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5th grade african history scripts
Anansi and the Sky God's Stories: An African Folktale (Script-Story)
Anansi, the world's original spider man, is one of folklore's greatest tricksters! Originating with the Ashanti people of Ghana, Africa, this story tells of one of Anansi's greatest feats: winning stories from Nyame the Sky God. He does so by defeating four fearsome creatures: Mmboro the hornet swarm, Osebo the leopard, Onini the python, and Mmoatia the fairy. With the help of his cunning wife, Aso, Anansi uses his spider skills to win the Sky God's stories for the humans of earth!This 12-page d
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4th - 12th
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Also included in: Hero Tales from World Mythology Bundle
The Triangle Trade and The Middle Atlantic Passage
Offer your students a visual introduction to the slave trading that took place for nearly 300 years between Europe, Africa and the Americas. This slide show on “The Triangle Trade and the Middle Passage” has dramatic illustrations and is accompanied by 8 pages of detailed notes with over 90 facts that you can use to narrate the 22-slide presentation. Areas covered by the slide show include:Atlantic trade routesCapturing and selling African slavesConditions and death on slave shipsSlave auctionsW
Grades:
5th - 9th
What did the Ancient Egyptians believe? Class Assembly Script
This comprehensive script delves into the rich tapestry of beliefs held by one of history’s most fascinating civilizations. Students will explore the pantheon of gods and goddesses, the significance of the afterlife, and the rituals and symbols that permeated daily Egyptian life.Key features of this resource include:Educational Script: A meticulously crafted script that combines educational content with theatrical storytelling, allowing students to engage with the material in a memorable way.Cha
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3rd - 7th
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Anansi and the Pot of Beans Play Script for Young Actors
Looking for the perfect play for your large cast? "Anansi and the Pot of Beans" tells the tale of Anansi, the trickster spider, and how spiders lost all of their hair! A sweet reader's theatre style production that can be acted out by your young actors or even turned into a puppet show! Opportunities for music to be added to make it a wonderful themed evening of African inspired performances!
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1st - 5th
Readers Theater Activity in Rhyme | The Kingdoms of Egypt and Kush
This interactive reading activity fully covers your content in rhyme. Students read together in small groups to increase success in fluency, reading achievement, and comprehension when reading about the Kingdoms of Egypt and Kush. KEY TERMS, PEOPLE, AND PLACES in this product are pharaohs, Middle Kingdom, Thebes, Nubia, Syria, Valley of Kings, Hyksos, Prince Ahmose, New Kingdom, Queen Hatshepsut, Arabia, East Africa, Nile River, Phoenicians, Asia, Thutmose III, Mesopotamian, Amenhotep IV, Nefer
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5th - 8th
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Reader's Theater GEORGE CRUM - Potato Chip Inventor - BLACK HISTORY
If you are searching for a way to get your students to enjoy reading, become more expressive, read aloud with confidence, become more fluent…then let the magic begin!! I have found using Reader’s Theater with large and small groups really helps my students strengthen their reading and language arts skills! My class CHEERS every time I tell them we are going to do Reader’s Theater!! This technique makes reading come alive for your students and can really develop classroom full of confident reader
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2nd - 8th
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Reader's Theater: The Flying Lion
Reader's Theater: The Flying Lion
This is a highly engaging script retelling a South African folk tale that is perfect for a diverse group of readers. There are parts ranging from DRA 20 to 60. Have your students work on their fluency, expression, and comprehension with this fast paced and animated story!
Included:
Character list with approximate DRA reading levels
1 Master Script
7 Individual Scripts with parts high lighted
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3rd - 7th
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Readers Theater Activity in Rhyme | Life in Ancient Egypt
This interactive reading activity fully covers your content in rhyme. Students read together in small groups to increase success in fluency, reading achievement, and comprehension when reading about the Nile River and life in ancient Egypt. KEY TERMS, PEOPLE, AND PLACES in this product are Nile River, Kemet, cataracts, delta, Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea, basins, canals, shadoof, Papyrus, hieroglyphics, scribes, Upper and Lower Egypt, King Narmer, dynasty, Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms, theocracy
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5th - 8th
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Africa Class Play
Africa Class Play
This script covers: North, South, East, West and Central Africa
Cast of 30 - easily adaptable up or down
Narrator
North Africa (1 - 6) – dressed as Ancient Egyptians
South Africa (7-12) – dressed as lemur, zebra, lion, hippo, giraffe and monkey
East Africa (13-18) – dressed in safari gear
West Africa (19-24) – dressed in tribal gear
Central Africa (25-29) – dressed as expeditioners
Duration - 15 minutes without inclusion of music (playlist of 14 wonderful songs - this could do
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3rd - 8th
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Black History Program Script: A Celebration of African-American Hair!
Hair plays such a vital role in the African-American experience and has a rich and vibrant history. This piece, intended for grades 4th - 8th, celebrates hair styles that are popular with students now and studies the history of these styles. It also touches on diversity within the African Amercan experience from skin color to hair textures and encourages students to celebrate their individual uniqueness. A suggested follow-up piece to this script could be the limited series, "Hair Tales" that is
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5th - 8th
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Reader's Theatre: Boer War
This reader's theatre summarizes the Boer War as told in The History of the World, Volume 4. It engages the student at his/her level. The skit hits the highlights of events that took place during the Boer War: ideas of both the Boers and the British, the discovery of diamonds and Gold in Africa, the creating of new colonies in Africa and the take over of the British. Students connect to the reading and then can move to the text with ease.
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3rd - 7th
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Kenya Assembly
Assembly script looking at the culture and facts of Kenya with song lyrics and youtube links for each song.
Appropriate for y2 - y6.
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2nd - 6th
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Also included in: A years worth of assemblies
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