Before you crack those text books or assign that homework reading, how about blasting away all that summer slog with … More
Author: Mackowiecki
How to Create a Library Culture
One of the greatest things my mother ever did for me was regularly take me to the public library when … More
Summer Furlough
Seven years ago I assigned my fifth grade class a task called Letter to Myself at Graduation. “I want your … More
Talk Like a Russian Day
“Talk Like a Russian Day” was a big hit in my classroom. Though it coincided with certain political events, there … More
April 15 is Jackie Robinson Day
The Major League Baseball season’s Spring Training is underway, which seems a trivial point in the broad scheme of academics. … More
Checkbooks & Taxes
While digging around for something to write about this week I stumbled upon a transcript from a pretty cool podcast … More
It’s Not Too Late to Celebrate Black History Month!
My plays often make return appearances in Scholastic’s Storyworks magazine, such as The Daring Escape of Henry “Box” Brown this … More
Pairing Picture Books & Plays for Black History Month
The Common Core requires that we teach students to “evaluate authors’ differing points of view on the same historical event … More
New Plays and Product Updates
TeachersPayTeachers has grown immensely over the last decade. Back when I first started using it as a secondary market for … More
I Dare You.
I concede I don’t know much about the organization Teach.org, but I absolutely love this video they’ve released. It challenges … More