Both my parents served in the military. My mom had a short stint as a WAC in DC before landing … More
Tag: Common Core
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
How to Use Super Sentences in Google Classroom
It’s easy to make the transition to remote instruction with Super Sentences. Here’s how: Assign a specific time for your … More
Important Events in American History
February is Black History Month. While I encourage you to acknowledge it with some dedicated activities, I’m also reminded that … More
There’s Still Time for Some Halloween Monstrosities!
It’s not too late to stage a Halloween drama fest. Here are half-a-dozen plays that will allow your students to … More
10 Compelling Paired Texts for Black History Month
Here are ten great paired texts with which to recognize black history month while meeting numerous Language Arts standards. All … More
Great Reader’s Theater for Halloween
Fairies waving candied wands… Goblins drooling chocolate malt… Halloween has such a bizarre place in our classrooms. In my school … More
Pairing Picture Books & Plays for Black History Month
The Common Core requires that we teach students to “evaluate authors’ differing points of view on the same historical event … More
New Plays and Product Updates
TeachersPayTeachers has grown immensely over the last decade. Back when I first started using it as a secondary market for … More
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
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