Teacher Tips for Science Scenes

• Think ahead about how you will assign the roles to read the script aloud as a class (or, less ideally, in small groups). Note that students often willingly take on roles regardless of the gender of the characters.
• While it is possible for the students to read the PDF of the scripts online, we suggest printing the script for the students so they can hold it in their hands and mark it as they read. Consider scaffolding the lesson for English language learners.1 / you could let them preview the script before the lesson or read the dialogue silently once and ask questions to a partner.
• Prior to the reading the script, explain to students that they will encounter new vocabulary terms and ideas that may not be familiar. Reassure them that this lack of familiarity is okay. The reading is meant to introduce the ideas, not explain them completely.
• Review the focus words of the week. The focus word chart linked on each unit's overview page should be used as a resource for students to review definitions and sample sentences.
• It is important for students to understand that RT involves more than simply reading the words on the page. Good readers use facial expressions, hand gestures, and much more. One way to get your students excited about RT is to show a good example of kids their age performing a RT script. There are many examples online.