Greek Myths: Supplemental Guide 1B |The Twelve Gods of Mount Olympus 29Note: Extensions may have activity options that exceed the time
allocated for this part of the lesson. To remain within the time
periods allocated for this portion of the lesson, you will need to
make conscious choices about which activities to include based
on the needs of your students.Extensions 20 minutes
The Twelve Gods of Mount Olympus 15 minutes
- Show students the twelve Greek Gods Posters one by one, in
numerical order. Have students identify the god or goddess
on Response Card 1. As you show students each poster and
share the name of each god or goddess, have them share
distinguishing characteristics and/or things they learned about
each from today’s read-aloud.
[On Response Card 1, starting from left to right, point to the god or
goddesses and say their names and powers. Have students repeat
the names of the gods and goddesses with you. You may wish to use
the song and chant from Instructional Master 1B-1 to help students
learn the name and power of each Greek god.] - Dionysus (DIGH-oh-NIGH-suss)—god of wine, pleasure, and
theatre - Hermes (HUR-mees)—messenger of the gods; he can move with
lightning speed - Hephaestus (heh-FESS-tuss)—the god of fi re and the blacksmith
of gods - Aphrodite (AF-roh-DY-tee)—goddess of beauty and love
- Poseidon (poh-SY-dun)—the god of the seas and of all that
crosses the seas - Hera—queen of the gods
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