Back in the days of the big three networks, a television special like Charlie Brown, Winnie-the-Pooh, or the Little Drummer … More
Category: Free Stuff
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 … More
Free Play for the Fourth
When I wrote Read Aloud Plays: Symbols of America for Scholastic back in 2002, it was supposed to be a … More
If The President Did His Own Taxes…
If the President had to prepare his own taxes, I’d bet our tax code would be a lot simpler. If … More
Fun, Simple, and Sustainable!
Technology has it benefits, but sometimes I wish I could go back to teaching the way it was when there … 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
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
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
Checkbooks & Taxes
While digging around for something to write about this week I stumbled upon a transcript from a pretty cool podcast … More