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The Indestructible Pele
by Diana Herweck
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
A group of young chefs hope to make new breakthroughs in the world of sustainable foods. The results aren't always pretty, but they will do anything - and eat anything - to solve global environmental issues. Play a part in this futuristic journey that brings food and science together for some unusual creations. This exciting Reader's Theater script gives everyone an opportunity to succeed as it offers differentiated roles with various reading levels. Additionally, a list of Tips for Performing Reader's Theater helps students develop good stage presence, interact cooperatively with peers, and talk with feeling and meaning. With a glossary to deepen vocabulary and an accompanying poem and song, this five-act leveled script is the perfect tool to increase student fluency, comprehension, and content literacy in earth science.
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The Little Red Hen
by Dona Herweck Rice
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Act out the story of the hardworking Little Red Hen! She finds a grain of wheat and works to turn it into bread. None of the other animals help, but they all want to eat the bread in the end. She doesn't share with the lazy animals, teaching them they have to work for things. This script includes roles written at various reading levels, allowing teachers to implement differentiation and English language learner strategies into instruction. This feature allows teachers to assign each role based on their students' individual reading levels, encouraging everyone to get involved in the same activity. Whether students are struggling or proficient readers, they can all gain confidence in their reading fluency and feel successful. By performing together, students will also practice interacting cooperatively, reading aloud, and using expressive voices and gestures while storytelling. With an accompanying poem and song to give readers additional fluency practice, this script is a dynamic resource sure to engage a classroom of varied readers.
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World War I
In Flanders Fields
by Dorothy Alexander Sugarman
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Act out the story of Dr. John McCrae, a Canadian doctor who enlisted during WWI and wrote the famous poem, "In Flanders Fields," contemplating "the war to end all wars." This script features roles written to match different reading levels, supporting differentiation and English language learner strategies. By utilizing differentiation strategies, teachers can assign specific roles to their readers based on everyone's current reading level. This feature allows everyone to get involved in the same activity and feel successful! All readers can gain confidence in their reading fluency through performance, regardless of their current reading ability. While performing with others, students will practice interacting cooperatively, reading aloud, and using expressive voices and gestures to better tell the story. This script also features an accompanying poem and song to give readers additional fluency practice. This dynamic, colorful script is the perfect tool for a classroom of diverse readers. It will surely get everyone participating and confidently practicing fluency!
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The Grasshopper and the Ants
by Dona Herweck Rice
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Act out the story of a lazy grasshopper and some hard-working ants. The ants spend the summer gathering food to prepare for the winter. They warn the grasshopper to do the same, but he just laughs at them and plays music all summer long. When winter comes, the grasshopper has no food, but the ants are just fine! Will the grasshopper learn his lesson? This script includes roles written at various reading levels, allowing teachers to implement differentiation and English language learner strategies into their instruction. This feature allows teachers to assign each role based on their students' individual reading levels, encouraging everyone to get involved in the same activity. Whether students are struggling or proficient readers, they can all gain confidence in their reading fluency and feel successful. By performing together, students will also practice interacting cooperatively, reading aloud, and using expressive voices and gestures while storytelling. With an accompanying poem and song to give readers additional fluency practice, this script is a dynamic resource sure to engage a classroom of varied readers.
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The Tortoise and the Hare
by Dona Herweck Rice
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Act out the story of a race between a tortoise and a hare. The hare is always boasting that he is the fastest animal in the woods! Everyone is fed up with his boasting, so the tortoise challenges the hare to a race. The hare accepts, thinking the challenge is silly and a sure win. Read along to see if the slow-and-steady tortoise can beat the speedy hare! The roles in this script are written at different reading levels. This feature allows teachers to easily implement differentiation and English language learner strategies and assign specific roles to students in a way that accommodates individual reading skills. By using differentiation strategies, teachers can get all of their students involved and engaged in the same activity, whether they are struggling or proficient readers. Everyone can feel successful and can enjoy improving their fluency through performance! While performing this story with others, students can also practice interacting cooperatively and using expressive voices and gestures. With an accompanying poem and song for additional fluency practice, this script is a dynamic resource for your third and fourth graders. This colorful, leveled script is sure to get all students participating and confidently practicing fluency in a unique way.
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Hansel and Gretel
by Dona Herweck Rice
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
When Hansel and Gretel are abandoned in the forest by their mean stepmother and then captured by an evil witch, they have to think fast to figure out how to get back home. Bring this classic folk tale to life by having students act out this lively script! The roles in this script are written at varying reading levels, allowing teachers to use differentiation strategies to assign specific roles to students who are at different reading levels. This feature allows all students to engage in the activity, participating, performing, and feeling successful while building fluency! By performing this charming story with their peers, students will also practice important skills like reading aloud, interacting cooperatively, and using expressive voices and gestures. An accompanying poem and song are also included in the script, providing students with additional fluency practice. All of the features in this colorful, leveled script make it the perfect tool to get all students to enjoy participating and practicing fluency.
