A potted background history of facts and figures relating to Shakespeare and why he is still inspirational and relevant today. Great to use as an introduction to William Shakespeare and the relevance of his language today - that so many sayings still in use are derived from his plays. Suitable for KS2. This resource is also available as a Powerpoint for ease of use in lessons at this link: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12986547 Also, a fun free Shakespeare wordsearch can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12825853

Great extra resource for use in overall study of Macbeth. Contains names of main characters/settings. Suitable for all students studying the text - as extra activity. Upper KS2/KS3 Can be used as a fun activity to test knowledge of the play - for every word found, the pupil has to find a quote from within the play - either said by the person named or about that person or, if a place, a quote about the place named.

Great extra resource for use in overall study/reading of The Hobbit by Tolkien. Upper KS2/KS3 Can be used as a fun extra activity to test knowledge of the story - for every word found, the pupil could look for a description or quote about the character/place from within the novel.