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5th grade reading strategies scripts
ELA Emergency Sub Plans Bundle for Middle School
This ELA Sub Plan Bundle for middle school includes 6 units of my best-selling emergency sub plans for language arts! These units are great for filling your substitute binder with engaging, standards-based activities for students to work on in your absence. Each unit is a stand-alone resource designed to be a print and go substitute lesson plan for middle school teachers. No additional books or companion materials are needed! I have listed this bundle as a middle school resource since it can ser
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4th - 7th, Staff
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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
Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in:Â DRAMA FUN | MIDDLE SCHOOL DRAMA GAMES & READERS' THEATER
Reader's Theater for Greek Mythology (3 leveled scripts; 4 myths)
Focus on differentiation! This reader’s theater set features 4 popular stories from Greek Mythology written on 3 separate reading levels for a total of 12 plays! Each script contains 5-6 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 figurative language components. This set helps me
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in:Â Reader's Theater Bundle of Myths, Legends, and Traditional Tales!
Christmas Reader's Theater based on Elf the Movie
READER’S THEATER based on ELF (the movie)!
15 characters
Kid-friendly script
Super engaging
Great for all ability levels- some roles are harder than others
Great for teaching figurative language, plot, predictions, bold print, and many other comprehension strategies and skills.
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3rd - 6th
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Christmas Reader's Theater Script based on How the Grinch Stole Christmas
21 Roles - KID FRIENDLY - 8 page script - varying abilities - great vocab!
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3rd - 9th
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Reader's Theater: Tall Tales for 3rd-5th grades (differentiated reading levels)
This reader’s theater set features 4 popular tall tales from American folklore written on 3 separate reading levels for a total of 12 plays! (Paul Bunyon, Pecos Bill, Sally Ann Thunder, Stormalong) ABOUT THIS PRODUCTFocus on differentiation while working on expression, fluency, and the influence of traditional literature while helping to meet the CCSS: RL.4.9. Compare and contrast the treatment of similar themes and topics (e.g., opposition of good and evil) and patterns of events (e.g., the
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in:Â Reader's Theater Bundle of Myths, Legends, and Traditional Tales!
Reader's Theater: Aesop's Fables and teaching THEME (intermediate)
Directly aligned to the common core standards for traditional literature, students will actively engage in character dialogue to help identify common themes pulled from the morals in these 8 classic Aesop fables written in these entertaining Reader’s Theater scripts! By providing more than 24 individualized parts on varying reading levels, ALL students will have a chance to practice fluency, utilize expression, and increase their basic knowledge of the common themes found in these classic stori
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in:Â Reader's Theater Bundle of Myths, Legends, and Traditional Tales!
Reader Theater Solve a Mystery Holiday Activities Readers Theatre Scripts ELA
Our fun and engaging "Whodunnit" readers' theaters are the perfect activities for your students! This bundle includes 6 holiday-themed mysteries:Halloween- Who Swiped the Spells?Thanksgiving - Who Stole the Turkey?Christmas - Who Stole Santa's List?Valentine's Day - Who Left Us Cupcakes?St. Patrick's Day - Who's Making Mischief?End of Year - Who Freed the Fish?In these activities, students will learn to become detectives and then use their sleuthing skills to figure out what happened! With lots
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Grades:
4th - 6th
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs Readers Theater Activities Point of View
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs Readers Theater Script is great to use to teach POINT OF VIEW (POV), character traits, inferencing, and so many other reading comprehension lessons! All of the activities included center around the original readers theater script, that captures the Wolf's cheeky, ridiculous version of the story. Your students will ask to do this play over and over again!Activities include:1. Readers' Theater script (perfect for small groups)2. Comprehension questions3. Sug
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in:Â Fractured Fairy Tales Readers Bundle Point of View
Christmas Reader's Theater Script based on Home Alone the Movie
23 roles - 8 pages - fun, fun, fun!
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3rd - 9th
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Sherlock Holmes | The Adventure of the Speckled Band | Readers Theater Script
Detective Fiction: "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" based on the short story from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Readers Theater Script, Writing Prompt, Discussion Questions, Vocabulary with Answer Key, and Print & Digital Graphic Organizer.*Helen Stoner asks Sherlock Holmes for his assistance after she began hearing a whistle in the middle of the night; the same whistle her twin sister heard before she mysteriously died. Only Holmes can come to her aid befo
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5th - 12th
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State Test Prep Boot Camp Skit
This motivational skit reveals introduces Test Recruits as they make their way through boot camp learning reading and math test strategies with the help of their Skill Sergeant. In the end, all graduate as Test Warriors. The reading and math test strategies are written as military cadence chants (like the Army's Sound Off cadence), and a PPT is included for audience participation. Perfect for testing pep rallies and test motivation!Check out the thumbnails and preview to see several of the caden
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
Also included in:Â State Test Prep Skits Bundle
State Test Prep Coaching Skit
In this testing encouragement skit, Coach tries to give a pep talk to students who are about to take "the big test" and comically keeps getting interrupted by the Assistant Coach. An All-Star team is introduced and shares great testing information. While it is very humorous, it reminds students of important test-taking strategies. Perfect for pep rallies and test motivation!My school has performed this skit on multiple occasions for 3rd-5th graders and kids loved it, especially when their PE tea
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in:Â State Test Prep Skits Bundle
Dragon Readers' Theater Script - Fluency, Word Work & Inference - Grades 3/4/5/6
Dragons - Readers' Theater Script Literacy Toolkit: "How to Teach an Old Dragon New Tricks": The day an old dragon followed Jonas J. Jeffries home from school, Jonas's life changed completely.* * * * * * * * * *This readers' theater literacy toolkit is also available in two different discounted bundles of scripts, literacy toolkits, and readers' theater poetry collections:*READERS' THEATER MEGA BUNDLE OF SILLINESS*READERS' THEATER BUNDLE OF FUNNY FLUENCY SCRIPTS* * * * * * * * * *This readers' t
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3rd - 6th
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Reader's Theater BUNDLE: 40 Myths, Legends, & Tall Tales!