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Webs of Beauty
by Miriam Myers
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Act out the story of three friends finding patterns in nature, in the classroom, and at home, encouraging your students to find patterns on their own! This script includes six roles, each of which match a different reading level. Teachers can apply differentiation and English language learner strategies to the script to assign roles in a way that accommodates all students, whether they are struggling or proficient readers. All students can engage in one activity together, gaining confidence in their reading fluency and feeling successful, regardless of their current reading ability! An accompanying song and poem provide additional resources to help students build fluency! Along with reading fluency improvement, students will also practice reading aloud, interacting cooperatively, and using expressive voices and gestures by performing this charming story together. This dynamic, colorful script is sure to benefit a classroom of varied readers!
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First Fire
by Dona Herweck Rice
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Cold. Dark. Raw. Without light and heat, how would you live? Take a journey back to the Paleolithic Era and experience the dangers and benefits of facing fire for the first time. Explore how the earliest people learned to harness energy in this Reader's Theater script that offers differentiated roles with various reading levels to ensure that all students have the opportunity to succeed. A list of Tips for Performing Reader's Theater helps students develop good stage presence, interact cooperatively with peers, and talk with feeling and meaning. With a glossary to deepen vocabulary and an accompanying poem and song, this five-act leveled script is the perfect tool to increase student fluency, comprehension, and content literacy in physical and earth sciences as well as social studies.
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Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl
by Kathleen E. Bradley
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
In this story, Iztaccíhuatl, the daughter of an Aztec emperor, falls in love with a commoner named Popocatépetl. The emperor agrees that she may only marry him if he becomes an Eagle Knight in battle, but a cunning warrior wants Iztaccíhuatl for himself. Act out this story of the ancient Aztecs to find out who will prevail! This script includes roles written at various reading levels, allowing teachers to implement differentiation and English language learner strategies into their instruction. This feature allows teachers to assign each role based on their students' individual reading levels, encouraging everyone to get involved in the same activity. Whether students are struggling or proficient readers; they can all gain confidence in their reading fluency and feel successful. By performing together, students will also practice interacting cooperatively, reading aloud, and using expressive voices and gestures while storytelling. With an accompanying poem and song to give readers additional fluency practice, this script is a dynamic resource sure to engage a classroom of varied readers.
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The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
by Tamara Hollingsworth
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Act out the tragic and true story of the betrayal and assassination of Roman ruler Julius Caesar in 44 BC. Worried that the newly powerful Caesar will become a dictator, Casius enlists the help of Caesar's trusted friend, Brutus, to preemptively murder the ruler. This script includes roles written at various reading levels, allowing teachers to implement differentiation and English language learner strategies into instruction. This feature allows teachers to assign each role based on their students' individual reading levels, encouraging everyone to get involved in the same activity. Whether students are struggling or proficient readers, they can all gain confidence in their reading fluency and feel successful. By performing together, students will also practice interacting cooperatively, reading aloud, and using expressive voices and gestures while storytelling. With an accompanying poem and song to give readers additional fluency practice, this script is a dynamic resource sure to engage a classroom of varied readers.
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Hidden by Time
by Saskia Lacey
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Earthquakes shake the island. Ash turns the sky black. Will Yaya and her family escape the volcanic eruption? Play a part in solving the historic mystery of the ancient Minoan civilization through parallel stories of the past and present. Hidden by Time follows explorers making significant geological discoveries in the present time, while reliving past events through the eyes of a young Minoan girl. This exciting Reader's Theater script gives everyone an opportunity to succeed as it offers differentiated roles with various reading levels. Additionally, a list of Tips for Performing Reader's Theater helps students develop good stage presence, interact cooperatively with peers, and talk with feeling and meaning. With a glossary to deepen vocabulary and an accompanying poem and song, this five-act leveled script is the perfect tool to increase student fluency, comprehension, and content literacy in earth science and social studies.
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Work or Starve
Captain John Smith and the Jamestown Colony 1607–1609
by Debra J. Housel
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Act out the story of John Smith, a captain who saved the American colonists with the help of Pocahontas and her father, Powhatan. This script includes six roles that are written at varying reading levels, supporting differentiation and English language learner strategies. Teachers can assign roles to students based on their individual reading levels. This helpful feature is an easy way for teachers to get all of their students involved and engaged in an activity. All students will gain confidence and feel successful while building fluency, regardless of their current reading ability. This script also features a song and poem relating to the story. Through performing this story together, students will practice valuable skills like interacting cooperatively, reading aloud, and using expressive voices and gestures. All of the features in this dynamic, leveled script make it a great resource for an entire classroom of young readers.
