Starting with Shakespeare: Successfully Introducing Shakespeare to Children

by Todd Daubert, Pauline Nelson

Overview

William Shakespeare comes alive for students with these engaging activities. Immersing students in his life and times and characters, this book introduces elementary students to four plays: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Macbeth, Hamlet, and Romeo and Juliet. A complete historical background, an introduction to the characters, a retelling of the story, a variety of integrated activities, verses for memorization, a complete script for class performance, and a list of resources accompany each play. Activities extend learning to history, geography, science, art, music, movement, math, and language arts. Grades K-5 (adaptable to higher levels).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781563087530
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	03/15/2000
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	236
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	5 - 10 Years

About the Author

PAULINE NELSON is a teacher at Belleview Elementary School, Englewood, Colorado.

TODD DAUBERT is a teacher at Belleview Elementary School, Englewood, Colorado.

Table of Contents

	Introduction: Lighting the Fire	ix
Part 1	Setting the Stage
	Fuel for the Fire	3
	The Bard's Bare-Bones Bio	3
	The Bard's Better Bio	3
	The Bard's Best Bio	3
	The Bard's Beefy Bio	4
	The Bard's Beefy Bio--Second Helpings!	5
	Spontaneous Combustion	6
	Playing with the Bard	6
	Fanning the Flames	10
	The Hook	10
	The Line	12
	The Sinker	15
	How Not to Get Burned	16
	Learning from Shakespearience	16
	Shakespeare Work Rubric	18
	Shakespeare Behavior Rubric	18
Part 2	The Plays
	Hamlet	21
	What You Should Know about Hamlet	23
	Who's Who	23
	The Major Characters	23
	The Major Minor Characters	24
	The Minor Minor Characters	25
	What's What	25
	Background Information	25
	Scene by Scene	25
	What's Happening	26
	The Story	26
	Kidspeak and Shakespeak	27
	Will's Words--Selections for Recitation	31
	Lights, Camera, Action	43
	Movie Making	43
	The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark	46
	Don't Just Sit There!	50
	Language Arts	50
	Social Studies	55
	Art	56
	Math	57
	Science	58
	Hot Stuff	59
	Notes	59
	Annotated Bibliography and Resources	60
	Macbeth	61
	What You Should Know About Macbeth	63
	Who's Who	63
	The Major Characters	63
	The Major Minor Characters	64
	The Minor Minor Characters	64
	What's What	65
	Background Information	65
	Scene by Scene	66
	What's Happening	67
	The Story	67
	Kidspeak and Shakespeak	68
	Will's Words--Selections for Recitation	75
	Lights, Camera, Action	87
	Movie Making	87
	Macbeth	91
	Don't Just Sit There!	96
	Language Arts	96
	Social Studies	102
	Art	104
	Math	105
	Science	106
	Creative Thinking	106
	Hot Stuff	107
	Notes	107
	Annotated Bibliography and Resources	107
	A Midsummer Night's Dream	109
	What You Should Know About A Midsummer Night's Dream	111
	Who's Who	111
	The Major Characters	111
	The Minor Characters	114
	What's What	115
	Background Information	115
	What's Happening	117
	The Story	117
	Kidspeak and Shakespeak	119
	Will's Words--Selections for Recitation	126
	Lights, Camera, Action	138
	Movie Making	138
	A Midsummer Night's Dream	141
	Don't Just Sit There!	149
	Language Arts	149
	Social Studies/Geography/History	152
	Math/Science	153
	Hot Stuff	154
	Notes	154
	Annotated Bibliography and Resources	155
	Romeo and Juliet	157
	What You Should Know About Romeo and Juliet	159
	Who's Who	159
	The Major Characters	159
	The Major Minor Characters	160
	The Minor Minor Characters	161
	What's What	163
	Background Information	163
	What's Happening	164
	The Story	164
	Kidspeak and Shakespeak	166
	Will's Words--Selections for Recitation	175
	Lights, Camera, Action	191
	Movie Making	191
	The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet	194
	Don't Just Sit There!	203
	Language Arts	203
	Social Studies/Geography/History	206
	Math/Science	207
	Hot Stuff	209
	Notes	209
	Annotated Bibliography and Resources	209
	Conclusion	211
	Parent Responses	211
	Student Responses	214
	Index	217