Technology has it benefits, but sometimes I wish I could go back to teaching the way it was when there…
Burned Out?
Folks have been pestering me about why I haven’t released any new plays lately. Like you, I’m a practicing classroom…
And the Oscar for Best Comedic Performance Goes to…
Yup, the last weeks of the school year can be rough. The end is near, and the kids (and teachers)…
Celebrate Our Unsung Heroes
In case you weren’t aware, March was Women’s History Month. Celebrating the contributions of women to history, though, needn’t be…
See the Movie. Stage the Play!
Take advantage of high student interest in the Peter Rabbit movie by enacting my read aloud play script, The Tale…
Reader’s Theater for Presidents’ Day
Here are two plays in one package with which to celebrate and teach about Presidents’ Day. The first, President’s Day…
Try These Scripts for Black History Month
In addition to all the MLK plays featured in my last post, here’s more great reader’s theater for Black History…
Great Reader’s Theater for Martin Luther King Day
Whether for RT or stage performance, here are half-a-dozen kid-friendly scripts to ramp up your MLK Day celebrations and Black…
Better Work Stories
I appreciate the folks at Teach.org. Their mission is to recruit future teachers to a profession that is apparently not…
A Well-Paced Play
My class of fifth graders staged a nifty trio of plays recently. Eric paced about the stage as the insanely…