We all know that last week before Christmas vacation can be a real bugger in the classroom. The kids get … More
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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
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
Just in Time for Halloween!
Having recently reclaimed my publishing rights from Scholastic for a bank of my classic short story plays, I’m very pleased … More
Pip & the Prisoner
When most people think about Charles Dickens’ novel, Great Expectations, they land on Miss Havisham and her creepy old mansion … More
How to Celebrate the Moon Landing’s 50th Anniversary
I was seven years old when the Apollo 11 mission blasted off for the moon in mid-July of 1969. I … More
We Are Taxi Drivers
Ever notice how determined Uber and Lyft are to develop autonomous cars? After replacing taxi drivers with contract laborers (many … More
“Musifying” Your Next Play
I have a theory about Walt Disney. Disney, of course, is known for animation. Way back in 1928—almost a century … 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
The Face of Hate—Why We Need to Teach Black History
One of the things I find fascinating—and disturbing—about photos from the Civil Rights era are the faces in the crowd. … More