Parallel Lines Project
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Drama Script & Cards to Teach Divergent, Parallel, and Convergent Lines
This is a dramatized version of a story that famous educator Maria Montessori created. It was recorded by Michael J. Dorer in his 2017 book, The Deep Well of Time and is known in the Montessori community as " The Love Story of the Lines" (yet my version isn't a love story). I adapted his script into a 4-page play (about 10-15 min.) that can be performed with a class forming two lines facing each other while the teacher narrates the script. You do not need to be a Montessori school or own Monte
K - 5th
Drama, Geometry, Math
CCSS
4.G.A.1
Student-Led Write A Reader's Theater
A reader's theater is a script that students can read together, but do not memorize the lines. Allowing students to design and write their own reader's theater script is a great way to reinforce concepts with creativity! The script provides a basic outline, but students will complete the actual writing. Scene 1, Scene 2, Scene 3, Scene 4, and Scene 5 sheets included, blank sheet, and title page too! Thank you for your interest in this product! Check out other products by Miss Iced Coffee
3rd - 10th
For All Subjects, Writing
Create Your Own Podcast Project – Fun ELA Writing, Recording, & Speaking Lesson
Turn your classroom into a recording studio with this fun and creative ELA project! In this lesson, students plan, write, and “broadcast” their own short podcast episode while building writing, speaking, and listening skills. Perfect for upper elementary and middle school, this activity combines creativity with real-world communication practice. What’s Included: Teacher instructions for easy setup Student planning sheet to brainstorm ideas & structure episodes Script writing template for a con
4th - 12th
Speaking & Listening, Writing, Writing-Essays
MLK Day Activities: Readers Theater, Informational Text, Service Project
Are you looking for meaningful MLK Day activities that build reading fluency, strengthen SEL, and include a kid-friendly Day of Service project for grades 3–5? This Martin Luther King Jr. Day resource combines Readers Theater scripts, an informational text background reading, a service learning classroom connection project, and reflection writing to help students understand Dr. King’s message and apply it to real life. Students will read and perform 4 MLK Readers Theater scripts focu
3rd - 6th
Classroom Community, Reading, Writing
Digital Eco-Explorers: A Local Environmental Advocacy Project
Engage students in real-world learning with this project-based unit! Digital Eco-Explorers empowers students to research a local environmental issue and create a digital advocacy campaign using tools like Google My Maps, Audacity, and Canva. Students will: Investigate and map local data Record a 5–10 min podcast Write a persuasive blog post Present their campaign in a class fair or showcase Includes a one-page project brief, tech tools, rubrics, and role descriptions. Perfect for grades 5–8
5th - 8th
Environment
TED Talkers in Training
TED Talkers in Training✨ A Creative Speaking + Video Project for Grades 4–6 ✨ Empower students to find their voice, speak with confidence, and share big ideas!Bring the magic of TED Talks into your classroom with TED Talkers in Training—a complete, low-prep unit that helps students become confident speakers, writers, and creators. Whether they’re shy or spotlight-ready, this 4-day project gives students everything they need to craft, record, and share their own powerful mini TED Talk. This un
4th - 7th
Creative Writing, Social Emotional Learning, Speaking & Listening
CCSS
CCRA.SL.1
, CCRA.SL.2
, CCRA.SL.3
+3
Mission: MYP Agents of Global Change Readers Theater | IB MYP |
🌍🕵️♀️ Mission: MYP Agents of Global Change – IB Inquiry Project for Middle Years Programme 💫✈️ Calling all change-makers! 🌎✨ In Mission: MYP Agents of Global Change, students become global investigators on a mission to explore real-world issues, think critically, and design creative solutions that make a difference. 💡 This dynamic IB MYP-inspired inquiry project empowers learners to connect global challenges to local action — turning empathy into impact! 🙌 Perfect for MYP Individual
5th - 9th
Other (Performing Arts), Other (World Language), Reading
The Story of the Number Line: An Introduction
What's included:A beautifully written, real-life inspired introduction to number lines*Check out my follow-up OGAP inspired Task Cards! Perfect for:Montessori educators needing an introduction to number linesTeachers looking for engaging, hands-on math storiesHomeschool parents seeking to connect math to everyday lifeEmpower your students to see math everywhere they go — in the car, on a timeline, or even in their daily routines — while building a solid foundation in number sense!
