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Reader's Theater

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students study sequencing while reading an Australian folk tale. In this sequencing instructional activity students read a folk tale using Reader's Theater and discuss what happened first, second and last. Students also create...
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Reader's Theater

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students act out and interpret the story for their peers. They study the simplest form of an organized reading to a more elaborate activity involving props, costumes, or a reinterpretation of the narrative into another art form.
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It's My Turn to Read

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore reading fluency and reading with expression. They discuss four books and complete four different activities for each of the books discussed. Students read each book and act the story out using puppets, perform a reader's...
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Take One

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars review strategies used to read unkown words. They listen as the teacher reads sentences using a variety of reading fluencies and expressions. They read assigned parts of the play, "Peddler Polly and the Story Stealer" by...