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Scissor Skills Preschool & Kindergarten Cutting Practice Fine Motor Worksheets
Build fine motor skills with this fun 100-page Scissor Skills Worksheet Book for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten learners. These printable cutting practice pages help children strengthen hand muscles, improve hand-eye coordination, and gain confidence using scissors. Each worksheet includes a simple kid-friendly picture with bold outlines and dotted cutting paths. Children can cut, color, and practice scissor control with engaging designs such as animals, fruits, vehicles, shapes, and more. W
PreK - 1st
Graphic Arts, Other (Performing Arts), Visual Arts
Exploring Musical Tempo Gifted & Talented Level Reading Worksheet
Reading Passage written at a 7th grade level and focused on the Exploring Musical Tempo lesson in Elementary & Middle School Music. See Thumbnails for more details. Simply purchase, download and copy! Great differentiation for more advanced readers10x short answer questions based on the readingUnlike other teacher's resources, this is totally editable!**Answer Key Included**Be sure to check out my other products down below!Copyright © Rod's Education Resources. All rights reserved by author. Thi
4th - 7th
Music, Reading, Vocal Music
Also included in: The Building Blocks of Music Unit Gifted & Talented Reading Bundle
Exploring Dance Rhythm Gifted & Talented Level Reading Worksheet
Reading Passage written at a 7th grade level and focused on the Exploring Dance Rhythm lesson in Elementary & Middle School Music. See Thumbnails for more details. Simply purchase, download and copy! Great differentiation for more advanced readers10x short answer questions based on the readingUnlike other teacher's resources, this is totally editable!**Answer Key Included**Be sure to check out my other products down below!Copyright © Rod's Education Resources. All rights reserved by author. This
4th - 7th
Music, Reading, Vocal Music
Also included in: Music and Movement Unit Gifted & Talented Reading Bundle
Exploring Rhythm in Music Gifted & Talented Level Reading Worksheet
Reading Passage written at a 7th grade level and focused on the Exploring Rhythm in Music lesson in Elementary & Middle School Music. See Thumbnails for more details. Simply purchase, download and copy! Great differentiation for more advanced readers10x short answer questions based on the readingUnlike other teacher's resources, this is totally editable!**Answer Key Included**Be sure to check out my other products down below!Copyright © Rod's Education Resources. All rights reserved by author. T
4th - 7th
Music, Reading, Vocal Music
Also included in: The Building Blocks of Music Unit Gifted & Talented Reading Bundle
Exploring Atonality in Music Gifted & Talented Level Reading Worksheet
Reading Passage written at a 7th grade level and focused on the Exploring Atonality in Music lesson in Elementary & Middle School Music. See Thumbnails for more details. Simply purchase, download and copy! Great differentiation for more advanced readers10x short answer questions based on the readingUnlike other teacher's resources, this is totally editable!**Answer Key Included**Be sure to check out my other products down below!Copyright © Rod's Education Resources. All rights reserved by author
4th - 7th
Music, Reading, Vocal Music
Also included in: Music Appreciation Unit Gifted & Talented Reading Bundle
Fall Equinox Balance Dance | Exploring Symmetry and Opposites | K–12, TEKS
Description: Celebrate the Fall Equinox (September 22) with choreography based on balance, symmetry, and opposites. Students learn how artistic movement symbolizes natural cycles of equal day and night. Elementary: Mirror dances using tall/small, fast/slow, sun/moon imagery.Middle School: Group choreography using symmetry in formations (circles, lines).High School: Abstract pieces contrasting asymmetry vs. symmetry with reflective essays.What’s included:K–12 TEKS a
K - 12th
Dance, For All Subjects
Exploring Techno Music Gifted & Talented Level Reading Worksheet
Reading Passage written at a 7th grade level and focused on the Exploring Techno Music lesson in Elementary & Middle School Music. See Thumbnails for more details. Simply purchase, download and copy! Great differentiation for more advanced readers10x short answer questions based on the readingUnlike other teacher's resources, this is totally editable!**Answer Key Included**Be sure to check out my other products down below!Copyright © Rod's Education Resources. All rights reserved by author. This
4th - 7th
Music, Reading, Vocal Music
Also included in: Musical Genres and Styles Unit Gifted & Talented Reading Bundle