1st - 3rd
Math, Numbers
CCSS
1.OA.A.1
, 2.OA.A.1
SEL Readers Theater: Ant and Grasshopper Script – Responsibility Theme
This 3-scene SEL Readers Theater script retells The Ant and the Grasshopper with a focus on responsibility. Includes class chorus lines and reflection questions for each scene. Perfect for middle school! Bring character-building to your ELA block with this engaging SEL Readers Theater script based on Aesop’s The Ant and the Grasshopper. Designed for middle school students, this 3-scene play explores the theme of responsibility and self-management in a relatable, performance-ready format. Stud
4th - 8th
Other (ELA), Reading, Reading Strategies
The Legendary Pet Egg
This Roblox themed Reader's Theater comes with 4 reading parts in a bundle of 6 reader's theaters that should be enough for each group in your classroom to have its own project. Each has 7 critical thinking written response comprehension questions. Each has 20 math story problems themed after the reader's theater. Each has instructions for recreating the scenes in Scratch. Perfect for small group time as the extended coding activity gives opportunity to prioritize small groups. Answer key wi
2nd - 4th
Computer Science - Technology, Math Test Prep, Reading Strategies
Car Wash Pretend Play Script - 12 steps
Thank you for purchasing the “Car Wash: Pretend Play Scrip”! This is a fantastic way to introduce your child or client to the practice of pretend playing. Whether you are working on developing their parallel play around you or peers or cooperative play, this Pretend Play script can assist them in expanding their play skills. This package comes with: 3 Twelve step pretend plays3 Different colored ‘Car Wash’ SignsHere are some items I have used with this script: This pretend play scripttwo or thre
PreK - 1st
Other (ELA)
Learn Cursive Handwriting | A–Z Alphabet Practice Workbook for Kids
Help students build confidence in cursive writing with this fun and easy-to-use Cursive Workbook! This printable handwriting resource gives learners the chance to practice both uppercase and lowercase cursive letters from A to Z through consistent, engaging activities on every page. Each letter page includes tracing practice, independent writing lines, a letter recognition section, and a drawing prompt to connect handwriting with creativity. The workbook also features a bright, student-friend
2nd - 5th
Creative Writing, Handwriting, Writing
Montessori Timeline of Life Poem Performance
This poem is a parody of "A Visit from Saint Nicholas" by Clement Clarke Moore. It traces the major events shown on the Montessori Timeline of Life. My 1st - 6th grade students recited it as part of a holiday performance for their parents. They dressed as creatures from prehistoric eras and really had a great time with it! The final lines about having a good break can be omitted if they don't fit your situation.
1st - 8th
Science
IB Portfolio Night Sheet 3-5
As teachers working in an IB school, we know the importance of portfolios. But when it comes time for students to share their portfolios with their parents, they forget what to say. Use this handy Portfolio Night Conference sheet to help your students navigate through their portfolios and their learning.
This document is designed especially for students in grades 3-5, with complex questions and smaller lines for writing. Includes 9 pages of questions, sentence starters, goals, skills, Unit
3rd - 5th
For All Subjects
He Ara Tuhituhi - Reo Māori Handwriting Cards
He huinga kāri tuhi tēnei hei tautoko i ngā ākonga ki te ako me te whakapakari i ō rātou pūkenga tuhituhi. Mā ngā tauira arataki me ngā rārangi whai, ka ārahi ngā kāri nei i te hanga tika o ngā reta me te whanake i te nekeneke o te ringa. He rauemi pai mō te akomanga, mō te kāinga hoki, hei whakapūmau i te māia me te tika o te tuhituhi. This set of handwriting cards supports students to learn and strengthen their writing skills. With guided models and tracing lines, the cards help learners form
PreK - 4th
Alphabet, Grammar, Handwriting
MRS PIG Readers Theater Decodable Script Phonics Activity for Gr 1-2 NO PREP
Give your students a fluency boost! Mrs. Pig and the Missing Necklace is the Readers Theater your students have been waiting for! Providing students with a research-based, engaging way to boost fluency is the goal of this favorite activity. This sweet play is perfect for helping students read with expression, accuracy, and phrasing- leading to improved fluency and comprehension. Your kids will think it's a 'fun' day in reading! This is a script for 6 characters that includes repetitive text and
1st - 3rd
English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies
CCSS
CCRA.R.1
, CCRA.R.2
, CCRA.R.3
+10
Plays and Printables- SHORT E Scripts for Phonics and Fluency
