Greek Mythology Lesson | Origin Stories | Grades 4-7

Description

MORE GREEK MYTHOLOGY LESSONS

Prior knowledge of other Greek gods and goddesses is not needed, but I do have several other Greek myths like this one available in the series.

Though all the Greek mythology lessons below can stand alone, I designed this Greek mythology series to be taught together in the following order:

• Lesson 1–Introduction to Mythology
• Lesson 2–In the Beginning
• Lesson 3–The Creation of Man
• Lesson 4–Three Athena Stories
• Lesson 5–Theseus and the Minotaur
• Lesson 6–Icarus and Daedalus
• Lesson 7– Hades and Persephone

FAST FACTS ABOUT THIS GREEK MYTHOLOGY LESSON

• Recommended for: Grades 4-7
• Lesson Duration: 1-2 lessons (about 50-70 minutes total)
• Formats: PPT, Google Slides, PDF
• Editable: YES, all text is editable

THIS GREEK MYTHOLOGY LESSON INCLUDES

• 26-slide PPT + Google™ Slides presentation
• Crossword puzzle with answer key (2 pages PDF)
• all but slides contain colorful clipart or a real photo of Greek art (no nudity)

ABOUT THIS GREEK MYTHOLOGY PRESENTATION

• creation of the heavens and earth (Chaos, Nyx, Abyss, Eros, Gaia)
• Uranus and Gaia
• three Hecatoncheires
• three Cyclopes
• Titans (specifically, Cronus, Rhea, Atlas, brief mention of Prometheus)
• sea nymph Metis
• Olympic gods–Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Hestia, Demeter, Aphrodite
• Titan War
• punishment of Atlas
• Tartarus
• division of sky, sea, and Underworld among Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades
• Roman names for Titans and gods mentioned