Famous Americans

Description:

Help build students' reading fluency and build awareness of important people in U.S. history through fact-based, original plays about 22 famous Americans. These read-aloud biographical plays provide kids with the repeated practice they need to read with speed, automaticity, and expression-the key elements of fluency. Background information, discussion questions, extension activities, and literature links round out this versatile resource. A great way to connect social studies content with reading.

subjects: Reading comprehension,  Children's plays, American,  American Historical drama,  Study and teaching,  Oral reading,  Drama in education,  One-act plays, American,  Fluency (Language learning),  Biography,  Plays,  Children, juvenile literature,  History, ancient,  History, ancient, juvenile literature,  Biography, juvenile literature

Places: United States