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Tag: classroom plays

Perhaps the Most Important Thing You’ll Teach This Year

It’s not my aim to be political, but no matter one’s affiliation, it’s hard to deny that racial tension has … More

Black History Month, classroom plays, Mack Lewis, Mackowiecki Lewis, Martin Luther King, MLK Day, play scripts, racial tension, Read aloud plays, readers theater, teaching about prejudice

Teaching Grit & Resilience

Some of my colleagues were complaining recently that kids today don’t have much in the way of grit, meaning that … More

American Revolution, character education, classroom plays, Enoch Crosby, Grit, Mack Lewis, Mackowiecki Lewis, perseverance, play scripts, Read aloud plays, readers theater, Scope, Storyworks, Sybil Ludington, teaching resilience, teaching strategies. soft skills

The End of Standardized Tests?

We’ve been seeing it for the last year or so: the education pendulum on the verge of swinging. Standardized testing, … More

classroom plays, Common Core, critical thinking skills, Mack Lewis, Mackowiecki Lewis, Most Likely to Succeed, purpose-driven instruction, Read aloud plays, readers theater, Reading Fluency, Sir Ken Robinson, soft skills

Act Aloud Plays

That you’re visiting my blog tells me you’re most likely already a fan of reader’s theater, so I needn’t tell … More

act-aloud plays, classroom plays, Lewis Hine, Mack Lewis, Mackowiecki Lewis, New York City history, performance rights, play scripts for kids, Read aloud plays, readers theater, RT, school musicals, Scope magazine, the newsboy strike of 1899, The Newsies

Girl. Fighter. Hero.

Women soldiers? It’s not so unusual in 2015, but back in the 18th century, the very idea would have drawn … More

American Revolution, Betsy Ross, classroom plays, Deborah Sampson, free play, free play scripts, Mack Lewis, Mackowiecki Lewis, Read aloud plays, readers theater, Revolutionary War, Scope magazine, Storyworks magazine, Sybil Ludington, the Liberty bell, women in the military, women soldiers

Old But New Favorites

Imagine saying the Pledge of Allegiance to a bright yellow flag featuring a coiled rattlesnake! The history of the flag … More

American History, Betsy Ross, classroom plays, Common Core, Francis Hopkinson, Mack Lewis, Mackowiecki Lewis, play scripts, Read aloud plays, readers theater, Reading Fluency, Stars & Stripes, Symbols of America

Why You Should End the Year with Algebra

I think much of what I know about teaching, about kids, about life itself, I learned from Spanky and Our … More

algebra, classroom plays, Litt;e Rascals, Mack Lewis, Mackowiecki Lewis, Read aloud plays, readers theater, School's Out, scripts, Spanky and Our Gang

How to Counteract the Terrible Test

I can gripe with the best of ‘em, and every year the teaching profession seems to provide plenty of new … More

A Retrieved Reformation, classroom plays, free play, Free stuff, Mack Lewis, Mackowiecki Lewis, O. Henry, Read aloud plays, readers theater, scripts, Smarter Balanced, standardized testing, Why Use Drama

Celebrate Your Slow Readers

I recently read an article about how “slow reading” is gaining acceptance as an academic approach. Though the piece was … More

Black History Month, Box Brown, classroom drama, classroom plays, free play scripts, Mack Lewis, Mackowiecki Lewis, Martin Luther King Jr., Oral Reading Fluency, play scripts for kids, Read aloud plays, readers theater, Slow Reading

MLK Day Inspiration

I’ve been fortunate to have forged a lasting relationship with Scholastic publishers, particularly the wonderful editors at Storyworks and Scope … More

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