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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Readers Theatre

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Contains plans for four lessons where students put on a Reader's Theatre. Students write scripts, perform in groups, and practice using their voice to assume characters. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan...
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NWT Literacy Council

Nwt Literacy Council: How to Kit: Reader's Theatre [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Reader's Theatre is explained in this manual and a number of scripts for children's stories and rhymes are included. There are two scripts in other languages - Dogrib and French.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: A Readers' Theatre for Kapiti Plain

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This readers' theatre of Verna Aardema's Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain crosses the curriculum to incorporate language arts, social studies, and science objectives. Students will become familiar with the text of the story and then...
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Readers' Theatre

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Explore the world of Readers' Theatre with this online resource. This site features guides and scripts.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Reader's Theatre With Jan Brett

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
In this lesson plan, students will interact with the book Hedgie's Surprise by Jan Brett and create a Readers Theatre performance. Students will engage in interacting with story elements during before, during, and post-reading activities.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Readers Theater Rubric

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A printable four-point rubric to evaluate students for delivery and group cooperation during Readers Theater. Directions on how to use this rubric as well as lists of teaching ideas and related resources are also provided.
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Aaron Shepherd

Aaron Shepard's Reader's Theater Page

For Students 3rd - 8th
If you're looking for a perfect combination of education and fun, here are resources for reader's theater including the acclaimed series of free scripts Reader's Theater Editions'-all from children's author Aaron Shepard.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Dividing Words Into Syllables

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars will develop reading fluency using vocabulary from the book Why Mosquitos Buzz in People's Ears by Leo and Diane Dillon. Students will participate in reading the story using the reader's theatre strategy. After being...
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Aaron Shepherd

Tips on Scripting by Aaron Shepard

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
This tutorial explains the scripting process for reader's theater activities.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "After the Theatre" by Anton Chekhov

For Students 9th - 10th
"After the Theatre" is a short story by the Russian author Anton Chekhov. The story is about the behavior of a teenage girl upon returning from the theater.
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Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Shakespeare for the Developmental Reader

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Discover how you can open the door of Shakespeare to the developmental reader. This site offers insight into helping students understand Shakespeare's unfamiliar language.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Reginald at the Theatre" by H. H. Munro

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "Reginald at the Theatre" by H. H. Munro. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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Meadowbrook Press

Giggle Poetry: "The Bus" Poetry Theater: A Poem in 12 Voices

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
This activity uses the poem entitled "The Bus" and is adapted by Robert Pottle from the collection entitled I'm Allergic to School, published by Meadowbrook Press. Young scholars will share the responsibility of reading lines of this...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: A Novel That Confronts Bullying in Schools

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In a multisession lesson, students read The Bully in stages, discuss the story events and issues related to bullying, and complete graphic organizers to help them organize story information. As students read, they write reflective...
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Universal Teacher

Moore's Teacher Resources: Henry Iv, Part 1

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This study guide is intended for university and AP students as well as the general reader studying Shakespeare's history play, Henry IV, Part I.
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Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Speaking and Listening in Content Area Learning

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Oral language development facilitates print literacy. In this article, we focus on the ways in which teachers can ensure students' speaking and listening skills are developed. We provide a review of effective classroom routines,...
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University of Calgary

The Children's Literature Web Guide

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This resource is a children's literature web guide.
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Meadowbrook Press

Giggle Poetry: "Rules for the Bus" Poetry Theater: A Poem in Two Voices

For Students K - 1st Standards
This activity includes a poem in two voices and is adapted from the poem by Eric Ode in Rolling in the Aisles, published by Meadowbrook Press. Students will share the responsibility of reading lines of this poem about a boy who learns a...
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PBS

Pbs Kids: Zoom Playhouse

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
This PBS kids site features dozens of short plays that have been performed on the children's television series "Zoom." Includes short scripts for skits which students can perform together, and lists of props to include in the performance.
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Other

Fiction Teachers: Classroom Theater

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Lots of resources for those who want to do classroom theater. Contains scripts, lesson plans, and a background essay.
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Other

Allan Stratton

For Students 9th - 10th
Allan Stratton is an acclaimed Canadian author and playwright with a number of published works to his name. He also was an actor and performed at prominent theatres across Canada. After teaching theatre arts to young people, he wrote...

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