persuading others to buy their invention! Students LOVE this Create an Invention project! Students can work on this project individually or in small groups.If possible, invite another class for a dress rehearsal or record for students to watch themselves and then share with parents! This is a great persuasive writing a
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2nd - 10th
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Also included in:Â Create Your Own...Bundle: 12 Create Your Own Activities at a 40% Savings
Back To School Drama Circle Activity
Drama Activity Circles are such a fun way to practice oral reading fluency, reading with expression, elements of drama, listening skills, following instructions, and performance skills, all in one fun Back to School activity! This drama activity will get your students excited about the first days of school. It has a similar format to the “I Have / Who Has” Games and will have your students begging to perform it over and over again.Each drama card is similar to a task card in that it has an instr
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4th - 6th
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Also included in:Â Back to School Bundle for Upper Grades
End of the Year Drama Circle Activity
Have a little dramatic fun during the last days of school with this End of the Year drama activity. Drama Circles are such a fun way to practice oral reading fluency, reading with expression, elements of drama, listening skills, following instructions, and performance skills, all in one cooperative learning activity! This fun drama activity will keep your students moving, and is perfect for the end of the school year. It has a similar format to the “I Have / Who Has” Games and will have your stu
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4th - 7th
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Also included in:Â End of the Year Activities Bundle for Upper Grades
Readers' Theater Scripts - 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th Grades - Mother Goose Interrupted
Readers' Theater Collection of Scripts: MOTHER GOOSE INTERRUPTED: In this 8-script collection of fast and funny readers’ theater scripts, Mother Goose is continually interrupted—whether by a confused nursery-rhyme listener, five talking toes, or an irate Mother Hubbard who wants to set the record straight about her empty cupboard. These scripts provide fun fluency practice for students in 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grades.The readers' theater scripts in the collection are based on the following nurs
Fractured Fairy Tales Unit Activities: Readers Theater Scripts, Writing & More
Readers' Theater - Fairy tales readers' theater for grades 3, 4, 5 & 6: Fractured fairy tales readers' theater scripts by children's author T. P. Jagger. For 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th grades, this 147-page readers' theater Fairy Tales Bonus Bundle takes four traditional fairy tales and turns them on their heads.The bundle includes:>The Three Little Pigs becomes . . . THE THREE PIRATE PIGS (5-8 readers)>Rumpelstiltskin becomes . . . NOT RUMPELSTILTSKIN (4-8 readers)>Goldilocks & th
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3rd - 6th
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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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Gingerbread Man Craft Activity: Printable Paper Bag Puppet Template
Printable gingerbread man paper bag puppet. Includes both color and black and white templates. Great Christmas activity or storytime resource.These puppets are also available in a money-saving bundle:Click here for value BUNDLE of Christmas Puppets! These printable gingerbread man puppet pieces have been designed for use with paper bags sized approximately 6 x 11 inches (lunch bag size). (Paper bags are not included - contains printable puppet pieces only.)Please note: This set is for classro
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PreK - 6th, Staff
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Ontario Junior Drama Unit (Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6)
Everything you need for your junior drama unit in Ontario. This resource hits every expectation in the Ontario Drama curriculum for grades 4-6.This unit can be used to teach Grade 4, Grade 5 or Grade 6 Drama.If you're looking for a primary unit click here. This unit has eleven topics that includes the curriculum expectation by lesson including learning goals. This resource includes everything you need to assess your junior drama unit. Every lesson contains in introductory game or activity, a pre
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4th - 6th
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Also included in:Â Ontario Drama Bundle
Little Red Riding Hood Fractured Fairy Tale Readers Theater Script Grade 3 4 5 6
"Little Red Boxer Shorts" is a funny retelling of "Little Red Riding Hood" with a fractured fairy tale readers' theater script and activities that are perfect for grades 3, 4, 5 & 6 (and have also been a hit with high-ability students in grade 2).This literacy toolkit includes:>"Little Red Boxer Shorts": 5-page script by children's author T. P. Jagger (for 4-7 readers)>Sound Effects: Cue Cards>Vocabulary: Word Work activity>Fairy Tales Compare & Contrast graphic organizer act
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3rd - 6th
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READERS THEATER MIDDLE SCHOOL BRAIN TEASER MYSTERY SCRIPT: STOLEN LAPTOP
This grades 5-8 Readers’ Theater brain teaser mystery script gives students high-interest practice in reading aloud, comprehension and writing. Drama and ELA fun! "The Mystery of the Stolen Laptop" readers’ theater script requires your students to perform inference tasks to solve clues. The cast list is intended for 8 readers but the number of readers can easily be contracted or expanded, depending on how many groups you wish to have. PLOTThis funny and engaging 12 page script is about the theft
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5th - 8th
Also included in:Â DRAMA FUN | MIDDLE SCHOOL DRAMA GAMES & READERS' THEATER
Christmas Readers Theater Script Gingerbread Man Fractured Fairy Tale: Grade 3-6
The Gingerbread Man Christmas Readers' Theater Fractured Fairy Tale Script & Literacy Activities: "The Gingerbread Dude" (grades 3, 4, 5 & 6)When Santa Claus's Christmas Eve snack escapes the oven, the chase is on! With one sassy cookie and a narrator who keeps getting carried away, this Christmas readers' theater script brings a gingerbread-man twist students are sure to enjoy this winter. The literacy toolkit provides wintertime learning and fun for 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade &
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3rd - 6th
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Drama Circle Activity Any Day Fun
Drama Circles are such a fun way to practice oral reading fluency, reading with expression, elements of drama, listening skills, following instructions, and performance skills, all in one cooperative learning activity! This fun drama activity has a general theme, and can be used at any time of the year. It has a similar format to the “I Have / Who Has” Games and will have your students begging to try it over and over again. Each fairy tale card is similar to a task card in that it has an instru
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in:Â Drama Circle Activity Bundle
200 Acting Improvisation Scenarios for Drama Class
TOP SELLER! UPDATED & IMPROVED! 200 improvisation acting scenarios. Simply print the scenarios onto cardstock, cut them out, and place them in a box for partners to draw out. These scenarios are great for drama class! (This product was updated from 180 scenarios to 200 July 2021). Bonus! Three label sizes to cut, laminate, and attach to a box or bag: 3 x 5, 4 x 6, and 5 x 7.You might also like:400 Acting Improvisation Scenarios & Drama GamesCharacter Traits & Emotions Mini Scenes for
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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