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| Grades | 3 – 5 |
| Lesson Plan Type | Recurring Lesson |
| Estimated Time | Four 60-minute sessions |
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Lexington, Kentucky |
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LESSON PLANS
Grades 3 – 5 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Reading Idol! Bringing Readers Theatre Center Stage in Your Classroom
Students produce a Readers Theatre performance to compete to be named the Reading Idol. Students vote on the final performances and record them as podcasts.
PRINTOUTS
Grades 3 – 12 | Printout | Assessment Tool
This rubric is designed to be used for any Readers Theatre performance. Students are scored both individually in the areas of delivery and cooperation and as a group in the area of active, on-task participation.
STRATEGY GUIDES
Grades 1 – 5 | Strategy Guide
Readers Theatre integrates oral reading, literature, and the performing arts. This strategy can entice the most reluctant and disinterested reader to become engaged in reading.
ACTIVITIES & PROJECTS
Grades K – 6 | Activity & Project
Let the Show Begin! Literary Talent Show
Children choose their favorite songs, poems, or stories to act out in a talent show for friends and family.