Another Spontaneous Tangent
My eldest daughter has loved Shakespeare since she was a mere 'sprite'. Maybe since we saw Romeo and Juliet performed by the English National Ballet, perhaps she is in love with the poetic language of the AV Bible, or maybe it was even the pre-loved Shakespeare
books we were given. Either way, all I'm saying is that she didn't get the enthusiasm from me. :)
books we were given. Either way, all I'm saying is that she didn't get the enthusiasm from me. :)
This has rubbed off on my younger children so we went in search of a unit study. We didn't find exactly what we needed for their varying ages, so we threw together our own. The cherry on the cake is yet to come: tickets to an outdoor theatre company's production of A Midsummer Nights Dream! We've been to many an outdoor Shakespeare play but this is the family favourite.
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| While on a 'field trip' holiday in Italy we saw these Othello costumes |
- We made a puppet theatre.
- The children learnt that some phrases we use today were coined by Shakespeare.
- There are many story & picture books suitable for most ages.
- YouTube have some BBC cartoon Shakespeare productions.
- Make a lapbook
- Cook an Elizabethan meal
- Compare quotes from the Bible to Shakespeare's quotes. Can you tell where each came from?
- Check out my Pinterest Shakespeare board
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| Act 4 Scene 1 Merry Wives |
The Shakespear Stories
For the older child - Ten Tales from Shakespeare
Picture book - Mr William Shakespeare's Plays
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