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The Great Lessons Starter: Montessori Exploration of Myths & Science
🌟 Ignite Curiosity and Wonder in Your Cosmic Education JourneyStep into the magic of Montessori Cosmic Education with this storytelling and discovery bundle that bridges myth and science in an unforgettable way. Children explore how humans across cultures have always asked the same timeless question: ✨ “How did everything begin?”Through narrative, art, and hands-on exploration, students travel from ancient creation stories to modern scientific understanding — learning to see imagination a
1st - 6th
Astronomy, Chemistry, General Science
The Tomato Tornado - Small Group Reader's Theater for Safety
This is small group reader's theater is for three students. for small groups. The object is to improve fluency while teaching tornado safety! Mabel thinks that she and the others are supposed to be talking to the class about tomatoes, but they are supposed to be doing TORNADOES. Matt and Nancy correct her and help lead the discussion. It teaches tornado safety as well as spreading some humor about the situation. There is a small writing prompt at the end.I write small group reader's theaters s
3rd - 10th, Adult Education
Drama, Science, Short Stories
CCSS
RF.3.4
, RF.3.4a
, RF.3.4b
+13
Comets, Asteroids, and Meteors - Small Group Reader's Theater
This Reader's Theater was written for a small group of 4 students. It is to help explain what comets, meteors, and asteroids are. In the script, Brian is supposed to have written a report about Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids but he hasn’t been working on it. He thinks that all of them are space rocks. His friends help him out and explain the differences between them. There is a short writing/discussion prompt at the end.I write small group reader's theaters so they will work better in centers a
4th - 7th, Adult Education
Astronomy, Drama, Short Stories
CCSS
RL.4.10
, RL.5.10
, RL.6.10
+5
Secret of the Solstice - a play
Description of this Script:Duration: 45-60 mins. depending on the inclusion of songs and dances. Genre: fantasy, fairy tale Cast Size: Cast size for Act 1: 22. For a larger or smaller group, add non-speaking unicorn or fairy parts, or double up on the lines. Cast size for Act 2: also 22, including 9 speaking parts from Act 1. These may be doubled if a different group is doing Act 2, but may also be carried over. Separate classes may be included to do the suggested songs and dances. Grade level:
K - 3rd
Astronomy, Basic Principles, Drama
Digital Eco-Explorers: A Local Environmental Advocacy Project
Engage students in real-world learning with this project-based unit! Digital Eco-Explorers empowers students to research a local environmental issue and create a digital advocacy campaign using tools like Google My Maps, Audacity, and Canva. Students will: Investigate and map local data Record a 5–10 min podcast Write a persuasive blog post Present their campaign in a class fair or showcase Includes a one-page project brief, tech tools, rubrics, and role descriptions. Perfect for grades 5–8
5th - 8th
Environment
Digital Skills Classroom Poster • Google Drive, Docs, Slides, Gmail & Excel Quic
Help your students become confident digital learners with this Digital Skills Quick Guide Poster—perfect for middle school, high school, advisory periods, technology classes, and 1:1 laptop classrooms! This one-page printable poster gives students clear, simple directions for the MOST essential tech skills they use every day: ✔ Google Drive ✔ Google Docs ✔ Google Slides ✔ Gmail ✔ Excel No more stopping class to explain how to resize an image or where to save files—this poster puts step-by
4th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Art History, Government, Instructional Technology
Ignoramuses Elementary Script Environmental Science Play Readers Theater
When I formed the drama club for 3rd-5th graders at my school, I had no idea scripts cost hundreds to thousands of dollars! I found some online readers' theater scripts, but none that were for more than a small handful of children or took more than a few minutes to perform. Necessity being the mother of invention, I started writing my own. The Ignoramuses is a comedic look at a serious issue. Instead of leaving mainstream society to form a better way of life, they form an island community
3rd - 6th
Drama, Reading Strategies, Science
Long Road to Learning | Readers Theater | Sharing the Planet and Resources |
🛤️ Long Road to Learning — Readers Theater ScriptA powerful Readers Theater about perseverance, teamwork, and the joy of learning! 🌟 In Long Road to Learning, students journey alongside a group of determined characters who face challenges, make mistakes, and learn that growth takes patience and effort. Through humor, heart, and teamwork, this Readers Theater inspires your students to see that every learner travels their own path — and every step counts!Perfect for reinforcing growth minds
3rd - 8th
Environment, Reading, World History
The Planet Needs a Team Readers Theater Scripts for Grades 2-6
