Description
What our Mythology: Heracles lesson plan includes
Lesson Objectives and Overview: Mythology: Heracles is a high-interest reading comprehension lesson plan. As such, students will practice various close reading and comprehension skills. In addition, they will compare characters, determine the central idea or theme, and summarize the plot of the story. This lesson is for students in 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th grade.
Classroom Procedure
Every lesson plan provides you with a classroom procedure page that outlines a step-by-step guide to follow. You do not have to follow the guide exactly. The guide helps you organize the lesson and details when to hand out worksheets. It also lists information in the yellow box that you might find useful. You will find the lesson objectives, state standards, and number of class sessions the lesson should take to complete in this area. In addition, it describes the supplies you will need as well as what and how you need to prepare beforehand.
Teacher Notes
The paragraph on this page provides a little more information or guidance on what to expect from the lesson. It explains that you can teach this lesson in a whole-class setting or as an independent, small-group activity. You can use the blank lines to record any thoughts or ideas you have as you prepare.
MYTHOLOGY: HERACLES LESSON PLAN CONTENT PAGES
The Mythology: Heracles lesson plan contains two content pages. In this story, the hero Heracles is tasked with defeating the fearsome Hydra as part of his Twelve Labors. The Hydra, a nine-headed serpent living in the swamps of Lerna, grows two heads for every one that is cut off, making it nearly impossible to kill. With the help of his clever nephew Iolaus, who uses a torch to cauterize the necks and prevent regrowth, Heracles manages to destroy the beast—finally burying its immortal head under a rock. Their victory brings safety to the land and demonstrates that strength paired with strategy can overcome even the greatest of monsters.
MYTHOLOGY: HERACLES LESSON PLAN WORKSHEETS
The Mythology: Heracles lesson plan includes two worksheets: an activity worksheet and a practice worksheet. Each one will help students solidify their grasp of the material they learned throughout the lesson. You can refer to the classroom procedure guidelines to know when to hand out each worksheet.
GREEK MYTHOLOGY VS. POKEMON ACTIVITY WORKSHEET
Many modern games are based on ancient Greek myths! For this activity, students will need a deck of Pokémon cards. With a partner, they will draw a Pokémon card from the deck. Then, each player will write how the Pokémon character can be defeated by Heracles and Iolaus. In the boxes, students will draw the Pokémon character and Heracles as he battles it!
MYTHOLOGY: HERACLES PRACTICE WORKSHEET
The practice worksheet requires students to answer a series of 10 questions. These questions all relate to the content pages, so students will need to refer to them often for the answers. In addition, each question provides which reading tool the question corresponds to, such as text feature, vocabulary, or comprehension.
Worksheet Answer Keys
At the end of the lesson plan document is an answer key for the practice worksheet. The correct answers are all in red to make it easier for you to compare them with students’ responses. If you choose to administer the lesson pages to your students via PDF, you will need to save a new file that omits these pages. Otherwise, you can simply print out the applicable pages and keep these as reference for yourself when grading assignments.
