A Midsummer Night’s Dream
1. What’s the word?
Write the word under the pictures.
love forest follow fairy flower eyes
wake up play head donkey spell dream
love
2. Match them up!
Watch the story. Draw a line to match the character and their name.
Puck Demetrius Helena Titania
Hermia Bottom Oberon Lysander
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3. What’s the order?
Watch the story and put the sentences in order.
Oberon puts the magic juice on Demetrius, so now Lysander and Demetrius love Helena.
Puck puts the magic juice on Lysander, then Lysander falls in love with Helena.
1 At first, Demetrius loves Hermia, Hermia loves Lysander and Helena loves Demetrius.
The next morning, Demetrius and Helena are in love and Lysander and Hermia are in love.
Puck and Oberon take the magic spells away from Lysander, Bottom and Titania.
Hermia and Lysander run away and Demetrius and Helena follow them.
Puck changes Bottom’s head into a donkey’s head, then Titania falls in love with him.
Oberon puts magic juice on Titania’s eyes so she’ll fall in love with the first thing she sees.
4. True or false?
Watch the story. Circle true or false for these sentences.
a. Demetrius loves Hermia but Hermia loves Lysander. true false
b. Hermia, Lysander, Demetrius and Helena go to the mountains. true false
c. Oberon wants to play a trick on Puck. true false
d. The juice from the magic flower makes you love the first thing you see. true false
e. Puck thinks Lysander is Demetrius. true false
f. Helena is the first thing Lysander sees. true false
g. Oberon is the first thing Titania sees. true false
h. Lysander and Demetrius want to fight because they both love Helena. true false
i. Oberon takes the magic spell away from Lysander. true false
j. The next morning, everybody remembers what happened. true false
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5. Write and draw!
Imagine you have a dream about something magical happening. What would
you like to dream about? Draw a picture and write about it!
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6. Think about it!
What do you think? Was it just a dream or did it really happen?
If it was a dream, why does Demetrius love Helena when they wake up?
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