Two resources perfect for students learning about A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare; a play script written for young performers and a close reading activity. The play script is a mix of modern English with some of the famous lines from the real play mixed in as well. There are 26 speaking parts, all rewritten to be suitable for ages 9 to 14. The script also comes with a PDF teacher presentation to help you introduce the play and the characters to your students. The reading comprehension passage includes a teacher presentation, comprehension and grammar questions, a multiple choice quiz, a crossword puzzle and a wordsearch about William Shakespeare’s famous play, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The NO PREP informational text worksheets are perfect for students in Year 5 or Year 6. Students will learn key facts about the famous play whilst working on their comprehension skills. ⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻ The play script has been rewritten to be suitable for young performers. A Midsummer Night’s Dream tells the story of four Athenian lovers who have a complicated yet dramatic love life. Lysander and Hermia loved each other and wished to be together. Helena loved Demetrius, but Demetrius loved Hermia, and Hermia’s father wanted him to marry his daughter. Hermia and Lysander decided to run off together into the woods. But the woods were haunted by the Fairy King and Queen - Oberon and Titania, and the King’s mischievous henchman, Puck. The play tells the magical story of the eventual coming together of the four lovers, and Duke Theseus and his bride, Hippolyta. I hope you enjoy it – good luck! There are 26 speaking roles with parts for the whole class; the language is a mix of Shakespearean and more modern English. Ideal for theatre performances or plays, reading activities or guided reading sessions. For more great resources visit Creative Primary Literacy.

Two resources perfect for students learning about Macbeth by William Shakespeare; a play script written for young performers and a reading comprehension activity. The play script is a mix of modern English with some of the famous lines from the real play mixed in as well. There are 18 speaking roles, and extra characters for up to 25-30 people. Ideal for theater performances or plays, reading activities or guided reading sessions. The reading comprehension passage includes a teacher presentation, comprehension and grammar questions, a multiple choice quiz, a crossword puzzle and a wordsearch about William Shakespeare’s famous play, Macbeth. The NO PREP informational text worksheets are perfect for students in Year 5 or Year 6. Students will learn key facts about the famous play whilst working on their comprehension skills. ⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻ Macbeth tells the story of a fierce warrior who meets three strange witches on his way home after a battle. The witches tell him that he will be King. At first Macbeth thinks they are lying but then he starts to believe the prophecies. He sends a letter to his wife, Lady Macbeth, who persuades him to kill the King and claim the throne. He does this but the couple find the guilt too much, and then the previous King’s sons come back for revenge. The story ends in death for Macbeth, as Macduff and Malcolm come to claim back the throne! ⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚ For more great resources follow my store ⇉⇉ CLICK HERE

Four William Shakespeare play scripts re-written to be suitable for young people aged between 9 and 14. All four have a mix of Shakespearean and more modern English. The play scripts are usually priced at £4.50 each. The first is a play script for Hamlet. There are 15 speaking characters, with roles for up to 30 students. The second is for Macbeth. There are 18 speaking characters, with roles for up to 30 students. The third is A Midsummer Night’s Dream. There are 26 speaking roles with parts for the whole class. And, the final one is for Richard III. There are 20 speaking characters, with roles for up to 30 students. The play scripts are Ideal for theatre performances or plays, reading activities or guided reading sessions. They are also ideal for older students who need to know the story better without getting wrapped up in the difficult language - Shakespeare is easy to understand if you understand the story! Please check out my store for more great resources, Creative Primary Literacy, for more resources.

This bundle contains four play scripts: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Macbeth, Hamlet and Richard III. It also contains six reading comprehension activities; a biography writing unit about William Shakespeare and a discussion based writing unit about which play was his greatest. ⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻ The six reading comprehension activities, or reading comprehension activities, are about: The Life of William Shakespeare Macbeth Hamlet Romeo & Juliet Richard III A Midsummer Night’s Dream These activities require NO PREP and have a body of text that students need to read through thoroughly; then they can use the text to find the comprehension and grammar answers. All texts then have an extension activity, crossword puzzle and wordsearch for those fast finishers. Answers, for teacher use, are on the final page of each document. Secondly, there is a biography writing unit about William Shakespeare. The unit has been split into four separate lessons which will take students approximately 40-50 minutes each. Finally, there is a discussion based writing unit discussing which play is his greatest - Romeo & Juliet, Macbeth or Hamlet. The unit has been split into four separate lessons which will take students approximately 40-50 minutes each. ⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚ For more great resources check out my store ⇉⇉ CLICK HERE