TARGET: folk tales & Greek Myths teaching units for grade 3 (RE-POST)

[Robin Shtulman <shtulman@ERVING.COM>]

This is a re-post.  I had trouble with my e-mail and missed any replies
that may have been posted in the past 4 or 5 days.  If you did have a
suggestion, would you be willing to re-send it?
Thank you!


> Hello, All:
>
> I am looking for inspiration.
>
> According to the MA Frameworks, Grade 3 is supposed to be able to
> identify themes as lessons in folktales, fable, and Greek myths.  They
> are expected to be familiar with Pandora, Prometheus, famous characters
> from world tales such as Anansi, Iktomi, Brer Rabbit, and all aspects
> of Greek, Roman, and Norse mythology.
>
> Now, we have a great collection here of world folktales that are
> appropriate for this age group.  The help I seek is this:
>
> 1.  Do any of you have favorite activities/lessons to go with world
> folktales?  I need lesson that can be introduced, completed, and
> wrapped-up in 20 minutes or ones that wouldn't suffer too much by being
> broken into parts with a week in between.
>
> 2.  Do you have favorite younger versions of Greek, Roman, & Norse
> myths?  (Our collection is heavily skewed towards the older grades as,
> traditionally, these topics were covered in 6th grade.)
>
> Any assistance would be much appreciated and, of course, I will post a
> HIT.
>
> Thank you,
> Robin
>
> Robin Shtulman
> Librarian
> Erving Elementary School
> 28 Northfield Road
> Erving, MA 01344
> http://www.erving.com/library/erving_library.htm
> 413-659-3326
>
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Robin Shtulman
Librarian
Erving Elementary School
28 Northfield Road
Erving, MA 01344
http://www.erving.com/library/erving_library.htm
413-659-3326

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