P-11 A THANKSGIVING SURPRISE (Primary Version)
A holiday story told in verse. Verses are read, as simple shapes are drawn on blackboard or display pad. The story begins: A poor hungry man, his wife, and a mouse, all live together in a round sod house (Circle shape is drawn to indicate the round house). The reading continues: Here is the house, round as can be. But there's more to this story than the EYE CAN SEE! Indeed there is. The story ends with the drawing of a turkey who is just in time for Thanksgiving. Teacher or older reader narrates, some selected readers have short easy-reader lines, and there is an opportunity for whole class to participate in unison, if desired.)
Script length: 8 pages of reading text. View sample pages HERE.
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I-18 A THANKSGIVING SURPRISE (Intermediate Version)
Another holiday story told in verse. Again readers read, but stop after each verse to draw a simple shape on the blackboard or display pad. The story begins: A poor hungry man, his wife, and a mouse, all lived together in a round sod house (INTERMEDIATE ) (Circle shape is drawn to indicate the round house). The reading continues: Here is the house, round as can be. But there's more to this story than the EYE CAN SEE! Indeed there is! The story ends with the drawing of a turkey who is just in time for Thanksgiving!)
Script length: 8 pages of reading text. View sample pages HERE.
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CH-27/I-84 THE THANKSGIVING ESCAPE and P-35 TURKEY IN THE BARNYARD (Primary and Lower Intermediate)
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Turkey and Piggy live side by side in the barnyard. They love to sing together and especially like singing “The Gobble-Oink Song” (sung to the tune of “Stayin’ Alive). Piggy doesn’t quite understand the importance of the approaching Thanksgiving Day, but Turkey gets the message and announces it is his opinion that “folks should eat more ham!” Then he finds a hole in the fence and conveniently disappears. Piggy decides she doesn’t want to end up as “a soup ham bone” and also makes her escape. So, what’s left to serve on the Thanksgiving plate? To find out, you’ll have to read this script right to the very end!
A 3 Script Value Added Package: When you order this title, you receive both a Readers Theater Version and a Choral Speaking Version. Both are for Upper Primary/Lower Intermediate Readers and Voice Choirs.
In addition, you receive a Finger Play script, P-35 Turkey in the Barnyard for Lower Primary students. 3 pages in length.
RT Version includes an ALL chorus (speaking and singing) and features 6 Readers including Turkey and Piggy character parts. 6 ½ pages in length. CHORAL Version is formatted for ALL, ALL GIRLS, and ALL BOYS, (speaking and singing). 6 ½ pages in length.
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CH-29/I-86/P-37 RUN TURKEY, RUN! (Upper Primary, Lower Intermediate)
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Five fat turkeys stand in a line and survey their kingdom. They proudly fluff their feathers, prance, twist, and turn. They know Thanksgiving is coming, but they’re not worried. They have plans to run away long before the hungry farmer comes to look for them. And, of course, they do. When the barnyard gate is left open, the five fat turkeys do just as they had been planning all along, they run!
A 3 Script Value Added Package: When you order this title, you receive both a Readers Theater Version and a Choral Speaking Version. Both are for Upper Primary/Lower Intermediate Readers and Voice Choirs. In addition, you receive a Finger Play script for Primary students. 11 pages in length. (A teacher may decide to use one, some, or all five formatted verses - depending on age and reading ability of students).
RT Version includes an ALL chorus and features 5 to 10 readers, but may be expanded to include 25 readers in total. 7 pages in length. CHORAL Version is formatted for ALL, ALL GIRLS, and ALL BOYS. 6 pages in length.
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CH-31/I-88 ODE TO A THANKSGIVING BRUSSELS SPROUT (Intermediate)
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So, Thanksgiving dinner means you have to eat another brussels sprout? Ah, come on - give it a try! Listen to us read an Ode to a Thanksgiving Brussel Sprout. We may just talk you into it.
A Value-Added Package: You receive two versions of this short, comical poem: a Readers Theater version and a Choral Speaking/Reading version.
CHORAL Version: ALL, ALL GIRLS, ALL BOYS, and 1 to 4 SOLO READING PARTS. 3 pages in length.
RT Version: 6 SOLO READING PARTS and "ALL" LINES THROUGHOUT. 3 1/2 pages in length.
View sample pages from the Choral Version HERE.
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CH-49/I-105 HOLIDAY HARVEST, THANKSGIVING TIME! (Intermediate/Advanced)
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CHORAL Version: ALL, ALL GIRLS, ALL BOYS, and an ALL CHORUS.
RT Version: 12 SOLO READING PARTS, 1st HALF OF THE SOLO READERS, 2nd HALF OF THE SOLO READERS, ALL, and an ALL CHORUS.
A quick search on the internet will yield a number of pages about The First Thanksgiving and the foods the pilgrims probably enjoyed on that special occasion. Does the menu differ from the Thanksgiving foods we eat today? Well, yes, and the differences are interesting and sometimes surprising! Some of the food may be different, but the reason for Thanksgiving has remained basically the same throughout the years. It is a time to be grateful.
This story in rhyme talks about the Indian guests who were invited to share that first Thanksgiving meal, the foods that were served, and the reason for the occasion. Readers need to be able to deal with names like "Wampanoags" (wamp-a-NO-ags) and "Massasoit" (mass-a-soy-it). These are the names of the Indian tribe and chief who were invited by the pilgrims to take part in the first Thanksgiving. The readers also need to be experienced enough to work with interesting and varied beats within the structure of the poem. The scripts are for Intermediate readers and up...
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