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~ Literature ~ Fluency ~ Common Core Aligned~~~ A Christmas Carol - Scrooge - Charles Dickens~~~This is a CCSS aligned readers’ theater or play for grades 3-5. This resource will assist your students with fluency/expression reading practice, comparing & contrasting characters, and sequencing story events. Included in this set is the following items:✔ age appropriate readers’ theater script/ can also be used for a play ✔ character cards that can be made into puppets ✔ a sequencing of events pr

This set of readers theater scripts and text-dependent printables will get the attention of your students they still are tuned in to an educational activity. Introducing these classic tales with a readers theater is a great way to expose elementary students to these long-loved stories at their reading level. My students work on their comprehension as well as their fluency as we read these in our classroom. I have also included context clues to help students practice the skill of figuring out

This readers theater is a great addition to Christmas festivities for readers in the grades 3-6 levels. This is the classic legend of the Nutcracker. I have taken care to make the script engaging. My students really enjoyed becoming the characters of Fritz, Marie, and Nutcracker, but it was Godfather Drosselmeier that really stole the show in my room. This readers theater allows students to work on fluency and expression as they read it aloud. There are many speaking parts to make sure that

~fable~ literature ~ short story ~ comprehension activity ~ 2nd 3rd grades~ RL2.1 RL 3.1, RL 2.2, RL 3.2 RL3.4 ~Save 25% by getting the bundle! It's like you're getting 2 FREE!Each fable in this collection have been written to appeal to the elementary student. They are written with today's language for easier understanding. Context clues have been added to many to allow students to practice using context clues to figure out unknown words in other texts they read, along with a page that can be

This is a bundle of common core standards aligned readers’ theater for grades 1st-3rd. This targets RL3.2, RL3.1, RL2.2, RL2.1, RL1.2, RL1.1. These resources will assist your students with fluency/expression reading practice, comparing and contrasting characters, and sequencing story events. Included in this set are: Jack in the Beanstalk, Sleeping Beauty, Hansel and Gretel, and The Elves and the Shoemaker. The readers theaters contain the following: • color-coded Readers’ theater script • pr

~Folktales~ Fluency~ Common Core Aligned~ ~~~The Enormous Turnip~~~ This is a readers theater folktale for 2nd, and 3rd grades. This resource will assist your students with fluency/expression reading practice, comparing and contrasting characters, and sequencing story events. RL 3.1, RL 3.2, RL 2.1, RL 2.2, RL 2.7 Higher 1st grade or lower 4th grade readers would enjoy this folktales drama. Included in this set are: • color-coded, icon-laden readers’ theater script • character cards for cre

Students will go on a hunt for the elusive leprechaun. As they go through the school they will use inferences (clues) to go to the next place for the next clue. They end up back at the classroom, where they 'find' the leprechaun! You could even have a special green treat waiting for them! This is a fun activity that will get your kids up and moving - and having a BLAST hunting for a leprechaun! Bring a little fun to your classroom and do an activity that your kids won't ever forget! Let'

~fairytales~ fluency~ 1st, 2nd, 3rd grade ~~~Jack and the Beanstalk~~~ This is a readers theater fairytale for 2nd, and 3rd grades. This resource will assist your students with fluency and expression, comparing and contrasting characters, and sequencing story events. RL 3.1, RL 3.2, RL 2.1, RL 2.2, RL 2.7 Higher 1st grade or lower 4th grade readers would enjoy this fairytale drama. Included in this set is the following items: • Color-coded Readers’ theater script • Printables for creating pu

~Folktales~ Fluency~ Common Core Aligned~ ~~~Little Red Hen~~~ This is a CCSS aligned readers’ theater for K or 1st. Although it is made for K and 1st, emergent 2nd graders can benefit from using this readers theater as well. This readers theater is Rebus, meaning that instead of some words, there are picture clues to support. This script also offers sight word and fluency practice. Students can enjoy this classic tale in drama centers or during small group read aloud. This resource include

