Teaching Resources

Explore our range of teaching resources for school, home educators, or to enhance a trip to Shakespeare's family homes

Teaching level: Key Stage 3 (ages 11-14)Key Stage 4 (ages 14-16)Key Stage 5 (ages 16+)B2 / IELTS 5.5-6.5C1 / IELTS 7.0-8.0C2 / IELTS 8.5-9.5
Topic: King Lear
Resource type: Video

This is a three minute plot summary of King Lear. Ideal to familiarise your students with the what and whereabouts in the play.

This reduced script uses only lines from the play to get students familiar with the material.

A visual representation of the major events in Shakespeare’s Life and Elizabethan England.

A fun first contact with Romeo and Juliet, using easy drama techniques that involve the entire class.