Activity
Activated Story Theatre

Orpheus- A Greek Myth: Reader's Theatre Script

For Teachers 3rd - 10th
Is this any way to treat a Greek Myth? By all means, turn the tale of Orpheus into a reader's theatre exercise.
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A Story on a Vase

For Teachers K - 5th
Learners associate a hydria with Greek myths. In this Greek art and mythology lesson, students examine a scene on a hydria, then choose a Greek myth to illustrate on their own painting.
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A Story on a Vase

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students analyze a scene depicting Herakles and the Hydra. In this Greek art instructional activity, students read Greek myths and choose one scene from a myth to illustrate. Students use tempera paint and a scratch technique...
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Mythical Beasts

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students explore literature and art forms containing creatures that are part human and part animal, such as the Greek Sphinx, Neptune, or the Green Centaur. Individually, students write a poem or short story to create a character with...
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Introducing Mythology

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils look closely at a poster of a Rembrandt painting and/or a transparency of a Greek vase, both of which represent the mythological story of the abduction of Europa. Studnets consider how two artists interpreted the same subject in a...
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Inspired by Muses, Graces and Fates

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students examine how artists express the Muses through the arts. In this art and history lesson plan, students work cooperatively to identify the Greek Muses, Graces and the Fates. Students will identify the attributes of each,...
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The Minerva Mosaic of the Library of Congress

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students analyze the Minerva mosaic. In this Library of Congress lesson plan, students conduct primary source analysis of the mosaic as they interpret the symbolism and mythology featured in the mosaic.
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Copper Tooling

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils examine different examples of Mycenaean masks. They discuss the history of the masks and why they might have been made. They give their opinions and their responses are recorded.