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Worksheet
Curated OER

Vocabulary Elementary School

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students answer 30 questions on two pages with varied vocabulary building exercises. Included are: similes, idioms, collective nouns and meaning matching. Note: Some vocabulary here is only standard in the...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Dorset Life

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Dorset Life instructional activity, students match a set of vocabulary words to their definition sand complete a fill in the blank activity. A web site reference is given.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

History Trivia For Kids

For Students 4th - 7th
There are 40 history trivia questions and answers.  Students have to cut out the questions and the answers and try to match the correct answer to the question.  The trivia questions are all related to history but from many...
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Unit Plan
Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: A Teacher's Guide to "Hamlet" [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Differentiated instruction hints, pre-reading activities, wrap up ideas and other information make this a valuable classroom tool for teaching "Hamlet." Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]
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Handout
Royal Shakespeare Company

Royal Shakespeare Company: Education Resources: Themes in Hamlet [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource from the Royal Shakespeare Company lists a number of important themes and motifs in Shakespeare's Hamlet, with quoted examples from the play.
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Other

Stratford Shakespeare Festival: Hamlet 2015 Study Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This Stratford Study Guide has a history of the Stratford Shakespeare Theatre and its productions of Hamlet, a biography of Shakespeare, a timeline of his playwriting, a synopsis of the play, classroom activities, and a bibliography.
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Unit Plan
McGraw Hill

Glencoe Literature Library: "Hamlet" Study Guide [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Reading guide to Shakespeare's "Hamlet" with pre- and post-reading material, as well as brainstorming activities and writing prompts. Includes brief biography of Shakespeare, an introduction to the text, a preview of vocabulary, and...
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Lesson Plan
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts, Grade 12: Hamlet

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Students explore the concept of revenge, its relationship to madness, and its consequences. Students explore the treatment of women in the play and come to understand the weaknesses in Hamlet's character. Finally, students consider...
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Article
British Library

British Library: Teaching Resources: Putting Hamlet in Context: A Summary of Sources

For Students 9th - 10th
This summary of sources is a quick and easy way to explore the contexts for Hamlet - from ideas on mortality and revenge to traveling players, melancholy, and madness. It will help you make thoughtful connections between the play and the...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Hamlet 1.3.78

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with the poem "Hamlet 1.3.78" by Gary Soto accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher...
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Website
Digital History

Digital History: Fighting Against Guerrillas: The Strategic Hamlet Program [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the ill-conceived Strategic Hamlet Program, designed by the government of Ngo Dinh Diem to fight against the growing influence of Ho Chi Minh and his Vietcong in the fight for Vietnam. [pdf]
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: "Frailty, Thy Name Is Woman"

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "Frailty, Thy Name is Woman" from Hamlet by William Shakespeare, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: "To Be or Not to Be" Soliloquy

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "'To Be or Not To Be' Soliloquy" from Hamlet by William Shakespeare, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...