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Declaring Our Independence
by Corinne Brown
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
By acting out this historical script students will learn all about the founding fathers' process of writing the Declaration of Independence; the important document that made America a free nation. 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 enjoy participating and practicing fluency.
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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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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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Moving Forward
by Christine Dugan
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
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 script are written at different reading levels. This feature allows teachers to use differentiation and English language learner strategies to assign specific roles to students in a way that accommodates individual reading skills. Allowing for differentiation, teachers can get all students, whether they are struggling or proficient readers, involved and engaged in the same activity. Everyone can feel successful and can enjoy building 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 first and second graders. This colorful, leveled script is sure to get all students participating and confidently practicing fluency in a way that many other texts cannot.
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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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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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A Midsummer Night's Dream
by Tamara Hollingsworth
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Act out this Shakespearean comedy where a simple plan to bring a couple together with a love spell goes awry and four humans are mixed up in strange and confusing mess! 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 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 Gingerbread Man
by Dona Herweck Rice
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Act out the story of a speedy gingerbread man! A woman bakes him for her baby to eat, but the gingerbread man quickly jumps up and runs away! Can she catch him or will he get away? 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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Sal Fink
by Stephanie Paris
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Act out the story of Sal Fink, the rough and tough daughter of the legendary keelboat king, Mike Fink, with this engaging Reader's Theater script! This script includes leveled roles, supporting differentiation and English language learner strategies allowing teachers to assign roles based on students' individual reading levels. All students can successfully engage in the activity and gain confidence in their reading fluency, regardless of their current reading ability! By performing this charming story with their peers, students will practice reading aloud, using expressive voices and gestures, and interacting cooperatively. When the story is over, students can also recite a poem and a catchy song about Sal Fink, continuing to build fluency. This colorful, leveled script connects to popular children's literature in an engaging way, making reading and rereading an enjoyable activity for students to participate in. This script is the perfect tool to get all students to enjoy building fluency and reading comprehension.
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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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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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Remember the Alamo
by Harriet Isecke
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Step back in time and uncover disagreements from the Battle of the Alamo by acting out this historic script. Henry McArdle researches the battle by meeting with exiled Mexican President, Santa Anna, and Susanna Dickinson, the widow of a Texan officer slain in battle. 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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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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Vishnu
by Lisa Greathouse
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Act out the story of Vishnu, the ancient Hindu god. Vishnu comes to Earth in many different forms, called avatars, and comes to the humans' aid to save the world. 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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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 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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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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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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The Sojourner Truth Story
by Harriet Isecke
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Act out the story of Sojourner Truth, a slave who faced many hardships at the hands of cruel slave masters, but ultimately helped others by becoming a public speaker. This inspiring story showcases the power of Sojourner's determination and faith. 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 or varied readers!
