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Reader's Theater: Everything You Need
These reader's theater scripts, tips, printable props, and guidelines will encourage student involvement in reading, writing, listening, and speaking activities.
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The Power of Reader's Theater
Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8
Encourages the reading, practicing, and performance of plays to enhance fluency, writing, listening, and social skills.
Free Readers Theater Props
Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5
Sunglasses, masks, and more! Download and print these props today.
Reader's Theater Resources
Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12
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 Readers Theater Scripts First Thanksgiving Reader's Theater IdeasGrades: 3–5 Transcripts of interviews with historical interpreters from Plimoth Plantation to use as inspiration for Thanksgiving reader's theater |
 Book Resources, Lesson Plans, Readers Theater Scripts Three Abraham Lincoln Reader's Theater ScriptsGrades: 1–2, 3–5 Add action and relevancy to curricular themes like Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War with these three Reader's Theater scripts. |
 Activity Plan 3-4: Nursery Rhyme TheatreGrades: PreK–K Children will dramatize nursery rhymes to develop language, literacy, creative-thinking, and social skills in this ready-to-use teaching idea for... |
Readers Theater Scripts Because of Winn-Dixie Reader's Theater ScriptGrades: 3–5 Gather students together and bring the story of Because of Winn-Dixie to life. There are 11 roles in this play, but the same actor can... |
Readers Theater Play: Roberto ClementeGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with our original plays based on the life of Roberto Clemente. |
Articles Reader's Theater ResourcesGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Timothy Rasinski lists two books and and one website that provide reader's theater resources |
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Articles From Reader's Theater to Math DancesGrades: 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Bright ideas to make differentiation happen. |
 Setting the Stage for Readers TheaterGrades: 1–2, 3–5 Expert Joe Worthy shares guidelines for organizing a Readers Theater as well as how to introduce it to students. |
 Articles 5 Surefire Strategies for Developing Reading FluencyGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Modeling, repetition, reader's theater, and other methods for teaching students to read aloud expressively and with understanding |
 Writing Activities, Articles, Book Resources Classroom Activities: Celebrating Holidays and WintertimeGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 Tap into students' eagerness for merrymaking with classroom activities that capture the holiday spirit and connect to the curriculum. |
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Articles Classroom Activities: Holiday and Winter Fun (Grades 6–8)Grades: 6–8 Tap into students' eagerness for merrymaking and Christmas vacation with classroom activities that capture the holiday spirit and often connect to... |
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Book Resources, Discussion Guides Discussion Guide for the Ink World TrilogyGrades: 6–8 Discussion Guide and lessons for Ink World Trilogy by Cornelia Funke, including Inkheart, Inkspell, and Inkdeath. |
Writing Activities, Discussion Guides, Extension Activities, Readers Theater Scripts Discussion Guide for The Boy Who DaredGrades: 6–8, 9–12 Discussion Guide for the Boy Who Dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti |
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Writing Activities, Writing Prompts, Extension Activities Pocahontas Extension ActivityGrades: 6–8 The experiences of Captain John Smith and eleven-year-old Pocahontas are contrasted in language that reflects the viewpoint of each speaker. |
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 Articles Reader's Theater in 5 Easy StepsGrades: 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Five easy steps to performing a reader's theater activity. |