🌎 The Planet Needs a Team! Readers Theater ScriptInspire your students to become Earth’s greatest heroes with this powerful Readers Theater about teamwork, responsibility, and protecting our planet!In The Planet Needs a Team!, students take on the roles of everyday kids who discover that saving the planet starts with cooperation, creativity, and courage. Together, they form an eco-team to tackle problems like pollution, waste, and deforestation — showing that everyone has the power to make a
3rd - 6th
Close Reading, Earth Sciences
Small Group Reader's Theater for Science Packet #1
This group of scripts was written to support science standards and learning. They are for groups of 3 to 4 students. Science subjects covered are the rock cycle, magnetism, electricity, volcanoes, inherited traits, planets, comets/asteroids/and meteors, and rotation versus revolution. There is a small writing/discussion prompt at the end.Each reader's theater is sold singly but you can get all eight in this packet. They usually sell for $2 - $3 but, in this packet, I am charging $12. Plays are:
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Drama, Science, Short Stories
CCSS, NGSS
RL.6.10
, RL.7.10
, RL.8.10
+16
Inherited Traits Versus Learned Traits - Science Small Group Reader's Theater
This is a small group reader's theater that was written for 3 students. It is a science reader's theater. If needed, you can change the names to make it for all boys or girls. This reader's theater was written to help remind students about the difference between inherited traits and learned traits. It ties our science curriculum in to reading. Anytime I can combine two subjects I do. In the script, Sean and Shane can’t agree on what’s more important - learned traits or inherited traits. Sally a
4th - 7th, Adult Education
Drama, General Science, Short Stories
CCSS
RL.6.10
, RF.4.4
, RF.4.4a
+10
Animal Research & RAFT Project-based Unit - Animal Readers' Theatre Bundle
Animal RAFT- a Project-based Research Unit and Animals to the Rescue- a Readers’ Theatre Play About Survival & Smart Choices are now bundled! This natural pairing of resources has students first researching and presenting animals through different RAFT choices in an end-of-unit Museum Walk. Added to that, they have the opportunity for some extended learning through a fun Readers’ Theatre play about a group of students who wander away from the rest of their group and become lost in the wood
4th - 7th
Biology, English Language Arts, General Science
CCSS, NGSS
RST.6-8.2
, RST.6-8.10
, WHST.6-8.1b
+5
Trailblazers in Science(SIX STEM Biographical Plays)BUNDLE of RESOURCES
A bundle of SIX Reader's Theater Scripts from my Ms. Bie Ografee Talk Show Series. The six scientists in this bundle include: 1. Elizabeth Blackwell 2. Thomas Edison 3. George Washington Carver(also in my African American Trailblazer bundle) 4. Jacques Cousteau 5. Marie Curie 6. Katherine Johnson Use these fun/informative STEM biographical plays during a unit of study in science, for Women's History Month, Black History Month, for a Friday Biographical person day or before a vacation. The format
5th - 9th
Informational Text, Science
Writing Super Magnet Man & His Electric Girl - Small Group Reader's Theater
This reader's theater was written for 4 students. It reviews how magnets are attracted to each other and electricity's open and closed circuits. The story centers around a girl, who is trying to make science a love story. Naturally, the boys are disgusted by the idea! It is a great way to tie science into language arts. There is a short writing/discussion prompt at the end. I use this reader's theater to introduce many subjects as well as to reinforce others and improve fluency. Reader's thea
4th - 8th, Adult Education
Drama, Physical Science, Short Stories
CCSS
RL.6.10
, RF.4.4
, RF.4.4a
+10
Small Group Readers' Theaters for Science Book #2
This group of scripts was written to support science standards and learning. They are for groups of 3 to 4 students. Science subjects covered erosion, weathering, living and nonliving things, the water cycle, the five animal kingdoms, force, tornado safety, and types of energy. There is a small writing/discussion prompt after each script.There are eight scripts. They usually sell for $2 but, in this packet, I am charging $10 instead of $16. Each reader's theater is sold singly but you can get a
3rd - 12th, Adult Education
Drama, Reading, Science
CCSS
RL.3.10
, RL.4.10
, RL.5.10
+16
The Legendary Pet Egg
This Roblox themed Reader's Theater comes with 4 reading parts in a bundle of 6 reader's theaters that should be enough for each group in your classroom to have its own project. Each has 7 critical thinking written response comprehension questions. Each has 20 math story problems themed after the reader's theater. Each has instructions for recreating the scenes in Scratch. Perfect for small group time as the extended coding activity gives opportunity to prioritize small groups. Answer key wi
2nd - 4th
Computer Science - Technology, Math Test Prep, Reading Strategies
Readers' Theater: The Three Types of Rocks
