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Drama simulations $5-10
Reader's Theater: Boston Tea Party
This is a great reader's theater script to introduce/reinforce the importance of the Boston Tea Party as a major event in our history leading to the American Revolution. In addition, it's great practice in the areas of expression and fluency. The following play script contains 23 individual parts, but can be easily adapted for a class of any size. I have ranked the parts by size (long, medium, short) in order to make it easier to differentiate parts for all levels of readers. In addition, I h
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: America Becomes a Nation: Reader's Theater Bundle for 4th Grade
Reader's Theater: Life in Colonial America! (+activities)
Bring key characteristics of Colonial America alive with this leveled set of 3 reader’s theater scripts featuring the New England, Middle, and Southern colonial way of life! Focus on differentiation by matching reading levels with the different scripts. Each script contains 6-7 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 challen
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: 4th Grade Social Studies Projects Bundle
Reader's Theater: Ohio and the War of 1812 (intermediate level with 24 parts!)
Students will bring the War of 1812 and the Battle of Lake Erie to life in this whole class script of Don’t Give up the Ship! This fast moving script explores the causes and events leading to this important war in our country’s history in an engaging and connected way! This original play contains 24 parts featuring various reading levels to ensure whole class participation, differentiation, and engagement. Students will integrate important Social Studies concepts with key LA common core standa
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Early Ohio History Activity Bundle for 4th Grade Social Studies
A Raisin in the Sun: End of Play Escape Room {9-12 ELA}
A Raisin in the Sun ends with a lot of questions, but one question I like to post to the students is, where did that scoundrel Willy Harris run off to? Using this interactive, high-energy Escape Room, your class will transform into the Chicago Police Headquarters and work in teams to track down Willy Harris and the money he stole from Walter Younger.Want to see the Escape Room in action? Head on over to my Instagram page and watch my Escape Room highlights!The Setup:Your classroom becomes CPD
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: A Raisin in the Sun: Complete Unit Bundle {Digital & Print Included}
The Mystery of Harris Burdick Simulation
Engage your students in an exciting mystery simulation based on Chris Van Allsburg's book (The Mysteries of Harris Burdick) where YOU become the Chief of Police, and your students become first-rate detectives! Students will delve into a mystery that at first seems to have no solution, but through open-ended questioning and investigation through role-play, your students will come to a conclusion and arrest the culprit — maybe.
Every mystery is different since the students use their creativity to
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3rd - 7th
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Mafia Game, Mafia Game Cards, Mafia Game for the Classroom
Mafia is officially school appropriate with this game set that up to 45 students (of all ages) can play! This game is great for community building in any class subject area, and especially Drama and Theater Arts! Here's what you get with this fun game: Clear and concise game play directions for the teacher and students Character descriptions45 unique printable character cardsDirections for how to print and how to play without printing 33 school appropriate "take out" cards (this is how the mafia
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Alamo Reader's Theatre
This Reader's Theatre covers the history of the famous battle at the Alamo in Texas. There are 14 characters including five Narrators, Santa Anna,Davie Crockett, Sam Houston, and Stephen Austin. This fits perfectly with a study of the Southwest Region of the United States and works with 4th-6th grade students. With smaller classrooms, parts can be combined to fit your needs. It is a total of eight pages long, and takes approximately 10 minutes to peform.
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4th - 6th
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High Engagement Murder Mystery Classroom Activity! (Murder at the Dance)
This "whodunit" style classroom murder mystery game will have your students collecting and evaluating information, making inferences, identifying red herrings, practicing speaking and listening skills and so much more! This activity will have your students' full attention as they try to find the "killer" at the homecoming dance. This interactive activity includes all necessary pieces to run your own murder mystery game in the classroom!Setting the Scene: During the homecoming dance, the dead bod
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7th - 12th
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Fall of Rome and Rise of Middle Ages A Play
The purpose of this activity is to help students identify and understand the causes and effects of the Fall of the Roman empire.
Students will participate in a play in which the Roman emperor continually taxes his people into poverty and then enslaves those unable to pay. Students will understand how the Emperor’s financial policies led to the Middle Ages and the conditions of serfdom for many poor people of the empire. Students will also understand the reasons barbarians attacked Rome, leadin
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7th - 9th
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Preschool Beach Theme Dramatic Play
Let’s go to the beach! I’ve got all the beach dramatic play ideas for you! Easily transform your drama center into a beach dramatic play area complete with flip flops, sunglasses, a picnic basket, and more! Save yourself some time and give your students a real-world experience by printing these beautiful props and photographs. Preschool Beach Theme Dramatic Play is perfect for your ocean theme and will give you everything you need for an engaging beach theme preschool activity. YOU WILL RECEIVE
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PreK - K
Also included in: Dramatic Play Ideas for Ocean Theme
Reader's Theater: Explorers in the New World
Bring the voyages of the New World Explorers to life with this set of 3 Reader’s Theater scripts! Each play, focusing on Ferdinand Magellan, Henry Hudson, and the Vikings, features 3 different reading levels (12 scripts in all) to focus on differentiation. Each script contains 6-7 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 chall
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: Early United States History Reader's Theater Bundle-Discovering America
The Salem Witch Trials Bundle: Station Activity AND Role-Playing Simulation
These two products can extend or enhance any social studies lesson on the Salem Witch Trials or can be great companions to an ELA or Drama unit on Arthur Miller's The Crucible. These are fun and engaging activities which will stimulate your students.