I created this SHORT E resource with the idea that reading fluency and phonics instruction can (and should!) be fun. This Plays and Printables packet is built around three engaging mini-plays that focus specifically on the SHORT E vowel sound, helping students practice decoding, prosody, and expression in a way that feels more like play than work. Along with the plays, I have included five themed printables—activity pages that reinforce SHORT E while keeping the drama alive. You will find: Re
2nd - 3rd
Balanced Literacy, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Science of Reading
Plays and Printables -SHORT A Scripts for Phonics and Fluency
I created this SHORT A resource with the idea that reading fluency and phonics instruction can (and should!) be fun. This Plays and Printables packet is built around three engaging mini-plays that focus specifically on the SHORT A vowel sound, helping students practice decoding, prosody, and expression in a way that feels more like play than work. Along with the plays, I have included five themed printables—activity pages that reinforce SHORT A while keeping the drama alive. You will fin
2nd - 3rd
Balanced Literacy, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Science of Reading
Thanksgiving Mystery Readers Theater | Fluency, Comprehension, & Collaboration
🕵️♀️ Solve the Thanksgiving mystery! Bring laughter, fluency practice, and Thanksgiving spirit to your ELA block with The Case of the Missing Pumpkin Pie — a full-length, one-hour Reader’s Theater that your students will love! This engaging script combines humor, teamwork, and a lighthearted mystery as the family detective searches for Grandma’s missing pumpkin pie. With eight balanced speaking parts, vivid dialogue, and multiple scenes, this play keeps every reader involved and builds fluen
4th - 7th
Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading, Reading Strategies
CCSS
RF.5.4
, SL.5.4
St Patricks Day Readers Theater Gingerbread Man Phonics Fluency Gr 1-2 NO PREP
In this readers' theater twist on a classic, the Gingerbread Man has a Mostly Lucky Day when he meets Lucky the Leprechaun. The benefits of reader's theater include boosting fluency, listening skills, oral expression. This reader's theater is perfect for helping students read with accuracy and phrasing- leading to improved fluency and comprehension. The surprise ending will cause laughter and/or groans. This reader's theater is based on the UFLI curriculum. If students are familiar with lesso
1st - 3rd
English Language Arts, Reading
CCSS
RF.2.3
, RF.2.3a
, RF.2.3b
+4
HALLOWEEN READERS THEATER Gingerbread Man Decodable Script Gr 1-3 Phonics UFLI
The goal of this no-prep reader's theater is to improve fluency, listening skills, oral reading, and enjoy a great story when the Gingerbread Man experiences his first (and last!) Halloween in this readers' theater twist on a classic! If you use the UFLI curriculum, this resource uses skills through lesson 106. This just-creepy-enough reader's theater is perfect for helping students read with expression, accuracy, and phrasing- leading to improved fluency and comprehension. Providing students w
1st - 3rd
Reading, Reading Strategies
CCSS
CCRA.R.4
, CCRA.R.5
, CCRA.R.6
+3
2 Good Choices Card Behavior Games - Social Skills Behavior Games - SEL
2 Good Choices Card Behavior Games - Social Skills Behavior Games - SELRusty, the Greyhound, was a racer before he became a house dog. Polar is his cat brother, who is not always nice. Polar told Rusty he was a slow runner now that he stopped racing. Rusty challenged Polar to a race two times around the track. Let's work together to help Rusty beat Polar in the race. In the game your students will answer questions about emotions, games / turn taking, anger, following directions, manners, person
PreK - 3rd
Classroom Community
Fourth of July Readers Theater | Independence Day Activity | America 250
Celebrate America's story with this engaging Fourth of July Reader's Theater. It's perfect for Independence Day lessons, U.S. history units, patriotic celebrations, and the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence (America 250)!Created for grades 3–5, this interactive script brings the events of 1776 to life through meaningful dialogue, rich historical background, and age-appropriate storytelling that helps students truly understand the birth of our nation.Your students will love lea
3rd - 5th
Drama, Reading, U.S. History
CCSS
CCRA.R.3
, CCRA.R.4
, CCRA.R.7
+1
James Madison Readers Theater Play | President's Day U.S. Constitution Activity
James Madison Biography Reader’s Theater Unit for Grades 3-5 Fluency, Comprehension, Writing & Performance Activities: Looking for an engaging way to teach about America's 4th President, biographies, fluency, and speaking skills all in one resource? This resource is perfect for lessons about the Constitution and Bill of Rights, Colonial Founding Fathers, American Revolution, Virginia Plan and President's Day. Your students will love learning about James Madison, and his contributions to American
3rd - 5th
Drama, Reading, U.S. History
CCSS
CCRA.R.3
, CCRA.R.4
, CCRA.R.7
+1
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