The ultimate Shakespeare toolkit

Use this mammoth collection of Shakespeare-themed resources to get students excited about exploring the life and work of the Bard

Tes Resources Team

Ultimate Shakespeare Toolkit book, Featuring KS3 & KS4 Display Packs, Lesson Ideas, Activities and Presentations

Delve into the word of the Bard with this extensive collection of lesson presentations, activities, quizzes and display packs

Whether or not Shakespeare intended for his plays and sonnets to be studied in quite as much depth as they are, there’s no doubting that they are as compelling today as they were back then. Embrace all things Shakespeare with this mammoth collection of resources. 

Looking for more of Shakespeare's works? Take a look at the English hub.

Investigating the Bard's life

Shakespeare
EnglishGCSEcouk

Shakespeare

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Shakespeare introduction! A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that introduces students to William Shakespeare's, the world he lived in and explores the genres he wrote in as well. A great way to introduce any unit of work on Shakespeare that covers context but also specific elements of diffe...
William Shakespeare: 40 Question Quiz and Answers
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William Shakespeare: 40 Question Quiz and Answers

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An engaging and detailed PowerPoint containing 40 questions and answers to introduce students to the weird and wonderful life of William Shakespeare. **The questions are split into four rounds, each containing 10 questions: ** 1) Shakespeare's life and family 2) Shakespeare's character 3) Shakesp...
Shakespeare Booklet: Exploring Shakespeare's World (KS3)
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Shakespeare Booklet: Exploring Shakespeare's World (KS3)

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This is an extremely dense 12 page booklet with easily an entire scheme of work. This has been created to give year 7 an introduction to Shakespeare: to understand his life, works, times, theatre and to grasp how a script works. There are two pages which focus on Shakespeare's villains (Don John and...
Shakespeare Quiz
Cre8tive Resources

Shakespeare Quiz

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English and Drama Shakespeare quiz and answers for KS4 and KS3 Students. This is a versatile and fully editable resource for either an Online virtual lesson or a more traditional classroom based lesson. This quiz is all about everything Shakespeare This quiz includes a wide variety of different ro...
Shakespeare - Research & Leaflet (Cover Lesson)
Miss_Hope

Shakespeare - Research & Leaflet (Cover Lesson)

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Students create a leaflet about Shakespeare using the guidance and questions on the worksheet. It usually takes pupils between 2-3 lessons to complete. It also makes a straightforward and convenient cover lesson. N.B. Pupils will need access to the internet for their research or, alternatively, yo...
William Shakespeare Knowledge Organiser!
TandLGuru

William Shakespeare Knowledge Organiser!

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This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for children learning about William Shakespeare, particularly those completing a history study of Significant Individuals. It contains comprehensive sections entitled: Overview; Times in His Life; Important...

Exploring Shakespeare's work

Shakespeare starter kit
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Shakespeare starter kit

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Brush up on your knowledge of Shakespeare or share information with your classes with the help of these colourful fact cards. They cover the context of Shakespeare's plays, aspects of production and tips for language analysis, making them the perfect starter kit for teaching Shakespeare.
Macbeth Introduction
EnglishGCSEcouk

Macbeth Introduction

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Macbeth - A crime scene investigation style lesson to introduce KS3 and KS4 students to the main plot ideas and themes of Shakespeare's Macbeth. All activities are fully differentiated. **Check out our [English Shop](http://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EnglishGCSEcouk) for loads more fre...
Romeo and Juliet Comprehension Activities Booklet!
TandLGuru

Romeo and Juliet Comprehension Activities Booklet!

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This resource booklet contains a wide range of age-appropriate, engaging, and meaningful comprehension activities for use throughout the reading of William Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet.' Teachers have found them particularly useful in exam revision, comprehension tasks, or guided reading sessions...
The Tempest - WHOOSH! English / Drama Activity Woosh
Calum Roy

The Tempest - WHOOSH! English / Drama Activity Woosh

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A WHOOSH! drama activity for "The Tempest" by William Shakespeare. The teacher narrates a story summary and calls in students from the circle to mime the characters, be props and create settings. Accessible for all ages and abilities. Great for students studying the play at KS3 or GCSE. ...
Twelfth Night - The Story - Reading Comprehension Worksheet
MariaPht

Twelfth Night - The Story - Reading Comprehension Worksheet

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This Reading Comprehension worksheet is suitable for upper intermediate to proficient ESL learners. The text narrates the story of Twelfth Night based on William Shakespeare's famous comedy / love story. After carefully reading the text, students are required to complete some comprehension exercis...

Display packs

Shakespeare Display
LessonChest

Shakespeare Display

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Pack of three Shakespeare Posters for display. Features: Murder in Shakespeare poster Plays and Context poster Fun Facts poster Ready to print JPEGs Editable Microsoft Publisher files Designed in A2 allowing for larger prints Thank you for viewing!
Shakespeare English Poster
Cre8tive Resources

Shakespeare English Poster

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Shakespeare English Classroom Periodic Table Poster of all the elements that link to this subject area. We decided that to help raise the profile of this subject in secondary schools we would turn the traditional science periodic table into a Shakespeare (English) one displaying 118 Different items ...
Shakespeare word display
Kathryn Griffiths

Shakespeare word display

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All of the text for a Shakespeare word display, including a list of some of the 1700 words that he created, 11 famous quotes from his works-each on an individual A4 page ready to print straight out and display around the classroom. Please support my new venture into sharing resources by leaving me a...