Students organise and date various things along a river of time in the classroom. You could bring in quite a lot of the objects yourself or simply print the pictures. For each object there is an info slide which reveals the date at the end. Date cards are also ready for you on the last slide. This will be the best lesson you teach in a long while.

Lesson uses resources from RSC learning zone to explore the opening scene. links to clips included and already to go.

Lesson covers the celebration of Elizabethan festivals and deals with the idea of misrule and confusion. Ideal as a context lesson.

A visual guide to life in Elizabethan England. Showing students objects of the time helps bring home the fact that all is real !

A lesson which focuses only on the sonnet spoken between them. Worksheet attached and ready to deliver.

A summary of who is who in the play along with some plot details. Useful as a revision aid or introduction.

An intro to English at secondary school. Recap of vocabulary and punctuation. Ready to go !

Part one of a year 7 SOW. Ready to deliver. Notes at bottom of slides.

My mistress’ eyes are nothing… Lesson on this sonnet. Students draw ideal Jacobean woman and then Shakespeare’s real lady. Fun and useful.

The essential stuff -an introduction to the Elizabethan theatre. Ready to go with worksheets attached. Part two on its way.

Part of a series of sonnet lessons. Ready to go.

Part two leads the student to Shakespeare and the reasons behind writing.

Part one of a 2 parter. Deals with structure of sonnet and gives a modern example. Ready to deliver.

From Greek ideas about Love -the lesson shows different loves and examples. Contains videos and songs for students to match. Ready to go.

A lesson comparing two love songs -one from Much Ado and the other by Prince. Contains references to types of love -see my other lesson. Ready to go !

Students create a poem by blacking out words in a newspaper or old unwanted book. Ideal for cover lessons, one-offs or as part of a poetry unit.

Useful starter slides challenging students to extend their vocabulary. All included, except answers. Very straightforward, though. 20 slides in total.

31 slides, each with a real life mistake for your students to correct while you relax at the start of the lesson. Alternatively, why not use them in the middle or at the end of your lesson ? Correct answers are NOT included since if you do not know the answer, it’s probably not best to show them to students.

Resource allowS user to randomly pick a poem from 170 different slides. Useful for instant lessons/cover lessons/discussions/homework/remote learning.

Questions which are designed to provide a deeper understanding of the poem. I use this instead of an assessment for lower level classes.