Halloween | Dance | Zombie Walk Dance Study | TEKS
🧟 Dance — Zombie Walk Dance StudyStudents turn walking into dance by exploring zombie variations (tempo, posture, dynamics). ✅ Includes: TEKS alignment for grades 3–12Learning Intention & Success CriteriaZombie walk planner + cue cardsYouTube zombie walk + dance study clipsDifferentiation with scaffolds and advanced layering✨ Classroom Use: Combines character building with choreography. 🎃 Student Benefits: Boosts creativity, biomechanics awareness, and teamwork. ⚡ Why
K - 12th
Dance, For All Subjects
Also included in: Halloween Dance Bundle | 10 Spooky & Creative Movement for K-12 | TEKS
Halloween | Dance | Pumpkin Prop Dance Challenge | TEKS
🎃 Dance — Pumpkin Prop Dance ChallengeThis lesson challenges students to choreograph dances using pumpkins as props, exploring balance, passes, and creative use. ✅ Includes: TEKS alignment for grades 3–12Learning Intention & Success CriteriaPumpkin prop action plannerSafe prop list + student promptsYouTube prop dance inspiration✨ Classroom Use: A fun seasonal activity to boost teamwork and creativity. 🎃 Student Benefits: Develops balance, coordination, and ensemble sk
K - 12th
Dance, For All Subjects
Also included in: Halloween Dance Bundle | 10 Spooky & Creative Movement for K-12 | TEKS
Weather Science Action Song & Lesson | Preschool PreK K Tactile Movement
**Bring your preschool weather units to life with a sensory, hands-on music and movement experience!**"How does weather feel?" This interactive PowerPoint resource features the original tactile action song, **"Do You Like Weather On Your Skin?"** Specially designed by Craig Trafford (The Fun MusicMan), this routine invites children to playfully explore their sense of touch and connect deeply with the natural world around them. Whether you are teaching the water cycle, changing seasons, or clim
PreK - K
Classroom Community, Music, Social Emotional Learning
Also included in: Brain-Based Learning Music & Gross Motor MEGA BUNDLE | PreK K Elementary
200 No-Prep | Dance | History Starters | K-12
Title: Dance | 200 No-Prep Dance History Starters | K-12Description: 📚 Overview: Bring context into the studio with 200 history prompts exploring pioneers, styles, performances, and cultural impact. Students reflect, research, and connect past to present. ✨ How It Can Be Used:📘 Journals and quick writes🧑🏫 History tie-ins for dance/arts integration🎭 Sub plan academic fillers🌎 Cultural dance exploration🌟 Why Teachers & Students Love It:🧠 Links movement practic
K - 12th, Higher Education
Dance, For All Subjects
Also included in: Dance | 2050 No-Prep Mega Bundle (10 Sets) | K-12
Labor Day Dance | Movement Tribute Inspired by Workers | K–12, TEKS-Aligned
Description: Celebrate Labor Day through dance by transforming everyday worker motions—lifting, sweeping, typing, hammering—into choreography. Students honor the contributions of workers while exploring rhythm, sequence, and performance. Elementary: Improvise 3–4 worker motions into short dances.Middle School: Create group choreography with sequences of 4–6 labor-inspired moves.High School: Research cultural dances tied to labor and develop abstract, symbolic interpreta
K - 12th
Dance, For All Subjects
The League of Incredible Mathmaticians - Part One: The Place Value Problem
This Reader's Theater was written for a small group of 5 students. It is intended to introduce or review place value. In the script, Citizen does not understand place value and how it works. Citizen wants to give up and decides that they are not good at math. The League of Incredible Mathematicians comes to explain that math is about perseverance, patience, a positive attitude, and problem solving. Together they help citizen work through how place and value work. This is the first script introd
3rd - 6th, Adult Education
Drama, Place Value, Short Stories
CCSS
2.NBT.A.1
, 2.NBT.A.1a
, RL.6.10
+16
The Meeting of the Rails- HISTORICAL Small Group Reader's Theater for Two People
This is a small group reader's theater for two students. The subject is The Meeting of the Rails on May 10 1869. In the script, #2 does NOT know what golden spikes were used for and has confused it with vampires. There is a short writing/discussion prompt at the end for your students to respond to.I write small group reader's theaters so students will work better in centers and to avoid having long wait times between student's lines. Wait time is not reading time and often turns into off task
3rd - 6th, Adult Education
Drama, Short Stories, U.S. History
CCSS
RF.3.4
, RF.3.4a
, RF.3.4b
+16
Literal Lizzy is Introduced to Similes and Metaphors - Small Group R.T.
