The Daring Escape of Henry “Box” Brown is making a reappearance in the January issue of Scholastic’s Storyworks magazine. In…
A Good Time to Say Thanks
This week I just want to say THANK YOU to all you FANTASTIC teachers who have used Read Aloud Plays…
No Santa Hats Allowed!
A couple of my fifth grade girls showed up at school today wearing Santa hats. “Santa hats?” I said. “We…
Girl. Fighter. Hero.
Women soldiers? It’s not so unusual in 2015, but back in the 18th century, the very idea would have drawn…
You Fancy Me Mad?
Fairies waving candied wands… Goblins drooling chocolate malt… Halloween has such a bizarre place in our classrooms. In my school…
Grades: Who Needs ’em?
How do you grade a play? I read an article recently about the merits of “gradelessness” in the classroom. It…
Old But New Favorites
Imagine saying the Pledge of Allegiance to a bright yellow flag featuring a coiled rattlesnake! The history of the flag…
Prevent Zombies: Teach the Arts!
In my school we’ve taken to referring to our state-of-the-art music room as the “Musicless Room.” Oh, it still says…
Why You Should End the Year with Algebra
I think much of what I know about teaching, about kids, about life itself, I learned from Spanky and Our…
How to Counteract the Terrible Test
I can gripe with the best of ‘em, and every year the teaching profession seems to provide plenty of new…
