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The Principal's New Clothes - Reader's Theater for the Entire Class!
This reader's theater is for the entire class! You will need at least 11 students but more is always better. This ties into my other twisted fairy tales except that it was written to do as a class. I split my class into two groups and both groups practice. When we perform we discuss what things we liked about each group. I use this to introduce the small group reader's theaters I have them do the rest of the year. I have also come back to the script at the end of the year to perform in front of
3rd - 8th, Adult Education
Drama, Reading, Short Stories
CCSS
RF.3.4
, RF.3.4a
, RF.3.4b
+16
61 Good and Bad Choice Cards - Social Skills - SEL
61 Good and Bad Choice Cards - Social Skills - SELRusty was always getting in trouble, which made Rusty sad. People call him a bad dog or a bad boy. Rusty knows he is a good dog and a good boy, so why do they say that about him? I'm sure some of your students feel the same way. It's all about the choices that we make. But what are choices? The first set of cards review what is a choice. Is your name a choice? What about wearing a red shirt today? 15 total cards.The second set of cards is all a
PreK - 2nd
Classroom Community
Also included in: Act before thinking lesson
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Social Story - Hitting
A social story about practicing ways to calm down when angry instead of hitting or kicking.
PreK - 6th
Seven Totally Twisted Fairy Tales for Small Group Reader's Theater Book #2
Free right now!In this second book of Reader's Theaters for small groups, I have placed 7 scripts. They are: Sleeping Homely, The Princess and the Pizza for 3 people, The Princess and the Pizza for 4, Peter Pants and Captain Looks, Beauty & the Beets (and the Turnips and the Onions), Romeo and Juliet, Hansel and Pretzel. I realize that Peter Pants and Captain Looks as well as Romeo and Juliet are not strictly fairy tales but they are very well known and fun for the students. You can buy each of
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Character Education, Drama, Short Stories
CCSS
RL.4.10
, RL.5.10
, RL.6.10
+7
The Year Santa Got Mixed Up! - Readers Theater for the Entire Class
This is a Reader's Theater for the entire class. It can be performed at any time but is usually performed at Christmas. Reader's Theater is a terrifically fun way to improve your fluency. There is a short writing/discussion prompt at the end for your students to respond to.I would enjoy hearing back from you about what you think. The Year Santa Got Mixed Up! - Reader's Theater for the Entire Class by Melanie Whitesides and Amy Kensley is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unport
3rd - 8th, Adult Education
Drama, Reading Strategies, Short Stories
CCSS
RF.3.4
, RF.3.4a
, RF.3.4b
+16
"9/11 Heroes" Readers Theater for Patriot Day
"9/11 Heroes"by Carol Montgomery A Partner Play or Choral Readers Theater A short, primary level, Readers Theatre script for Patriot Day from Readers Theater All Year™ remembering heroes of Sept. 11, 2001. This script should work with mature 1st-3rd graders and ESL or ELL students. Benefits: • entire script prints on one page (double sided) - no lost pages • single page vocabulary list allows for word study/understanding • comprehension/thinking questions make planning easier • 23 annotated cur
2nd - 4th
Reading, U.S. History
Social Story on Talking Too Much
Use this social story for students that are excessive talkers. Teach them to raise their hands and wait patiently to talk.
Using social stories is a strategy for reaching children with autism through stories that focus on daily skills and situations. The stories open a door for students with autism by helping them make sense of a challenging or confusing concept. The stories focus on social cues, events and reactions the individual might expect to occur in a situation. The stories give an ap
PreK - 1st
Recess social story
This social story is created for kiddos who have a hard time following playground rules such as: Going down slide on bottom, having nice hands, keeping shoes on, and lining up. This social story gives them examples of expected and unexpected playground behaviors.
