A Taste of Shakespeare

Teaching Pre K-8, Apr 2004 by Keech, Andrea McGann

It was an exciting day, a successful unit and a wonderful way to open unwilling young minds to the delights found in Shakespeare's writing. And the tarts weren't bad, either!

INTERNET CONNECTIONS

Topic: Shakespeare

1 In Search of Shakespeare: www.pbs.org/shakespeare/edu cators/elementary/ Activities and lessons compare film adaptations, investigate Elizabethan language, and suggest ideas for bringing the Bard to life in the elementary and middle school classroom.

2 William Shakespeare Resources: www.edhelper.com/shake speare.htm Extensive list of webquests, lessons, online plays and links to Shakespeare resources.

3 Shakespeare for Kids: www.folger.edu/education/kids/kids home.asp Download PDF scene scripts, study Fun Facts about Shakespeare's life and play a game called "Who Am I?" about characters in his plays.

To Dig Deeper

Shakespeare for Kids: His Life and Times

by Colleen' Aagesen and Margie Blumberg (Chicago Review Press, 1999)

William Shakespeare & the Globe

by Aliki (HarperCollins, 2000)

Macbeth for Kids

by Lois Burdett (Firefly Books, 2000)

Stories from Shakespeare

by Geraldine McCaughrean (Simon & Schuster, 1994)

Andrea McGann Keech teaches eighth grade language arts and drama at Northwest Junior High in Coralville, IA.