Five Reasons to Watch The Grinch Live! on NBC
Five Reasons to Watch The Grinch Live! on NBC Happy Holidays (okay, it’s a little early, but covid….) Pretty soon, all of the holidays special will begin and luckily, this year is no exception. On December 9, there is going to be a live version on NBC of the Broadway musical, “The Grinch”! How awesome […]
How Do I Use Boom Cards in My Drama Class?
How Do I Use Boom Cards in My Drama Class? Teachers are creative beings and love an intriguing teaching method. They are busy searching out new ways to reach students on a day-to-day basis. “To build a better mouse trap.” I always say. When the pandemic closed our schools, teachers scrambled for digital lessons. Folks, […]
How to Use a Hybrid Lesson in Your Drama Classroom Tomorrow
How to Use a Hybrid Lesson in Your Drama Classroom Tomorrow I’m a creative and imaginative person. If you follow my blog, you’ll know that when I was ten years old I decided I would direct Mary Poppins in my backyard and have my father hire a helicopter to fly me into the yard near […]
The Blended Learning Classroom is Here to Stay
Two months ago my Google classroom and products, which could be tweaked for distance learning, were purchased hundred of times. That’s thrilling for me for obvious reason, but more important I was relieved I could help someone in a tough predicament.
I sensed they wanted something more than what I could offer at the moment. So I began researching the blended classroom.
Drama Lessons for Families Who are Home-Bound
Drama Lessons for Families Who are Home-Bound Tick, tock, tick, tock……. Is it only Wednesday? Have you worn out the Play-dough, grown frustrated by the board game, broke the new cool toy, gained five pounds by baking chocolate chip cookies and just can’t make one more blanket fort? Families: Have you exhausted your ideas […]
Learning Through Reader’s Theater Scripts
Learning Through Readers Theater Scripts Today’s let us consider an old friend of mine–readers theater. Learning through readers theater scripts is effortless. I’m getting ahead of myself here. Shocking News Did you know that 40% of our students can not read fluently. Forty per cent! Yikes. When we were raising our daughters, I made it […]