Time to retell! Use the D'Aulaire book or the encyclopedia from this link to find a story about a God, Monster, or Hero YOU would like to retell. Here is an example:
Let's CONTINUE to talk about heroes and monsters.
We talked about Theseus. Do you know who other than Princess Ariadne helped him escape? Daedalus--the inventor of the Maze. Here are two versions about what happened to him--and his son Icarus.
Watch the two videos below to see. What is the lesson here?
Legend of Daedalus & Icarus
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The Legend of the Minotaur
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Library Rules
Be kind and respectful to all people and things
Give help where it is needed
READ!
Be kind and respectful to all people and things
Give help where it is needed
READ!
This week we will talk about heroes and monsters! Why are their stories so important? What are the three questions? And do these stories address them?
BOOK FAIR IS THIS WEEK!
Looking at more of Aliki's Gods and Goddesses. Focusing in on Hades and the Underworld. Click Hades' name for a brief description. Read the Demeter and Persephone Poem. Watch the video of Demeter and Persephone and then use your computer to view the map of the underworld. What do you notice?
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it's GREEK MYTHOLOGY time!
What is mythology? How are Myths and Legends the same? Different? What do you already know about Greek Mythology?
Library Rules
Be kind and respectful to all people and things
Give help where it is needed
READ!
Be kind and respectful to all people and things
Give help where it is needed
READ!
The Great Ball Game Retold by Joseph Bruchac and illustrated by Susan Roth
This Week
Reading a new legend this week and talking about the elements of a legend. In making your own, make sure to tell how it came into being.
Reading a new legend this week and talking about the elements of a legend. In making your own, make sure to tell how it came into being.
Continuing our discussion of legends. What legends do you know? What is the purpose of a legend? Was there a time when we did not know as much about the scientific reasons for the natural world? Were there lessons families were trying to teach?
The Legend of t he Lady Slipper
Below is another definition of a legend, as well as a First Nations Legend and the scientific details which inspired it.
Legends
We will begin to write our own.
We will begin to write our own.
We will log into the library catalog, find our favorite books, and write 5 book reviews to inspire other students to check them out.
Speaking of recommendations: How would you find books on the following topics?
Speaking of recommendations: How would you find books on the following topics?
Legends What legends do you know? What is the purpose of a legend?
What is a Fairy Tale? What is a Folktale? How were they shaped by what people believed to be true at the time?
What exactly ARE folktales?
Here is Baba Yaga, a traditional tale from the Steppes of Russia.
Blossom and Bud
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Be Kind
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Log into the catalog. Use the words in this book as your guide to find books about kindness and add some words of your own. When you look at the results, favorite the books you think we should add to our collection. Once you have favorites 10 books, try this activity which encourages us to be kind online. Let me know if you think it works.
This Week
How can a book teach us about taking care of one another? How do we use keywords to look for these books in the Library catalog? What are some words we might use to search?
How can a book teach us about taking care of one another? How do we use keywords to look for these books in the Library catalog? What are some words we might use to search?
This Week
Does a Trickster tale teach a lesson? What other genres are helpful to teach?
Does a Trickster tale teach a lesson? What other genres are helpful to teach?
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This week we will read a New England trickster story: The Tale of Tricky Fox retold by Jim Aylesworth and illustrated by Barbara McClintock. Then we will log into the library catalog, find our favorite books, and write book reviews about three books we READ but did not care for at all.
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Library Rules
Be kind and respectful to all people and things
Give help where it is needed
READ!
Be kind and respectful to all people and things
Give help where it is needed
READ!
Welcome Back!
Did you read a lot this summer?
What did you like best?
What do you remember from Library last year?
What did you like best?
What do you remember from Library last year?
Click the picture for the Library catalog
If you click this flying astronaut person, you will get to the Haynes ebook and audiobook collection! We have access to the elementary collection
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Everyone in Massachusetts is entitled to a FREE ebook library card at the Boston Public Library. Just follow the link below by clicking the picture of our state.
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