Native American Readers' Myths and Legends Theater Scripts

Do you need an engaging way to study folktales, legends or Native Americans? Need a way to integrate literacy and social studies? Looking for more interesting texts for guided reading? These readers' theaters will help you with all the above.

I have used these readers' theater scripts for the many years in my classroom as part of our Native American unit and guided reading groups. I have performed these scripts in the classroom for other classes and as plays at parent events.

Why you will love this product?

→ They are perfect to pair with comprehension strategies and studying elements of folktales and legends.

→ Great addition to your Native American unit or folktale unit

→ Adds engagement and fun to reading time whether at guided reading groups or reading with partner time to help with fluency

→ Provides opportunities for role playing and students performing

→ Helps with speaking and listening skills

In this product you will find

→ 11 scripts based on Native American folktales and legends. Each one is from a different tribe.

→ Each script has 4-9 roles to help accommodate various sized groups. The roles require different amounts of reading so you can easily meet needs of your students’ different reading abilities.

Native American Tribes Included:

• Iroquois
• Chippewa
• Micmac
• Cherokee
• Blackfeet
• Potawatomi
• Ojibwa
• Anishinaabe (Ottawa)
• Chinook
• Sioux
• Navajo

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Check out what teacher friends have to say about this product

My 4th graders are learning about Native Americans, and this was a great supplement for our small reading groups. The kids loved it! Thanks! Megan L

My class had a ton of fun with these! A great resource to help with fluency, speaking and listening! Carrie G.

My class has a great time with these! We are required to do 20 minutes of fluency practice a day, so another great resource to have! Thank you! Kelly H

I Love all of the scripts and cannot wait to try it in my third grade class! I am a student teacher and have night class as well as co-teach in the mornings, therefore this is a time saver. I really like the fact that the script has folktales and legends which is what our class is reading right now for the ELA Block. :-) Jamie C.

This is such a fun and perfect bundle! My students LOVED reading these and they were so much more involved and engaged. Thank you! Amanda L.

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