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Trees, Bees, and Centipedes . . .

The clocks have all sprung forward, the turkey vultures have returned, and the sprouts are beginning to pop. Spring has…

beneficial insects, centipedes, classroom plays, conservation, forest ecology, honeybees, Jackie Robinson, Mack Lewis, Mackowiecki Lewis, Peter Rabbit, play scripts for kids, Read aloud plays, reader’s theater, spring themed plays, The Jungle Books

Greatness Isn’t Born

I don’t usually do reviews, but I just finished an awesome book called The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle (2009,…

classroom plays, Daniel Coyle, Mack Lewis, Mackowiecki Lewis, myelin, Read aloud plays, readers theater, Super Sentences & Perfect Paragraphs, Sybil Ludington, The Secret Soldier, The Talent Code

Promoting the Words and Work of Dr, King

At the height of Covid restrictions, the Palace Theatre in New Hampshire crafted this wonderful pairing of my Ruby Bridges…

Black History Month, classroom play scripts, classroom plays, Mack Lewis, Mackowiecki Lewis, Martin Luther King, MLK, MLK Day, play scripts, Read aloud plays, readers theater, Ruby Bridges, The Palace Theatre

Four Plays for the Humbug Holidays

I noticed the artificial Christmas trees arrived at my local home store even before the inflatable Frankensteins and motion-activated witches…

A Christmas Carol, Bah Humbug, Charles Dickens, Christmas plays, class plays, Ebenezer Scrooge, Gabriel Grub, Goft of the Magi, Mack Lewis, Mackowiecki Lewis, O.Henry, Read aloud plays, reader’s theater

War Stories

Both my parents served in the military. My mom had a short stint as a WAC in DC before landing…

classroom play scripts, Common Core, Kasserine Pass, Mack Lewis, Mackowiecki Lewis, November 11, play scripts, Read aloud plays, readers theater, Reading Fluency, Veterans' Day, World War 2

A New Play for Halloween

Back a hundred years ago, ghoulishness was captured in short stories rather than comic books. Writers like Poe, Shelley, and…

classic short stories, Halloween plays, Mack Lewis, Mackowiecki Lewis, middle school English, middle school literature, Tell-Tale Heart

Six New Plays

When last November a friend chided me for never having any free time, I decided to go on a one…

A Ghost STory, Burghers of Calais, Cardiff Giant, Gogol, Mack Lewis, Mackowiecki Lewis, Mad Scientist, Mark Twain, Rappaccini's Daughter, Read aloud plays, The Nose

Commemorating Juneteenth

My most poignant play—and it’s perfect for celebrating Juneteenth! Based on actual slave narratives, Freedom for the First Time is historically-accurate, kid-friendly, and…

African-American history, Black history, Days of Jubilee, Juneteenth, Mack Lewis, Mackowiecki Lewis, McKissack, play scripts for kids, Read aloud plays, readers theater, Storyworks plays, US History, Zoomer's Theater

Monster Fun for Spring

I recently surveyed my fifth graders about what they’d like more of. It probably won’t surprise you that “more Zoom”…

. Moon walk, American Revolution plays, Apollo 11, classroom plays, Cyclops, Mack Lewis, Mackowiecki Lewis, Odysseus, Peter Rabbit, play scripts, Read aloud plays, reader’s theater, Sybil Ludington, The Eagle Has Landed, The Secret Soldier, Zoomer’s theater

So Bad, It’s Funny

Call them flops, bombs, fiascos. Read Aloud Plays have turned out to be pretty ideal for the Covid classroom because…

African-American history, Black History Month, classroom plays, I Have a Dream, Mack Lewis, Mackowiecki Lewis, Martin Luther King, MLK, Montgomery Bus Boycott, plays for kids, Presidents’ Day, Read aloud plays, reader’s theater, teaching ideas, Zoomer’s theater

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