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Learning task 2: Cry Baby Moon

Read the myth 'Cry Baby Moon' to the class - (by Katarina Mataira and Tere Wai Kemp). Discuss and examine purposes of myths.

Read another 'Moon' myth. Identify similarities/differences. Group activity, retell a 'moon' myth - role play, finger puppets.

Introduce other myths through shared, guided, independent reading.

Discuss:

  • creation myths
  • myths that explain natural phenomena
  • legends about heroes/heroines.

Collect and read myths/legends from a particular country.

Read Greek/Maori myths/legends, build up a chart of the gods/goddesses included in the stories and add the characteristics of each.

Teacher the retelling of a familiar myth.

Website links

The Encyclopedia Mythica
A searchable encyclopedia containing over 4200 articles about gods/goddesses, heroes, supernatural beings and legendary creatures and monsters from all over the world (Aztec, Celtic, Chinese, Egyptian, Etruscan, Greek, Haitian, Hindu, Japanese, Latvian, Mayan, Native American, Norse, Persian, Polynesian and Roman).

Animal Legends
24 stories about animals, such as "How the Kangaroo Got His Tail".

Folk and Fairy Tales: Website Links

Aboriginal legends

Legends

Native American myths and legends

Native American Traditional Storytelling

Greek myths

Greek Mythology
Information about Gods/Goddesses, Heroes/Heroines, Lovers and Creatures.

Legend of the Minotaur

Daedalus and Icarus

Updated on: 16 Apr 2018




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