Nature Talks Back is a great play with which to celebrate Earth Day and Arbor Day while teaching your kids…
The New Platy
Looking for our classroom blog, The Daily Platypus? Click here to go directly there, or click on the tab in…
The Antidote for Spring Fever and the Test-Taking Blues
If you’re school is anything like mine, you’re probably gearing up for standardized testing. For many of us and our…
Women’s History Month & the American Revolution
Here are five classroom plays about the American Revolution. Each is politically-neutral, based on well-researched historical accounts, and vetted by…
There’s Still Time to Commemorate Black History Month
Here are nine compelling paired texts with which to recognize black history month. All the plays are based on the…
Stevie Wonder’s Overlooked Contribution to the Civil Rights Movement
My work for Scholastic writing black history plays is just a tiny blip on the civil rights radar, a minuscule…
Best Bets for January
MLK Day is January 20th, so it’s a great time to use some exceptional reader’s theater to teach about this…
A Christmas Play Doesn’t Have to be a Christmas Play
We all know it. During the weeks leading up to Christmas, it can be a challenge to keep the kids…
Play Scripts for the Holidays
A Special Play for Vets Day
Both my parents served in the military. My mom had a short stint as a WAAC in DC before landing…