Do you know William Shakespeare?

Have you heard of this famous playwright (one who writes scripts for a play/drama) William Shakespeare? He was one of the greatest playwright in the history.

He was born on April 23, 1564, in Stratford-upon-Avon. He died on April 23, 1616. How long did he live? (Do your calculation now:)

(above) Photo taken from http://librarykvpattom.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/shakespeare.jpg

Wonder how he looked like in pictures and portraits? Click here.


More about Shakespeare

A brief impact he made in the world and Language here.

A timeline of his life and things that he did.


[For parents: Read an article on Teach Children Shakespeare at four.]

An excerpt: "With primary school kids there isn't a fear factor because they've never heard of him. What we do with children from the age of eight is unfold the story piece by piece and engage them with key moments of drama and try to get them involved in an empathetic moment of drama."


Watch Video Clips

1. Animated Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet Introduction




2. Animated Shakespeare Series Romeo And Juliet Part2A




3. Animated Shakespeare Series Romeo and Juliet Part2B




4. BBC animated Romeo and Juliet Part 3




5. Animated Winters Tale Part 1



6. Animated Winters Tale Part 2



7. Animated Winters Tale Part 3



8. BBC Shakespeare animated tales Julius Caesar Part 1




9. BBC Shakespeare animated tales Julius Caesar Part 2




10. BBC Shakespeare animated tales Julius Caesar Part 3




11. BBC Shakespeare animated tales As you like it Part 1



12. BBC Shakespeare animated tales As you like it Part 2




13. BBC Shakespeare animated tales As you like it Part 3





Read Shakespeare's masterpieces

1. Read a sample of his plays here. Look for Shakespeare Scripts for Kids. A few plays are listed for you.

Or go direct by clicking on the below links:

-Macbeth script (I studied this book for my 'O' Level Literature:)
-The Merry Wives of Windsor script
-Much ado for nothing script
-Tempest 1.1
-Tempest 2.2
-The Winter's Tale
-Twelfth Night

2. Shakespeare for Kids-activities

3. You can read summary of Shakespeare's work here. These may be a tad long and difficult for you so you may want to read with your parent(s).

4. Online colouring, play puzzles and others about Shakespeare here.


Or here.
Both take a while to load so be patient.

5. Young People's Shakespeare Series-three scripts and a summary about each play.


Borrow books from public library

You may want to see if the local libraries carry these books.

1. A Midsummer Night's Dream (below) by Lois Burdett


2. Scroll down Amazon.com once it is loaded for more titles on Shakespeare for children.

Okie Dokie, that's all from me on Shakespeare.