This new title from well-known readers theatre author Tony Fredericks is designed to offer librarians and teachers specific information and detailed guidelines on how to begin (and continue) with readers theatre - specifically how it can be used to promote fluency. Practical information about how to advocate for the use of readers theatre as part of your weekly schedule is featured, as is what to tell your principal about using readers theatre.

Chapters include the theory and practice behind the use of reader's theatre to promote reading fluency and other language arts skills as well as...

Teachers are continually looking for materials that will enhance their studies of cultures around the world. With this new book, author, Tony Fredericks and illustrator, Bongaman, present readers theatre scripts based on traditional African folklore. Plays are organized by area and identified by country. Included are tales from Algeria to Zambia and all areas in between. This title contains background information for teachers on each African country included as well as instruction and presentation suggestions. The rationale and role of readers theatre in literacy instruction is discussed...

What's the best way to add lessons on money management and building wealth to grade school math? By making it real--and making it fun "Fun With Finance: Math + Literacy = Success" helps teachers bring the world of finance into the elementary school classroom in a way that engages and captivates students.

"Fun With Finance" focuses on a range of topics, from currency and the global economy, to business entities, savings, credit, real estate investments, the markets, budgeting, and goal planning. Each chapter offers grade-appropriate lessons, with a readers theatre script, glossary,...

Now there is a way to bring the magic of some of the world's most timeless stories into your classroom or library. Created by acclaimed author Anthony Fredericks, "Fairy Tales Readers Theatre" presents a dynamic compendium of exciting tales and some slightly irreverent variations thereof in a format guaranteed to excite, amuse, and delight every youngster.

In "Fairy Tales Readers Theatre," stories become scripts, with students playing the parts of Rapunzel, Rumplestiltskin, Cinderella, the Three Billy Goats Gruff, and more. This format encourages students to take an active role in their...

Stimulate the literary and artistic imaginations of middle school students, especially boys, by introducing them to some of the fantastic creatures that appear in myths from around the world. In these adventure stories, boys will encounter tricksters and monsters. At the same time, they will begin to realize the subtle connections--the metaphors--the creatures represent.

Designed for use in the classroom, the scripts feature kid-friendly dialogue in their presentations of mythical creatures. Students will read and listen to stories of the amazing beings that came from the imaginations...

This book of 36 readers theatre scripts (one for each week of the school year) concentrates on scripts written at multiple reading levels with a large number of parts--including choral reading parts--that enable the entire class to participate.

The first 18 scripts are written for 1st-3rd grade reading levels and feature giants of kids literature like Margaret Wise Brown, James Marshall, Bill Martin Jr., Bill Peet, and Beatrix Potter. The second 18 scripts are written for 2nd-4th grade reading levels to allow for growth throughout the school year. This group of plays introduces students...

World War II mobilized 100 million military personnel and resulted in the deadliest conflict in human history. Everyone from students in grade six to adults will be engrossed by tales documenting the actions of Hannah Szenes, a young Hungarian woman who lost her life trying to save Jews, the sobering and shocking occurrences during the Bataan Death March, and the daring POW rescues like the raid at Cabanatuan.

Each script i"n War Stories for Readers Theatre: World War "II not only brings history to life, but also provides a perspective that readers may not have encountered. While some...

"Hello Hi-Lo: Readers Theatre Math" offers a proven way for teachers to build reading fluency in their classrooms, even if students do not all read at the same level. The book offers 15 readers theatre plays, each of which includes various levels of readability within one script. The plays thus provide lower-level readers the opportunity to follow along with accelerated reading parts, building confidence by reading aloud at their own levels.

Each play includes speakers for three different grade levels of readability: 4th grade and lower, 5th-6th grade, and 7th-8th grade. Concepts are...

Readers theatre continues to be popular with teachers and librarians endeavoring to enhance reading fluency. Humorous scripts are particularly in demand. In "MORE Tadpole Tales and Other Totally Terrific Treats for Readers Theatre," bestselling author Tony Fredericks presents all-new scripts based on fractured fairy and folk tales.

Building on the delightful and wildly humorous stories of his "Tadpole Tales and Other Totally Terrific Treats for Readers Theatre," Fredericks offers more than two dozen reproducible, satirical, and downright funny scripts that will reinvigorate and...