Mythology: Greek/Roman
The Greek/Roman Mythology class will be our
first one. I am planning a lot of items as I am not sure exactly how
long each item will take and I’d really rather have too much planned
then spend the last fifteen minutes twiddling our thumbs! Also, anything that I don’t accomplish in class will be attached to
their project folders and can be finished at home! Keep in mind this is
for a class of 6-8 year old boys and girls. I really wish there was
more time to spend on everything, but there is only 8 weeks to
accomplish it all.
Resources For the “Spine” book for JUST this class I will be using: D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths. I also have an e-book that is a study guide to accompany our spine. I am only using a few items from the study guide–The Zoo (below) for one is a variation from the study guide. If you have more time than just 1 hour, I really recommend purchasing this study guide for a more detailed lesson plan. You can find it at Currclick.com: D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths Study Guide.
I will also be using a page out of the Story of the World’s Activity book: Student Page 71. It’s a list of the Greek and Roman/Latin Names of the God’s. Such as Zeus is the Greek God’s name for the Roman God Jupiter (Latin name is Jove) this will just be in a page protector in their Project folder. We will discuss some of them, but we won’t have much time to go over all of them. During this time, I will share stories & pictures (from the flashcard game) about each of the ones that we go over.
Greek Mythology Flashcard Game:
We will be using this to get a little more familiar with the names of the Greek Gods and Goddesses. We will be using them like a “Go Fish” type game. I will print out enough copies to have 4 of each type and will break the class into 2 teams. (At least this is the current plan!) Another option may be to play “Memory” instead.
Flashcards: http://bogglesworldesl.com/greekmyths_flashcards.htm
This is the original posting of the flashcards. I have combined them into one .pdf file. You can download them here: http://www.mediafire.com/?0a0oja9jk9v8bqy After creating this file, I took a closer look at them. There is more than just Greek gods. One thing you can do with them is sort them out. Sort out “Monsters–to be fought by Heroes; God’s & Goddesses; Heroes. This may be the way I go, but I am not sure yet.
Sorting pockets: http://www.mediafire.com/?66tr6r9erskxm7u There are 3 pockets (4 if you count the blank one!) for sorting out the flashcards. One is labeled Greek Gods–for both the Gods and the Goddesses, then there is Heroes and Creatures.
Another set: http://www.abc.net.au/arts/wingedsandals/make_do/playercards.pdf These are kind of cutsy. Be warned that they are not exactly 110% accurate. They have taken some small literary license such as: Helios is labeled as “God of the Sun” when he was in fact a Titan. Also Dionysus is labeled as “The Party Animal” instead of God of Wine. The small changes are simple things like that. So pick which ones you think would best suit your situation.
“Pottery”
(original posting: http://www.mythweb.com/teachers/tips/moretips.html by Penny Burns )
(Direct quote from original posting) The students design a krater or amphora using the black-line method of Greek pottery. They use a template to trace the shape of a krater or amphora on dark red paper, which is about 24 inches high. They design a scene depicting one of the Greek gods or goddesses. They incorporate several authentic designs around the edges and borders of the krater or amphora. They are encouraged to use their creativity rather than duplicate another artist’s image of the god or goddess. When all of the drawing is complete, they trace over the pencil marks with a permanent black marker. The end result is striking. This assignment really appeals to those “right brained” students who like to draw. This catches the attention of students who show little interest in daily assignments. I’ve given this assignment the past three years. The results keep getting better.
Photo Example: http://www.mythweb.com/teachers/tips/media/Mvc-004f.jpg
For my purpose I will have a red paper already printed out for them to trace. I will (Hopefully) have several options and will let them choose. They will then trace with a black marker and we will store them in a page protector in our project folders.
Vase Printouts: http://www.mediafire.com/?1q2ssz0c7xmg23o
Print these on red paper.The third page is actually an example of a real Greek Amphora. The second page is a blank amphora outline for those that want to draw on their own. The first page is Helios (Titan, God of the Sun) And the second is Athena, Goddess of Wisdom and War.
Another option for an art project is a Mosaic–which is very Roman in origin. This can be done with either stones/marbles with plaster of paris or paper squares on construction paper. If you use paper; cut the paper to 1/4 inch squares. I recommend using a sponge paintbrush and gluing small sections at a time. This is a very time consuming project if they really get into it. Please plan accordingly!! I would love to have the time to do this project, however that is not an option this go round.
Greek Mythological Zoo
To introduce the individual creatures, such as Cyclops and Pegasus, I will have small stations around the room. I would like to make “binoculars” or “telescopes” out of toilet paper rolls and (since I am in the middle of wrapping Christmas Presents) wrapping paper rolls. This may end up being an item that is kept through out our study and used to introduce the many creatures from all of our stops on our mythological trail.
To make our Zoo, we will be using the following cards. You can use these a couple of ways. My first thought was to have a page that folded up that they could draw fences on and then glue on the pictures from the zoo card front file. Then I wanted to add a little blurb for each of the cards. Some how that didn’t work anymore since I couldn’t print on the back of the pictures AND glue them down. So I’m trying to come up with a plan to make flaps –just not sure how to go about it just yet.