This Readers’ Theater introduces the three types of rocks and how they form. Middle school students will enjoy learning Earth science content, while interacting with each other through the script. The informative text is kept “light” with fun interjections from The Sound Effect Crew and a surprise encounter with Rocky the Genie. The script includes vocabulary words, helpful hints, a diagram of the rock cycle, supportive links, and follow-up questions for students. It also would be an excellent a
5th - 8th
Drama, Earth Sciences, Reading
The Headless Chicken - A True Story - HISTORICAL Small Group Readers' Theater
This script was written for 3 students and for Halloween - although it could be used anytime to entertain. It is based on the true story of a chicken that survived having it's head cut off. In the 40’s there was a chicken who really did have its head cut off by a farmer and yet it survived. This is that story. In the script, a student is trying to come up with a story to share with the class that is spooky. One of the students suggests that they tell the story of a chicken who survived 18 month
3rd - 12th, Adult Education
Drama, Science, Short Stories
CCSS
RF.3.4
, RF.3.4a
, RF.3.4b
+13
Weathering Man and Erosion Boy / El Hombre Desgaste y El Chico Erosión
This is a Reader's Theater for 3 students. It follows the curriculum for science in 5th grade but it is also a good topic opener for any other grade that is going to be studying weathering or erosion. In this script Weathering and Erosion are compared to superheroes. This Reader's Theater is designed to tie in Language Arts and Science. My goal was to tie in some science with language arts. / El Hombre Desgaste y El Chico Erosión están jugando un juego de superhéroes, pero la chica no cree qu
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Drama, Science, Spanish
CCSS
RF.4.4
, RF.4.4a
, RF.4.4b
+9
Rocks Rock! - A Closer Look at the Rock Cycle - Small Group Readers' Theater
This is a small group reader's theater is for 4 students. This ties science into reading and is a great way to do two things at the same time. This script was intended to either introduce or reinforce a lesson on the rock cycle. In the script - The class is supposed to go on a field trip today. Their teacher told them it was going to be to a rock show. Daniel thought rock show meant rock concert as in guitars and rock stars. He is VERY disappointed to hear it is to look at rocks and minerals. H
4th - 8th, Adult Education
Drama, Earth Sciences, Short Stories
CCSS
RF.4.4
, RF.4.4a
, RF.4.4b
+9
Where Does Our Energy Come From? - Small Group Reader's Theater
This is a small group reader's theater is for 4 students. This ties science into reading and is a great way to do two things at the same time. This script was intended to introduce or reinforce a lesson about energy. In the script, Bob slept through science class and wasn’t paying attention when they were talking about where energy came from. He thought he knew it all and that electricity was just lightning. Thankfully Mary, Lewis, and Nicole ask him to prove it. They find out what he doesn’t k
5th - 12th, Adult Education
Drama, General Science, Short Stories
CCSS
RF.3.4
, RF.3.4a
, RF.3.4b
+13
EARTH Day Small Group Readers' Theaters Pack
The scripts in this pack were written for 3 - 5 students. Each script is on a subject that comes up around Earth Day. I use all of my Reader's Theaters to help students improve their fluency. My students, especially the ones struggling to read, still require motivation to improve and that is where Reader's Theater comes in. You can buy 6 of these scripts in this pack for $8 or pay $2 a piece for them. Buying this pack will save you $4. The scripts in this pack are: Ecoman - Father Earth Mother S
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Drama, Environment, Short Stories
CCSS
RF.4.4
, RF.4.4a
, RF.4.4b
+9
Readers' Theater: Storm Clouds and Lightning
This Readers’ Theater introduces middle school students to storm clouds, how they form and what must occur for lightning to take place. It would be helpful, but not necessary, for students to understand the basics of the water cycle and static electricity before reading this script. The informative text is kept “light-hearted” with fun interjections from The Sound Effect Crew and a surprise encounter with Fluff the Genie. Included with the script are: vocabulary words, helpful hints for the teac
5th - 8th
Drama, Earth Sciences, Vocabulary
The Volcan & the Volcano - Small Group Reader's Theater
This is a Small Group Reader's Theater. It is for 4 students, boys or girls. I use them to help with fluency but I also use them to introduce other topics at times. This Reader's Theater is meant to introduce volcanoes. It centers on the four types of volcanoes and what makes them interesting to study. In the script, one of the students has just decided to become a Volcanologist when they grow up. None of the others know what this is and, at first, they think the person is talking about being
4th - 6th, Adult Education
Drama, Earth Sciences, Short Stories
CCSS
RL.6.10
, RF.4.4
, RF.4.4a
+10
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