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Keeping students engaged after standardized testing

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Instructional strategies and lesson ideas to keep students excited about learning, while reviewing and preparing for the next grade level.
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A Dash of Folk, A Pinch of Fairy Recipes for Playmaking

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars examine the importance of oral traditions while reading various fairy and folk tales. Given a piece of clay, they can mold it into any shape they want and pass it to their neighbor which keeps building the object. They...
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Explore the Constitution

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students examine the U.S. Constitution. In this American history lesson, students explore the founders' vision of U.S. government as they participate in readers' theatre, role-playing scenarios, and constitutional analysis activities.
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Historical Background of Nightjohn Lesson Plan

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders use first-hand slave narratives that show conditions of slavery. They paste text into Appleworks and publish with a picture clipped from web sites. They create a group account of life during slavery to prepare for reading...
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Poetry Project

For Teachers 8th
Choosing a poet or a theme, eighth graders conduct research in the world of poetry. They conduct Internet research and select five poems that fit their poet or theme, and create a seven slide PowerPoint presentation on their selected...
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Take One

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students 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 Aaron...
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On Thinning Ice: An eco-theatre production about climate change

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate the causes and possible consequences of climate change in the north, and realize their choices and actions can help reduce climate change. Some of the skills involved in the instructional activity are discussion,...
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Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: "The Runaway Snowman" From School Days [Pdf]

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
A reader's theater script for Frank Schaffer's story , "The Runaway Snowman" from School Days, is provided on these pages. Three character roles are needed in this drama.
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Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Hooway for Wodney Wat [Pdf]

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
A reader's theater script for Helen Lester's children's book, Hooway for Wodney Wat, is provided on these pages. Ten character roles are needed in this activity.
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Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: A Christmas Story: Shoot Your Eye Out [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A reader's theater script for a scene from Jean Shepherd's children's story, A Christmas Story: Shoot Your Eye Out, is provided on these pages. Five character roles are needed in this activity.
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Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: A Little Excitement [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A reader's theater script for Marc Harshman's book, A Little Excitement, is provided on these pages. Six character roles are needed in this activity.
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Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Angelina Ice Skates [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
A reader's theater script for Katharine Holabird and Helen Craig's children's book, Angelina Ice Skates, is provided on these pages. Sixteen character roles are needed in this activity.
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Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Ant and the Grasshopper [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
A reader's theater script for Aesop's fable, The Ant and the Grasshopper, is provided on these pages. Five character roles are needed in this activity.
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Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Arthur's Christmas [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A reader's theater script for Marc Brown's children's book, Arthur's Christmas, is provided on these pages. Ten character roles are needed in this activity.
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Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Arthur the Brave [Pdf]

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
A reader's theater script for Marc Brown's book, Arthur the Brave, is provided on these pages. Six character roles are needed in this activity.
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Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Patrick Carman's Atherton: The House of Power

For Teachers 5th - 8th
A reader's theater script for Patrick Carman's young adult dystopian novel, Atherton: The House of Power, is provided on this activity. Eight character roles are needed in this activity.
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Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: A Bad Case of the Stripes [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A reader's theater script for David Shannon's children's book, A Bad Case of the Stripes, is provided on these pages. Eighteen character roles are needed in this activity.
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Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Bfg [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A reader's theater script for Roald Dahl's children's book, BFG, is provided on these pages. Six character roles are needed in this activity.
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Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Big Al [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
A reader's theater script for Andew Clements Yoshi's book, Big Al, is provided on these pages. Eight character roles are needed in this activity.
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Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Brave Irene [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A reader's theater script for William Steig's children's book, Brave Irene, is provided on these pages. Four character roles are needed in this activity.
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Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Christmas Everywhere [Pdf]

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
A reader's theater script for Phillip Brooks' children's book, Christmas Everywhere, is provided on these pages. Eight character roles are needed in this activity.
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Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Cinderella Bigfoot [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A reader's theater script for Mike Thaler's children's book, Cinderella Bigfoot, is provided on these pages. Fifteen character roles are needed in this activity.
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Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Daisy Head Mayzie [Pdf]

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
A reader's theater script for Dr. Seuss'children's book, Daisy-Head Mayzie, is provided on these pages. Sixteen character roles are needed in this activity.
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Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: And the Dish Ran Away With the Spoon [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
A reader's theater script for Janet Stevens and Susan Crummel's nursery rhyme version, And the Dish Ran Away With The Spoon, is provided on these pages. Twenty character roles are needed in this activity.