King Richard II Activities & Classroom Projects

Fun Classroom Activities

The 20 enjoyable, interactive classroom activities that are included will help your students understand the text in amusing ways. Fun Classroom Activities include group projects, games, critical thinking activities, brainstorming sessions, writing poems, drawing or sketching, and more that will allow your students to interact with each other, be creative, and ultimately grasp key concepts from the text by "doing" rather than simply studying.

1. Henry IV & V

Interested to see what will happen to Bolingbroke? His legacy continues in Shakespeare's Henry IV and V. Read them to find out what happens next.

2. Your Character

Which character in "Richard II" is most like you? Compare and contrast yourself to a character in the play.

3. School Play

Imagine your school was putting on the play "Richard II" and you are the costume designer. Design the costumes for the characters!

4. Set Design