The Major Benefits For Students Attending Live Theatre
The Major Benefits for Students Attending Live Theatre Recently on CBS Sunday Morning, (one of my all time favorite television shows) they aired a piece about To Kill a Mockingbird now running on Broadway. Although I don’t agree with having adults portraying the children’s roles (metaphoric?), I’m thrilled about one particular thing: school kids are […]
What is Quora Digest? How Did It Inspire Me as a Drama Teacher
Come From Away What is Quora Digest? How did it Inspire Me as a Drama Teacher How does it relate to musical theater? (In my world, everything relates to theatre somehow.) According to their website, “Quora Digest is the method, Where Quora sends a daily email containing a set of questions with one answer that […]
The Reasons to Teach Drama Class with Unique Lessons
The Reasons to Teach Drama Class with Unique Lessons For thirteen years of my thirty-eight years of teaching, I taught a pre-elective drama class to four hundred sixth graders each year. Today, I want to discuss the reasons to teach drama class with unique lessons. I have two things to admit. Number One: I liked […]
Circus Themed Lesson Plans–a New Twist for Drama Classes
Circus Themed Lessons–a New Twist for Drama Classes Let’s talk about circus themed lesson–a new twist for drama class, shall we? “Welcome to the circus!”–You know, I don’t think I’ve heard a circus master of ceremonies actually say this, have you? It must be from the movie, Dumbo which was one of my favorites when […]
How to Make Things to Sell on Teacherspayteachers
How to Make Things to Sell on Teacherspayteachers There are so many products you can sell on Teacherspayteachers.com. If you have an idea, look into what other products are out there. Teachers need all kinds of materials. You’d be surprised by what you see there. But here’s the thing— this is a lot of work. […]
Your Secret Teaching Allies-Super Heroes
Let’s talk about your secret teaching allies–super heroes. If you are a teacher, you may be using them in your lessons all ready. If not, I’m going to give you some good reasons to implement them! The obvious reason to use super heroes in our teaching is that our students relate to them, especially elementary […]