Greek Zoo Card Front: http://www.mediafire.com/?4dcrkhlth6sr4rz
Greek Zoo card Back: http://www.mediafire.com/?8850w7eu88q7a54
Greek Zoo Cards Combined: http://www.mediafire.com/?8850w7eu88q7a54
Zoo Mini-book: This took some finagling, but I finally figured out what to do. This is a tri-fold page found at homeschool share with some matchbooks that I created using my Zoo Cards above. This is what I will be using for my class. You are more than welcome to choose your own path and do what works for you and your children or class.
Tri-fold page: http://www.homeschoolshare.com/docs32465/minit%20book%20templates/mini_matchbook_9.pdf I am only using the first page of this file. The matchbooks in this file is too small for my purpose.
Front cover and Matchbooks: http://www.mediafire.com/?vn5hm46t245ndd8 After printing out everything, assembly is really easy–glue the info cards into the appropriate matchbook. Then glue 3 matchbooks to a row. The rows will go Horizontally. The cover will go on the top. Easy Peasy!
Perseus/Hercules Poetry
The original and instructions/lesson plan can be found here: http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Lessons/1074.htm Or you can jump to the .pdf of the original here: http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/documents/1074_4109.pdf This includes some Venn Diagrams to show comparing and contrasting. I will not be using the Venn Diagrams as I am dealing with younger kids and have a time crunch situation. I would recommend using it if you have older kids OR if you have more time to devote to it. For ease of printing, I have included only the Poems here, and the mini-book that we will be using to glue the poems into our project folders.
Poems: http://www.mediafire.com/?d338dre491sc76v
If you are using the mini-books please do not worry about printing this page as the poems are in the mini-book files!
Mini-book: http://www.mediafire.com/?an7ml9bfbdm5m1r
The mini-book has 2 options. Well actually 4! The first option is to have the kids cut out the cover and the last 2 pages. The poems are already “printed” on the mini-book pages. The second option is to have the kids cut out the pages and the poems. This option gives you the opportunity to print the pages on a different color paper than the poetry. The third option–which I only recommend if you are doing this at home or if time is NOT a factor–is to have the kids copy the poems neatly on to the pages. The choice is yours. I will be doing the first option as I will be dealing with a time crunch. A final option would be to have each child create their own poetry about How to be Perseus or Hercules. Or another Hero of their choosing. Or it could even be on just BEING a HERO! Really the sky is the limit on this one.
I used 2 brads on the left side to complete the mini-book.
That’s it for now!! I think this is going to be more than enough to cover during our 1 hour class. I will post any other last minute items up here when/if I come up with something. I’ll also post up an “AFTER THE CLASS” blurb telling you how it went and if I would change anything.
~T8ermomma
Resources For the “Spine” book for JUST this class I will be using: D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths. I also have an e-book that is a study guide to accompany our spine. I am only using a few items from the study guide–The Zoo (below) for one is a variation from the study guide. If you have more time than just 1 hour, I really recommend purchasing this study guide for a more detailed lesson plan. You can find it at Currclick.com: D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths Study Guide.
I will also be using a page out of the Story of the World’s Activity book: Student Page 71. It’s a list of the Greek and Roman/Latin Names of the God’s. Such as Zeus is the Greek God’s name for the Roman God Jupiter (Latin name is Jove) this will just be in a page protector in their Project folder. We will discuss some of them, but we won’t have much time to go over all of them. During this time, I will share stories & pictures (from the flashcard game) about each of the ones that we go over.
Greek Mythology Flashcard Game:
We will be using this to get a little more familiar with the names of the Greek Gods and Goddesses. We will be using them like a “Go Fish” type game. I will print out enough copies to have 4 of each type and will break the class into 2 teams. (At least this is the current plan!) Another option may be to play “Memory” instead.
Flashcards: http://bogglesworldesl.com/greekmyths_flashcards.htm
This is the original posting of the flashcards. I have combined them into one .pdf file. You can download them here: http://www.mediafire.com/?0a0oja9jk9v8bqy After creating this file, I took a closer look at them. There is more than just Greek gods. One thing you can do with them is sort them out. Sort out “Monsters–to be fought by Heroes; God’s & Goddesses; Heroes. This may be the way I go, but I am not sure yet.
Sorting pockets: http://www.mediafire.com/?66tr6r9erskxm7u There are 3 pockets (4 if you count the blank one!) for sorting out the flashcards. One is labeled Greek Gods–for both the Gods and the Goddesses, then there is Heroes and Creatures.
Another set: http://www.abc.net.au/arts/wingedsandals/make_do/playercards.pdf These are kind of cutsy. Be warned that they are not exactly 110% accurate. They have taken some small literary license such as: Helios is labeled as “God of the Sun” when he was in fact a Titan. Also Dionysus is labeled as “The Party Animal” instead of God of Wine. The small changes are simple things like that. So pick which ones you think would best suit your situation.
