Students LOVE partner plays and readers theater. But research shows they are great for building fluency and comprehension skills too. My Best Older Friend is about a boy who spends a special day with his “older friends” eating cookies and fishing. This set is perfect for Grandparents Day or spring. The play includes before, during, and after reading activities for vocabulary, deeper comprehension, and additional fluency practice.

HOW TEACHERS CAN USE THIS PARTNER PLAY IN THE CLASSROOM:

The play is four pages in length and includes two voices. I recommend using this resource as a fluency center during your guided reading block or using it with your small groups. Each of my partner plays take about 3-4 days to complete because of the supplementary materials included, but teachers can pick and choose which activities work best for their students’ needs.

WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE PARTNER PLAY RESOURCE?

The partner play comes with the following activities and materials:

• 4 page My Best Older Friend readers theater Script
• Brainstorming page of activities kids can do with older friends
• A vocabulary page (Using Context Clues) and word cards
• Questioning task cards (12 cards), and a Response Form
• Four Square Comprehension Page, and
• My Best Older Friend Writing Extension (retelling or new story)

MORE ABOUT THIS RESOURCE:

Teachers can use the activities and play for paired reading during Read with Partner or the Guided Reading block. Students will practice finding text evidence to make comparisons, analyze character traits and development, and story elements.

OTHER PARTNER PLAYS YOU MIGHT ENJOY:

• The Great Pumpkin Heist
• The Stubborn Reindeer
• Rockin’ the Rock Cycle
• The Mystery of the Lost Mitten
• The Farmer and the Scarecrow
• Penguins on Parade
• Let’s Learn about Veteran’s Day
• Frosty’s Magical Appearance
• Shiver Me Timbers! The Ocean’s the Place for Me
• Something Sharkie This Way Comes
• Tom’s Lucky Day
• The Gift of Reading
• The Missing Cookie Mystery

OR….you can get them all at a great savings with the bundle:

PARTNER PLAYS BUNDLE FOR UPPER ELEMENTARY

TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID…

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Janet Simpson (TpT Seller) says, “Perfect. Exactly what I was looking for! The kids LOVE these! Thank you.”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Andrea Crawford at This Literacy Life (TpT Seller) says, “I love these partner scripts, and this will be another wonderful one to add to my collection! Thanks so much!”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Stories and Songs in Second (TpT Seller) says, “I can’t wait to use this wonderful Reader’s Theater script and all of the extension activities with my students! They LOVE all things penguin-related!”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Ms D’s Literacy Lab (TpT Seller) says, “I like the way you weaved content area vocabulary into a fun RT script as well as adding the question cards. Thanks !”

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