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Readers Theatre Scripts ActivityReaders Theatre Scripts Activity
Publisher
NWT Literacy Council
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Grade
K - 6th
Subjects
Math
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For Teacher Use
Duration
45 mins
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Choral Response
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Readers Theatre Scripts

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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 literature like The Very Hungry Caterpillar and  The BFG. No matter what the grade level, this resource has something for every elementary school teacher, offering a great opportunity to add some variety to the standard curriculum.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

the very hungry caterpillar, eric carle, aesop's fables, fables, rhyming, roald dahl, storytelling, children's literature, the lion and the mouse, counting

Additional Tags

reader's theater script, class play, rhyming, counting, storytelling, the very hungry caterpillar, the lion and the mouse, the bfg, roald dahl, eric carle, aesop's fables, english language arts

Pros

  • Includes a list of additional readers theatre resources
  • Resource allows for cross-curricular connections between language arts, math, and science 

Cons

  • Some scripts include a very limited number of speaking roles

Common Core

RF.K.2.a SL.K.6 SL.2.4 SL.3.4 SL.4.4 SL.5.6 SL.6.6 K.CC.A.1

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