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Curated OER

I Am Special and You Are Special Too

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students discover how everyone is special in his or her own way. For this character traits lesson, students demonstrate how they are special by drawing a picture or writing. Students listen orally to the book We Are All Alike...We Are...
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Curated OER

Posture and Pantomime: Total Body Movement

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Young scholars analyze posture and pantomime in an analysis of total body movement. In this body movement lesson, students read a chart of movements and the mood or attitude they convey. Young scholars complete several space and...
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Curated OER

Chicago's South Side

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students discover the cultural of Chicago's South Side. In this African American History lesson, students examine the migration and contributions of African Americans as they moved into cities of the North. Students will explore...
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Curated OER

Dictation: Health

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this English dictation worksheet, learners take dictation from a passage concerning health.
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Curated OER

Indiana Travel Guide

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create a travel guide about the state of Indiana with 100% accuracy. They label the capital within the travel guide with 100% accuracy. Students label one major river in the right location with 100% accuracy. They circle...
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PBS

Pbs: Masterpiece Theatre: American Collection: The Song of the Lark

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site features teaching resources to accompany Willa Cather's work entitled "The Song of the Lark," which was dramatized as part of the PBS series, Masterpiece Theatre. [Requires QuickTime Movie.]
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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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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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TES Global

Tes: The Tempest: Printable Teaching Resource Pack

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this teaching resource, students will learn about the synopsis, background, and actors of the National Theatre's production of The Tempest. Reading and writing lessons are included in this resource.
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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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Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Musical Theater

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Introductory site focusing on American musical theatre and Broadway. Shows how these parts can be taught in the classroom. Useful for teachers and students working with music theater.
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PBS

Pbs: "Cora Unashamed" in the Classroom

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Langston Hughes' short story "Cora Unashamed" was made into a Masterpiece Theatre production. This brief teacher guide offers ideas about using it in the classroom. The site also includes background on the time period, the Harlem...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: It's Greek to Me!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Through this lesson, students will research Greek theatre by looking at ancient Greek fairy tales and children's stories. Students will create their own fairytale using Moviemaker software.
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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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Other

Theatre Arts Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This professional actor provides lesson plans for theater arts classes.
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BBC

Bbc: Shakespeare Unlocked: A Midsummer Night's Dream [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A Midsummer Night's Dream Teacher Pack (lesson unit). Shakespeare Unlocked brings Shakespeare's most popular plays to life for young people by showing how actors and directors work to interpret and take ownership of Shakespeare's text....
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: A Death in the Family

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Created in association with the Masterpiece Theatre film version of "A Death in the Family," this teacher's guide provides materials for the study of the film or the book. Students will study the life and work of James Agee, determine...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Oral Storytelling and Dramatization

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students begin this lesson by discussing what makes a good, vivid story and creating a working checklist of the criteria for a good story. They explore background information about the Mercury Theatre production of the "War of the...
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Other

Stratford Shakespeare Festival: Hamlet 2015 Study Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This Stratford Study Guide has a history of the Stratford Shakespeare Theatre and its productions of Hamlet, a biography of Shakespeare, a timeline of his playwriting, a synopsis of the play, classroom activities, and a bibliography.
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Other

Stratford Shakespeare Festival: Love's Labour's Lost 2015 Study Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This Stratford Study Guide has a history of the Stratford Shakespeare Theatre, a biography of Shakespeare, a timeline of his playwriting, historical background about this play, a synopsis, discussion ideas, classroom activities, and a...
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Other

Stratford Shakespeare Festival: The Taming of the Shrew 2015 Study Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This Stratford Study Guide has a history of the Stratford Shakespeare Theatre, a biography of Shakespeare, a timeline of his playwriting, historical background about The Taming of the Shrew, a synopsis, discussion ideas, classroom...
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Other

Stratford Shakespeare Festival: Macbeth 2016 Study Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This Stratford Study Guide has a history of the Stratford Shakespeare Theatre, a biography of Shakespeare, a timeline of his playwriting, historical background about the play, a synopsis of the play, classroom activities and a bibliography.
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TES Global

Tes: Much Ado About Nothing: Shakespeare Resource Pack

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource from the National Theatre will assist students interpret the dramati production William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing.

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