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Little Red Riding Hood
by Dona Herweck Rice
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Act out the story of Little Red Riding Hood, a young girl in a red cloak who goes to the woods to visit her grandma. She meets a wolf along the way and tells him where she's going. When she gets to Grandma's house, Grandma doesn't look like she usually looks. It's the wolf! The six roles in this script match different reading levels, enabling teachers to use differentiation and English language learner strategies. These strategies allow all students to engage in the same activity, regardless of their current reading level. All students can feel successful and can gain confidence in their reading fluency. Students can also practice reading aloud, interacting cooperatively, and using expressive voices and gestures while performing the story together. An accompanying poem and song give readers additional resources to practice fluency in an engaging way. This dynamic script is the perfect tool for a classroom or varied readers!
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Grandfather's Storytelling
by Jennifer Overend Prior
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Act out the story of a blind boy who listens as his grandfather retells the stories of the boy's life of overcoming struggles. The roles in this leveled script are written at varying reading levels, allowing teachers to use differentiation strategies to assign specific roles to students who are at different individual reading levels. This feature allows all students to engage in the activity; participating, performing, and feeling successful while building fluency! By performing this charming story with their peers, students will also practice important skills like reading aloud, interacting cooperatively, and using expressive voices and gestures. An accompanying poem and song are also included in the script, providing students with additional fluency practice. All of the features in this colorful, leveled script make it the perfect tool to get all students to enjoy participating and practicing fluency.
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Ouch! "Jack and Jill"
by Sharon Coan
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Act out the story of Jack and Jill, two children who go up a hill to fetch a pail of water, but get injured along the way! This script includes roles written at various reading levels, allowing teachers to implement differentiation and English language learner strategies into instruction. This feature allows teachers to assign each role based on their students' individual reading levels, encouraging everyone to get involved in the same activity. Whether students are struggling or proficient readers, they can all gain confidence in their reading fluency and feel successful. By performing together, students will also practice interacting cooperatively, reading aloud, and using expressive voices and gestures while storytelling. With an accompanying poem and song to give readers additional fluency practice, this script is a dynamic resource sure to engage a classroom of varied readers.
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The Tragedy of King Lear
by Tamara Hollingsworth
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
In this Shakespearean tragedy, King Lear decides to divide up his kingdom amongst his daughters, commanding them to proclaim their love for him. He is fooled by Goneril and Regan's proclamations and so infuriated by Cordelia's inability to put her love into words that he banishes her. When he discovers that Goneril and Regan are treacherous and ungrateful and Cordelia is truly loyal, he is driven mad! Disloyalty brings a terrible fate upon this royal family. This script includes six roles, each of which match a different reading level. Teachers can apply differentiation and English language learner strategies to the script to assign roles in a way that accommodates all students, whether they are struggling or proficient readers. All students can engage in one activity together, gaining confidence in their reading fluency and feeling successful, regardless of their current reading ability! An accompanying song and poem provide additional resources to help students build fluency! Along with reading fluency improvement, students will also practice reading aloud, interacting cooperatively, and using expressive voices and gestures by performing this story together. This dynamic, colorful script is sure to benefit a classroom of varied readers!
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Undercover Explorer
by Diana Herweck
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Students will enjoy acting out Estelle's story as she puts on an unlikely disguise to become an explorer. Find out what she does and the struggles she faces in this reader's theater script! The roles in this leveled script are written at varying reading levels, allowing teachers to use differentiation strategies to assign specific roles to students who are at different individual reading levels. This feature allows all students to engage in the activity, participating, performing, and feeling successful while building fluency! By performing this story with their peers, students will also practice important skills like reading aloud, interacting cooperatively, and using expressive voices and gestures. An accompanying poem and song are also included in the script, providing students with additional fluency practice. All of the features in this colorful, leveled script make it the perfect tool to get all students enjoy participating and practicing fluency.
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Atrahasis
by Stephanie Paris
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Act out this ancient Mesopotamian myth about an angry god, an ancient flood, and a giant boat filled with pairs of creatures. A cranky god, Enlil, wishes to flood the earth and destroy civilization so he can get a good nap! Can King Atrahasis and the friendly god Enki outsmart Enlil and save the world? The roles in this script are written at different reading levels. This feature allows teachers to easily implement differentiation and English language learner strategies into their instruction and assign specific roles to students in a way that accommodates individual reading skills. By using differentiation strategies, teachers can get all students involved and engaged in the same activity, whether they are struggling or proficient readers. Everyone can feel successful and can enjoy improving their fluency through performance! While performing this story with others, students can also practice interacting cooperatively and using expressive voices and gestures. With an accompanying poem and song for additional fluency practice, this script is a dynamic resource for students. This colorful, leveled script is sure to get all students participating and confidently practicing fluency in a unique way.
