Grade 2 - Greek Myths

Greek Myths: Supplemental Guide 4A | Arachne the Weaver 75

Weaver/Weaves

1. In today’s myth you will meet a character named Arachne. She
   is a weaver who weaves beautiful cloth.


2. Say the words weaver and weaves with me three times.


3. A weaver is someone whose job is to weave yarn into cloth.
   To weave means to make cloth by lacing strands of thread
   or yarn together. A weaver weaves yarn lengthwise and
   crosswise. [You may wish to point out the thread going
   lengthwise crossing over the thread going crosswise on a
   piece of cloth or on students’ clothes.]


4. Arachne the weaver was able to weave the most beautiful
   cloth.


5. [Show examples of tapestries and woven cloth. Invite students
   to touch the cloth and run their fi ngers along the thread or
   yarn. Have students describe the patterns woven into the
   cloth.]

Purpose for Listening

Tell students to listen carefully to the read-aloud to hear which

animal in nature this myth is about.