“Talk Like a Russian Day” was a big hit in my classroom. Though it coincided with certain political events, there … More
Category: Read-Aloud Plays
Collection of posts related to Readers Theater or Read-Aloud Plays
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
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
Perhaps the Most Important Thing You’ll Teach This Year
It’s not my aim to be political, but no matter one’s affiliation, it’s hard to deny that racial tension has … More
Teaching Grit & Resilience
Some of my colleagues were complaining recently that kids today don’t have much in the way of grit, meaning that … More
The End of Standardized Tests?
We’ve been seeing it for the last year or so: the education pendulum on the verge of swinging. Standardized testing, … More
Act Aloud Plays
That you’re visiting my blog tells me you’re most likely already a fan of reader’s theater, so I needn’t tell … More
Why You Should Teach Baseball on April 15th
The Major League Baseball season is underway, which seems a trivial point in the broad scheme of academics. Yet were … More
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