Unleash Your Reluctant Readers

Two of my fifth graders recently confided to me that they wish to become actors. This after each starred in…

So Easy a Squirrel Could Do It

Okay, that’s not a squirrel, but a mongoose, as in Rikki Tikki Tavi from The Jungle Book. My students are…

After announcing the approach of my first grandchild via Facebook, I received a message from a former student thanking me…

If you’ve never heard one of your students attempt a southern accent you must give Box Brown’s Freedom Crate a…

How engaging are read aloud plays? Consider this bit of anecdotal evidence: In December my students were working on my…

With Martin Luther King Day just around the corner, I’ve frequently been asked of late, “How do you get kids…

Merry Christmas! For a look at how much can be done with read aloud plays, a Flip camera, and simple…

Okay, so maybe not an actual diamond necklace, but you can get a free electronic version of my play adaption,…

Fortunately, fifth graders bounce. And because kids have a natural enthusiasm for acting out, the play always seems to go…

Yup, it’s a fact. Or at least it’s what researchers from the Pew Internet & American Life Project are saying.…