The Necklace is a cautionary tale written in 1884 by French writer Guy de Maupassant. It tells about a young … More
Tag: Read aloud plays
Zoom Aloud Plays!
Like nearly all of us, I’ve had to adjust my teaching methods to suit the current circumstances. Initially, using reader’s … More
Why You Need a Cardboard Box for Black History Month
If you’ve never heard one of your students attempt a southern drawl you must give Box Brown’s Freedom Crate a … More
Saki’s “The Open Window”
Having reacquired my publishing rights to collection of my plays, I’ve just repackaged “The Open Window” and made it available … More
“Don’t Bother Teaching the Facts”
I recently attended a workshop in which the keynote speaker pointed out that in this current age of information, teaching … More
Have a Dickens of a Christmas!
We all know that last week before Christmas vacation can be a real bugger in the classroom. The kids get … More
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
