ake the overwhelm out of teaching Hamlet with this practical teacher support bundle, designed to provide a clear route through Shakespeare’s play from the very first lesson to final revision and essay preparation.

This bundle combines an 8-week teacher roadmap with a set of five Act-by-Act Quick Look infographics, making it ideal for teachers approaching Hamlet for the first time, PME students, or anyone looking for a more manageable and structured way to teach the play.

Included in this bundle

Hamlet Teacher’s Guide: 8-Week Weekly Plans

A complete 32-lesson teaching roadmap, organised into four lessons per week. Each weekly plan includes:

a clear weekly focus
exactly what to teach in each lesson
the scenes and key moments to prioritise
a “What Really Matters” section to help teachers cut through the detail
key themes, ideas and quotations
practical teacher notes and discussion prompts
end-of-week knowledge checks
reminders for integrating teaching slides, student workbook activities and revision notes

The plan moves chronologically through the play before dedicating the final week to themes, character analysis, imagery, motifs, dramatic techniques and Single Text essay preparation.

Hamlet: Act-by-Act Quick Look Infographics

Five student-friendly revision sheets, one for each Act of the play. Each infographic condenses the most important material into an accessible visual overview, including:

what happens in each scene
main ideas and themes
key characters
important quotations
why each Act matters
plain-English plot summaries
additional features including spy tracking and Ophelia’s flowers

These are ideal for sticking into copybooks, using during revision, displaying in the classroom or referring back to as students progress through the play.

Together, the two resources give teachers the roadmap for teaching the play and students the quick-reference tools for understanding and revising it.

Suitable for Leaving Certificate Higher Level English / Hamlet Single Text study.