YMB #16 Enjoying Shakespeare Together: A Conversation with Mystie Winckler

Homeschool Better Together with Pam Barnhill

Pam Barnhill

Kids & Family, Christianity, Education, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 683 Ratings

🗓️ 12 April 2016

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

"To be or not to be." "The course of true love never did run smooth." "All the world's a stage." The language, characters, and stories of William Shakespeare have far-reaching influence for us today in our books, our pop culture, and even our everyday conversations. But despite all this Shakespeare all around us, many of us are still left scratching our heads and wondering how in the world to begin studying the Bard with our students.

We are joined today on the podcast by homeschool grad, homeschool mom, and avid Shakespeare lover, Mystie Winkler of Simply Convivial. Mystie describes how, in just a few minutes a couple of times a week, we can share Shakespeare with our children and create in them not only a familiarity with his work, but also a taste for the beauty of his poetry. When we focus on experiencing, enjoying, and embodying Shakespeare by memorizing passages, watching plays, and maybe even acting out a few scenes ourselves, we can foster a lifelong affection for this beloved figure in English literature.

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0:00.0	This is Your Morning Basket, where we help you bring truth, goodness, and beauty to your
0:11.4	homeschool day.
0:17.9	Hi, everyone, and welcome to episode 16 of the Your Morning Basket podcast.
0:23.6	I'm Pam Barnhill, your host, and I'm so happy you're joining me here today.
0:27.7	Well, today we get to talk about one of my absolutely favorite topics, and that is Shakespeare.
0:34.0	I do love the bard.
0:35.6	He had a way with words, could tell a marvelous tale, and is simply a delight to read either for ourselves or with our children to share those stories.
0:46.8	And so I'm joined today by my good friend Misty Winkler of simplyconvial.com. And we're going to chat about how she does Shakespeare in her home
0:56.4	with a group of kids who are upper elementary to about middle school age. She has a very set
1:03.5	pattern that she follows when she's studying Shakespeare with them and she's found that this
1:08.4	particular method or procedure that she uses really works well
1:12.8	for this set of kids and hey it's all done in about 10 minutes a day. I really think you're going
1:19.5	to like this episode of the podcast. We're also going to chat about one of our favorite
1:23.6	Shakespeare resources for homeschool and that is How to Teach Your Children's Shakespeare by
1:28.6	Ken Ludwig. I really think you're going to enjoy it, so sit back and we'll get started.
1:40.8	Misty Winkler is a homeschool grad herself who married another homeschool grad and is now homeschooling five children.
1:48.9	She writes thoughtfully about classical education, educational philosophy, homemaking, and more at her blog Simply Convivial.
1:56.6	Through her popular e-course, simplified organization, she helps moms examine their own attitudes
2:02.7	toward organization and homemaking and equips them to set up their own workable plans and
2:08.6	structures. Misty is one of those people who has great plans when it comes to Shakespeare, and so I
2:16.2	asked her to be on the program today to tell us a little
2:19.1	bit about how she pulls that off with a topic that could be a little intimidating to homeschool
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