Hello Reader, On the last episode of the Read-Aloud Revival podcast, we talked about why Shakespeare is not a school subject. I hope we were able to convince you! But if we know that Shakespeare isn’t a school subject or an item on a checklist, how do we actually do it? And how do we make Shakespeare not just doable in our homeschools, but delightful? Today, we’ll talk through a simple framework your family can use to experience one of the richest and most rewarding literary treasures in the...

Hi Reader, If I had a farthing for every woman who told me she wished she loved Shakespeare as much as I did . . . Or wished she had a Shakespeare class for her kids . . . Or wished she had the time to explore Shakespeare without skipping any other homeschool subjects . . . You get the idea. 😉 This is where Shakespeare Summer comes in. Because I am 100% convinced that Shakespeare can be: Delightful Simple Oh-so-easy We decided to take what I do in my local homeschool co-op, and make a way for...

Hello Reader, When most of us hear the name “Shakespeare,” we probably think back to a high school classroom, fluorescent lights buzzing overhead, while we struggled through Romeo and Juliet line by line—“wherefore art thou” and all that. But here’s the truth: Shakespeare was never meant to be dissected like a frog under a microscope. His work, in fact, was never meant to be read AT ALL. He meant for his plays to be experienced. To be performed, seen, heard, and felt. While Shakespeare’s...