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WHODUNIT MYSTERY Readers Theater Script- Solve the Mystery 5th 6th 7th 8th Grade
This funny Middle School readers’ theater whodunnit mystery story script will give your students read aloud comprehension fun and writing as they solve the suspenseful Mystery of the Drama Camp Thief. Making inferences, finding context clues and text evidence, AND team building fun for grade 5-8 detectives - phew! 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 rea
5th - 8th
Drama, English Language Arts, Reading Strategies
CCSS
CCRA.R.1
, CCRA.R.2
, CCRA.R.3
+2
Readers Theater Thanksgiving Mystery Script - 3rd 4th Grade Reading Fluency Play
This funny Thanksgiving Readers’ Theater mystery play script will give grades 3-4 students practice in reading, comprehension and writing, while having lots of 'whodunnit' fun. The Mystery of the Vanishing Turkey script activity will entertain your students and require them to perform inference tasks to solve clues. The script is intended for 9 readers but the number of readers can easily be contracted or expanded depending on how many groups you wish to have. PLOTThis engaging story is about
3rd - 4th
Drama, English Language Arts
Juneteenth Readers Theater
Perfect for celebrating Juneteenth! Based on actual slave narratives, Freedom for the First Time is historically-accurate, kid-friendly, and comes embedded with discussion prompts and historic photos. It’s the narrative of ten-year old Tyree during the Civil War. Tyree believes whatever her masters say. But when Tyree’s brother, Sweet Walter, arrives with a band of Union soldiers to tell her the war is over, she and her family experience their day of Jubilee, the day they know freedom for the
4th - 8th
Drama, English Language Arts
CCSS
RL.6.1
, RL.6.2
, RL.6.3
+19
Two Plays about the American Revolution Readers Theater
Two plays for the price of one including comprehension activities (2 each), key, links to specific CCSs, extensions, reproduction rights, and performance rights! This bundle includes two plays originally published in my book, Read Aloud Plays: Symbols of America (Scholastic): "Eagles Over the Battlefield," a fun and dramatic play portraying Franklin and Jefferson arguing about whether the eagle or the turkey should be our national symbol, and "A Bell for the Statehouse," which focuses on the his
3rd - 6th
Drama, Reading, U.S. History
Also included in: American Revolution Readers Theater 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
3rd - 6th
Drama, Reading, Vocabulary
CCSS
RL.3.10
, RL.4.9
, RL.4.10
+10
Gift of the Magi Reader's Theater Play Script
One of our most popular RT scripts! "The Gift of the Magi” is a traditional re-telling of the endearing story of a husband and wife who pawn their most precious things in order to buy gifts for one another, only to discover the gifts are no longer needed. The original story was written by William Sydney Porter, who wrote under the pen-name “O. Henry.” He was famous for plot twists and surprise endings. This reader’s theater adaption originally appeared in the Nov./Dec. 2001 issue of Storywork
4th - 7th
Balanced Literacy, Drama
Also included in: Christmas Readers Theater 3 Play Script Bundle
Read Aloud Play: Stolen Childhoods--Lewis Hine's Crusade to End Child Labor
At the height of the Great Depression, the pioneering photography of Lewis Hine freed generations of children from having to slave away for pennies an hour in coal mines, canneries, and textile mills. Hine often risked physical harm to photograph children in deplorable working conditions, but his work eventually led to the establishment of America’s child labor laws. Originally published in the Oct. 31, 2011, issue of Scope Magazine and republished in the Feb. 27, 2012, issue of Junior Scholasti
4th - 7th
Balanced Literacy, Drama, U.S. History
CCSS
RL.4.2
, RL.5.2
, RL.6.2
+4
Reader's Theater: O.Henry's "A Retrieved Reformation" Classic Short Story
Before going straight, gangster Jimmy Valentine cracked a lot of safes. Will he risk true love to open another? "A Retrieved Reformation" is a student-friendly adaption of O.Henry's classic short story of the same name, and like many O.Henry stories it ends with a twist. Improve student comprehension and fluency by using the play before reading the original text, or simply use it as an engaging literary activity. Kids love the suspense, the dialects, and the moral dilemmas in this play! Includes
4th - 8th
Balanced Literacy, Drama, Reading
Back to School First Day Jitters Reader's Theater Script for Grades 4-8
First Day Jitters? If you love the back-to-school book First Day Jitters by Julie Danneberg, your students will love performing the reader's theater script even more. Based on the events from the silly picture book, I have created a reader's theater and reading literature toolkit that BIG KIDS will love to perform in those first days of school. This First Day Jitters for BIG KIDS resource includes: • 2-page 4-character reader's theater script • context clue word work • reader response questions
4th - 7th
English Language Arts
CCSS
RL.4.1
, RL.4.2
, RL.4.3
+22
Also included in: Text-Based Reader's Theater and Read Aloud Activities Bundle
A Christmas Carol reader's theater play script (includes two versions!)
