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Search results for “tempest”

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  • / Explore Shakespeare  /  Shakespedia  /  Shakespeare's Plays
    Greg Wyatt Sculpture of The Tempest in the gardens of Shakespeare's New Place

    The Tempest

    A complete summary of William Shakespeare's Play, The Tempest. Find out more about the shipwreck, the magical island and the torment of an old man and his slaves

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    The Tempest wordsearch

    Have fun finding the words linked to Shakespeare's play The Tempest.

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    Storytelling

    Retell The Tempest

    Read the Short Shakespeare Tale - The Tempest and make notes on the story. Use our Tempest Finger Puppets to retell the tale to your friends.

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    Create a Tempest

    Work with a partner to conjure up a storm! One of you could play the part of Ariel and one could play the part of Prospero.

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    The Tempest Finger Puppets

    The Tempest Finger Puppets

    Use these finger puppets with the notes you have made using the resource 'Retell The Tempest' to tell the story to your friends or family.

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    Short Shakespeare Tale - The Tempest

    Enjoy this short version of the story of The Tempest to learn about the story and meet the characters.

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    A storytelling based on The Tempest with Isy Mead from The Story Museum

    Isy Mead captivates children with this lively and interactive adaptation of The Tempest.

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    Best Will in the World

    Energetic full-day drama workshops on your choice of A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Tempest or Macbeth.

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    Shakespeare Week 2022 Competition Winners

    Find out the winners of the Shakespeare Week 2022 competition – ‘Still my beating mind’.

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    Will's Wonderful Words with Michael Rosen

    Michael Rosen has some fun with Shakespeare's language in this workshop based on The Tempest.

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    Children invited to 'Boogie with the Bard' for Shakespeare Week

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    Make a Caliban Mask

    Colour in, decorate and cut out this picture of Caliban from The Tempest. Use it to make a mask or stick puppet.

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    Shakespeare Week in Action - Hadleigh Community Primary School

    How to do Shakespeare Week - Hadleigh Community Primary School. In the first of our series about how different schools celebrated Shakespeare Week 2019, we hear from Esther Cook, English co-ordinator at Hadleigh Community Primary School in Suffolk.

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    Shakespeare Week Art School with Jane Ray

    Watch illustrator Jane Ray create a beautiful illustration of Ariel from The Tempest and learn some art techniques that will help you to create your own Shakespeare characters.

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    Text extract from Mr William Shakespeare's Plays

    Enjoy the first two beautifully illustrated pages from The Tempest, taken from Marcia Williams' book Mr William Shakespeare's Plays.

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    Create a storm picture

    Create a storm picture

    Can you imagine the terrible storm that caused the shipwreck at the beginning of The Tempest? Use the ideas on this activity sheet to create a dramatic stormy picture.

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    Will's World Online

    An imaginative digital workshop telling the story of Shakespeare's life.

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    Rhyme time and storytelling with children's author, Nicola Davies

    Are you ready to join in? Children's author, Nicola Davies, shares her special Shakespeare action rhymes as well as a fabulous retelling of The Tempest.

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    Craft Bundle (7-11 years)

    Craft Bundle (7-11 years)

    Create a Tempest ship scene, draw an Elizabethan portrait, colour a Knot garden, design a Romeo and Juliet scene and make a Shakespeare finger puppet

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    Tempest - All parts

    Storytime with Marcia Williams

    Sit back, relax and listen to Marcia Williams' retelling of Shakespeare's The Tempest.

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