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 4 best selling sets of DIFFERENTIATED scripts on Native American Legends, Greek Myths, American Tall Tales, and Cultural Cinderella Tales. Students will actively engage in dialogue while at the same time reinforce additional language standards in the areas of figurative language, story struct
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3rd - 6th
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Partner Plays Bundle for Upper Elementary, Fluency Activities, Close Reading
Partner plays are engaging and effective in building reading fluency and comprehension. This huge bundle of 15 ORIGINAL partner plays includes before, during, and after reading activities to help your students with vocabulary, reading fluency, comprehension skills including story elements, questioning, finding text evidence, characterization, sequencing, and writing. Students read and practice in a Close Reading format to improve fluency and deepen comprehension. Each script is written on a 3r
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3rd - 5th
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Reader's Theater: The Oregon Trail (differentiated reading levels)
Bring the excitement of traveling on the Oregon Trail with a pioneer family to life with this 18 character script Reader’s Theater! Based on strong historical fact, students will gain a deeper understanding of the events and experiences of this important piece of our country’s history in an engaging and connected way! This original play contains 18 parts featuring 3 reading levels to ensure whole class participation, fluency development, and differentiation. Students will integrate important Soc
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in:Â Westward Expansion in America: Reader's Theater Bundle for 4th Grade
California Gold Rush Readers' Theater
Magic Trunk Series: Your students will have fun as they learn about the Gold Rush through readers' theater. Included is a partner game, "Panning for Gold" and an Internet Scavenger Hunt. Check out the Preview!
Check out the other readers' scripts in the Magic Trunk Series: Boston Tea Party, Oregon Trail, Civil War, Lewis and Clark, Underground Railroad, and the First Thanksgiving.
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4th - 6th
Sherlock Holmes | The Red-Headed League | Readers Theater | Short Story Unit
Immerse your students in the intriguing world of Sherlock Holmes with our captivating Readers Theater Script for "The Adventure of the Red-Headed League" from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Join Mr. Jabez Wilson as he navigates an unusual encounter with The Red-Headed League, only to find that Holmes and Watson uncover a situation far beyond a harmless prank. With 9 engaging reading parts – Dr. John Watson, Sherlock Holmes, Mr. Jabez Wilson, Vincent Spaulding, Mr. Ross, Peter Jones, Mr. Me
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5th - 12th
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Language Skit Bundle- Figurative language & Parts of Speech
Two of these skits cover the 8 parts of speech: Noun, Verb, Pronoun, Adverb, Adjective, Interjection, Conjunction, and Preposition. The other two skits cover 8 figurative language concepts: Metaphor, Simile, Hyperbole, Personification, Idiom, Alliteration, Onomatopoeia, and Oxymoron.
This huge bundle includes 4 complete skits with color coded copies, black and white copies, and headbands for every part. Each skit is color coded to match the language pieces with their examples that are used thro
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4th - 6th
Nativity Play Readers Theater Script 22 Roles Christmas Play The Birth of Jesus
Nativity Play Readers Theater Script with 22 Roles - Christmas Play on The Birth of Jesus - This is a 12 page script with 22 roles. Perfect for classroom activities and school productions. Please see the preview to view the first two pages of the play. This product is a printable .pdf, but also contains a Google Classroom link to save paper. Thank you and God bless!Cast of Characters (with speaking roles):Narrator 1 Narrator 2 Narrator 3 Gabriel Zechariah Elizabeth Mary Neighbor 1 Neighbo
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3rd - 8th
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READERS' THEATER MYSTERY SCRIPT ACTIVITY - Mystery of the Drama Camp Thief
This funny Middle School readers’ theater mystery activity will give your students practice in reading aloud, comprehension, and writing. Making inferences and finding context clues practice AND Drama and ELA whodunnit fun- phew! The Mystery of the Drama Camp Thief is a realistic, 10 page script that will entertain your students and require them to perform inference tasks to solve clues. The cast list has 12 readers but the number of readers can easily be reduced to as few as 7. Doubling up of
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â DRAMA FUN | MIDDLE SCHOOL DRAMA GAMES & READERS' THEATER
The Underground Railroad Isn't a Subway - Reader's Theatre 4th and 5th Grade
A short and funny reader's theatre script about the Underground Railroad. Use this script as a reading strategy within your Civil War unit. This is a great way to introduce the Underground Railraod to your students and incorporate performing arts into your curriculum.
Works well with 4th and 5th grades, but can also be used for higher level 3rd graders and lower level 6th graders.
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Small Group Readers Theater Bundle
This series has been designed to be used for small group intervention and tutorials. The scripts are short enough to fit within a tight schedule. This product line has a lot of flexibility built into it and I hope that it can be of use to you. A preview file has been made available so that you can take a look at the product before you make a purchase. The Small Group Readers Theater Bundle includes:After Goldilocks: A Three Bears StorySynopsis: Papa Bear doesn’t want to eat his oatmeal and is
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3rd - 6th
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