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…
Testing Absurdity
When I first started teaching thirty years ago, the state test was a pencil and paper bubble test. It was…
Plays & Paired Texts for Black History Month
Here are nine compelling paired texts with which to recognize black history month while meeting numerous Language Arts standards. All…
MLK Day & Black History Month
If you’re like me, you put a bow on the holidays and then breathed a sigh of relief as you…
A Special Pooh Event!
Back in the days of the big three networks, a television special like Charlie Brown, Winnie-the-Pooh, or the Little Drummer…
Have a Dickens of a Christmas!
We all know that last week before Christmas vacation can be a real bugger in the classroom. The kids get…
Plays: A Series of Good Times
My colleague popped in my room the other day to share his experience using my Sleepy Hollow play. His hope…
Build better Readers, Writers, and Math Masters from Day One
My Fact Car Rally program is overdue for an update, but that doesn’t mean you can’t snag a copy right…
The Anatomy of a Play
Like most of you, summer furlough is upon me, which for me means some time to find my mojo on…
Trees, Bees, and Centipedes . . .
The clocks have all sprung forward, the turkey vultures have returned, and the sprouts are beginning to pop. Spring has…
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