SCHOOLS

O THIS LEARNING,
DAY
WHAT A THING IT IS!
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW ACT 1 SCENE 2

SHAKESPEARE LIVES IN SCHOOLS DAY

FRIDAY 2 DECEMBER 2016

Half the world's pupils study Shakespeare. What does he mean to you and

your pupils? The British Council invites you to join in a global celebration of

Shakespeare on this special 400th anniversary year!

IT'S FREE TO GET INVOLVED! HERE'S HOW:

Download 20 activity ideas for your school to do

Print out Shakespeare masks for students to wear

Pass around printable cards with famous Shakespeare quotations

Hold an assembly using our ready-made PowerPoint presentation and

challenge your students to tell the difference between Twelfth Night and

Justin Bieber

Download our Shakespeare teaching resource developed with the Royal

Shakespeare Company

Screen our new short film of Macbeth with contributions from schools all

over the world

Resources are available on Schools Online

schoolsonline.britishcouncil.org/shakespeare-lives-schools-day

Tell us how you are celebrating Shakespeare Lives in Schools Day:

@Schools_On_Line #shakespearelives

@SchoolsOnline.BritishCouncil #ShakespeareLives

@ShakespeareLives #ShakespeareLives

shakespearelives@britishcouncil.org
Cut the Shakespeare mask out, colour
it in and put it on a stick to complete
your costume