Other editions of book Teacher Created Materials - Reader's Theater: The Swimming Hole - Grade 2 - Guided Reading Level A - J

The Swimming Hole is a four-act script that allows students to perform roles at differentiated reading levels to accommodate all students. Students will interact cooperatively with their peers, learn to speak with feeling and meaning, increase their vocabulary and comprehension, and develop stage presence. A glossary is included to engage students further with this fun play about Japan's snow monkeys who didn't like to play in winter until their discovery of nearby hot springs.

Long ago, the monkeys of Japan loved to play all year long, except in winter. The winters were very cold, the trees were bare and everything was covered in snow and ice. One cold day they discovered something amazing that changed how they survived the winters. With the hot spring swimming hole they could play in winter too! This exciting Reader's Theater script gives everyone an opportunity to succeed as it offers differentiated roles with various reading levels. Additionally, a list of Tips for Performing Reader's Theater helps students develop good stage presence, interact cooperatively with peers, and talk with feeling and meaning. With a glossary to deepen vocabulary and an accompanying poem and song, this four-act leveled script is the perfect tool to increase student fluency, comprehension, and content literacy in science.