Bumbling Bea: A Middle Grade Novel

A Heartwarming Middle-Grade Novel About Friendship, Courage, and Finding Where You Belong ⭐ 4.9-Star Rating | 63 Reader Reviews | Ages 8–12 What if fitting in meant losing yourself? Watch the official Bumbling Bea trailer on YouTube. Meet Bumbling Bea, a relatable middle-school girl navigating friendships, awkward moments, and the challenges of growing up. Full […]

The Reasons I Love The Giver Play

A red apple with water splashing around it

The Reasons I Love The Giver Play If you are considering plays for the next school year, I’d like to recommend you take a look at this marvelous play. Here are the reasons I love The Giver play. Published by Dramatic Publishing, The Giver is adapted by Eric Coble from Lois Lowry’s book of the […]

A Playwriting Unit or How to Help Your Students Feel Seen

A Playwriting Lesson or How to Help Your Students Feel Seen Today, let’s talk about a playwriting unit to help your students feel seen. I’m old enough to remember the days in school when we wrote notes to our friends.  Most of the time they were pretty innocent. Occasionally, they seemed very important–asking a friend […]

A Movie You Want to See This Weekend

Eighth Grade Movie

There is a movie you want to see this weekend about an eighth grade girl. It is aptly titled, Eighth Grade. I’m thrilled! Eighth grade is probably one of the toughest times in a person’s life, don’t you agree? I’m guessing most of you reading my blog have survived eighth grade, too. That’s why I […]

How Theatre Saved My Life

Man and Woman in The Fantasticks Musical

My imagination (and later, theatre specifically) saved my life. When I was a child, my mother was quite ill..