Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 1, “Percy Jackson & Greek Mythology” (3rd-4th)
It has been an amazing first day! We began our morning by getting to know each other a little bit and answering some would you rather questions. Students were given two options and went to whichever side of the room had the one they would rather have/do. Some of the options were beach day or camping, pizza or sushi, ice cream or candy, and mystery or fantasy. We were pretty evenly split on most of the questions, which was very interesting! I don’t think there were any that we had full agreement on as a group! Learners then worked at their tables to find the common threads between them. They had to talk to each other and figure out what they all had in common. They were all able to find more in common than just that we all go to SAVY!
After getting familiar with each other, we began learning about life in Ancient Greece. We learned about what people in Ancient Greece wore, what they ate, and what occupations they had. We also took a virtual tour of the Acropolis so learners could see what the Parthenon currently looks like and imagine what it may have looked like in the past. Students worked as partners to create a “Day in the Life” for someone from Ancient Greece. We had some very creative ideas for this project!
We took our snack break outside in the shade today and then came back in and got right to work. We watched a video to learn about myths and how they were created, as well as some of the most popular Greek myths, to get a baseline knowledge of them. We learned about and took some notes on the 12 Olympians and Hades, then took a personality quiz to see which god or goddess we were most like. There is a big mix of personalities in this group, so we will use that to our advantage this week!
We ended our day by drawing pictures of what we would look like as a Greek god or goddess, including what our symbol would be. These pictures will hang in our room for the week but will come home with students on Friday! I can’t wait for day 2 tomorrow!
Be sure to ask students about their symbol and which god they are most like. You can also ask them about Ancient Greece and whether or not they think it was a good place to live.