Creative Dramatics for Tweens: Build Confidence First
Creative Dramatics for Tweens: Build Confidence First I’ve wanted to blog on this subject for a long time–Creative Dramatics for Tweens: Build Confidence First. It’s easy to assume that the best way to begin a drama class is with scripts in hand or with a monologue or duet scene. After all, that’s what theater is […]
A Movie You Want to See This Weekend
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
My imagination (and later, theatre specifically) saved my life. When I was a child, my mother was quite ill..
A Favorite Poem of Mine
Sometimes I write poetry. This is a favorite poem of mine. This particular poem was created for a class while studying for my masters in arts integration. Little Cedar Berry Farm Two sweethearts when freckled, picked berries from a bush two of them, stationed on paralleled rows between […]
How to Make Your Drama Class More Successful –Lessons Learned from 38 Years of Teaching-Middle School
It’s the emotional quotient which divides them from the younger students. Think about when you were in seventh grade. Oh gosh.
A Super Review of Bumbling Bea
A super review of Bumbling Bea