Reader's Theater Sixth Grade Scripts--Social Studies

Reader's Theater Sixth Grade Scripts--Social Studies
Author: Timothy Rasinski
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2014-04-01
Genre:
ISBN: 1480779253

Increase student fluency through repeated readings of interesting, social studies reader's theater scripts for 6th graders. Based on Dr. Timothy Rasinski's fluency research, these scripts are ideal for improving fluency through dramatic readings.

Reader's Theater Scripts--Texas History

Reader's Theater Scripts--Texas History
Author: Timothy Rasinski
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
Total Pages: 179
Release: 2014-08-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1425896049

Improve students' reading fluency while providing fun and purposeful practice and performance through Reader's Theater Scripts. Engage students through Reader's Theater to make learning fun while building knowledge of Texas history and the significant people, events, and places that make Texas what it is today. Improve vocabulary and comprehension with repeated practice and performance of the scripts along with TEKS-based activities in the lesson plans, which include word study, comprehension questions, and extension activities. Make your classroom a Reader's Theater classroom today!

The Tragedy of Macbeth--Reader's Theater Script & Fluency Lesson

The Tragedy of Macbeth--Reader's Theater Script & Fluency Lesson
Author: Tamara Hollingsworth
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
Total Pages: 23
Release: 2014-04-01
Genre:
ISBN: 1425883303

This Shakespeare reader's theater script builds fluency through oral reading. The creative script captures students' interest, so they want to practice and perform. Included is a fluency lesson and approximate reading levels for the script roles.

Readers' Theater

Readers' Theater
Author: Evan-Moor Corporation
Publisher: Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2003
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781557998941

All your students can shine thanks to the flexible casting options provided in Readers' Theater, Grade 5. To support struggling readers, cast two or more students in each role; the extra support of choral reading can make an important difference for many students. Refer to the Readers' Theater Table of Contents to see how you can connect each of the 15 read-aloud scripts to key content from the Grade 5 curriculum. Some of the scripts included are: - "Demeter and Persephone"--based on the classic Greek myth - "SOS Titanic"--a rescue on the high seas based on true events - "Getting the Scoop on UFOs"--a high school journalist learns a lesson about objective reporting - "The Montgomery Bus Boycott"--Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr., and other historical figures take the stage in this script based on historical events - "All the Rice in India"--this version of a folktale from India involves students in an intriguing mathematical challenge - Many more

A Bad Case of Tattle Tongue

A Bad Case of Tattle Tongue
Author: Julia Cook
Publisher: National Center for Youth Issues
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2006-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1937870812

A Book that Helps Kids Learn the Difference Between Tattling and Telling No one likes "Josh the Tattler" because he tattles way too much. He tattles on his classmates, his brother, and even his dog! But one night Josh wakes up to find that his tongue is very long, yellow, covered in bright purple spots, and Itchy, Itchy, Scratchy, Scratchy... Will a bad case of Tattle Tongue teach him a lesson? A Bad Case of Tattle Tongue gives teachers and counselors a humorous, cleverly creative way to address the time-consuming tattling-related issues that often sap classroom energy and thwart teaching opportunities. Parents who "battle the tattle" at home, on the playground, in the grocery store, or anywhere else can use this book to both entertain and enlighten their children about "The Tattle Rules." Every adult who desires to help children understand the differences between tattling and the need to warn others about important matters needs this book!

The Great Lemonade Standoff

The Great Lemonade Standoff
Author: Ruth Romer
Publisher: Benchmark Education Company
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2005
Genre: Children's plays
ISBN: 1410842002

Perform this script about two enterprising kids who open lemonade stands across the street from each other.

Comprehension [Grades K-12]

Comprehension [Grades K-12]
Author: Douglas Fisher
Publisher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2020-08-20
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1071840746

Radically change the way students learn from texts, extending beyond comprehension to critical reasoning and problem solving. Is your reading comprehension instruction just a pile of strategies? There is no evidence that teaching one strategy at a time, especially with pieces of text that require that readers use a variety of strategies to successfully negotiate meaning, is effective. And how can we extend comprehension beyond simple meaning? Bestselling authors Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, and Nicole Law propose a new, comprehensive model of reading instruction that goes beyond teaching skills to fostering engagement and motivation. Using a structured, three-pronged approach—skill, will, and thrill—students learn to experience reading as a purposeful act and embrace struggle as a natural part of the reading process. Instruction occurs in three phases: Skill. Holistically developing skills and strategies necessary for students to comprehend text, such as monitoring, predicting, summarizing, questioning, and inferring. Will. Creating the mindsets, motivations, and habits, including goal setting and choice, necessary for students to engage fully with texts. Thrill. Fostering the thrill of comprehension, so that students share their thinking with others or use their knowledge for something else. Comprehension is the structured framework you need to empower students to comprehend text and take action in the world.

Essentials of Elementary Social Studies

Essentials of Elementary Social Studies
Author: William B. Russell III
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2021-08-30
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1000426947

Essentials of Elementary Social Studies is a teacher friendly text that provides comprehensive treatment of classroom planning, instruction, and strategies. Praised for its dynamic approaches and a writing style that is conversational, personal, and professional, this text enables and encourages teachers to effectively teach elementary social studies using creative and active learning strategies. This sixth edition has been refined with new and relevant topics and strategies needed for effectively teaching elementary social studies. A few of new features include: An expanded chapter on the decision-making process in elementary social studies. This chapter provides additional discussion about the importance of helping young learners better understand the decision-making process and offers strategies for helping teachers make connections between choices, values, character development, and social justice. An updated chapter on technology designed to better prepare elementary teachers to effectively incorporate technology into social studies instruction. Attention is given to virtual teaching and learning, media literacy, teaching with film, and numerous other ways to improve teaching and learning in the digital age. Updated further readings and helpful resources for all chapters to include supplemental digital and video sources related to various topics throughout the chapter. New "Checking for Understanding" section at the end of each chapter that focuses on comprehension, application, and reflection on key concepts throughout the chapters. An updated chapter on lesson plans, in keeping with the book’s emphasis on planning and teaching. This chapter is designed to provide elementary social studies teachers with new classroom-tested lesson plans and includes two classroom-tested lessons for each grade level (K–6).

From the Page to the Stage

From the Page to the Stage
Author: Shirlee Sloyer
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2003-04-15
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0313080070

Readers theatre is a powerful tool for building language skills and involving young readers with literature. Educator and seasoned readers-theatre coach Shirlee Sloyer provides teachers and librarians with nuts-and-bolts guidelines for integrating readers theatre into the classroom and library. Detailed instructions for every step guide readers through the process of setting up and conducting a successful program that is based on NCTE and IRA standards. Grades 4-8 Includes: • An Overview of Readers Theatre • Selecting the Literature • Exploring Key Literary Elements • Compiling and Adapting Material • Classroom Procedures • Preparing for Performance • The Performance and Afterward • A Model Program and Script • 11 Classroom-Ready Sample Scripts

Pathways to Independence

Pathways to Independence
Author: Jo Worthy
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 370
Release: 2001-04-20
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781572306479

This comprehensive text presents a core of research-based approaches to engaging, effective literacy instruction in the middle grades. Methods and materials are described to foster reading skills, content mastery, and writing in different formats and for different purposes. The authors emphasize the need to tailor instruction to the needs, strengths, skill levels, and interests of diverse students. They offer recommendations for reading lists that incorporate critically acclaimed fiction and nonfiction, popular series books, and other student-friendly materials. Special features include case studies, examples of teaching and assessment activities, and commentary from middle-school teachers and students. Appendices contain reproducible forms and lists of recommended reading materials and resources.