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 … More

Compelling Reader’s Theater for Black History Month

February is Black History Month. While I encourage you to acknowledge it with some dedicated activities, I’m also reminded that … More

MLK Day feels especially important this year. Let’s face it, we have a lot of work to do if we’re … More

Let’s start with Sybil Ludington. She’s known as the “female Paul Revere.” Although her story is less well known, her … More

If you’ve never heard one of your students attempt a southern drawl you must give Box Brown’s Freedom Crate a … More

February is Black History Month. While I encourage you to acknowledge it with some dedicated activities, I’m also reminded that … More

I recently attended a workshop in which the keynote speaker pointed out that in this current age of information, teaching … More

Here are ten great paired texts with which to recognize black history month while meeting numerous Language Arts standards. All … More

One of the things I find fascinating—and disturbing—about photos from the Civil Rights era are the faces in the crowd. … More

Celebrate Martin Luther King’s legacy and teach his core values with any of a number of plays available on my … More