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Amazing Animals
by Cathy Mackey Davis
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Act out the story of a boy named Brian who loves amazing animals! Brian keeps bringing animals home and when his mother tells him that he can only keep one, he meets even more new, exciting animals! This charming, leveled script includes six roles that are written at varying reading levels, supporting differentiation and English language learner strategies. Teachers can implement specific strategies to assign roles to students based on their individual reading levels. This helpful feature is an easy way for teachers to get all of their students involved and engaged in an activity. All students will gain confidence and feel successful while building fluency, regardless of their current reading ability. This script also features a song and poem relating to the story. Through performing this story together, students will practice valuable skills like interacting cooperatively, reading aloud, and using expressive voices and gestures. All of the features in this dynamic, leveled script make it a great resource for an entire classroom of young readers.
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Touchdown of the Wrong Kind
by Stephanie Macceca
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Act out the story of two children who lived through a tornado and are too frightened to leave their home. With the help of Mr. Whirltwist and other local weather experts, the boys learn how to prepare for another tornado and overcome their fear! The six roles in this script match different reading levels, enabling teachers to use differentiation and English language learner strategies. These strategies allow all students to engage in the same activity, regardless of their current reading level. All students can feel successful and can gain confidence in their reading fluency. Students can also practice reading aloud, interacting cooperatively, and using expressive voices and gestures while performing the story together. An accompanying poem and song give readers additional resources to practice fluency in an engaging way. This dynamic script is the perfect tool for a classroom or varied readers!
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Our Neighborhood
by Dona Herweck Rice
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Join a family as they spend the day visiting various places in town. They'll visit a library, fire station, city hall, and an ice cream parlor as they learn about the importance of community. This differentiated script features roles written to match multiple reading levels. Teachers can assign specific roles to their readers based on everyone's current reading level, allowing all readers to get involved in the same activity and feel successful! Students will gain confidence in their reading fluency through performance, regardless of their current reading ability. While performing with others, students will practice performance, interacting cooperatively, reading aloud, and using expressive voices and gestures to better tell the story.
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Little Things Matter
by Christi E. Parker
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
When Molly's birthday is the day before a science test, she and her friends find a way to celebrate and study at the same time! Act out this charming story as the children find a way to study and learn about science while doing fun activities like baking a cake and riding carnival rides. This colorful script teaches students that they can apply their studies to fun everyday activities. The six roles in this script are written at different reading levels, supporting differentiation and English language learner strategies. Teachers can easily implement these strategies by assigning specific roles to their students in a way that best accommodates readers of all levels. All students can participate in this activity, helping them gain confidence and feel successful while building fluency! An accompanying song and poem about the garden gives readers exciting additional opportunities to engage in the story and build fluency. Students will also practice other important skills like reading aloud, interacting cooperatively, and using expressive voices and gestures while performing this story together. All of the features in this colorful script make it the perfect tool for a diverse classroom of learners to practice repeated reading and fluency!
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Lewis and Clark
by Kathleen E. Bradley
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Act out the story of two captains, Lewis and Clark, on a mission to find a water route to the Pacific Ocean! A Shoshone Indian woman named Sacagawea helps them along their journey over the Rocky Mountains. The roles in this adventurous script are written at different reading levels. This feature allows teachers to easily implement differentiation and English language learner strategies and assign specific roles to students in a way that accommodates individual reading skills. By differentiating for all students, whether they are struggling or proficient readers, teachers can get everyone involved and engaged in the same activity. Everyone can feel successful and can enjoy improving their fluency through performance! While performing this story with others, students can also practice interacting cooperatively and using expressive voices and gestures. With an accompanying poem and song for additional fluency practice, this script is a dynamic resource for your third and fourth graders. This colorful, leveled script is sure to get all students participating and confidently practicing fluency in a unique way.
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The Liberty Bell
Saving the Sound of Freedom
by Debra J. Housel
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Learn how brave citizens of Philadelphia saved the iconic Liberty Bell during the British invasion! Acting out this story makes the history of the American Revolution come alive! The six roles in this script match different reading levels, enabling teachers to use differentiation and English language learner strategies. These strategies allow all students to engage in the same activity, regardless of their current reading level. All students can feel successful and can gain confidence in their reading fluency. Students can also practice reading aloud, interacting cooperatively, and using expressive voices and gestures while performing the story together. An accompanying poem and song give readers additional resources to practice fluency in an engaging way. This dynamic script is the perfect tool for a classroom or varied readers!
