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Theatre Class Halloween Script for Large Casts - Performance Project - Read Thru
This Theatre Halloween Script entertains large classes! Have you ever read a class play where not everyone gets their own line? With 30 characters, this Halloween script gives everyone an opportunity to act! "Which Witch Will Win?" follows two sisters, Tatianna & Edwina, who have a crush on the same guy! In order to win him as a date to the Halloween Dance, they attempt to trick him with a love potion! As their plans hilariously flop, the sisters conjure magical creatures to ruin
6th - 12th
Drama, For All Subjects, Short Stories
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
AP® English Literature - Unit 3 Longer Fiction Literary Critics Podcast
Bring literary analysis to life with this creative podcast project on The Bell Jar! Designed for AP® English Literature Unit 3, this assignment challenges students to act as literary critics and podcast hosts, producing a 4–6 minute podcast that unpacks Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar through an analytical lens. Students will craft a defensible thesis, support it with textual evidence, and use engaging commentary to explore character development, setting, or plot conflict. What’s Included: Ful
11th - 12th
Close Reading, Literature, Novel Studies
Also included in: AP® English Literature - Unit 3 BUNDLE Longer Fiction The Bell Jar
Visiting Santa – Christmas Social Story for Neurodivergent Kids
This Social Story helps children understand and prepare for a visit with Santa in a calm, supportive, and predictable way.For many kids, visiting Santa can be exciting—but also overwhelming. Bright lights, long lines, noise, cameras, and social expectations can make the experience stressful. This story gives children the language, visuals, and structure they need to feel safe, confident, and ready. Written in a warm, neurodiversity-affirming tone, the story explains:What they might seeWhat they
Not Specific
Social Emotional Learning
December or Christmas Daily Agenda Slides, 11th, Holidays/Seasonal, Editable
Introducing the Ultimate Middle and High School Classes Agenda! Get ready to supercharge your classroom with this incredible resource. Imagine the excitement on your students' faces as they walk into your room and see a beautifully projected daily agenda waiting for them. With my Google slides file, you'll have the entire month of December covered, complete with accurate days and dates for the current year. But that's not all - these slides are designed with vibrant seasonal colors and images, c
6th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
English Language Arts
November Thanksgiving Daily Agenda Slides, Holidays/Seasonal, Editable
Introducing the Ultimate Middle and High School Classes Agenda! Get ready to supercharge your classroom with this incredible resource. Imagine the excitement on your students' faces as they walk into your room and see a beautifully projected daily agenda waiting for them. With my Google slides file, you'll have the entire month of December covered, complete with accurate days and dates for the current year. But that's not all - these slides are designed with vibrant seasonal colors and images, c
4th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Secret of the Solstice - a play
Description of this Script:Duration: 45-60 mins. depending on the inclusion of songs and dances. Genre: fantasy, fairy tale Cast Size: Cast size for Act 1: 22. For a larger or smaller group, add non-speaking unicorn or fairy parts, or double up on the lines. Cast size for Act 2: also 22, including 9 speaking parts from Act 1. These may be doubled if a different group is doing Act 2, but may also be carried over. Separate classes may be included to do the suggested songs and dances. Grade level:
K - 3rd
Astronomy, Basic Principles, Drama
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
Which Witch is Which? - Small Group Reader's Theater
This Reader's Theater has been written for a group of 3 for Halloween. It is a play on words and has the same kind of Turn-of-the-Century styled Burlesque routines that were famous during that time. If you are familiar with the 'Who Is on First' routine it is like that. There is a small 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. Wai
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Drama, Grammar, Short Stories
CCSS
RL.6.10
, RF.4.4
, RF.4.4a
+13
Jackie Robinson and the Bus - Small Group Readers' Theater
This reader's theater was written for four students. It is based on an incident that happened 11 years prior to Rosa Parks. Mr. Robinson was asked to move from his seat on a desegregated army bus and, when he refused, it led to a court marshal. Jackie Robinson was given an honorable discharge just a few months later. There is a small writing/discussion prompt at the end of the script for your students to respond to.I write small group reader's theaters so students will work better in centers an
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Drama, Short Stories
CCSS
RL.6.10
, RF.4.4
, RF.4.4a
+10
The Gobble Gobble Ghost - Small Group Reader's Theater for Halloween!
This small group reader's theater is for three students. In the script, there is a former turkey, turned ghost, who can't seem to scare anyone. A boy and girl come along to help out so everyone can have a happy Halloween. 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 theater is a great way to motivate students to practice reading out loud.
