Teaching your homeschoolers about Romeo and Juliet can be such a daunting, but exciting, task. The language, the theatre, the time period, the drama- you could literally spend weeks hashing out all of the details and grasping all of the concepts.

While there are so many resources out there for teaching about Shakespeare’s famous works, I have a great Romeo and Juliet Unit Study for you at the end of this post that can help your homeschoolers better understand this great tragedy!

It’s super hard to squeeze everything about this storyline into just a few days, so I’ve put together a list of great resources to help you break down and study Romeo and Juliet in a fun way!

How to Study Romeo and Juliet

Homeschoolers have a unique opportunity to really experience our schooling in a hands-on way. These ideas for studying Romeo and Juliet contain fun activities to participate in, as well as a Unit Study that includes copywork and notebooking pages! 

Watch the Movies

For visual learners, actually watching the story of Romeo and Juliet play out is a great way to help drive home the sometimes hard to understand the language of Shakespeare’s day.

Click here to find another Shakespearean Unit Study.

There are more versions of Romeo and Juliet movies out there than you could possibly count, and some are a little more family-friendly than others.

When you’re preparing to study Romeo and Juliet, it’s important to make sure that the version of live-action, play, audiobook, short story, or video you choose is appropriate for your family. 

Here are some of my favorite movie versions of Romeo and Juliet, maybe you’ll like them too! Who knew there would be so many options?!

Romeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareRomeo + JulietRomeo And Juliet (Music From The Original Motion Picture)

Head to a Live Play

What better way to really experience the dramatic tragedy of Romeo and Juliet than to actually see it played out live on the stage?

While you may know the storyline by heart, do your kids? Taking your kids to a live play is a great way to help them be more engaged in studying such a classic work of literature! 

If you live in a small town, you may need to head to a bigger city to see a live play. But if you have the opportunity, this is one you wouldn’t want to miss! 

And think of all the great family memories you would be creating around something timeless and educational!

Read the Original Romeo and Juliet Play

When you really want to know how to study Romeo & Juliet, then there’s no better place to start than actually reading the play! While this can be a big endeavor, it could definitely be the right move for some kids.

There are some students who need to be right in the action. This could be a great time to explain the theatre! If you have more than one school-aged child, have them each audition for a part and then let your “table-read” be your learning!

If you don’t, get involved yourself and encourage your child to do so as well! I think it’s a great play and one that you will enjoy reading through with your teen.

Watch a Recording

There are so many recordings of the Romeo and Juliet play. Get on YouTube and see what you can come up with. I think you may be amazed yourself as to what you’re able to find!

Don’t forget about Audiobooks either! Sometimes, it takes hearing the words read aloud to be able to fully comprehend all the moving parts.

Watching short videos or listening to recordings on YouTube are great ways to study Romeo and Juliet, and could be a really good basis for beginning your unit study. 

For a limited time, Shakespeare’s Globe is streaming some of their productions absolutely FREE! But they are only available for a limited time, so head over and check it out! 

Journaling All the Way

As your student works through watching movies, reading plays, and dissecting what’s happening in the play, make sure they have a journal.

A journal is a great way for your students or teen to process what they are reading. Plus, they have a study guide of sorts because they can look back at everything that has been studied! 

Our Romeo and Juliet Unit Study has notebooking pages that are preformatted and ready to be used alongside your other study material!

Create Their Own Play

Taking what your student has learned in Romeo & Juliet, let them create their own play. You never know who could be the next Shakespeare in your life. Give them a little time to work on it each day and by the end of this unit study, they could have a true masterpiece! 

Bonus Homeschooling Tip: If you’d like to learn more about Unit Studies and using them in your homeschool, check out this post on using Unit Studies in Your Homeschool!

Romeo & Juliet Printable Pack

What if I told you that you could create an awesome Romeo and Juliet Unit Study with the help of this printable pack. That’s right!

This is a mega printable pack that can help you unpack so many parts of this historical play. You’ll get 25 pages full of copy work and activity notebooking.

This packet helps you learn more about Romeo and Juliet in such a fun way. 

Which of these ideas do you plan on using to help you study Romeo & Juliet? I’d love to hear all about your ideas and what worked for you!

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Romeo & Juliet is one of the classic, iconic, and most tragic love stories of all time. In this printable pack, there are both copywork and notebooking pages for students to complete either while studying or after reading Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare. This MEGA Printable Pack includes a total of 25 pages. 

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