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8th - 12th
Government Civics Role Play Mock Trial Pizza Murder
Revised 03/26/2020. Guidelines and instructions for a mock criminal trial, to aid in learning the workings of our American judicial system—a fun civics lesson. From this simple scenario, the teacher may assign roles to at least ten students, but up to 26, based upon the enclosed participant guides. Students may add to the story and provide their own evidence.*The Participant Guides have been revised to include a forensics expert as an essential participant. A list of props is also provided and a
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8th - 11th
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High Engagement Christmas WHODUNIT Classroom Activity! (Winter Themed Mystery)
This winter "whodunit" style classroom mystery game will have your students collecting and evaluating information, making inferences, identifying red herrings, practicing speaking and listening skills and so much more this Christmas season! This activity will have your students' full attention as they try to find the "culprit" after the winter dance. This interactive activity includes all necessary pieces to run your own murder mystery-type game in the classroom! Setting the Scene: Every year, t
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7th - 12th
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Seaside Cafe Dramatic Play Center for Preschool
Easily transform your dramatic play center for preschool into a Seaside Cafe! Save time and give your students a real-world experience by printing these beautiful props and photographs. This dramatic play center is perfect for your ocean theme and will give you everything you need for an engaging beach theme activity for preschool. YOU WILL RECEIVE:Real-World Photographs and Printable PropsThree Printing Options (full-color, partial-color, and black & whiteAuthentic Writing Opportunities (w
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PreK - K
Also included in: Dramatic Play Ideas for Ocean Theme
Roaring Twenties Newscast!
This is an exciting simulation project where students can write, create, and act out a news show from the Roaring Twenties. If you have the technology available, I highly recommend filming the show. My students LOVE to watch it multiple times! We have sold copies of the DVD as a fundraiser as well!
This project has three elements: interviews with historical figures, commercials for new products, and news anchors who give the political updates of the era. Each student is assigned a role to p
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5th - 10th
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Reader's Theater: American Folk Tales
This original reader’s theater set features 4 popular folk tales pulled from America’s greatest folklore! (Davy Crockett, Mike Fink, John Henry, Molly Pitcher) Each play is written on a different reading level and helps meet the Language Arts common core standards in the areas of traditional literature, elements of a drama, and fluency & expression! ABOUT THIS PRODUCTEach play is approximately 2 pages long, contains 4-6 character parts, and introduces students to the traditional folk tale ch
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Reader's Theater Bundle of Myths, Legends, and Traditional Tales!
Super Hero Challenge
This is an interactive Microsoft Power Point Slide Show with a Super Hero Theme. I have used it for Super Hero Field Days in PE. You can display the slide show on a large wall and students stand in front of the screen so that their shadow is put on to the screen. They then dodge, duck, and jump away from objects flying into the screen. My students have loved using this and always ask for a new one. Soon I will upload my other slide shows that include Halloween, Christmas, and Easter. Enjo
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PreK - 12th
Hot Cocoa Stand and Ice Skating Rink Winter Dramatic Play For Preschool
I have created the perfect dramatic play center idea for your preschool or kindergarten classroom ! If you need a Winter themed dramatic play area, these printables are perfect for you ! They will give you the ideas you need to set up and it includes opportunities for your students to practice vocabulary, writing and reading !Includes:Welcome signsOpen and closed signsLabels for items found in your standMenu and Prices for the cocoa stand and skating rinkOrder forms for your standSkate rental co
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PreK - 1st
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Feudalism Skit for your Classroom!
Want a fun classroom activity to keep your students engaged? One of the best ways to do spark interest is to get them moving with a fun activity. This classroom skit requires very little prep, can be used year after year, and lets everyone have a little fun while keeping engaged and learning! Students will put on a one-act play, titled "Feudalism in the Middle Ages" - all the while they'll be learning about the importance of social mobility, seeing firsthand the flaws of feudal society. This TpT
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7th - 12th
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Christopher Columbus - A Play
Christopher Columbus - Coming to the "New World" ---- A PlayMy 2nd grade students LOVE getting up and acting out plays. They are all about doing simulations of what happened long ago in history. There are 14 characters because I wanted all of my students to participate. Some parts I give to two different students. (If I have a struggling reader I partner them up with someone else to read a part.) This 6 page play is based on historical facts after I researched on line. The play begins with Chri
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2nd - 4th
Sensory Story Lesson Plan Bundle | Jungle, Construction Site, Beach, & Garden
Garden Sensory Story Lesson PlanMiss Audrey the Tour Guide will lead you through four sensory adventures: jungle, construction site, beach, and garden themed. Along the way, we will explore all our senses: sight, taste, touch, smell, hearing, and kinesthetic. We will also be reading four themed stories including One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree by Daniel Bernstrom, Three Cheers for Kid McGear! by Sherri Dusky Rinker and AG Ford, There Might Be Lobsters by Carolyn Crimi, and Lola Plants
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PreK - 2nd
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Sea Shells for Sale Dramatic Play
Easily transform your dramatic play center for preschool into a Seashell Shop! Save time and give your students a real-world experience by printing these beautiful props and photographs. Seashells for Sale Dramatic Play is perfect for your ocean theme and will give you everything you need for an engaging beach theme activity for preschool. YOU WILL RECEIVE:Real-World Photographs and Printable PropsThree Printing Options (full-color, partial-color, and black & whiteAuthentic Writing Opportun
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PreK - K
Also included in: Dramatic Play Ideas for Ocean Theme
Intro to Theater Counterweight, Rigging, and Fly Systems
You may or may not have a full theatre with all the hanging equipment above, but that doesn't mean you can't teach your students about how to safely use and respect one. This presentation introduces your students to more than just vocabulary. Here's what you will get:- Names of the counterweight equipment- Zoomed out images of how a theatre counterweight system is put together- Basic math samples to balance the counterweight system- How to control a line set with numerous safe and dangerous vide
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Theatre Counterweight and Rigging System Bundle
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