Tommy Johns Presents
Curriculum Based School Assembly Programs
that Encourage Kids to Read!
Atlanta (770) 640-6509 Toll Free 1(866) 490-READ
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Our Programs
and the
Curriculum Topics They Support
Include:
Go Wild!
(Reading, Scientific Process, Life Sciences, AL/GA Facts)
Top Secret!
(Reading, Geography, Maps, Landforms,
Problem Solving)
Work Smarter!
(Reading,
Simple Machines, Inventions)
You’ve Got MAGIC!
(Reading, Character Education)
I Love to Read!
(Reading Motivation,
Library Skills)
Arctic Express
(Reading, Winter Festivals, Cultural Diversity)
Coming in
Summer 2009!
Reading Round Up
(Reading, Writing Process, Using Details, Figurative Language, Folk Tales,
Native American Lore)
About Tommy Johns
Tommy Johns has a hard time deciding: is he an entertainer with a passion for teaching? Or is he an educator with an unquenchable desire to entertain? He is the founder of Tommy Johns Presents, a company that produces educationally significant school assembly programs that are curriculum based and inspire children to read.
His professional affiliations demonstrate his commitment to reading, education, and entertainment.
His Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in education and years in front of a classroom have equipped him to teach children (and adults) in a fun, meaningful way and he knows how to make a message stick. His education and experience are evident from the moment he begins talking to the audience, even before the program begins.
Using the stage as his classroom, he uses all the entertainment tools in his toolbox to motivate and teach important facts and concepts from the state curriculum guidelines while instilling the value of reading in his audience.
In 2007, Tommy, who has been writing articles for magazines and trade journals for over a decade, became an author, co-writing two books with puppet co-star, Roosevelt Rat. Roosevelt Rat’s Top Secret Adventure is a 32 page full color picture book with a secret “book inside a book” at the back detailing how the reader can learn magic tricks! Their second book, Roosevelt Rat’s Magic A to Z, teaches magic tricks and lessons about the art of performance, the principles of magic and more.
An avid reader himself, Tommy believes that with the right books, good readers can learn to do just about anything, meet all kinds of people, and have all sorts of adventures. Growing up in a small town in Alabama, Tommy and his family would go across the river to West Point, Georgia to the closest library to check out books. He got in more trouble reading than anything else he did while growing up (reading during math class, reading under the covers after lights out, reading in church)! When he tells his audiences that he LOVES to read, he means it!
At the tender age of five, when Tommy was asked to sing his first solo in church, he became enamored with the stage. He acted in school, church and later college dramas, sang and played guitar in talent shows, and performed magic for his Cub Scout group. In college, he studied magic with a pro, and in 1977 performed his first paid magic show for children. He has sought training in the arts of puppetry, improvisation and comedy, and has been entertaining, educating and inspiring children for over thirty years. He has been a full time performer since 2001, currently doing over 500 shows per year.
Tommy is married to Linda, a former college English instructor who is now an elementary school media specialist. They have two sons, both of whom were AR champs in elementary school, and are still recreational readers. Andy is a reporter for the Chattanooga Times-Free Press, and Adam is a film student at Florida State University, hoping to be a famous (and rich) screenwriter or director. Tommy and Linda live in Roswell, Georgia with their three mixed breed dogs, Boomer, Missy and Bucky.
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Tommy Johns Presents
1650 Bainbridge Way, Roswell, GA 30076
770-640-6509/866-490-READ