3rd - 6th, Adult Education
Drama, Reading, Short Stories
CCSS
RL.6.10
, RF.3.4
, RF.3.4a
+17
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
The Sad Little Bunny - An Easter Tale - Small Group Reader's Theater
This is a small group reader's theater is for four students. This script is for Easter. My students had requested an Easter themed story. This is a simpler one and the moral of the story is about friendship. In the script, Little Bunny is sad. He can NOT seem to make friends but his mother has an idea. Little Bunny begins to make friends but has to worry if they will still be his friends when he stops giving them eggs. There is a small writing/discussion prompt at the end for your students to r
4th - 10th, Adult Education
Drama, Short Stories, Social Emotional Learning
CCSS
RF.3.4
, RF.3.4a
, RF.3.4b
+13
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
The Triple R's (Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle) - Small Group Reader's Theater
This reader's theater was written for a small group of 5 students. It was written to introduce and reinforce the topic of recycling as well as discuss Earth Day. In this script, five students have volunteered to help their teacher clean up after the class party. They get into a discussion about how they can reduce their garbage and why they should. Through this script, students are introduced to a poem to help them remember how to recycle. It is called The Triple R Test. There is a short writi
3rd - 12th, Adult Education
Classroom Community, Drama, Short Stories
CCSS
RL.6.10
, RF.2.4
, RF.2.4a
+18
The Witch's New Broom - Small Group Reader's Theater
This small group reader's theater has 4 parts. I wrote this one especially for the time near Halloween as students start thinking about spooky stories. If you like this script try the Halloween pack! I use the rubric that I have placed in my store. In the script, Rankle keeps bragging about how wicked she is and drives all the other witches nuts. Scrimpy decides to teach Rankle a lesson and pretends to get a new broom that only the wickedest witches can see. Rankle falls for it and buys the broo
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Drama, Reading Strategies, Short Stories
CCSS
RF.4.4
, RF.4.4a
, RF.4.4b
+12
Hawthorn's Heroes Present Halloween Safety Tips- Small Group Reader's Theater
This script is for 3 students. It was written to remind students how to stay safe at Halloween as well as to give them practice in reading fluently. There is a small writing/discussion prompt at the end for students to respond to. My scripts are in black and white except the occasional picture on the front page to help you save money on printing. If you like this script look for more at my store! I even have a Halloween pack. I use this reader's theater to introduce many subjects as well as to
3rd - 6th, Adult Education
Classroom Community, Drama, Short Stories
CCSS
RL.6.10
, RF.3.4
, RF.3.4a
+17
I Want to Read! - How Fredrick Douglas First Began to Read - Reader's Theater
This is a Reader's Theater for four students. I Want To Read is the story of how Fredrick Douglas first began reading. It was written to use for students during Black History Month but can be used any time. In the script, Fredrick Douglass changed his last name after he had escaped to freedom. Long before that, his journey began in Baltimore when he was just a child and became determined to learn to read and write. This Reader’s Theater is about this beginning and what it meant to him to be abl
4th - 8th, Adult Education
Black History, Drama, Short Stories
CCSS
RL.6.10
, RF.4.4
, RF.4.4a
+10
I Lost My Roly Poly Bug - Small Group Readers' Theater
This Reader's Theater was written for a small group of 4 students. It is spring time and my students love roly poly bugs so I created this to tie into with our science reports. In this script, Matt has lost his roly poly bug and is looking for it when Pam comes over. Pam has never heard of roly poly bugs and her friends help to explain all of their names, what they really are, where they live, and what they eat. After hearing how cute they are and what great family members they are Pam even want
3rd - 8th, Adult Education
Classroom Community, Drama, Sight Words
CCSS
RL.6.10
, RF.4.4
, RF.4.4a
+10
Readers Theater | Women's History Month | Katherine Johnson Jane Goodall Curie
Famous Women in STEM: Rachel Carson, Marie Curie, Katherine Johnson & Jane Goodall Looking for an engaging and meaningful way to celebrate Women’s History Month while strengthening reading fluency, comprehension, and STEM connections? This Women in Science Reader’s Theater Bundle for Grades 3–5 includes four inspiring biography units featuring: Rachel Carson (environmental scientist & author of Silent Spring) Marie Curie (chemist, physicist & Nobel Prize winner) Katherine Johnson (NASA mathe
3rd - 5th
Drama, General Science, Reading
CCSS
RL.3.5
, RL.3.10
, RL.4.3
+6
CHRISTMAS PLAY / SKIT / DRAMATIC PRESENTATION about the Birth of Jesus
Dear Customer, If you are looking to have a GRAND Christmas Production, then the Christmas play "UNDER THE BIG TREE" is for you! Do you want to know what the good news is? I did this play with my students and got raving reviews, which is why I am uploading and sharing it with you. Should you want to see a preview of this play being performed, send me a message for the YouTube link. I am sure you will enjoy it! Even without the preview, though, this play is well worth the effort for the lighthea
5th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Drama, For All Subjects, Other (Performing Arts)
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
Patrick Henry Readers Theater Play | Declaration of Independence | Stamp Act
Patrick Henry Biography Reader’s Theater Activity for Grades 3-5 Fluency, Comprehension, Writing & Performance Activities: Looking for an engaging way to teach about Patrick Henry, biographies, fluency, and speaking skills all in one resource? This resource is perfect for American Revolution units, teaching about the Stamp Act, the Declaration of Independence, and reading fluency practice! Your students will love learning about Patrick Henry, one of the most influential Founding Fathers, and hi
3rd - 5th
Drama, Reading, U.S. History
CCSS
CCRA.R.3
, CCRA.R.4
, CCRA.R.7
+1
Also included in: Patriotic Biographies Readers Theater Bundle | U.S. American History
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