Readers' Theater

Readers' Theater
Author: Evan-Moor Corporation
Publisher: Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2003
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781557998941

All your students can shine thanks to the flexible casting options provided in Readers' Theater, Grade 5. To support struggling readers, cast two or more students in each role; the extra support of choral reading can make an important difference for many students. Refer to the Readers' Theater Table of Contents to see how you can connect each of the 15 read-aloud scripts to key content from the Grade 5 curriculum. Some of the scripts included are: - "Demeter and Persephone"--based on the classic Greek myth - "SOS Titanic"--a rescue on the high seas based on true events - "Getting the Scoop on UFOs"--a high school journalist learns a lesson about objective reporting - "The Montgomery Bus Boycott"--Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr., and other historical figures take the stage in this script based on historical events - "All the Rice in India"--this version of a folktale from India involves students in an intriguing mathematical challenge - Many more

World History Readers' Theater, Grades 5-8

World History Readers' Theater, Grades 5-8
Author: Robert W. Smith
Publisher: Teacher Created Resources
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2008-05
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1420639986

Why use Readers Theater in history classes? The format gives students a sense of involvement with the human dramas that make up history. Performers can feel the excitement as Archimedes discovers the displacement of water. They can relate to the terrors of a slave s passage from Africa to the Americas. They can imagine the tension of wading through the water at Omaha Beach as bullets strike their buddies. Each script (12 15 per book) is accompanied by background information, literature connections, extension activities, and discussion questions.

Reader's Theater Scripts--Texas History

Reader's Theater Scripts--Texas History
Author: Timothy Rasinski
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
Total Pages: 179
Release: 2014-08-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1425896049

Improve students' reading fluency while providing fun and purposeful practice and performance through Reader's Theater Scripts. Engage students through Reader's Theater to make learning fun while building knowledge of Texas history and the significant people, events, and places that make Texas what it is today. Improve vocabulary and comprehension with repeated practice and performance of the scripts along with TEKS-based activities in the lesson plans, which include word study, comprehension questions, and extension activities. Make your classroom a Reader's Theater classroom today!

Love That Dog

Love That Dog
Author: Sharon Creech
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 113
Release: 2002-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0747557497

This is an utterly original and completely beguiling prose novel about a boy who has to write a poem, and then another, and then even more. Soon the little boy is writing about all sorts of things he has not really come to terms with, and astounding things start to happen.

Us History Readers' Theater Grd 5-8

Us History Readers' Theater Grd 5-8
Author: Robert W. Smith
Publisher: Teacher Created Resources
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2008-05
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1420639978

Why use Readers Theater in history classes? The format gives students a sense of involvement with the human dramas that make up history. Performers can feel the excitement as Archimedes discovers the displacement of water. They can relate to the terrors of a slave s passage from Africa to the Americas. They can imagine the tension of wading through the water at Omaha Beach as bullets strike their buddies. Each script (12 15 per book) is accompanied by background information, literature connections, extension activities, and discussion questions.

Ancient History Readers' Theater Grd 5-8

Ancient History Readers' Theater Grd 5-8
Author: Robert W. Smith
Publisher: Teacher Created Resources
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2008-05
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1420639994

"Original scripts based on historic events and highlights; introductory background information to set the stage for each script; reader's response and extension activities; convenient, reproducible pull-out scripts for each student."

Readers Theater for Building Fluency

Readers Theater for Building Fluency
Author: Jo Worthy
Publisher: Teaching Strategies
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2005
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780439522236

A guide to readers' theater covers such topics as writing scripts, managing performances, and assessing performances.

Reader's Theater Scripts, Grade 5

Reader's Theater Scripts, Grade 5
Author: Sarah Kartchner Clark
Publisher: Shell Education
Total Pages: 110
Release: 2010-03
Genre: Oral reading
ISBN: 9781425806958

Students love the center stage! Improve secondary-level students' reading fluency while providing fun and purposeful reading practice for performance. You'll motivate students with these easy-to-implement reader's theater scripts that also build students' knowledge through grade-level content. Book includes 12 original leveled scripts, graphic organizers, and a Teacher Resource CD including scripts, PDFs, and graphic organizers. This resource is correlated to the Common Core State Standards. 104pp.

Reader's Theater Scripts: Improve Fluency, Vocabulary, and Comprehension: Grade 2

Reader's Theater Scripts: Improve Fluency, Vocabulary, and Comprehension: Grade 2
Author: Lisa Zamosky
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
Total Pages: 106
Release: 2010-02-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1425891969

Set the stage for learning! Improve Grade 2 students' reading fluency while providing fun and purposeful reading practice for performance. You'll motivate students with these easy-to-implement reader's theater scripts that also build students' knowledge through grade-level content. Book includes 11 original leveled scripts, graphic organizers, and a Teacher Resource CD including scripts, PDFs, and graphic organizers. This resource is correlated to the Common Core State Standards. 104pp.