Greek Myth Enthusiasts

I know we've got some Percy Jackson fans in our class, and more who are interested in the Greek Mythology.  Persue your interests!

Stornory has many myths to listen to or download


Here are some flashcards I found that have many of the characters names and attributes.  Print them out and play memory!

Greek Mythology Flash Cards - print baseball type cards about the characters

Memory Game Flash Cards - print baseball type cards about the characters


Parents, we can't always spend as much time on a topic as we might like.  If you find your child has an interest, persue it at home by having them teach you, learn more, read additional books, etc!

Just some Greek Mythology Book Titles...

• Collections &; Picture Books
• Z is for Zeus – Helen L. Wilbur
• Persephone and the Pomegranate – Kris Waldherr
• Pegasus – Marianna Mayer
• D’Aulaire’s Book of Greek Myths – Ingri D’Aulaire
• Atticus the Storyteller’s 100 Greek Myths – Lucy Coats
• Black Ships Before Troy – Rosemary Sutcliff
• Mythology (Ologies series) – Lady Hestia Evans
• Middle Grade / Teen Novels
• It’s All Greek to Me (Time Warp Trio Series) – Jon Scieszka
• The Lightning Thief (and subsequent titles in the series) – Rick Riordan
• Medusa Jones – Ross Collins
• Myth-o-Mania Series (#1: Have a Hot Time Hades) – Kate McMullan
• Ithaka – Adele Geras
• Quiver and Quicksilver – Stephanie Spinner

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Minotaur

This week during our focused reading time my reading group will continue to read about the Greek myths, this time about the Minotaur. These myths have many different versions so explore some additional myths outside of class. If you would like to listen to one about the Minotaur this week go to Storynory and you'll find many myths, including one about the Minotaur.

As someone who loves classic literature, it is exciting to see how interested students are in the Greek myths. The mythology and literary importance will continue through high school and college level classes.
Classic pieces of literature like Homer's epic poems Illiad and Odyssey have many references to these Greek myths. The characters and stories continue to be referenced throughout literary history into Shakespeare, poets such as Tennyson, Keats, Byron, Shelley, and American writers like Nathaniel Hawthorne and T.S Eliot.
My English Literature Loving Heart is Pitter-Pattering!
Does your child want to learn more about the Greek Myths? Check out this site for kids!

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Athena Inventions

In my focused reading group this week we are reading a greek myth about the goddess Athena. She is considered in the myth the godess of wisdom and had many inventions "credited" to her.

One is the plough. Many students aren't familiar with farming or an old fashioned plough, so here is a video to see what that looks like!



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