Author Archives: serahrose

Mentoring Writers on Sesame Street

Posted on October 8, 2009 by serahrose

The New York Times just published a really interesting article about Sesame Street in Israel and Palestine.  It’s predominantly a story of first attempting to create a joint show where Israeli and Palestinian Muppets interact regularly but finally producing separate … Continue reading →

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Under 3s can’t Learn Verbs from TV

Posted on September 18, 2009 by serahrose

There’s a new study out demonstrating that children under three can’t learn new action words by watching television programs unless there is an adult around to “interact with them and support their learning.” You can read the whole story here. … Continue reading →

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Visiting Boston Children’s Museum

Posted on August 4, 2009 by serahrose

I had the opportunity to do a quickie consult at Boston Children’s Museum last week.  We had a blast and covered a LOT in one very short hour. The Boston Children’s Museum (where I initially workshopped many of my ideas) … Continue reading →

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Fearless with Language

Posted on July 26, 2009 by serahrose

I discovered an interesting article a while back concerning the Royal Shakespeare Company of Stratford-Upon-Avon, England. Now, theatre artists in the U.S. have an unusually encompassing love of the Bard, but they really love him in England.  It is, after … Continue reading →

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Join Us at NAEYC this November!

Posted on May 13, 2009 by serahrose

We’ve just found out that we’re heading to the NAEYC annual conference this November to teach: PictureBook Plays: Saying ‘YES’ to physical and vocal theatrical expression with your preschoolers  If you’ve been aching for an in-person taste of what we … Continue reading →

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Let us think of education as…

Posted on May 8, 2009 by serahrose

Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in each of us there is a private hope and dream which, fulfilled, can be translated into benefit for everyone and greater strength for our nation. … Continue reading →

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What Happens When I DON’T Follow My Own Advice

Posted on April 26, 2009 by serahrose

As promised in my last post, what follows is the result of goals above and beyond what a toddler can actually do: My daughter was about 2 years and three months.  Verbally precocious and experienced in theatre (both her parents … Continue reading →

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Following my Own Advice

Posted on March 16, 2009 by serahrose

I while back, I wrote some tips about taking your child to the theatre for the first time. Luckily, I started out by following my own advice. At about 20 months I took my daughter, Avi, to see a children’s … Continue reading →

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The arts are…the special language of children

Posted on July 16, 2008 by serahrose

“The arts are, above all, the special language of children, who, even before they learn to speak, respond intuitively to dance, music and color.” – Dr. Ernest Boyer  Former United States Commissioner of Education & President of the Carnegie Foundation … Continue reading →

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Review: Take a Bow! Lesson Plans for Preschool Drama

Posted on July 4, 2008 by serahrose

Presumably written as a resource for absolute beginners, Take a Bow!, by Nina Czitron, is a series of 25 stories proceeded by five basic warm-ups. If you’re looking for easy stories to turn into plays and for some reason have … Continue reading →

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