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Kentucky Educational Television

Ket: Lincoln Bicentennial: I, Too, Am a Kentuckian: A Lincoln Travelogue [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students prepare for and present a play, I, too am a Kentuckian: A Lincoln Travelogue. The play showcases stops on the Kentucky Lincoln Heritage Trail, incorporates music and dance, and shows the strong influence of Kentucky and...
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Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Dinosaur Land [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
A reader's theater script for Dinosaur Land is provided on these pages. Two character roles are needed in this play that reinforces the difference between dinosaurs that are omnivores and carnivores.
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Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Chicken Little

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Improve students' reading fluency while providing fun and purposeful practice and performance through Reader's Theater Scripts. The focus is on reading the text with expressive voices and gestures - no memorization required! Have fun...
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Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Bob the Snowman [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A reader's theater adaptation of Sylvia Loretan and Jan Lenica's early childhood book, Bob the Snowman, is provided on this script. Six character roles are needed in this performance.
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Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Roger and the Three Knocks [Pdf]

For Teachers 5th - 8th
A reader's theater script for Roger and the Three Knocks is provided on these pages. Six character roles are needed in this activity.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Play It Safe!!!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will learn and demonstrate lab safety rules. They will work in groups to create a script and digital video of themselves acting out the incorrect practices of lab safety. The video will then be uploaded for access. Students...
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National Arts Centre (Canada)

Arts Alive: English Theatre

For Students 9th - 10th
ArtsAlive provides a detailed look into world of professional theatre. Thematically organized content walks through all the processes involved in "transforming a play from the page to the stage," including playwriting, directing, acting,...
eBook
Aaron Shepherd

Aaron Shepherd: The Baker's Dozen (St. Nicholas Tale)

For Students 3rd - 8th
At this site listen to a portion of a tale of St Nicholas retold and read by author Aaron Shepherd. Information provided for Reader's Theater as well as extras provided by the author such as play script and posters.
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Other

Writing for Audio Theatre: Radio Drama Script Template

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Great site if you want to learn how to write a radio drama sketch. The site offers lots of examples and pointers for the beginner. W.9-10.3a Narrative Intro, W.11-12.3a Narratives
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Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: New Year's Resolutions [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd
A reader's theater adaptation of Francis B. Watts' story, New Year's Resolutions. Eight character roles are needed in this performance.
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Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Birbal's Trip to Paradise [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 6th
A reader's theater adaptation of Steve William's version of Birbal's Trip to Paradise. Six speaking parts are needed in this performance.
Website
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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Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Poem "Simile" [Pdf]

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
A reader's theater script for "Simile", a poem, is provided on this script. Eleven character roles are needed in this performance.
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Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Burp Champion [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
Originally published in a 2009 issue of The Reading Teacher, this reader's theater script was written by two of Dr. Chase Young's second grade students. Two character roles are needed in this activity about a burping contest.
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Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Tv Repair Person

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
Improve students' reading fluency while providing fun and purposeful practice and performance through Reader's Theater Scripts. The focus is on reading the text with expressive voices and gestures - no memorization required! Have fun...
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Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The True Story of the Three Little Pigs

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
Improve students' reading fluency while providing fun and purposeful practice and performance through Reader's Theater Scripts. The focus is on reading the text with expressive voices and gestures - no memorization required! Have fun...
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Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Clever Lucy

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Improve students' reading fluency while providing fun and purposeful practice and performance through Reader's Theater Scripts. The focus is on reading the text with expressive voices and gestures - no memorization required! Have fun...
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Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Dinorella

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Improve students' reading fluency while providing fun and purposeful practice and performance through Reader's Theater Scripts. The focus is on reading the text with expressive voices and gestures - no memorization required! Have fun...
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Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Frog Prince Continued

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Improve students' reading fluency while providing fun and purposeful practice and performance through Reader's Theater Scripts. The focus is on reading the text with expressive voices and gestures - no memorization required! Have fun...
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Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Grandpa for Sale

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Improve students' reading fluency while providing fun and purposeful practice and performance through Reader's Theater Scripts. The focus is on reading the text with expressive voices and gestures - no memorization required! Have fun...
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Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: How to Steal a Dog

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Improve students' reading fluency while providing fun and purposeful practice and performance through Reader's Theater Scripts. The focus is on reading the text with expressive voices and gestures - no memorization required! Have fun...
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Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: If You Give a Pig a Pancake

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Improve students' reading fluency while providing fun and purposeful practice and performance through Reader's Theater Scripts. The focus is on reading the text with expressive voices and gestures - no memorization required! Have fun...
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Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Jessica

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Improve students' reading fluency while providing fun and purposeful practice and performance through Reader's Theater Scripts. The focus is on reading the text with expressive voices and gestures - no memorization required! Have fun...
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Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Magic Flamingo

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Improve students' reading fluency while providing fun and purposeful practice and performance through Reader's Theater Scripts. The focus is on reading the text with expressive voices and gestures - no memorization required! Have fun...

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