Shakespeare is for everybody—and that includes elementary school students! Many performance-based teaching strategies work very successfully with younger students, getting them up on their feet and interacting with the text cognitively, physically, and vocally.
For ideas to use in your classroom, check out our lesson plans for elementary-age students, videos, and an NPR feature on second grade students reading Macbeth.
Lesson Plans for Elementary School Students
"Occupation Romeo" introduces students to character and delivery. This lively, short exercise is a great way to begin a play or Shakespeare unit! Teachers describe "Living Iambic Pentameter" as "great" for the classroom and a fun, effective introduction to the rhythm of Shakespeare's language.
For DC Schools
Shakespeare Steps Out, a local outreach program of Folger Education for DC schools, brings teaching artists to your classroom for an introduction to Shakespeare's language and student performance.
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Additional Information
Shakespeare Steps Out Elementary School Program
In The Shop
Shakespeare Can Be Fun Series
Shakespeare for Kids
Listen
On NPR: Second Graders Take on Macbeth
Watch
Occupation Romeo
Living Iambic Pentameter
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