RAR #241: How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare, with Ken Ludwig

Read-Aloud Revival ®

Sarah Mackenzie

Books, Homeschool, How To, Read-aloud, Kids & Family, Teaching From Rest, Reading, Education, Parenting

4.9 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2024

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

Are you intimidated by the thought of teaching Shakespeare?

You’re not alone.

A lot of people struggle to connect to Shakespeare’s work, even if they really want their kids to be familiar with his plays.

What if I told you there's a way to make teaching Shakespeare to your kids enjoyable for them…

…AND delightful for you?

In today’s episode, Ken Ludwig, celebrated playwright and author of How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare, argues that the reason so many of us feel like we don’t get Shakespeare is because people don’t know why (or how!) to teach it.

But figuring out how to teach Shakespeare well is worth it, because not only was he groundbreaking in his time, but he has so much to teach us about what it means to be human.

Don’t miss this replay of our live conversation where Ken shares all his best tips on teaching Shakespeare to your kids and answers audience questions.

Plus, Sarah shares her favorite resources for helping kids get excited about Shakespeare.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

How to break down passages for young kids one at a time
Is it possible to teach Shakespeare with a wide range of ages?
What do we do with Shakespeare’s—ahem—thornier content? (After all, there is a lot of it)

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0:17.2	your kids asking for more.
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0:38.8	3377. See you there. There. Hello, hello, this is episode 241 of the Read-A-Lowd.
0:50.0	This is episode 241 of the Read Aloud Revival, the show that helps your kids fall in love with books and helps you fall in love with homeschooling.
1:00.0	I'm your host Sarah Mackenzie.
1:02.0	I recorded this episode with a live audience. It was very fun. We had a live
1:07.8	audience online at both Facebook and YouTube in live streams.
1:12.6	And that was really fun especially because we got to take questions
1:15.7	from the audience and watch your chat and respond to it.
1:18.8	It was really fun.
1:19.5	My guest today is the person who gets me more excited about Shakespeare than literally anyone else
1:26.2	on the planet. I'm talking of course about none other than Ken Ludwig. He's the author of how to teach your children Shakespeare,
1:35.8	one of the most accomplished playwrights alive today. And in this episode, we talk all about
1:42.3	why it's worth teaching our kids, Shakespeare, how to do it,
1:46.2	even if you have a wide range of ages.
1:49.6	And I share a few of my favorite resources, as well, including a podcast I love and the book I
1:54.6	always always always read an adaptation from when I'm introducing a kid to a Shakespeare
1:59.1	play. Okay here is the interview.
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