This is a small group reader's theater is for 3 students. This script introduces students to similes and metaphors and give them some practice with them. It does NOT explain the difference between them though because it is the first time students have encountered them. In the script, Literal Lizzy who I have used before on a simpler script, thinks that everything someone says is literal. This means that what is said is exactly what is meant. Billy and Wanda help her practice metaphors and simile
2nd - 5th, Adult Education
Drama, English Language Arts, Short Stories
CCSS
RF.2.4
, RF.2.4a
, RF.2.4b
+17
Greek Mythology - Small Group Readers' Theaters Pack #1
In this pack on Greek Mythology, there are 6 reader's theaters. Each script is written for 3 - 5 students. The scripts always look MUCH better on paper than it does in the advert on this webpage. Scripts are: The Flight of Icarus, Hades Goes to Court, Introducing Pan Who Was NOT Called Peter, Meet the Olympians, Pandora's Box, and The Story of Narcissus. There is a glitch in the preview picture but not on the document. There is also a short writing prompt AFTER each script!The booklet gives you
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Ancient History, Drama, Short Stories
CCSS
RF.4.4
, RF.4.4a
, RF.4.4b
+9
Yeh Shen - A Chinese Cinderella Story - Small Group Reader's Theater
This Reader's Theater is for 4 students. It is the Chinese version of Cinderella. In the script, Yeh Shen’s mother died and then her father. Now she has a stepmother who does not like her. They are very poor and so the stepmother makes Yeh Shen a servant in their home. Yeh Shen is lonely until she makes a friend. It is a large goldfish from the lake and it has been sent by her mother to make her feel better. When her stepmother learns about it she plots to catch and kill the fish. Once she has
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Drama, Reading, Short Stories
CCSS
RF.4.4
, RF.4.4a
, RF.4.4b
+9
Reader's Theaters for Black History Month
In a world where reading is pushed so hard on students that many are losing their love of reading it is IMPORTANT to give them opportunities to read that are fun. Reader's Theater does this. In this package I have placed 6 Reader's Theaters. Each one has been written for Black History Month but can be formed at any time. The names of the reader's theaters are Jackie Robinson and the Bus, I Want to Read – The True story of how Fredrick Douglas Learned to Read, News of Ruby Bridges – A Kid’s Persp
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Drama
CCSS
RL.4.10
, RL.5.10
, RL.6.10
+4
Waiter, There Is a Fly in My Soup! - First Grade Small Group Readers' Theater
This reader's theater was written for 3 students. It was written for students who are on a 1st grade reading level. In the sript, there is a fly in Sally’s soup. The waiter does not understand why there is a fly in it. He is confused and wants Adam and Sally to pay for the soup but not the fly. There is a small writing/discussion prompt at the end for your students to respond to.I use this reader's theater to introduce many subjects as well as to reinforce others and improve fluency. Reader's
K - 3rd, Adult Education
Drama, Reading, Short Stories
CCSS
RF.K.4
, RF.1.4
, RF.1.4a
+13
Fairy Tales - Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Small Group Reader's Theater
This is a small group reader's theater is for 3 students. This is the tale of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. It is on a 2nd grade reading level. In the script - Goldilocks does not listen to her parents and gets lost in the woods. She finds the home of the three bears and goes inside. She tries each bear’s food and eats all of Baby bear’s. Next, Goldilocks tries each bear’s chair and likes Baby bear’s. She breaks it. Then Goldilocks tries their beds. She likes Baby bear’s and falls fast asleep
2nd - 5th, Adult Education
Drama, Reading, Short Stories
CCSS
RF.2.4
, RF.2.4a
, RF.2.4b
+20
Jack, His Mother, and the Beanstalk - Totally TWISTED Fairy Tales for S.G.R.T.
This small group reader's theater is for 3 students. It is a twisted tale. In the script, Jack is not a very bright young man and he is always exaggerating stories. His mother has warned him. One time too many he does not think things through and sells the cow for used lottery tickets. Jack does have something going for him though, LUCK! Ever wonder how the story got started? Now you will find out. There is a small writing/discussion prompt at the end for your students to respond to.I have a fe
4th - 8th, Adult Education
Drama, Short Stories, Social Emotional Learning
CCSS
RL.6.10
, RF.4.4
, RF.4.4a
+13
A Modern-Day Rapunzel Story - TOTALLY Twisted Fairy Tales - Small Group R.T.
This small group reader's theater was written for 3 students. Two parts are for girls and one part is for a boy. The story is about Rapunzel who is a normal girl with an unusual name. Prince, a normal boy with a dog's name, thinks he is living a fairy tale and comes to rescue Rapunzel. Rapunzel thinks he is crazy. There is a short writing/discussion prompt at the end for your students to respond to.This reader's theater is also in my Twisted Tales pack. I write small group reader's theaters so
3rd - 6th, Adult Education
Drama, Literature, Short Stories
CCSS
RL.6.10
, RF.3.4
, RF.3.4a
+18
Freeze Dance Stop and Start Action Song (Rise and Shine)
**Are you looking for a fast, joyful way to get your students focused, calm, and ready to learn?** Young children aren't built to sit still for long stretches. When a classroom gets wiggly or unfocused, yelling doesn't work—but changing their physical state does! **Rise and Shine** is a 5-minute interactive movement routine disguised as pure fun. Created by Craig Trafford (The Fun MusicMan), this resource uses rhythm, rhyme, and strategic physical actions to prepare the body-mind for low-stres
PreK - K
Classroom Community, Music, Social Emotional Learning
Also included in: Brain-Based Learning Music & Gross Motor MEGA BUNDLE | PreK K Elementary
Will You Eat a Bug? - First Grade Small Group Reader's Theater
This reader's theater was written for 3 students. It was written for students who are on a 1st grade reading level. In the script, Matt likes to eat bugs. Fred and Nan want to know how they taste. Matt offers to eat one with them but Fred does not want to. My students, especially the ones struggling to read, still require motivation to improve and that is where Reader's Theater comes in. There is a small writing/discussion prompt at the end for your students to respond to.I use small group rea
K - 3rd, Adult Education
Drama, Reading, Short Stories
CCSS
RF.K.4
, RF.1.4
, RF.1.4a
+13
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