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The Reveres: A Family Forced Apart
by Suzanne Lieurance
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Act out the story of Paul Revere Jr., whose father is in exile after warning Hancock and Adams of the approaching British. The young Paul Jr. and his friend, Thomas, must be brave and resourceful while their families are away. The six roles in this script match different reading levels, enabling teachers to use differentiation and English language learner strategies. These strategies allow all students to engage in the same activity, regardless of their current reading level. All students can feel successful and can gain confidence in their reading fluency. Students can also practice reading aloud, interacting cooperatively, and using expressive voices and gestures while performing the story together. An accompanying poem and song give readers additional resources to practice fluency in an engaging way. This dynamic script is the perfect tool for a classroom or varied readers!
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Money Counts
by Lisa Zamosky
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Learn the basics of earning and saving money while acting out this charming story! Ben and Melissa, two siblings, begin to help their new neighbors with chores to earn money. Their helpful neighbors teach them all about the basics of banks and show them how many choices there are to make when you have money! The roles in this leveled script match different reading levels, enabling teachers to use differentiation and English language learner strategies in their instruction. These strategies allow all students to engage in the same activity, regardless of their current reading level. All students can feel successful and can gain confidence in their reading fluency. Students can also practice reading aloud, interacting cooperatively, and using expressive voices and gestures while performing the story together. An accompanying poem and song give readers additional resources to practice fluency in an engaging way. This dynamic script is the perfect tool for a classroom or varied readers!
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Reconstruction After the Civil War
by Kathleen E. Bradley
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Act out the story of a family who struggles to adjust to their lives after the Civil War ends. Southern states were left in disarray with slaves free, but homeless, poor, and uneducated. In this story, Patsy Berry, a former slave, awaits the return of her husband from war. She is devastated to discover that his military service has been extended, but is determined to have her family succeed. The six roles in this script are written at different reading levels, supporting differentiation and English language learner strategies. Teachers can easily implement these strategies by assigning specific roles to their students in a way that best accommodates readers of all levels. All students can participate in this activity, helping them gain confidence and feel successful while building fluency! An accompanying song and poem about the garden gives readers exciting additional opportunities to engage in the story and build fluency. Students will also practice other important skills like reading aloud, interacting cooperatively, and using expressive voices and gestures while performing this story together. All of the features in this colorful script make it the perfect tool for a diverse classroom of learners to practice repeated reading and fluency!
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From Independence to Oregon
by Stephanie Macceca
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Join a family who travels across the Oregon Trail and reenact the efforts, experiences, and hardships of those who traveled the trail many years ago. The roles in this leveled script are written at varying reading levels, allowing teachers to use differentiation strategies to assign specific roles to students who are at different individual reading levels. This feature allows all students to engage in the activity; participating, performing, and feeling successful while building fluency! By performing this story with their peers, students will also practice important skills like reading aloud, interacting cooperatively, and using expressive voices and gestures. An accompanying poem and song are also included in the script, providing students with additional fluency practice. All of the features in this colorful, leveled script make it the perfect tool to get all students to enjoy participating and practicing fluency.
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The Swimming Hole
by Georgia Beth
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Long ago, the monkeys of Japan loved to play all year long, except in winter. The winters were very cold, the trees were bare and everything was covered in snow and ice. One cold day they discovered something amazing that changed how they survived the winters. With the hot spring swimming hole they could play in winter too! This exciting Reader's Theater script gives everyone an opportunity to succeed as it offers differentiated roles with various reading levels. Additionally, a list of Tips for Performing Reader's Theater helps students develop good stage presence, interact cooperatively with peers, and talk with feeling and meaning. With a glossary to deepen vocabulary and an accompanying poem and song, this four-act leveled script is the perfect tool to increase student fluency, comprehension, and content literacy in science.
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Immigration
For a Better Life
by Harriet Isecke
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Act out the story of two families who immigrate to America in hopes of having a better life! This title teaches children about the hardships of the journey that immigrants endured and the payoff of American citizenship. The roles in this script are written at varying reading levels, allowing teachers to use differentiation strategies to assign specific roles to students who are at different reading levels. This feature allows all students to engage in the activity, participating, performing, and feeling successful while building fluency! By performing this charming story with their peers, students will also practice important skills like reading aloud, interacting cooperatively, and using expressive voices and gestures. An accompanying poem and song are also included in the script, providing students with additional fluency practice. All of the features in this colorful, leveled script make it the perfect tool to get all students to enjoy participating and practicing fluency.
