About the store
Having taught over 10 years, I find I LOVE to teach in very rural areas. I am now on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation teaching early elementary. Go BRAVES!
My specialty is working with students who struggle to read or have behaviors that make learning a challenge.
I've written children's and young adult books as well as poetry but have not found myself an agent yet to help publish them.
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My First Reader's Theaters - We Look Good
This script was designed for mid 1st grade to 2nd grade. It will help students to master the Preschool, Kindergarten, and First Grade Dolch and Zeno sight words! The plot is as follows: #1 wants to know how they look and the others tell them they look good. Then #2 wants to know how they look. #3 wants to know why they are all asking how they look. #1 and #2 explain they just want to look good for school. #2 and #3 have a little fun with #1. They decide to go and tell others that they look good
1st - 3rd, Adult Education
Classroom Community, Drama, Reading
CCSS
CCRA.R.10
, CCRA.SL.1
, CCRA.SL.6
 +2
The Tomato Tornado - Small Group Reader's Theater
This is the same version as the Word document but I had requests for a PDF so here it is. This is small group reader's theater is for three students. for small groups.The object is to improve fluency while teaching tornado safety! Mabel thinks that she and the others are supposed to be talking to the class about tomatoes but they are supposed to be doing TORNADOES. Matt and Nancy correct her and help lead the discussion. It teaches tornado safety as well as spreading some humor about the situati
3rd - 6th, Adult Education
Drama, Earth Sciences, Short Stories
CCSS
RL.3.10
, RL.4.10
, RL.5.10
 +7
Six Totally TWISTED Fairy Tales for Small Group Reader's Theater Book #1
My name is Melanie Whitesides but my store name is Wonbyone. 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. It also gives them a chance to practice different voices, accents, emotion, during reading a 'real-world' real life type situa
3rd - 8th, Adult Education
Drama, English Language Arts, Short Stories
CCSS
RL.6.10
, RF.3.4
, RF.3.4a
 +14
My First Reader's Theater - Let's Go Fishing
This script was written for three students. The script was written for 1st to early 2nd grade READING level students. It was designed as a center for the classroom. Almost all words are from the Preschool, Kindergarten, and First Grade Dolch sight word list which includes the Zeno words. I recommend that you make three copies of the script (one for each part) and highlight them ahead of time.The scripts in this series were written as easy, medium, and challenging with varying lengths so that stu
1st - 3rd, Adult Education
Drama, Short Stories, Sight Words
CCSS
RL.K.10
, RL.1.10
, RL.2.10
 +12
My First Reader's Theater - The Doll
This script was written for three students. The script was written for mid Kindergarten through 1st grade level students. It was designed as a center for the classroom. Almost all words are from the Preschool, Kindergarten, and First Grade Dolch sight word list which includes the Zeno words. I recommend that you make three copies of the script (one for each part) and highlight them ahead of time.The plot is as follows: #1 has a doll that #2 has not seen. #3 has seen it and says it looks funny. #
K - 3rd, Adult Education
Drama, Short Stories, Sight Words
CCSS
RL.K.10
, RL.1.10
, RL.2.10
 +12
The Three Billy Goats Tough - Totally TWISTED Small Group Reader's Theater
This reader's theater was written for a small group of 6 students. This is a PDF version of the other. I usually have 5 work on it with the smaller part being shared. In the script, there are three billy goat brothers who are pretty tough. They are into weight lifting and are heading to a new gym but have to cross a bridge first. The little troll who lives under the bridge has other ideas but the brothers keep pushing past him and upsetting him. I had a request for my scripts as PDFs and so th
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Drama, For All Subjects, Short Stories
CCSS
RL.4.10
, RL.5.10
, RL.6.10
 +5
My First Reader's Theater - A New Friend
This script was written for three students. The script was written for mid Kindergarten to 1st grade READING level students. It was designed as a center for the classroom. Almost all words are from the Preschool, Kindergarten, and First Grade Dolch sight word list which includes the Zeno words. I recommend that you make three copies of the script (one for each part) and highlight them ahead of time.The scripts in this series were written as easy, medium, and challenging with varying lengths so t
K - 3rd, Adult Education
Drama, Short Stories, Sight Words
CCSS
RF.1.4
, RF.1.4a
, RF.1.4b
 +9
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About the store
Experience
Having taught over 10 years, I find I LOVE to teach in very rural areas. I am now on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation teaching early elementary. Go BRAVES!
My specialty is working with students who struggle to read or have behaviors that make learning a challenge.
I've written children's and young adult books as well as poetry but have not found myself an agent yet to help publish them.
Teaching style
I really believe in the Piaget approach along with the 7 different learning styles. I try to incorporate 3 styles at a time into my lessons to enhance learning. I also focus on high engagement and have yet to follow my lesson plan to the 'T' because of this.
Thus showing how lessons are 'in the moment' and adjust that way to my students.
One of my favorite things is getting rid of grading papers and switching to a quick check at the end of the lesson. Within 3-5 minutes and usually 3 questions, I can identify and mark where each student is and then adjust the lesson for the next day accordingly. Ie. adding more reteach or extensions etc. Yes, there are still papers selected to go into a folder for them to show their parents to celebrate and demonstrate their own success but they are more intentionally selected and made.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Two Americorps tours of duty, 'Driven to Teach' award, National Poet Society Recognition, etc.
Teacher of the Year at T.O. Smith Elementary in Ogden Utah. 2015
My own education history
Two Bachelors Degrees. One in Education and one in Technical Writing.
Additional biographical information
I now live on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation in Owyhee Nevada. We still miss our dear friends from Monument Valley. If you, too, like teaching in the trenches and want to jump out of the frying pan into the fire, they are a place to go. Both have a desperate need for committed teachers. I have 7 children, am learning (slowly) Spanish, Navajo, and Sign Language, and I love to Crochet!
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