PreK - 1st
Readers Theater Script Ukrainian Folktale Play Drama Humorous Free
I've adapted this Ukrainian folktale into a short readers theater play for younger students, grades 4 to 5. It is suitable for students whether studying the Ukrainian culture or multicultural folk plays. A teacher can strengthen their reading (fluency), speaking (diction) and listening skills (restating) while learning to work cooperatively. It is FREE for your use. The story: This is the story of a quick-thinking cat who has some imaginative ideas for saving his friend the rooster from bec
4th - 6th
Drama, Reading
Also included in: Year Long Drama Curriculum Units Plays Projects Supplementary Grades 6-9
Elementary Drama One Act Play Winter Ojisan And The Grateful Statues Japan
This charming one act play adapted from a Japanese folk tale was created for the creative dramatics class level and shares the themes of multiculturalism, winter, kindness, forgiveness and the new year. It is excellent for cooperative learning, studies of other cultures, and very suitable for a Vocal Music, Social Studies class as well as a Drama. Based on the beloved Japanese folk tale by the same name, students will have an opportunity to: dramatize a folk tale using many of the elem
2nd - 5th
Drama
Six Totally Twisted Fairy Tales for Small Group Reader's Theater Book #3
My name is Melanie Whitesides. My store names are Wonbyone, Wonbyone2, and LosDosMaestros. One of the things I am passionate about is Reader's Theater. It is a fun way for my students to improve on their fluency. 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 Theater. They are: CinderFELLA, The Emperor's New Nose,
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Classroom Community, Drama, Short Stories
CCSS
RL.6.10
, RF.4.4
, RF.4.4a
+12
Geometry 1 The Story of Geometry Montessori Introduction to Geometry Unit 1
No previous Montessori experience, skills, or resources required! The story of the origin of geometry (the measurement of the earth). This is an awesome story to tell with a whole group of children. This story is a great way to introduce the history and practical application of geometry that has changed very little since 1800 BCE. From the Ancient Egyptians to Thales to Pythagorus, the birth of geometry is explained. Included is a story and a series of 7 photographs that can be printed off an la
K - 3rd
Ancient History, Geometry, Social Studies
CCSS
4.G.A.1
, 4.G.A.2
Also included in: Montessori Math 1 Manual Stamp Game Parallel Exercises BUNDLE Unit 5
The Flight of Icarus - Small Group Readers' Theater
This is a small group reader's theater is for 4-5 students. This is a Greek tragedy and is based on the story of Daedalus and Icarus. In the script, Daedalus is an inventor and very very smart. He builds King Minos a labyrinth and, after it is finished, the king decides to get rid of him. He locks Daedalus and Icarus in the labyrinth that Daedalus made him. Daedalus know the labyrinth well and he and his son escape. They go into hiding and come up with a plan to get away from the island where K
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Ancient History, Drama, Short Stories
CCSS
RF.4.4
, RF.4.4a
, RF.4.4b
+9
Weathering Man & Erosion Boy - Reader's Theater for Small Groups
This is a Reader's Theater for 3 students. It was designed to tie in both Language Arts and Science. It follows the curriculum for science in 5th grade, but it is also a good topic opener for any other grade that is going to be studying weathering or erosion. The reading level is 4th grade. In this script Weathering Man and Erosion Boy are playing a game of superheroes but the girl does not think that Weathering Man and Erosion Boy are REALLY superhero types. There is a small writing/discussion
4th - 8th, Adult Education
Drama, Earth Sciences, Short Stories
CCSS
RF.4.4
, RF.4.4a
, RF.4.4b
+12
Montessori Font (Montessori Garden Script)
This is a true type font, which can be used on writing programs such as Word or Notepad. We developed it especially for children who are learning to read. It is therefore very easy to recognise and not confusing to look at. The font includes all common punctuation, small and capital letters from a-z and numbers from 0-9. It also includes ä, ö, ü, and ß so it can be used for German names. This is a personal use license only. You are not allowed to sell anything you create with this font. You are
PreK - 2nd
For All Subjects, Reading
Conversation Starters Scripts Making and Playing with Friends Social Story Video
Engage your students in learning about making and playing with friends as they learn how to talk to friends, through this social story about conversation starters, scripts and visuals. This friendship lesson is in video format so that you can easily show it to your students and have them practice with it. This video is designed for young children who are learning how to make friends, children with ADHD & autism, special education or those who are undergoing speech development. Create a sens
K - 3rd
Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning, Speaking & Listening
Following Directions: ABA Behavior Lessons Set of 5 SEL Lessons
Daily ABA behavior lessons about Following Directions: Do your students need help following directions? If so our Daily ABA behavior lessons about Following Directions are what you need. The daily lessons will take you through a step-by-step week-long lesson to engage your students with following directions and how it can make school much more enjoyable. In our lesson about Following Directions, you’ll have everything you need to take you through one week’s worth of simple lessons to inspire y
PreK - 2nd
Being in a Concert social story
Social story for how to act during a school holiday concert. Great resource to preview expected behaviors for standing onstage, singing with a group and having fun!