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A Garden in the City
by Miriam Myers
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Act out the story of a city girl who helps her neighbor make a beautiful garden in the city! The many roles in this leveled script are written at different reading levels, supporting differentiation and English language learner strategies. Teachers can easily implement these strategies by assigning specific roles to their students in a way that best accommodates readers of all levels. All students can participate in this activity, helping them gain confidence and feel successful while building fluency! An accompanying song and poem about the garden gives readers exciting additional opportunities to engage in the story and build fluency. Students will also practice reading aloud, interacting cooperatively, and using expressive voices and gestures while performing this story together. All of the features in this colorful script make it the perfect tool for a diverse classroom of learners to practice repeated reading and fluency!
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Teaming with Mr. Cool!
by Sarah Kartchner Clark
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Act out the story of two clever farmers who devise a plan to catch a sneaky coyote, Mr. Cool, and keep him from eating their animals! This script features roles written to match different reading levels, supporting differentiation and English language learner strategies. By utilizing these easy-to-use strategies, teachers can assign specific roles to their readers based on everyone's current reading level. This feature allows everyone to get involved in the same activity and feel successful! All readers can gain confidence in their reading fluency through performance, regardless of their current reading ability. While performing with others, students will practice interacting cooperatively, reading aloud, and using expressive voices and gestures to better tell the story. This script also features an accompanying poem and song to give readers additional fluency practice. This dynamic, colorful script is the perfect tool for a classroom of diverse readers. It will surely get everyone participating and confidently practicing fluency!
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The Prince and the Sphinx
by Stephanie Paris
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Act out the story of Thutmose and Menes, two Egyptian princes! Only one can be the next ruler of Egypt. Find out who will triumph in this exciting, leveled script! The six roles in this script are written at different reading levels, supporting differentiation and English language learner strategies. Teachers can easily implement these strategies by assigning specific roles to their students in a way that best accommodates readers of all levels. All students can participate in this activity, helping them gain confidence and feel successful while building fluency! An accompanying song and poem about the garden gives readers exciting additional opportunities to engage in the story and build fluency. Students will also practice other important skills like reading aloud, interacting cooperatively, and using expressive voices and gestures while performing this story together. All of the features in this colorful script make it the perfect tool for a diverse classroom of learners to practice repeated reading and fluency!
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The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice
by Tamara Hollingsworth
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Act out Othello's tragic story of vengeance and betrayal! Iago is angry at Othello for not promoting him, so he schemes to ruin Othello's life with his lies, ruining his own in the process. The six roles in this script match different reading levels, enabling teachers to use differentiation and English language learner strategies in their instruction. These strategies allow all students to engage in the same activity, regardless of their current reading level. All students can feel successful and can gain confidence in their reading fluency. Students can also practice reading aloud, interacting cooperatively, and using expressive voices and gestures while performing the story together. An accompanying poem and song give readers additional resources to practice fluency in an engaging way. This dynamic script is the perfect tool for a classroom of varied readers!
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Little Piggies
This Little Piggy and Pat-a-Cake
by Sharon Coan
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Act out this charming story about a family of pigs! Mother needs food and three of her little pigs decide to help. At the market, the pigs buy bread and roast beef. While they are at the market, they ask the baker to make Baby Pig a cake. They then go home where they all eat sandwiches and cake together! The roles in this script are written at different reading levels. This feature allows teachers to easily implement differentiation and English language learner strategies into instruction and assign specific roles to students in a way that accommodates individual reading skills. By using differentiation strategies, teachers can get all of their students involved and engaged in the same activity, whether they are struggling or proficient readers. Everyone can feel successful and can enjoy improving their fluency through performance! While performing this story with others, students can also practice interacting cooperatively and using expressive voices and gestures. With an accompanying poem and song for additional fluency practice, this script is a dynamic resource for your students. This colorful, leveled script is sure to get all students participating and confidently practicing fluency in a unique way.
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What Time Is It?
Hickory Dickory Dock and Wee Willie Winkie
by Sharon Coan
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Act out this charming story that combines the classic nursery rhymes "Hickory Dickory Dock" and "Wee Willie Winkie"! The six roles in this script are written at different reading levels, supporting differentiation and English language learner strategies. Teachers can easily implement these strategies by assigning specific roles to their students in a way that best accommodates readers of all levels. All students can participate in this activity, helping them gain confidence and feel successful while building fluency! An accompanying song and poem gives readers additional opportunities to engage in the story and build fluency. Students will also practice other important skills like reading aloud, interacting cooperatively, and using expressive voices and gestures while performing this story together. All of the features in this colorful script make it the perfect tool for a diverse classroom of learners to practice repeated reading and fluency!
