Curated OER
Voyage to Titan
Learners go to the linked web page "The Nine Planets" to find facts about Titan. They list elements of the solar system and the five planets of the outer solar system. Students find their weight on each planet. Titan is selected from the...
Curated OER
Ancient World
Sixth graders play a powerpoint jeopardy game. This can be used as a test or as a way to review information. This is a culminating test for our unit on Ancient Worlds. The jeopardy game is based on goals in math, language arts, and...
Curated OER
Ancient Greece Across the Curriculum
Sixth graders explore Ancient Greece using resources in literature, math, social studies, and science.
Curated OER
Islamic Roots of Judaeo-Christian Culture
High schoolers discuss the stereotypes associated with the major religions of the world. Using primary sources, they summarize the information and role play various roles to the class. They participate in a debate between the different...
Curated OER
Getting the Best out of Book Buddies
Students explore the best approaches to reading with book buddies (younger students). Students create a student-friendly definition for "mentor" and identify traits of a success that a mentor displays. They examine literature for...
Curated OER
The Olympics Return Home
Students compare the ancient Olympic Games with the modern version of the event. They study the history of the Games and observe how they have changed through time.
Curated OER
Good Heavens
Students look at the history of science to identify some of the scientific ideas that different cultures have contributed to science throughout history. They describe using examples ideas developed by different cultures to explain the...
Curated OER
Visual Arts - Overview - April
Third graders investigate the architecture of Ancient Rome, The Pont du Gard, an aqueduct in Nimes, France; The Pantheon and Trajan's Column in Rome; and various triumphal arches throughout the land that was once the Roman Empire are the...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: It Came From Greek Mythology
Lesson plans enable students to deepen their understanding of the true meaning of Greek mythology especially in the areas of the Greek hero and the presence of mythology in contemporary culture.
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Greek Mythology Words: Alphabetical 56 Greek Mythology Words
This is an alphabetical list of the 56 Greek Mythology Words used in the seven vocabulary puzzles.
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Greek Mythology Words: Mythology 1
This is puzzle 1 of the 56 GREEK MYTHOLOGY WORDS in 7 PUZZLES for you to study. Start by solving the 8 words in any of the 7 puzzles. Use the mythology story root and character reference, the hint letter, the word definition and the word...
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Greek Mythology Words: Mythology 2
This is puzzle 2 of the 56 GREEK MYTHOLOGY WORDS in 7 PUZZLES for you to study. Start by solving the 8 words in any of the 7 puzzles. Use the mythology story root and character reference, the hint letter, the word definition and the word...
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Greek Mythology Words: Mythology 3
This is puzzle 3 of the 56 GREEK MYTHOLOGY WORDS in 7 PUZZLES for you to study. Start by solving the 8 words in any of the 7 puzzles. Use the mythology story root and character reference, the hint letter, the word definition and the word...
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Greek Mythology Words: Mythology 4
This is puzzle 4 of the 56 GREEK MYTHOLOGY WORDS in 7 PUZZLES for you to study. Start by solving the 8 words in any of the 7 puzzles. Use the mythology story root and character reference, the hint letter, the word definition and the word...
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Greek Mythology Words: Mythology 5
This is puzzle 5 of the 56 GREEK MYTHOLOGY WORDS in 7 PUZZLES for you to study. Start by solving the 8 words in any of the 7 puzzles. Use the mythology story root and character reference, the hint letter, the word definition and the word...
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Greek Mythology Words: Mythology 6
This is puzzle 6 of the 56 GREEK MYTHOLOGY WORDS in 7 PUZZLES for you to study. Start by solving the 8 words in any of the 7 puzzles. Use the mythology story root and character reference, the hint letter, the word definition and the word...
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Greek Mythology Words: Mythology 7
This is puzzle 7 of the 56 GREEK MYTHOLOGY WORDS in 7 PUZZLES for you to study. Start by solving the 8 words in any of the 7 puzzles. Use the mythology story root and character reference, the hint letter, the word definition and the word...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Exploring the Power of Allusion
Something seems familiar here: Students learn how allusion invites more into a text. Using "The House On Mango Street" students will learn about allusion by paralleling events from both the Bible and from Greek mythology.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Learning Myths, Writing Myths
This supplement to a Social Studies unit on Ancient Greece asks students to examine the universal themes of mythology and create their own myths. Three lessons and three PDF format handouts are available.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Greek Mythology Myth Masters
Pupils will compare and contrast the written version of Pandora's Box with a video clip version. Video clip and worksheets are included.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Pandora's Box
Learners will be introduced to the Greek myth of Pandora by critically analyzing Odilon Redon's painting Pandora. They will then create their own box with both two- and three-dimensional symbols that represent an emotion to be contained...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Jason and the Golden Fleece
Explore characterization, plot and setting and compare these elements in mythology and modern works of literature, film and television. Retell myths in modern settings or modern-day stories using a mythological Greek setting. While this...
Mythweb
Mythweb: Teaching Tips From Mythweb
"Teaching Tips from Mythweb" features lesson ideas for integrating mythology into the writing and reading curriculums of all grade levels.
Able Media
Classics Technology Center: Life and Labors of Hercules
Lesson plan created for eighth-grade students with no Latin language background to learn about Hercules and his twelve labors. Includes handouts and examples of student work, as well as ways to add Latin to the project.