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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reader's Theater, King Lear, and the Language of Gesture

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students perform a Reader's Theater of a small section of the play, King Lear. They examine the text, read a handout for Reader's Theater techniques, cut and reorder lines in small groups, and add choreography to perform their scene.
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Lesson Plan
Civil War Trust

Civil War Play

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
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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Activity
NWT Literacy Council

Readers Theatre Scripts

For Teachers K - 6th Standards
Engage and entertain young learners with this collection of readers theatre activities. With over 25 different scripts, a wide range of topics are covered from simple counting and rhyming exercises to adaptions of popular children's...
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Lesson Plan
Education World

Now Let Me Fly -- A Black History Reader's Theater Script

For Teachers 3rd - Higher Ed
Young scholars study African American history, Jim Crow laws, and seperate but equal statutes by performing a Reader's Theater script. They perform Marcia Cebulska's, Now Let Me Fly, which may be requested online.
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Worksheet
Charlesbridge

Under the Freedom Tree: A Readers Theater

For Students 4th - 6th
Susan VanHecke's Under the Freedom Tree is transformed into a 12-part readers theatre script appropriate for a performance by upper-elementary classes.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reader's Theater Script- Green Eggs and Ham

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this reading worksheet, students perform a reader's theater based on the Dr. Seuss book Green Eggs and Ham. Students read the 2 character short script as a play.
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Curated OER

Readers Theater

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars perform a reader's theater based on the Civil War. In this dramatic arts history lesson, students review the purpose of reader's theater and are given a script to read. The script can be based on an important Civil War...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Citing Evidence: The Ending of Pygmalion

For Teachers 7th Standards
Show time! After completing questions over Pygmalion section nine, scholars perform a reader's theater activity of pages 87-88. They then revisit their Eliza Character Trackers and add details as needed. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reader's Theater

For Teachers 1st
First graders imagine the house they live in. They think about the colors, materials, shape, size and location of their home. Students read and discuss the book "Houses." They perform this book as a Reader's Theater using a script.
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Curated OER

Fables

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders discover characteristics of fables by reading Aesop's fables and performing a reader's theater.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Readers' Theatre for Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read and perform a reader's theater version of the story, "Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain." They complete a graphic organizer of cause and effect of their part in the story, look up vocabulary words on a dictionary...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Colonial America Introduction

For Teachers 4th
  Students watch a teacher presented Readers Theater about Colonial America to introduce the students to the topic.  In this Colonial America lesson, 4th graders recreate a timeline of early American history, using unconventional...
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Curated OER

Reader's Theater

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners study sequencing while reading an Australian folk tale. In this sequencing lesson students read a folk tale using Reader's Theater and discuss what happened first, second and last. Learners also create animal ears and noses to...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reader's Theater, Get Ready

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students recognize what features make a play. In this reader's theater lesson, students read the play Master Man: A Tall Tale of Nigeria told by Aaron Shepard and determine what features make this a play and what the author's purpose was.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reader's Theatre for The Little Red Hen Makes A Pizza

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students participate in reader's theatre. For this compare and contrast lesson, students read the book The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza. This lesson promotes fluency and expression. Students also read the traditional story of the Little...
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Study Guide
Penguin Books

A Teacher's Guide to the Signet Classic Edition of The Crucible by Arthur Miller

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed Standards
A 20-page guide is a must-have for any instructor, seasoned veteran, or first year-teacher, using Arthur Miller's The Crucible as an anchor text. The guide begins with extensive background information about Miller and the McCarthy era...
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Lesson Plan
Science Matters

Matter Cycles — Sum It Up

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Scholars become part of the cycle of matter with a reader's theater that showcases producers, consumers, decomposers, and the sun. A diagram and discussion concludes the learning experience and enhances comprehension. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Energy Play: Harry Spotter and the Chamber of Windy Myths

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
Students explore the concept of renewable energy. In this alternative energy lesson, students participate in a play that conveys information regarding wind energy. The script may be performed as a play with props or as a reader's theatre.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Around the Water Cycle--A Reader's Theater

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners read aloud a play script in a group to research the water cycle. They take the parts of raindrops. The amount of raindrops can be adjusted to fit group size.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Learning About Fiction Genres in the Elementary School Library

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Teaching about fiction genres can  be challenging. The lesson here, designed for library media specialists, offers a fun way to do it. In the lesson, learners visit the library and learn about the different types of fiction through book...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Women in Shakespeare's Plays

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
Readers match the name of a female character from a Shakespearean play to the correct play that woman is in. Strong, mostly central female characters are covered.
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Lesson Plan
Teacher Created Materials

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Bring Julius Caesar to life with a reader's theatre approach that engages the entire class. The opening exercises model the importance of reading with expression while choral reading exercises permit class members to practice their...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Analyzing: Key Scenes in Pygmalion

For Teachers 7th Standards
Class members work on Pygmalion section seven text-dependent questions. They then act out part of the play in a reader's theater and finish the lesson by revisiting their  Eliza Character Trackers, adding any new information they discover.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

It's About You

For Teachers K - 4th
Students build connections between census information and community decision-making by reading a reader's theater script. In this reader's theater lesson, students practice reading fluently and learn about the government. The reader's...