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Civil War Hero of Marye's Heights
by Debra J. Housel
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Act out the Civil War story of the Battle of Fredericksburg. During the battle, many soldiers from the Union are left to die, but one brave, heroic Confederate soldier crosses into unsafe territory to provide help and save many of their lives. This script includes six roles that are written at varying reading levels, supporting differentiation and English language learner strategies. Teachers can implement differentiation strategies to assign roles to students based on their individual reading levels. This helpful feature is an easy way for teachers to get all of their students involved and engaged in an activity. All students will gain confidence and feel successful while building fluency, regardless of their current reading ability. This script also features a song and poem relating to the story. Through performing this story together, students will practice valuable skills like interacting cooperatively, reading aloud, and using expressive voices and gestures. All of the features in this dynamic, leveled script make it a great resource for an entire classroom of young readers.
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Camping Constitution
by Christi E. Parker
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Act out the story of a group of children who need to set rules for their camping trip! They use the United States Constitution as an example, discovering the reasons it was written, what it means for democracy in our country, and how it gives citizens' rights, laws, and freedoms. Will the children be able to make a camping constitution of their own? This script includes six roles, each of which match a different reading level. Teachers can apply differentiation and English language learner strategies to the script to assign roles in a way that accommodates all students, whether they are struggling or proficient readers. All students can engage in one activity together, gaining confidence in their reading fluency and feeling successful, regardless of their current reading ability! An accompanying song and poem provide additional resources to help students build fluency! Along with reading fluency improvement, students will also practice reading aloud, interacting cooperatively, and using expressive voices and gestures by performing this charming story together. This dynamic, colorful script is sure to benefit a classroom of varied readers!
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How Puzzling!
by Christi E. Parker
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
A group of students learns about a puzzling school called Wayland Jr. High where the students get to solve fun math problems and puzzles. They discover that everything at Wayland is a bit odd and different. Act out their story as the kids learn that Wayland is no more fun and puzzling than their own school, Dullsville! This script includes six roles, each of which match a different reading level. Teachers can apply differentiation and English language learner strategies to the script to assign roles in a way that accommodates all students, whether they are struggling or proficient readers. All students can engage in one activity together, gaining confidence in their reading fluency and feeling successful, regardless of their current reading ability! An accompanying song and poem provide additional resources to help students build fluency! Along with reading fluency improvement, students will also practice reading aloud, interacting cooperatively, and using expressive voices and gestures by performing this charming story together. This dynamic, colorful script is sure to benefit a classroom of varied readers!
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The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
by Tamara Hollingsworth
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Act out the tragedy of Hamlet, the prince of Denmark who discovers that his uncle, Claudius, murdered his father. Claudius intends to marry Hamlet's mother and take the throne, but Hamlet has other plans! He vows to avenge his father. The roles in this leveled script are written at varying reading levels, allowing teachers to use differentiation strategies to assign specific roles to students who are at different individual reading levels. This feature allows all students to engage in the activity, participating, performing, and feeling successful while building fluency! By performing this story with their peers, students will also practice important skills like reading aloud, interacting cooperatively, and using expressive voices and gestures. An accompanying poem and song are also included in the script, providing students with additional fluency practice. All of the features in this colorful, leveled script make it the perfect tool to get all students to enjoy participating and practicing fluency.
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Women's Suffrage
by Dorothy Alexander Sugarman
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Act out the story of two women, Alice and Lucy, from the National American Women's Suffrage Association (NAWSA). The group is trying to get women the right to vote, but they are moving too slowly! Alice and Lucy resort to their own methods including instigating radical demonstrations. While their efforts cause them trouble, children will learn how women did eventually obtain the right to vote. This script includes roles written at various reading levels, allowing teachers to implement differentiation and English language learner strategies into instruction. This feature allows teachers to assign each role based on their students' individual reading levels, encouraging everyone to get involved in the same activity. Whether students are struggling or proficient readers, they can all gain confidence in their reading fluency and feel successful. By performing together, students will also practice interacting cooperatively, reading aloud, and using expressive voices and gestures while storytelling. With an accompanying poem and song to give readers additional fluency practice, this script is a dynamic resource sure to engage a classroom of varied readers.
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Johnny Appleseed
by Lisa Greathouse
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Act out the story of Johnny Appleseed, a man who journeyed across the Western frontier and planted apple seeds along the way, with this engaging Reader's Theater script! The roles in this script match different reading levels, allowing teachers to use differentiation and English language learner strategies to get all students participating in the activity. Regardless of their reading level, all students can be engaged in the activity, making them feel successful and more confident in their reading fluency! While performing this charming story with their peers, students will practice interacting cooperatively, reading aloud, and using expressive voices and gestures. At the end of the story, students can recite a poem and sing a song for additional fluency practice. This colorful, leveled script teaches students about popular children's literature while making reading and rereading an engaging activity. This script is the perfect tool to get all students to participate and enjoy practicing fluency.
