Title of the resource
Hercules the Hero: Understanding the Myth
Title of the resource in english
Hercules the Hero: Understanding the Myth
Original language
English
Target and Age Group
Upper elementary age students (9-11 year olds)
Contents & Purpose
This resource is a unit curriculum which describes the 12 labors of Hercules and includes discussion prompts about the myth and how it compares to Hercules in popular culture, specifically the Disney movie. It includes four lesson plans for students to creatively express what they learned. For example, painting a mural of Ancient Greece as it relates to the labors of Hercules, creating a scrapbook for Hercules’ journey, painting on pottery, watching Disney’s Hercules.
