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 … More

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 … More

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

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

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