“Pottery”
(original posting: http://www.mythweb.com/teachers/tips/moretips.html by Penny Burns )
(Direct quote from original posting) The students design a krater or amphora using the black-line method of Greek pottery. They use a template to trace the shape of a krater or amphora on dark red paper, which is about 24 inches high. They design a scene depicting one of the Greek gods or goddesses. They incorporate several authentic designs around the edges and borders of the krater or amphora. They are encouraged to use their creativity rather than duplicate another artist’s image of the god or goddess. When all of the drawing is complete, they trace over the pencil marks with a permanent black marker. The end result is striking. This assignment really appeals to those “right brained” students who like to draw. This catches the attention of students who show little interest in daily assignments. I’ve given this assignment the past three years. The results keep getting better.
Photo Example: http://www.mythweb.com/teachers/tips/media/Mvc-004f.jpg
For my purpose I will have a red paper already printed out for them to trace. I will (Hopefully) have several options and will let them choose. They will then trace with a black marker and we will store them in a page protector in our project folders.
Vase Printouts: http://www.mediafire.com/?1q2ssz0c7xmg23o
Print these on red paper.The third page is actually an example of a real Greek Amphora. The second page is a blank amphora outline for those that want to draw on their own. The first page is Helios (Titan, God of the Sun) And the second is Athena, Goddess of Wisdom and War.
Another option for an art project is a Mosaic–which is very Roman in origin. This can be done with either stones/marbles with plaster of paris or paper squares on construction paper. If you use paper; cut the paper to 1/4 inch squares. I recommend using a sponge paintbrush and gluing small sections at a time. This is a very time consuming project if they really get into it. Please plan accordingly!! I would love to have the time to do this project, however that is not an option this go round.
Greek Mythological Zoo
To introduce the individual creatures, such as Cyclops and Pegasus, I will have small stations around the room. I would like to make “binoculars” or “telescopes” out of toilet paper rolls and (since I am in the middle of wrapping Christmas Presents) wrapping paper rolls. This may end up being an item that is kept through out our study and used to introduce the many creatures from all of our stops on our mythological trail.
To make our Zoo, we will be using the following cards. You can use these a couple of ways. My first thought was to have a page that folded up that they could draw fences on and then glue on the pictures from the zoo card front file. Then I wanted to add a little blurb for each of the cards. Some how that didn’t work anymore since I couldn’t print on the back of the pictures AND glue them down. So I’m trying to come up with a plan to make flaps –just not sure how to go about it just yet.
Greek Zoo Card Front: http://www.mediafire.com/?4dcrkhlth6sr4rz
Greek Zoo card Back: http://www.mediafire.com/?8850w7eu88q7a54
Greek Zoo Cards Combined: http://www.mediafire.com/?8850w7eu88q7a54
Zoo Mini-book: This took some finagling, but I finally figured out what to do. This is a tri-fold page found at homeschool share with some matchbooks that I created using my Zoo Cards above. This is what I will be using for my class. You are more than welcome to choose your own path and do what works for you and your children or class.
Tri-fold page: http://www.homeschoolshare.com/docs32465/minit%20book%20templates/mini_matchbook_9.pdf I am only using the first page of this file. The matchbooks in this file is too small for my purpose.
Front cover and Matchbooks: http://www.mediafire.com/?vn5hm46t245ndd8 After printing out everything, assembly is really easy–glue the info cards into the appropriate matchbook. Then glue 3 matchbooks to a row. The rows will go Horizontally. The cover will go on the top. Easy Peasy!
Perseus/Hercules Poetry
The original and instructions/lesson plan can be found here: http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Lessons/1074.htm Or you can jump to the .pdf of the original here: http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/documents/1074_4109.pdf This includes some Venn Diagrams to show comparing and contrasting. I will not be using the Venn Diagrams as I am dealing with younger kids and have a time crunch situation. I would recommend using it if you have older kids OR if you have more time to devote to it. For ease of printing, I have included only the Poems here, and the mini-book that we will be using to glue the poems into our project folders.
Poems: http://www.mediafire.com/?d338dre491sc76v
If you are using the mini-books please do not worry about printing this page as the poems are in the mini-book files!
Mini-book: http://www.mediafire.com/?an7ml9bfbdm5m1r
The mini-book has 2 options. Well actually 4! The first option is to have the kids cut out the cover and the last 2 pages. The poems are already “printed” on the mini-book pages. The second option is to have the kids cut out the pages and the poems. This option gives you the opportunity to print the pages on a different color paper than the poetry. The third option–which I only recommend if you are doing this at home or if time is NOT a factor–is to have the kids copy the poems neatly on to the pages. The choice is yours. I will be doing the first option as I will be dealing with a time crunch. A final option would be to have each child create their own poetry about How to be Perseus or Hercules. Or another Hero of their choosing. Or it could even be on just BEING a HERO! Really the sky is the limit on this one.
I used 2 brads on the left side to complete the mini-book.
That’s it for now!! I think this is going to be more than enough to cover during our 1 hour class. I will post any other last minute items up here when/if I come up with something. I’ll also post up an “AFTER THE CLASS” blurb telling you how it went and if I would change anything.
~T8ermomma