The ultimate Shakespeare toolkit

Use this collection of KS3 Shakespeare resources to get your 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 collection of lessons, activities, quizzes and display packs

Shakespeare’s plays and sonnets are studied in classrooms around the world and are a particular focus in secondary education. Whether you’re introducing Shakespeare to your KS3 class for the first time or building on the knowledge they already have, we’ve brought together a collection of resources covering his life, a selection of his works and display packs you can use in the classroom.

Looking for more of Shakespeare's works? Explore the English collection for hand-picked Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet resources.

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 Differentiated Comprehension
creativesquirrel

William Shakespeare Differentiated Comprehension

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This fact file is a great way to teach students about William Shakespeare with a choice of three differentiated sheets of comprehension questions to answer. This means that work can be changed to match different age groups and levels of ability. **Sheet one**: Ten multiple choice questions. **She...
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...
Macbeth Worksheets
creativesquirrel

Macbeth Worksheets

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A set of 28 worksheets corresponding to each Act and Scene in Macbeth. These worksheets contain a variety of tasks covering: * Plot * Context * Key quotation analysis * Character analysis * Themes * Symbolism * Language and Structure And more! Perfect for class work, SEND/ EAL differentiation,...
A Midsummer Night's Dream
EnglishGCSEcouk

A Midsummer Night's Dream

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An incredibly detailed scheme of work on William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream that includes activities and resources for over 26 lessons! Includes differentiated activities to three levels (core, support and more able), video clips, homework activities and more. What's more, it's complete...
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...