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Greek Mythology Allusions Matching Activity

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Greek Mythology Allusions Matching Activity preview

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Greek mythology activity cover with directions for matching cards, completing practice, and using character maps
Cover and directions for the matching activity
Hercules and Achilles character cards with Herculean, mighty, Achilles’ Heel, and a person’s weak spot
Character cards 1–2 and four matching phrase cards
Athena and King Midas character cards with Atheneum, wisdom, Midas touch, and a person who is always lucky
Character cards 3–4 and their matching vocabulary
Icarus and Medusa character cards with wings of wax, don’t fly too close to the sun, and two more phrases
Character cards 5–6 and four related phrases
Orpheus and Odysseus character cards with Orphic poems, poet and musician, Odyssey, and adventure or journey
Character cards 7–8 and their vocabulary cards
Pegasus and Zeus character cards with winged horse, Mount Olympus, and two more matching phrases
Character cards 9–10 and matching word-and-phrase cards
Two blank character cards and four blank word-and-phrase cards for adding to the mythology matching activity
Blank cards for creating additional matches
Vocabulary practice sheet for recording words and phrases for all 10 characters, from Hercules to Zeus
Practice worksheet for the 10 mythology characters
Hercules character map with his labeled illustration and four spaces to record related words and phrases
Hercules map for words and phrases
Achilles character map with his labeled illustration and four spaces to record related words and phrases
Achilles map for words and phrases
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Subject

ELA, Reading, Language Development, Vocabulary

Grades

Grade 3, 4, 5

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Activities

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This activity is a great way for students to learn about Greek mythology and to understand the meaning of words and phrases. It can help them to better understand allusions to significant characters found in mythology.

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