GREEK MYTHOLOGY, LEGENDS AND HEROES

What is the difference between myths, legends, and folktales? From greek mythology and creation myths to heroes and heroines, here is a nice series of lessons for providing your kids with solid foundational knowledge about myths.

Develop your Greek mythology lesson with this activity, which contains six questions about Alice Low's "Zeus and the Creation of Mankind." They can learn about the story of Prometheus as well as study the Greek myth of creation. For a...

After your class has examined several Greek myths, provide an opportunity for individuals to compose their own myths. The resource includes information about mythology and heroes as well as a mythology writing prompt and related graphic...

Just what every classroom needs—a poster showing the family tree of Greek gods, goddesses, and heroes. From Chaos to Odysseus both gods and mortals are featured.

In this myths and legends worksheet, learners read the vocabulary words from each Ancient Greek myth or legend. Students then choose the best vocabulary word to complete the 20 sentences.

In this myths and legends activity, students read the Ancient Greek myth 'Mother Earth and Her Children.' Students then answer 5 questions for the story.

Teach your middle schoolers about Greek myths with this worksheet, which addresses "Theseus and the Minotaur" by Anne Terry White. They read the the myth and answer five questions about the story. Use this lesson in your Greek mythology...

What happens when the ugliest monster, the most beautiful princess, and the most heroic son of Zeus meet in a Greek myth? There's adventure—and tragedy—abound in an audio version of "Andromeda and Perseus" that details the rescue of...

After choosing a figure from Greek mythology, middle schoolers design, draw, and color a constellation to represent that person.  Additionally, they create a story to tell how the constellation came to be. This lesson is a great addition...

Students examine literary arts. In this Greek mythology lessons, students read Greek myths and select characters from the myths to study. Students create watercolor illustrations of the characters, write short stories about the...