February is Black History Month. While I encourage you to acknowledge it with some dedicated activities, I’m also reminded that…
Reader’s Theater for MLK Day
MLK Day feels especially important this year. Let’s face it, we have a lot of work to do if we’re…
Girl Power!
Let’s start with Sybil Ludington. She’s known as the “female Paul Revere.” Although her story is less well known, her…
Gabriel Grub Holiday Radio Drama
If after you hear my 5th graders perform this Dickens’ holiday classic, I’d be shocked if you didn’t want to…
Time to Deck the Halls
One of the department stores in my area pushed out their holiday inventory well before Halloween, which seem mighty early…
Honoring our Veterans
As a way to honor America’s veterans, I’m offering my play “War Stories” for free through Veteran’s Day. All you…
Remotely Spooky!
Ugh! If you’re at all like me, trying to READ with a group of students online is a nightmare worthy…
How to Create that Interactive Vibe
I’ve heard many teachers lament that this online instruction deal isn’t what they signed-up for, yet here we are. What…
Has “Patriotism” Become a Dirty Word?
When I started working on Read Aloud Plays: Symbols of America for Scholastic back in 2001, the September 11th attacks…
John Lewis
In memoriam: John Lewis. If we’re to judge a person based on the content of their character, as Dr. King…
