Catalog Search Results
Author
Series
Description
Act out the story of famous inventor and statesman, Benjamin Franklin! This historical script takes readers on a journey with the curious Benjamin as he experiments with electricity, goes to London to fight for colonists' rights, and helps with the Constitution of the United States. The six roles in this Spanish-translated script are written at different reading levels, supporting differentiation and English language learner strategies. Teachers can...
Author
Series
Description
This five-act script with roles in Spanish allows students to perform roles at differentiated reading levels to accommodate all students. Students will learn the history of the Declaration of Independence as they perform roles to increase fluency, comprehension, and social studies content literacy. With a glossary, poem, and song, this resource will help students develop their vocabulary, create a stage presence, speak with meaning, and learn how...
Author
Series
Description
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 has been translated into Spanish and includes six roles, each of which match a different...
Author
Series
Description
A magical history book brings people from US history to life! With the help of Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Jr, Sally Ride, Cesar Chavez, and the State of Liberty, a young boy learns about their historical significance in this engaging Reader's Theater script. The Spanish-translated script features roles written to match multiple reading levels. Teachers can assign specific roles to their readers based on everyone's current reading level,...
Author
Series
Description
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 Spanish-translated 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!...
Author
Description
This four-act script allows students to perform roles at differentiated reading levels to accommodate all students. Written in Spanish, students will interact cooperatively with their peers, learn to speak with feeling and meaning, increase their vocabulary and comprehension, and develop stage presence. A glossary is included to engage students further with this play that focuses on early US History. Characters include Captain John Smith, Pocahontas,...
7) Paul Bunyan
Author
Series
Description
Students will act out the story of Paul Bunyan, the legendary giant of a man who helped build the American West! This Reader's Theater script features roles written to match multiple reading levels. Teachers can assign specific roles to their readers based on each student's current reading level, allowing all students to get involved in the same activity and feel successful! Students will gain confidence in their reading fluency through performance,...
Author
Series
Description
Act out the tragic story of Macbeth, a Scottish general who becomes fixated with a prophecy that he will become king. At his wife's urging, he begins murdering his way to the throne to make the prophecy come true. However, the couple, crazed with guilt and paranoia, cannot enjoy their reign and must pay for their wrongful actions. This script features roles written to match different reading levels, supporting differentiation and English language...
Author
Series
Description
Engage students and bring history to life in the classroom with this script about Henry Ford's successes. With roles written at various reading levels, this resource provides teachers with tips for implementing differentiation and strategies for English language learners so that everyone can participate. Students will build and practice fluency by reading aloud, while learning about Henry Ford, Ford Motor Company, and the Industrial Revolution.
10) Work or Starve
Author
Series
Description
Students will act out the story of John Smith, a captain who saved the American colonists with the help of Pocahontas and her father, Powhatan. This Reader's Theater script features roles written to match multiple reading levels. Teachers can assign specific roles to their readers based on each student's current reading level, allowing all students to get involved in the same activity and feel successful! Students will gain confidence in their reading...
Author
Series
Description
Students will act out this story of a bet between the north wind and the sun. The two argue over who is the most powerful and make a bet to see who can get a traveler to remove his cloak with their power. The harsh north wind tries its best with powerful force, but fails. The sun gently shines down warm beams of light, getting the traveler to remove his cloak quickly and showing the north wind that there is more power and strength in gentleness than...
Author
Series
Description
Students will act out the story of a mighty lion and tiny mouse who help each other. The mouse gets tangled in the lion's mane and the lion angrily threatens to kill the mouse. The mouse pleads for his life, telling the lion that he may be able to help him later, so the lion frees him. Later, the lion is caught in a hunter's net and the mouse helps him escape. This Reader's Theater script features roles written to match multiple reading levels. Teachers...
Author
Series
Description
Students will act out the classic 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. Readers will find out if the slow-and-steady tortoise can beat the speedy hare! The roles in this script are written at different reading levels. This Reader's Theater script features roles written to match multiple...
Author
Series
Description
Act out the story of a family of immigrants who are eager to come to America. They travel from their homeland and arrive in America, mesmerized by the Statue of Liberty. The statue becomes their symbol of hope for the future. Learn about the history of this iconic statue and Ellis Island in this historical, Spanish-translated script! The roles in this script are written at varying reading levels, allowing teachers to use differentiation strategies...
Author
Series
Description
Students will 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 Spanish Reader's Theater script features roles written to match multiple reading...
16) World War I
Author
Series
Description
Students will 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 Reader's Theater script features roles written to match multiple reading levels. Teachers can assign specific roles to their readers based on each student's current reading level, allowing all students to get involved in the same activity and feel successful! Students...
Author
Series
Description
Take a trip to Washington D.C. with Bosley Bear! Learn about four important presidents--Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, and Lincoln--while Bosley Bear finds the monuments dedicated to them that are scattered around Washington D.C. This charming, Spanish-translated script includes six roles that are written at varying reading levels, supporting differentiation and English language learner strategies. Teachers can implement differentiation strategies...
Author
Series
Description
Students will 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. This Reader's Theater script features roles written to match multiple reading levels. Teachers can assign specific roles to their readers based on each student's current reading level, allowing all students...
19) World War II
Author
Series
Description
Students will act out the story of Emma and Hannah who are working on a school project about World War II and decide to interview their grandfathers to learn more about it. Act out this story as the girls learn about D-Day and how the Battle of Normandy turned the tide for the Allied forces during the war. The girls also learn that many German soldiers were unaware of Hitler's "Final Solution" and the concentration camps at the time. This Reader's...
Author
Series
Description
Act out the story of Sophia, a young girl who is nervous about moving to a new town and having her life change. By hearing her Grandmother's story about immigrating to America, Sophia learns that making a change and moving forward can lead to very good things! The roles in this Spanish-translated script are written at different reading levels. This feature allows teachers to use differentiation strategies to assign specific roles to students in a...
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for?
Search Hurst Public LibraryOr request an item not in the catalog. Submit Request