I have recently won a TES prize for the creative teaching of Shakespeare. Here's what TES said: 'Hannah embraced the challenge of bringing Hamlet, Shakespeare’s longest play, to life in her KS2 classroom by adopting an original, cross-curricular approach. Featuring learning opportunities in and outside of the classroom, learners were fully immersed into this epic tragedy in every subject area and demonstrated their understanding in a variety of ways. From video retellings and word count pie charts to song writing and unique artistic interpretations, her teaching is the perfect example of how Shakespeare can be made accessible to pupils of all ages.' In this activity pack, there are ideas for 16 lessons and learning journeys. Many subjects are featured, including: Science, Maths, English, D&T, Art and more. The pack is made-up of resources, photos of when I did these activities with my class and planning. One of the 16 above is a cross-curricular learning journey for D&T and took us three weeks to complete - the children loved it! There are 46 pages in total. This was used with a Y5 class but can easily be adapted to support pupils from Y3 - Y8. The progress that my class made throughout this project was phenomenal! If you do have any questions or need any support, please send me a message. *My resources always take me a lot of time and effort to create so I hope that they help to save you some precious time - please do review my resources. Thank you!*

Used as assessment for non-fiction writing.

Draw picture in style of artist

Design a photoframe, then make it!

Children draw a portrait of themselves in an ornate frame provided in this handout.

An assortment of resources to do with jungle topic. Postcards - used for writing assessment at end of topic. Designing and drawing picture in the style of Henri Rousseau etc.

We looked closely at Bob Marley CD covers and in talking partners the children discussed what they could see on each one. We wrote a class reggae song and then designed a cover for it.

Jigsaw instructions to talk through before students create their own set of written instructions or creating their own puzzle.

1.) Simple advert scaffold to start children thinking about the features of a print advert and the layout. 2.) Notice to practise a talent for award ceremony, which ties into end of Media Magic Topic. 3.) An activity for children to design a new age phone (links to PP on Bell also in my resources). 4.) Simple sheet to design digital advert.

Different images of collage to start children thinking about what collage is.

A number of resources that teachers can use at a variety of times throughout the year.

A powerpoint that includes various questions linked to materials, shapes, feelings etc and lots of images. A starting point for creating your own sculpture.