Since reading A Charlotte Mason Companion chapter on teaching Shakespeare I've been inspired to start reading a simplified version of Shakespeare to Nathaniel and to my surprise he rather enjoys it.
A wonderful new book on How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare by Ken Ludwig recently caught my eye. In this book you will understand the many reasons to read Shakespeare to your children as well as find the tools on just how to equip your children to appreciate all that Shakespeare is to our modern culture.
Many of the words we use in today's modern vernacular are created by Shakespeare himself. Here is a sample: "You've got to be cruel to be kind" "If Truth were known" "Love is blind" "Seen better days" and many more.
Shakespeare Books
- The Young Reader's Shakespeare books are one of my favourite resources. They are well written and beautifully illustrated. Available titles: Macbeth, Othello, Julius Caesar, Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night's Dream.
- The Usborne Young Reading William Shakespeare has been a delight.
- Mr William Shakespeare's Plays by Marcia Williams presents seven classic Shakespeare plays. This title includes such novels as "Romeo and Juliet", "Hamlet", "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "Macbeth", "Julius Caesar", "The Winter's Tale" and "The Tempest".
- Bravo, Mr. William Shakespeare! by Marcia Williams presents As You Like It, Antony and Cleopatra, Richard III, Twelfth Night, King Lear, The Merchant of Venice and Much Ado About Nothing
- Open Source: Shakespeare
- For the Lego lovers in your family: Brick Shakespeare: Four Tragedies & Four Comedies
- Shakespeare Stories By (author) William Shakespeare, Edited by Leon Garfield Here are twelve of Shakespeare's most memorable plays, presented in a fresh narrative form to delight both those who know the plays well and those who are new to them. Dramatic color illustrations and varied black-and-white drawings perfectly capture the mood of each story.
- Shakespeare Stories II "By skillfully weaving his own prose with Shakespeare's language, Garfield has refashioned nine of the Elizabethan playwright's dramas into stories, capturing all the richness of the characters, plot, mood, and setting. Foreman's dramatic illustrations are the perfect complement to this celebration of Shakespeare's genius."
- The Shakespeare Stories is a box set of 16 shortened Shakespeare stories. This is a good set for young readers. These books are available separately.
- Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb
- Illustrated Stories from Shakespeare "It is full of colourful illustrations from the Usborne Young Reading Programme. It contains the plays "A Midummer Night's Dream", "Hamlet", "Macbeth", "Romeo and Juliet", "The Tempest", and "Twelfth Night". It also includes a section at the back on the life and times of Shakespeare."
- Shakespeare's Stories for Young Readers by E.Nesbit
Books on The Life of Shakespeare
- Shakespeare: His Work & His World by By (author) Michael Rosen, Illustrated by Robert Ingpen "Rosen makes the life and work of Shakespeare vibrant and exciting in this perfectly splendid biography. . . . Beautiful and engaging." This book is simply worth is weight in gold it's so beautifully presented.
- The Usborne Young Reading William Shakespeare has been a delight.
- 100 of the Best Books on Shakespeare.
Teaching Shakespeare
- Teaching Shakespeare to Your Children over at Nurturing Learning
- Introducing Children to Shakespeareover at Blessed Beyond a Doubt
- Ultimate Homeschooling Shakespeare List at Joyful Socks Mom
- Teaching Shakespeare To Children
- 96 Incredibly Useful Links for Teaching and Studying Shakespeare
- Shakespeare in Three Steps
- 50 Best Websites for Modern-Day Shakespeare Scholars
- 5 of the Best Online Shakespeare Resources
- BBC 60 Second Shakespeare
- 50 little known facts about William Shakespeare.
- How to teach … Shakespeare
- Resources to teach Shakespeare
- Get Into Shakespeare: 10 Top Shakespeare Blogs
- William Shakespeare
- Why Study Shakespeare?
- Thoughts on Shakespeare over at Simply Charlotte Mason.
- What's So Great about Shakespeare? over at Charlotte Mason Help
- Absolute Shakespeare
- Shakespeare over at For the Children's Sake
- I'm unfamiliar with Shakespeare, how am I supposed to teach it to my children?
- Studying Shakespeare Together. from The Charlotte Mason Home
- Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad Bard?
- The Play’s the Thing: Introducing Shakespeare to Children
Notebook Pages and Unit Studies on Shakespeare
- William Shakespeare over at Activity Villatge
- Shakespeare Unit Study
- The Homeschool Mom: Shakespeare Unit Study
- Tales From Shakespeare: A Unit Study {Free eBook}
- William Shakespeare Unit Study on a Shoestring
- Homeschool Share Shakespeare Notebook Pages
- Shakespeare Unit Study
- Hands on Shakespeare
Follow my Pinterest Board for Shakespearean Resources
Other posts in the 5 Days of Charlotte Mason Resources Series
- Charlotte Mason Education Resource List
- Shakespeare for a Charlotte Mason Education
- Charlotte Mason inspired homeschool Bloggers
- Charles Dickens for a Charlotte Mason Education
The Schoolhouse Review Crew will be joining forces with Homeschool Blogging Connection to bring you a week full of back to school encouragement.
I encourage you to grab a cup of tea and take some time to take a look at what my fellow bloggers are sharing this week in the 2015 Back to Homeschool Blog Hop
Rebecca @ Raventhreads
Rebekah @ There Will Be A $5 Charge For Whining
April @ ElCloud Homeschool
Brenda @ Counting Pinecones
Tara @ This Sweet Life
Tara @ Embark on the Journey
Jennifer @ Chestnut Grove Academy
Annette @ In All You Do
Lisa @ Farm Fresh Adventures
Tauna @ Proverbial Homemaker
What are some of your favourite Shakespearean resources ? I'd love to add them to my list.
Blessings
Chareen
PS The BBC produced this interesting song on the quotes of Shakespeare that we use today.