Let us all be boiled in our own pudding! Originally part of the December 1998 issue of Scholastic's Storyworks Magazine, this traditional re-telling of the Ebenezer Scrooge story is perfect for reader's theater, podcast, or as a classroom play--or add holiday hymns and create a full-fledged stage production. For 10 to 16 participants and innumerable extras. A second version from my book, Read Aloud Plays: Classic Short Stories (2010 Scholastic) is also included. In it, Scrooge is a woman, Elean
4th - 8th
Balanced Literacy, Drama, Reading
CCSS
RL.4.3
, RL.5.2
, RL.5.5
+2
Also included in: A Dickens' Christmas -- Reader's Theater Pack
Read Aloud Play: The Newsies--The Newsboy Strike of 1899
Originally published in the March 2015 issue of Scholastic’s Scope magazine, "The Newsies" tells the story of a young immigrant girl who goes to work selling newspapers just before the 1899 New York City newsboy strike in which kids stood up to William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer. It's historically a more accurate version than the Disney musical (a completely different story). Suitable for reader's theater or stage production, this kid-friendly script includes eleven pages, parts for fro
5th - 8th
Drama, English Language Arts, U.S. History
Marco Polo: A Reader's Theater Script(Explorer)Play/Biography/Age of Discovery
Use this informative Reader's Theater Script to learn about Marco Polo. Marco Polo helped to start the Age of Discovery with his book on his adventures to China. The fun/informative play uses the format of Marco Polo being a guest on a talk show and the studio audience asks questions about his life. Great for a Friday biography, for a unit of study on the Age of Discovery or a unit of study on China. Part of my Ms. Bie Ografee's Talk Show Series You may also find the following resources of in
5th - 9th
Informational Text, Middle Ages, World History
Also included in: Age of Discovery:A BUNDLE of Resources!
Read-Aloud Plays: Tale of Peter Rabbit Readers Theater
The last time my 5th graders performed this for our primary students, well, in 20 years of having kids produce plays, I've never seen a funnier play or a more engaged audience! This original read-aloud play uses Beatrix Potter's classic story to focus on peer pressure and character traits. It comes with the original text and three worksheets: vocabulary and grammar development, fact and opinion maze, and a compare and contrast exercise. The play is for from 7 to 11 students, depending on your ne
3rd - 6th
Balanced Literacy, Character Education, Drama
CCSS
RL.4.1
, RL.4.2
, RL.4.3
+8
Back-to-School Readers Theater Script +: 3rd 4th 5th 6th Grade Reading Fluency
Back-to-School Readers' Theater Activity Pack: "Back to School with Mr. Loony": From headstands to finger paints to chainsaws, when Mr. Loony's fifth graders show up for the first day of school, they have no idea how much wacky wildness their first back-to-school day will bring! This 28-page readers' theater activity pack makes a terrific reading activity for back-to-school or anytime! It includes the following resources and activities aligned for grades 3, 4, 5, and 6: > "Back to School with
3rd - 6th
Drama, Reading
CCSS
RL.3.10
, RL.4.10
, RL.5.10
+9
The Secret Soldier American Revolution Read Aloud Play
A great resource for Women's History Month! Engage your students in the American Revolution with this historically-accurate play based on the life of Deborah Samson, the first woman to serve in the U.S. military. Near the end of the Revolutionary War, Samson disguised herself as a man to enlist in the Continental Army, serving with valor for nearly a year. Originally published in the Nov/Dec. 2102 issue of Scholastic's Storyworks magazine and reprinted in the March 2013 issue of Scope, this pl
4th - 7th
Drama, Informational Text
Also included in: American Revolution Readers Theater Bundle
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