~Folktales ~ Fluency~ Common Core Aligned~ ~~~Folktale Bundle~~~ Featuring: *Goldilocks *The Enormous Turnip *The Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly *The Gingerbread Man This is a set of CCSS aligned readers’ theaters for grades 1st-3rd. These resources will assist your students with fluency/expression reading practice, investigating character traits, discovering story elements, and sequencing story events. Included in this set for each readers theater: • color-coded, icon-laden readers’ theater s

Readers Theaters are great for helping students practice fluency. This resource also includes comprehension activities that connect directly to the text. ~~~The Gingerbread Man~~~ This is a CCSS aligned readers’ theater for 1st-2nd grades. This resource will assist your students with fluency & expression reading practice, sequencing story events, as well as summarizing. It also includes a comprehension formative assessment check. This resource includes: ✔ color-coded script with icons for

~Greek Myths~Persephone and Demeter~Reading Comprehension~ RL4.3 RL3.3 RL4.2 RL3.2 Included: * complete myth of Persephone and Demeter in readers theater format * color-coded script * character cards to laminate and adhere to popsicle sticks for puppets * family tree for Persephone * easy to copy and assemble flip book with: 1. sequence of events (RL 3.3) 2. character traits (RL3.3 & RL4.3) 3. summary (RL 3.2 & RL4.2) 4. cause and effect

This readers theater is a great addition to Halloween festivities for readers in the grades 3-5 levels. This is the classic legend of the Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow. I have taken care not to make the script engaging but not scary. My students really enjoyed becoming the characters and Ichabod really stole the show in my room. This readers theater allows students to work on fluency and expression as they read it aloud. The narrator part can be split into a few parts to accommodate th

~ main idea ~ details ~ graphic organizer ~ printable ~ poster ~ Make this your "always" anchor chart! It's always available for download! It's always beautifully lettered! It's always accurate! Colorful main idea chart and graphic organizer that can be used with non-fiction texts. Need your student to set goals and track progress? See my Student Binder Tracking Tools: Student Data Binder

~Folktales~ Fluency~ Common Core Aligned~ ~~~Hansel and Gretel~~~ This is a readers theater fairytale for 2nd, and 3rd grades. This resource will assist your students with fluency & expression, comparing and contrasting characters, and sequencing story events. RL 3.1, RL 3.2, RL 2.1, RL 2.2, RL 2.7 Higher 1st grade or lower 4th grade readers would enjoy this fairytale drama. Included in this set are: • color-coded Readers’ theater script • printables for creating puppets • a sequencing of

~ Greek ~ mythology ~ allusions ~ UPDATED! Now print with blacklines, too! Save ink on interactive notebook pages! Blacklines included for posters as well. This is a set of 9 posters that illustrate the standard RL4.4. Included with the posters, are printables for interactive notebooks. RL3.4 I can determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing from figurative and literal language. RL4.4 I can determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are

~ fables ~ RL3.2 ~ RL2.2 ~ cause and effect ~ sequence of events ~ text-dependent questions~ Student-friendly fable with text dependent questions, cause and effect, and sequence of events activities. A sheet for examining context clues can be copied two to a page to be used in an interactive notebook. A graphic organizer for students to 'discover' the lesson is at the end. Answer keys included, too. Could be used as test prep for going back in the text to find answers. Use with 2nd and 3rd

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~Fairytales~ Fluency~ Common Core Aligned ~~~Sleeping Beauty~~~ This is a readers theater fairytale for 2nd, and 3rd grades. This resource will assist your students with fluency & expression, comparing and contrasting characters, and sequencing story events. RL 3.1, RL 3.2, RL 2.1, RL 2.2, RL 2.7 Higher 1st grade or lower 4th grade readers would enjoy this fairytales drama. Included in this set is the following items: • color-coded readers’ theater script with icons for b/w copying • printab

~ Growth ~Data Binders ~ Goal Setting ~ Progress Tracking ~ Leader of Learning ~ Habit Heroes UPDATED: Originally only included Digging Up Data (dogs)collection. Now includes Habit Heroes and iReady test data collection graphs to track growth & progress. If you purchased the original Digging Up Data resource, simply download again from your purchase page and you'll have all of the updates! This resource is intended to assist student-driven data tracking. Enables teachers to manage classroom