All Year Long!: Funny Readers Theatre for Life's Special Times

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This reader's theatre compilation of contemporary, humorous plays that deal with the problems middle-school students face is similar to the author's previous Teacher Ideas Press title, Just Deal With It! The plays in All Year Long! are themed to fit special times of year such as the beginning of school, holidays, and spring vacation and address problems experienced by this age grouppeer pressure, fear of failure, jealousy, and more. Each reproducible play offers at least eight roles (boys and girls). Each includes a plot summary, prop list, and costume and presentation ideas, as well as ideas for further student reading on the topic or theme. This engaging collection (which can be adapted to small group or whole class presentations) will be useful to teachers and librarians who are looking for fun things to do with kids to promote reading fluency and discussion. Grades 6-8. This reader's theatre compilation of contemporary, humorous plays that deal with the problems middle-school students face is similar to the author's previous TIP title, Just Deal With It! The plays in All Year Long! are themed to fit special times of year such as the beginning of school, holidays, and spring vacation and address problems experienced by this age grouppeer pressure, fear of failure, jealousy, and more. Each reproducible play offers at least eight roles (boys and girls). Each includes a plot summary, prop list, and costume and presentation ideas, as well as ideas for further student reading on the topic or theme. This engaging collection (which can be adapted to small group or whole class presentations) will be useful to teachers and librarians who are looking for fun things to do with kids to promote reading fluency and discussion. Grade 6-8.

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These scripts featuring realistic characters reflect typical situations that arise during a school year, from blending in on the first day of junior high school to snow days. Each script is accompanied by book suggestions on the same theme. While the volume targets students in grades six to eight, many fifth graders would enjoy these entertaining language-arts activities. * Curriculum Connections *
Jenkins uses the many holidays and special days of the year to write original short plays for readers theater production for middle school kids. The topics all center on various teen problems encountered in this complex and emerging culture.A great writing and reading idea worth pursuing. * Teacher Librarian *
This collection contains 19 contemporary, humorous reading plays that center on situations middle school students face, such as peer pressure, fear of failure, and issues with friends and family. Plays are organized around the school year, from the first day and Labor Day to Mother's Day and the last day of school, including Yom Kippur and snow days. Plays are reproducible and each has a summary, list of costumes, sets, and props, presentation tips, and a list of supplemental reading. The collection is meant for teachers and librarians for use in promoting reading fluency, language arts skills, and discussion. Jenkins, a freelance writer, is a former special education teacher. * Reference & Research Book News *

Author Bio

Diana R. Jenkins is a former Teacher Ideas Press author, author of numerous stories, essays, and articles for children, teens, and adults. She has been a special education teacher and now is a freelance author living in Indianapolis.