K - 9th
Drama, Music
Don't Say "No" to Mom say "Okay"
This is a social story written for Mothers. It targets child who perpetually says "no" to everything you ask. It helps retrain him/her in saying "no" automatically and saying "okay" or "yes". This is all about listening/following directions/doing things asked of us **even** when we don't want to.
PreK - 3rd
The Milk Maid and Her Pail
Each Aesop Head & Tales Play is based on an Aesop Fable. All Aesop Head & Tales Plays are designed to be used individually or can be grouped with other Aesop Head & Tales Plays. So no matter if your group of students is large or small, Head & Tales Plays are a perfect match!
"The Milkmaid and Her Pail" is an adaptation of an Aesop fable. A young girl spends so much time dreaming about what she shall do with her bucket of milk, she carelessly kicks it over!
For other story options, see m
2nd - 5th
Drama, Reading
Blanks Questions - Building Language into Play - Sample
Practical resources for Speech and Language Therapy Language is all around us and what a better way for children to develop their oral language skills but through play. Our resource Building Language into Play makes it easy for teachers, class helpers and parents to present questions at the right level for all children in the group. Simply print the pages, laminate and place near play stations in your classroom. Marion Blank devised a four level system of questioning for oral language developmen
PreK - K
Speaking & Listening
The Baker's Dozen - Small Group Reader's Theater
This is a small group reader's theater. It was written for five students. It is made for a 4th grade reading level or higher but my 3rd graders DID perform it. They needed extra help and practice time. In the story, Baker 1 is a poor but kind baker who is slowly going out of business. Baker 2 is a rich, greedy, and selfish person who is looking forward to being the only baker in town. But baker 1 has just invented sugar cookies in time for Valentine’s Day. When he gets the idea to create a Bake
3rd - 8th, Adult Education
Character Education, Drama, Short Stories
CCSS
RL.6.10
, RL.7.10
, RF.4.4
+14
Winter Activities Social Skills Story Making Friends Autism ADHD SPED SEL Video
Engage your students in learning about making and playing with friends through this winter holiday activities social story. They will develop their social skills. This friendship lesson is in video format so that you can easily show it to your students and have them practice with it. This video is designed for young children who are learning how to make friends, children with ADHD & autism, special education or those who are undergoing speech development. Create a sense of fun with the teac
K - 3rd
Other (ELA), Social Emotional Learning, Speaking & Listening
Multicultural Folktales Readers Theater Script Zuni Legend of the Sunflower
FREE READER'S THEATER SCRIPT! Celebrate Native American month with this exciting reader’s theater script! The Zuni tale The Legend of the Corn Maidens is a dramatization with roles for 20+ students and suitable for a Social Studies of indigenous people, the American southwest, or Drama, Language Arts or reading classes. Students strengthen their reading (fluency), speaking (diction) and listening skills (restating) while learning to work cooperatively. This product was created specifically
4th - 6th
Drama, Other (ELA), Social Studies
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