MLK- "I Have a Dream" Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Reader's Theatre Elementary
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Speech "I Have a Dream" in a 10-page Reader's Theatre Script with 20 equal parts. Perfect for elementary students.
Provide your students the opportunity to deepen their understanding of Dr. King's speech with this engaging reading activity.
All my students love it when we use a Reader's Theatre script, especially my students who typically struggle. Reader's Theatre allows students to prepare and practice before speaking in front of peers. All students will work on fluency, presentation skills, and oral speaking skills.
There is no better way to celebrate MLK Day than to perform this Reader's Theatre of his "I Have a Dream" speech in your classroom or for others.
A follow-up writing prompt and word search are included as well!
Covers the following Reading standards:
· Knowledge level understanding including fact recall
· Fluency
· Oral Presentation Skills
· Set a Purpose for Reading
· Group work and cooperation
· Dramatic Presentations
Save $2 with the bundle! “I Have a Dream” and “We Dream a World” are $10 separately. Get both in the MLK Jr. Reader’s Theatre Bundle for $8.
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Hi, I’m Kim! I’m an educator with a Bachelor’s and Master’s in Elementary Education and more than 30 years of classroom experience.
I started The Literature Lady because I wanted to make reading come alive for students—and make lesson planning a lot easier for teachers. I create resources that were way too time-consuming to create while teaching full-time, so that now you don’t have to! My passion is creating engaging, low-prep resources, such as novel studies, Word Noodle vocabulary games, and reader’s theatre scripts, that help kids fall in love with books while building real skills.
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