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Indentured in America
by Corinne Brown
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Act out the story of a young boy named Charles who is an indentured servant. In this script, students will learn about indentured servitude and slavery as Charles befriends a young slave and the two of them join a group of pirates in hopes of finally becoming free! The six roles in this script match different reading levels, enabling teachers to use differentiation strategies. These strategies allow all students to engage in the same activity, regardless of their current reading level. All students can feel successful and can gain confidence in their reading fluency. Students can also practice reading aloud, interacting cooperatively, and using expressive voices and gestures while performing the story together. An accompanying poem and song give readers additional resources to practice fluency in an engaging way. This dynamic script is the perfect tool for a classroom or varied readers!
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The Three Little Pigs
by Dona Herweck Rice
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Act out the tale of three little pigs who each make their own house. One house is made of straw, another is made of sticks, and the last is made of bricks. Their homes are threatened when a wolf moves nearby and hopes to blow down their houses and eat the pigs! Found out what house will be safe and sturdy! This charming script includes six roles that are written at varying reading levels, supporting differentiation and English language learner strategies. Teachers can implement differentiation strategies to assign roles to students based on their individual reading levels. This helpful feature is an easy way for teachers to get all of their students involved and engaged in an activity. All students will gain confidence and feel successful while building fluency, regardless of their current reading ability. This script also features a song and poem relating to the story. Through performing this story together, students will practice valuable skills like interacting cooperatively, reading aloud, and using expressive voices and gestures. All of the features in this dynamic, leveled script make it a great resource for an entire classroom of young readers.
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Wigz Will be Wigz
by Christi E. Parker
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
The Wigz family wants to go to the Hog Wild Carnival to enter their pet pigs in a contest, but they need to find money to go! Act out the story of their search for cash and change hidden around the house! This script includes six roles, each of which match a different reading level. Teachers can apply differentiation and English language learner strategies to the script to assign roles in a way that accommodates all students, whether they are struggling or proficient readers. All students can engage in one activity together, gaining confidence in their reading fluency and feeling successful, regardless of their current reading ability! An accompanying song and poem provide additional resources to help students build fluency! Along with reading fluency improvement, students will also practice reading aloud, interacting cooperatively, and using expressive voices and gestures by performing this charming story together. This dynamic, colorful script is sure to benefit a classroom of varied readers!
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Surviving the Wild Backyard
by Wendy Conklin
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
A science fair project goes terribly wrong and shrinks six siblings to bug size. Will they find the potion in time and return to normal size, or will they be eaten by predators in the wild backyard? Play a part in this journey that brings plant and animal survival to life…hopefully. This exciting Reader's Theater script gives everyone an opportunity to succeed as it offers differentiated roles with various reading levels. Additionally, a list of Tips for Performing Reader's Theater helps students develop good stage presence, interact cooperatively with peers, and talk with feeling and meaning. With a glossary to deepen vocabulary and an accompanying poem and song, this five-act leveled script is the perfect tool to increase student fluency, comprehension, and content literacy in life science.
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The Frog Who Became an Emperor
by Stephanie Paris
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
A hardworking couple anxiously awaits the birth of their child, only to discover that he is a magical talking frog! Act out the story of this fantastic frog who saves China from an invading army and goes on to become the Emperor of China! This charming, leveled script includes six roles that are written at varying reading levels, supporting differentiation and English language learner strategies. Teachers can implement differentiation strategies into instruction to assign roles to students based on their individual reading levels. This helpful feature is an easy way for teachers to get all of their students involved and engaged in an activity. All students will gain confidence and feel successful while building fluency, regardless of their current reading ability. This script also features a song and poem relating to the story. Through performing this story together, students will practice valuable skills like interacting cooperatively, reading aloud, and using expressive voices and gestures. All of the features in this dynamic, leveled script make it a great resource for an entire classroom of young readers.
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The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
by Debra J. Housel
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Act out the story of two cousins, the town mouse and the country mouse. When the country mouse visits the town mouse, the two get into all sorts of trouble. Follow along on a series of adventures and see what obstacles they encounter. The six roles in this script match different reading levels, enabling teachers to use differentiation and English language learner strategies in their instruction. These strategies allow all students to engage in the same activity, regardless of their current reading level. All students can feel successful and can gain confidence in their reading fluency. Students can also practice reading aloud, interacting cooperatively, and using expressive voices and gestures while performing the story together. An accompanying poem and song give readers additional resources to practice fluency in an engaging way. This dynamic script is the perfect tool for a classroom of varied readers!