In case you weren’t aware, March was Women’s History Month. Celebrating the contributions of women to history, though, needn’t be … More
Tag: Read aloud plays
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 … More
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 … More
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 … More
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 … More
Better Work Stories
I appreciate the folks at Teach.org. Their mission is to recruit future teachers to a profession that is apparently not … More
A Well-Paced Play
My class of fifth graders staged a nifty trio of plays recently. Eric paced about the stage as the insanely … More
How to Swipe a Free Play Part 2
A few weeks ago I blogged tongue-in-cheek about swiping reader’s theater scripts through nefarious means, so I thought I’d follow … More
Great Reader’s Theater for Halloween
Fairies waving candied wands… Goblins drooling chocolate malt… Halloween has such a bizarre place in our classrooms. In my school … More
5 Ways to Swipe a Free Play
I’m sure you remember those big FBI warnings at the beginning of our old VHS movies. Aren’t you glad the … More