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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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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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Patriots in Boston
by Gail Skroback Hennessey
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Act out this story that chronicles the events leading up to the Boston Tea Party. Teach students what led Americans to take action to preserve their freedoms. 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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Building Up the White House
by Christi E. Parker
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Learn about the White House while acting out the story of Charlie as he builds a treehouse that will be his own "White House!" Charlie wants to become the president one day and, with the help of his friends, he learns more about the White House and the president's duties. He even practices being president by making important decisions about the treehouse! The roles in this script are written at different reading levels. This feature allows teachers to easily implement differentiation and English language learner strategies detailed in the complete kit 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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The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs
by Kathleen E. Bradley
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Act out the story of a greedy goose who lays golden eggs. When a magical goose goes to live with a king, the goose begins to lay precious, golden eggs, but makes many demands. She must have everything she wants to keep laying the eggs. The greedy king initially agrees, but learns the error of his ways, letting go of his greed and getting rid of the goose. 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 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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The Boy Who Cried Wolf
by Kathleen E. Bradley
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Act out the story of a mischievous boy who is responsible for herding the sheep and keeping them safe from a nearby wolf. He gets bored at work and tricks his family, crying, "Wolf!" even though the wolf is not there. Since his family gets angry that he continues to lie, he loses their trust. When the wolf really does arrive, no one believes him. Will he be able to save himself and the sheep from the wolf and learn his lesson? 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 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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Many Helping Hands
by Christine Dugan
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Act out this story of many helpful family, friends, and neighbors! After Mario's family gets in a car accident, his mom breaks her leg! Although she is going to be fine, the family will need a lot of extra help during her time of need. The many helpful characters in this script give readers a fantastic example of the importance of doing good deeds! 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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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 Mathematical Journey of a Lifetime
by Sarah Kartchner Clark
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Act out the story of a young boy's dream that sends him and his friend on the mathematical journey of a lifetime! In the dream, Jacob and Adam meet a genie and get onboard a boat with him. They have to solve math problems to keep their boat moving and keep the adventure going! This exciting story helps make difficult math concepts seem simple and entertaining! 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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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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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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Let's Eat
"Little Miss Muffet" and "Little Jack Horner"
by Sharon Coan
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Bring the classic nursery rhymes to life by acting out this charming script about Little Miss Muffet and Little Jack Horner. Jack and Miss Muffet get scared by a spider while trying to eat their tasty treats! 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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The Constitution of the United States
The Foundation of Our Government
by Kathleen E. Bradley
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Learn all about the foundation of our government, the Constitution of the United States, by acting out this historical script! Readers will discover the points that delegates debated about while writing the Constitution. 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 Three Billy Goats Gruff
by Dona Herweck Rice
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Act out the story of three clever billy goats. The billy goats want to eat grass across the meadow, but have to cross a bridge to get there. A mean troll lives under the bridge and wants to eat them! Follow along and find out how the billy goats avoid the troll and get to the meadow safely. 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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Lost Pets
"Little Bo Peep" and "Where Has My Little Dog Gone?"
by Sharon Coan
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Act out the story of a little girl's lost sheep and a little boy's lost dog with this charming script! While Bo Peep is sleeping, her sheep and a little boy's dog go to the hill to play. The boy hears his dog and goes to find it. Bo Peep hears the boy and his dog, but still cannot find her sheep! Luckily, the sheep hear Bo Peep and head on home! 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 in and practicing fluency.
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The Parade
Humpty Dumpty
by Sharon Coan
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Act out the story of Humpty Dumpty, a big egg that falls during a parade! He breaks and needs everyone to help put him back together again! 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 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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The Pledge of Allegiance
Poem of Patriotism
by Stephanie Macceca
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Act out the story of two boy scouts who learn the meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance! 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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Immigration
Starting A New Life
by Lisa Perlman Greathouse
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Act out this inspiring story about a family's journey to immigrate to America. Students will get a feel for what life was like for immigrants by acting out the various roles in this script. This script includes roles written at various reading levels, allowing teachers to implement differentiation and English language learner strategies. 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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Anansi
Building Fluency through Reader's Theater
by Stephanie Paris
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Act out the story of Anansi, a clever spider who completed a series of difficult tasks to win the Box of Stories, ensuring that everyone had the right to make and tell stories. Two spiders, a sky god, a fair, and a leopard are all a part of this story in the African jungle. This exciting tale of West African folklore teaches children about the cross-cultural need for storytelling. 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 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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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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To Giza And Beyond
by Diana Herweck
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Set the stage and act out this intriguing story about Annie and her cat, Bastet as they travel through time to ancient Egypt where she meets famous figures and learns about important Egyptian symbols. 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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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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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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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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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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American Heroes
by Dona Herweck Rice
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
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 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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Independence Trunk
by Stephanie Macceca
Part of the Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater series
Act out this historical, fictional story of a boy named Paul who discovers a trunk that contains artifacts from the American Revolutionary War. Students will solve the mystery with Paul while learning to be more independent and responsible. This script features roles written to match different reading levels, supporting differentiation and English language learner strategies. By utilizing these 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!