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Lights, Camera, Action!
Students participate in an alternative reading assessment using a video camera and script. In this alternative reading lesson, students work as a group to perform their reading story. students memorize their lines and film their play.
Civil War Trust
Civil War Play
Raise the curtain to a class play that depicts the Civil War through both factual information and literary devices. The performance showcases the Battle of Antietam (Battle of Sharpsburg) and brings attention to women's roles, as well as...
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Monster and Myths: Scripts
Students explore characteristics of the myth genre. In this myth lesson, students become familiar with various myths and the cultures they were derived from. Students compare in a graphic organizer. Students write original myths and...
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We Tell Stories
Young readers bring characters to life by working in small groups to script and perform stories that contain a community concept. Detailed questions and activities are outlined for the class. Consider having your groups create...
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Dive into Reading During National Book Month!
Cultivate a passion for literature with fun, easy to incorporate reading activities.
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Thanks Be To You
Students research U.S. history by completing a worksheet activity in class. In this historical figure lesson, students identify the contributions and risks taken by the former African-American leader Martin Luther King Jr. Students read...
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Build Listening Skills With Asian Folktales
Students read five folktales. After each folktale is read students use a map to find the location of the country of the tale's origin. Next, students answer comprehension questions related to each folktale.
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It's About You
Students explore the U.S. Census and come to understand more about it. In this census lesson, students build reading confidence, explain who is counted in the census, and recognize the connection between census information and community...
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The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
Students explore expressive reading. In this literature lesson, students read the book The True Story of the Three Little Pigs and interpret key themes. Students perform a different version of the text.
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Take One
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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I Know My Insects!
In this insect matching worksheet, young scholars identify the insect pictures and then draw a line from the insect to its name. Students match 4 insects.
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On Thinning Ice: An eco-theatre production about climate change
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 lesson are discussion, synthesis,...
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Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Big Al [Pdf]
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: Hansel and Gretel [Pdf]
A reader's theater script for Dom DeLuise's Hansel and Gretel is provided on these pages. Twelve character roles are needed in this activity.
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Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Great Apple Slice Escape [Pdf]
A reader's theater script for Lois Walker's children's book, The Great Apple Slice Escape, is provided on these pages. Eleven (or more) character roles are needed in this activity.
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Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Hound of Rowan [Pdf]
A reader's theater script for Henry Neff's young adult book, The Hound of Rowan, is provided on these pages. Seven character roles are needed in this activity.
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Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: January Is the First Month [Pdf]
In this activity, a reader's theater script for Jean Brabham McKinney's January is the First Month is provided. Six (or more) speaking parts are provided.
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Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Lady Liberty: A Biography [Pdf]
A reader's theater script for Doreen Rappaport's Lady Liberty: a Biography, 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: The Magic Carpet Ride [Pdf]
In this activity, a reader's theater script for A Magic Carpet Ride is provided. Two character roles are needed in this activity.
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Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale
A reader's theater script for Carmen Agra Deedy's version of a Cuban folktale, Martina the Beautiful Cockroach is provided on these pages. Seven character roles are needed in this activity. While mostly written in English, Spanish...
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Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch [Pdf]
A reader's theater script for Trinka Hakes Noble's young adult book, Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch, 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: What You Never Knew About Beds, Bedrooms & Pajamas [Pdf]
A reader's theater script for Patricia Lauber's children's book, What You Never Knew About Beds, Bedrooms & Pajamas, 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: The Water Cycle [Pdf]
A reader's theater script for "The Water Cycle" is provided on this site. Nineteen speaking roles are needed in this script.
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Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Squid and the Stickbug [Pdf]
Originally published in The Reading Teacher, two second graders authored this reader's theater script titled "The Squid and the Stickbug" while in Dr. Chase Young's class. Three roles are needed in this activity.