Shakespeare
Adapted scripts and teaching tools
6 resources
Ages 5–7
See all for Ages 5–7 →Ages 8–10
See all for Ages 8–10 →Shakespeare for Kids
The authoritative kids' hub from the Folger — character intros, performance videos, coloring pages, and short activities.
Teach Shakespeare — Lesson Plans & Resources
Free, classroom-ready lesson plans built around the Folger Method — text-first, performance-based teaching.
Short Shakespeare Scripts for Schools
20- and 30-minute versions of A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hamlet, and others — using Shakespeare's actual dialogue with bridging narration.
Shortened Shakespeare
Cut-down adaptations of major plays designed for school productions.
Playing with Plays
Best-selling 'Shakespeare for Kids' book series — short, performable adaptations of Romeo & Juliet, Macbeth, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Tempest and more.
Shakespeare for Kids: Plays for Children
Plain-language summaries and child-friendly retellings useful for context before tackling the text.
Ages 11–13
See all for Ages 11–13 →Shakespeare for Kids
The authoritative kids' hub from the Folger — character intros, performance videos, coloring pages, and short activities.
Teach Shakespeare — Lesson Plans & Resources
Free, classroom-ready lesson plans built around the Folger Method — text-first, performance-based teaching.
Short Shakespeare Scripts for Schools
20- and 30-minute versions of A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hamlet, and others — using Shakespeare's actual dialogue with bridging narration.
Shortened Shakespeare
Cut-down adaptations of major plays designed for school productions.
Playing with Plays
Best-selling 'Shakespeare for Kids' book series — short, performable adaptations of Romeo & Juliet, Macbeth, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Tempest and more.
Shakespeare for Kids: Plays for Children
Plain-language summaries and child-friendly retellings useful for context before tackling the text.