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Tag: classroom plays

Trees, Bees, and Centipedes . . .

The clocks have all sprung forward, the turkey vultures have returned, and the sprouts are beginning to pop. Spring has … More

beneficial insects, centipedes, classroom plays, conservation, forest ecology, honeybees, Jackie Robinson, Mack Lewis, Mackowiecki Lewis, Peter Rabbit, play scripts for kids, Read aloud plays, reader’s theater, spring themed plays, The Jungle Books

Greatness Isn’t Born

I don’t usually do reviews, but I just finished an awesome book called The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle (2009, … More

classroom plays, Daniel Coyle, Mack Lewis, Mackowiecki Lewis, myelin, Read aloud plays, readers theater, Super Sentences & Perfect Paragraphs, Sybil Ludington, The Secret Soldier, The Talent Code

Promoting the Words and Work of Dr, King

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

Black History Month, classroom play scripts, classroom plays, Mack Lewis, Mackowiecki Lewis, Martin Luther King, MLK, MLK Day, play scripts, Read aloud plays, readers theater, Ruby Bridges, The Palace Theatre

Monster Fun for Spring

I recently surveyed my fifth graders about what they’d like more of. It probably won’t surprise you that “more Zoom” … More

. Moon walk, American Revolution plays, Apollo 11, classroom plays, Cyclops, Mack Lewis, Mackowiecki Lewis, Odysseus, Peter Rabbit, play scripts, Read aloud plays, reader’s theater, Sybil Ludington, The Eagle Has Landed, The Secret Soldier, Zoomer’s theater

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

African-American history, Black History Month, classroom plays, I Have a Dream, Mack Lewis, Mackowiecki Lewis, Martin Luther King, MLK, Montgomery Bus Boycott, plays for kids, Presidents’ Day, Read aloud plays, reader’s theater, teaching ideas, Zoomer’s theater

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

Black History Month, Civil Rights, classroom plays, Greensboro Lunch Counter Sit-ins, John Lewis, Mack Lewis, Mackowiecki Lewis, Martin Luther King, MLK Day, play scripts, Read aloud plays, reader’s theater, Zoomer’s theater

Girl Power!

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

Black History Month, classroom plays, Claudette Colvin, Deborah Samson, girl power, Mack Lewis, Mackowiecki Lewis, Philip Hoose, plat scripts, plays for kids, readers theater, Ruby Bridges, Shyeann Webb, Sybil Ludington, The Secret Soldier, Twice Toward Justice, women in history, Women's History Month

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 … More

classroom plays, daily writing instruction, Mack Lewis, Mackowiecki Lewis, play scripts for kids, Read aloud plays, readers theater, remote instruction ideas, Storyworks magazine, Super Sentences & Perfect Paragraphs, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Zoom Aloud Plays, Zoomer's Theater

How to Commemorate Juneteenth

Here’s my most poignant play—and it’s perfect for celebrating Juneteenth. Based on actual slave narratives, Freedom for the First Time … More

Black history, Civil War, classroom plays, Jubilee, Juneteenth, Mack Lewis, Mackowiecki Lewis, Read aloud plays, readers theater, slavery, Zoomer's Theater

Rikki Tikki Tavi

Originally published by Scholastic, here’s another of my classroom plays getting new life on TeachersPayTeachers! Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, Rudyard Kipling’s classic short … More

classic short stories, classroom plays, cobras, Jungle Books, Mack Lewis, Mackowiecki Lewis, mongoose, play scripts, Read aloud plays, readers theater, Rikki Tikki Tavi, Rudyard Kipling

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