Description
Partner plays are engaging and effective in building reading fluency and comprehension. This huge bundle of 15 ORIGINAL partner plays includes before, during, and after reading activities to help your students with vocabulary, reading fluency, comprehension skills including story elements, questioning, finding text evidence, characterization, sequencing, and writing. Students read and practice in a Close Reading format to improve fluency and deepen comprehension. Each script is written on a 3rd to 4th grade level, but can be extended to fifth grade with the type of comprehension skills included.
WHAT’S INCLUDED IN EACH OF THE FIFTEEN PARTNER PLAYS?
A preview file is attached that shows what is included with each set. The scripts are 3-5 pages in length and are accompanied by a pre-reading schema builder, a vocabulary page and word cards, question task cards and response form, a graphic organizer for during reading, and a post reading writing prompt. (~17 pages per set) or 270 pages total.
WHAT TITLES ARE INCLUDED IN THIS PARTNER PLAY BUNDLE?
- The Winner Gets the Pie (Apple Picking)
- The Great Pumpkin Heist (Halloween)
- The Farmer and the Scarecrow (Fall)
- Let’s Learn about Veteran’s Day
- Tom’s Lucky Day (Thanksgiving)
- The Gift of Reading (Christmas)
- The Stubborn Reindeer (Winter/Christmas)
- The Mystery of the Lost Mitten (winter)
- Frosty’s Magical Appearance (winter)
- Penguins on Parade (winter)
- Rockin the Rock Cycle (Rocks and Minerals)
- Shiver Me Timbers! The Ocean’s the Place for Me (Oceanography)
- Something Sharkie This Way Comes (Ocean Animals)
- My Best Older Friend (Grandparent’s Day)
- The Mystery of the Missing Cookies (any time)
OTHER RESOURCES FOR FLUENCY YOU MIGHT ENJOY:
- Poem of the Week Yearly Bundle
- Fluency Activities for Look Alike Words
- 5 P’s of Reading Fluency Anchor Chart
- Social Emotional Learning Poetry Bundle
WHAT TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID ABOUT MY PARTNER PLAYS:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Mrs O Knows (TpT Seller) says, “These partner scripts always come in handy for my struggling readers! I’m thrilled to add another to my growing collection!”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Amy D. says, “Awesome activities to put to use before the holidays. My kids were engaged and enjoyed this. Definitely something I will turn to year after year.”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ JD’s Rockin’ Readers (TpT Seller) says, “Carla, I have been using some of your partner scripts with my highest first graders during guided reading! They have been great! These kids are at higher reading levels but still need to be able to use context clues to figure out new vocabulary! These have been PERFECT for them! Thanks! Jennie”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Teaching in Progress (TpT Seller) says, “I love this and will be using this week with one of my independent groups! The task cards are terrific and the whole pack is so nicely put together!”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Perfect Procrastinator (TpT Seller) says, “My 3rd graders love reader’s theater. The extra comprehension tasks were great additions to stations! ”
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Stephanie A. –
awesome!
Sweet Integrations – Sandy Cangelosi –
Oh my gosh! I love this bundle! It is so complete. My students will love all of the books included in these close reading activities.
Lisa B. –
Wow! This is fantastic! Thank you!
Renee C. –
This will really benefit my students next Fall. Thanks.
Lorraine S. –
Love this. Thanks!
Valerie B. –
Can’t wait to include this in my reading centers! I know the students will love this!
Juliette Romano –
Perfect- thank you!
Thank God It’s Third Grade –
My kids have loved this!
Michelle F. –
I’m excited to add this to my activities for next year!
bridgette K. –
I teach first grade and bought both levels, these are great for my high readers.
Running Through 4th Grade –
Using these with my reading small groups has been such a great addition to instruction. The fluency skills have improved and they are able to attempt words they might have just skipped over otherwise.
Wendi C. –
thank you
Kim B. –
My kids will love these!
Rachel R. –
So many activities with each script. Terrific way to practice fluency and so many other skills
Dawn R. –
Great integration across subjects and tons of related activities!
Lisa E. –
thank you
Lori Dillard –
Love this resource!
Gabby Santoro –
Great way to have my students practice fluency and comprehension.
Terri W. –
Wonderful way to have a set of choices for students when we work on fluency. These are high interest and seasonally set.
Holly W. –
Great resource!!
Theresa K. –
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Mary W. –
Thank you!
Jen’s Den –
This is such a great resource for extension and active and fun fluency practice. The kids love them and they allow students the chance to authentically extend learning by creating props etc
Amanda K. –
Great resource! Thanks!
Christi W. –
This is one of the bundles I use frequently with my upper elementary grades intervention groups. The students who normally wouldn’t want to read, love doing these stories.
Kathleen D. –
The perfect tool to practice fluency and comprehension and the kids keep asking for more!
Stephanie V. –
This set of activities is exactly what my students needed and I saw great results since using it. I would recommend to anyone who is looking for something like this to boost student interest!
Kristine Bents –
We don’t always have time for plays but when we do our students are all in. The repeated reading as they practice is great!