Florida State History Bundle of 8 Readers Theater Scripts for Grades 3 to 5

Teach Florida history like a story your students can’t wait to perform and SAVE 40% off with this 8-script Readers Theater bundle that replaces dry textbook reading with interactive dialogue, student-friendly scene settings, and built-in discussion moments that keep the entire class engaged—while still covering the key Florida benchmarks teachers are held accountable for.

Each script is written for upper-elementary readers. Students build fluency, comprehension, and historical thinking as they follow Joel and Amanda, time-traveling students and a rotating cast of historical figures and community voices—always returning to a guiding lens: Who benefits, and who pays the price?

Included Topics (8 Scripts)

1. Florida’s Indigenous Peoples (Pre-1513)
2. Early European Explorers in Florida (1513–1565)
3. Founding of St. Augustine (1565) [FREE DOWNLOAD]
4. Fort Mose – First Free Black Settlement (1738)
5. Florida Becomes a U.S. Territory (1821)
6. The Seminole People (1835–1842)
7. Florida in the Civil War (1861–1865)
8. Henry Flagler’s Railroad and Florida’s Boom (1880s–1912)

Standards Focus (Florida Grade 4 Social Studies)

These scripts are designed to directly support mandated instruction, including:

• SS.4.A.2.1 (Florida’s Indigenous Peoples)
• SS.4.A.3.1 (Explorers and motivations)
• SS.4.A.2.4 (Spanish contributions and St. Augustine)
• SS.4.A.3.5 (Fort Mose’s significance)
• SS.4.A.3.9 (Florida becomes a U.S. territory / Adams–Onís Treaty)
• SS.4.A.3.10 (Causes/effects of the Seminole Wars)
• SS.4.A.5.1 (Florida in the Civil War: secession, blockades, key battles, supplies)
• SS.4.A.6.3 (Significant individuals: Henry Flagler and Florida’s development)

What's Included (For Each Script)

• Student Script: Editable, ~10 pages, ~2100 words, 10 scenes, casting breakdown, student intro (DOCX/PDF/Google Doc).
• Teacher Guide: Editable, ~12 pages, lesson tips, main ideas, answer keys, standards, casting with lexical levels (DOCX/PDF/Google Doc).
• Student Worksheet: Editable, ~20 slides, vocabulary (10 terms), short-answer (10), challenge (5), optional extensions (5) (Google Slides/PPTX).
• Self-Graded Exit Quiz: 20 multiple-choice questions (Google Forms).

Is this resource really worth it?

Check out this similar, but 100% FREE, script: The Founding of St. Augustine (1565) For Grades 3~5

Why Teachers Use This Bundle

• Fluency + content learning at the same time: Students practice repeated reading while learning real Florida history.
• High engagement with low prep: Print (or assign digitally) and perform.
• Built for whole-class inclusion: Multiple parts, flexible casting, and accessible language for diverse classrooms.
• History with perspective: Students don’t just memorize events—they discuss choices, power, and consequences in kid-appropriate ways.

Skills Students Practice

• Reading fluency (accuracy, rate, expression)
• Listening and speaking (collaborative performance and discussion)
• Text evidence and comprehension
• Cause-and-effect reasoning in history
• Vocabulary in context
• Civic thinking (how decisions affect groups differently)