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The Three Billy Goats Gruff

Year

2008

Language

ENGLISH

Publication Information

Teacher Created Materials

Summary

Act out the story of three clever billy goats. The billy goats want to eat grass across the meadow, but have to cross a bridge to get there. A mean troll lives under the bridge and wants to eat them! Follow along and find out how the billy goats avoid the troll and get to the meadow safely. This script includes six roles, each of which match a different reading level. Teachers can apply differentiation and English language learner strategies to the script to assign roles in a way that accommodates all students, whether they are struggling or proficient readers. All students can engage in one activity together, gaining confidence in their reading fluency and feeling successful, regardless of their current reading ability! An accompanying song and poem provide additional resources to help students build fluency! Along with reading fluency improvement, students will also practice reading aloud, interacting cooperatively, and using expressive voices and gestures by performing this charming story together. This dynamic, colorful script is sure to benefit a classroom of varied readers!

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