Teachers Resources
This section provides access to a range of resources created or recommended by teachers for use in lessons. These have been categorised in to 'general resources'; i.e. those that could be used with any of the myths and legends within this site, and resources specific to a particular myth or legend. There is also an opportunity for you to add your own resources to share with other teachers.
A guide to using the Myths and Legends website is available in the General resources section below.
The purpose of this website
The variety of stories in Myths and Legends aims to give inspiration to young people at school and at home to create and publish their own work. The site provides a multitude of tools and opportunities that enable pupils to submit their stories for the enjoyment of a world wide audience, with the prospect of receiving peer review and evaluation.
Most of the site is for the enjoyment and instruction of young people; just the story origins and teachers' area use language which may be more difficult for some pupils.
Differentiation is achieved by the range and flexibility of the tools offered. Children can, and do, respond creatively at their own level in a variety of media.
All the stories that we receive are moderated, but what you see is the pupils' own work. If work is not suitable to be published, the authors are given feedback and suggestions to help them revise their story or to think about when they create a new one.
We really want the site to inspire and offer opportunities to get involved, whether it is by listening, reading, writing, using Story Creator, making animations or recordings, reviewing other pupils' stories or commenting on the ones put up by Myths and Legends, either alone, in a group or as a whole class.
Information is available on the following topics:
- A guide to using Myths and Legends
(18.45 MB, Microsoft Word Document)
A downloadable word document which contains information on how to use the website and its associated tools.
- History mapping - skills grid
(22.5 KB, XL Spreadsheet)
This is a skills grid that has been designed to show at a glance which historical skills could be developed by using each of the Myths and Legends.
- History mapping - content grid
(22.5 KB, XL Spreadsheet)
A content grid designed to show at a glance the content areas within the programmes of study at Key Stage Two and Key Stage Three History to which each of the Myths and Legends could be linked. In some cases the link is very clear. In others it is a little more tenuous.
- Lesson ideas for using 10 of the stories in History
(56 KB, Microsoft Word Document)
This document outlines how 10 of the stories can be used within the History curriculum. The resource has been developed for myths and legends by Alf Wilkinson www.burntcakes.com
- My local myth or legend
(55 KB, Microsoft Word Document)
Lesson plan based on pupils investigating and creating a local myth or legend.
- How to use Movie Maker 2
(2.04 MB, Microsoft Word Document)
This guide has been produced to assist teachers and students wishing to create their own movies and perhaps use images, sounds and video clips from the E2BN Myths and Legends site and other archives to develop their own stories.
- Storyboard template
(45.5 KB, Microsoft Word Document)
Myths and legends storyboard template than can be used for preparing animations, making movies or analysing stories.
- Animating a myth part 1 - the storyboard
(53 KB, Microsoft Word Document)
Lesson plan for using animation in the classroom - in 'animating a myth part 1', pupils choose an existing myth on the myths and legends website, analyse the story and then prepare it as a storyboard.
- Animating a myth part 2 - creating characters & settings
(57.5 KB, Microsoft Word Document)
Lesson plan for using animation in the classroom - in 'animating a myth part 2', pupils use the storyboard which they created in 'animating a myth part 1' and construct the characters and settings.
- Animating a myth part 3 - creating the animation
(60 KB, Microsoft Word Document)
Lesson plan for using animation in the classroom - in 'animating a myth part 3', pupils use the storyboard which they created in 'animating a myth part 1' and the characters and settings produced in 'animating a myth part 2' and turn them into a short animation using computer software.
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