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Myths and Legends: Jason and the Argonauts StorytimeTM Teaching Resources In Brief Jason and the Argonauts is a classic myth from Ancient Greece. Jason goes on a great voyage to get the Golden Fleece – and many famous heroes come along for the ride! It features monsters, mysteries, magic and cunning villains...

1 Literacy lesson ideas If you don’t recognise words in this month’s stories, don’t be afraid to look them up in the Storytime Glossary. It’s a great way to build your word power!

Once you have read Jason’s story, why not discuss it? The Class Discussion Sheet has some questions that will encourage you to think about the lessons we can learn from this famous myth...

On this Reading Comprehension Sheet, see if you can spot proper nouns and even an onomatopoeia (a word that sound like the thing it is describing). Fun fact: the word ‘onomatopoeia’ is not actually an onomatopoeia!

People have been retelling the tale of Jason and the Argonauts for thousands of years – so why not write your own version on the Storyboard worksheet?

What are the most important facts about this month’s adventure? Fill out the Story Structure Sheet and identify the main people, places and events.

Find out how well you know the story of Jason by putting the events back in the right order on the Story Sequencing Sheet!

This month’s story ends with Jason and his friends setting off back to Iolcos on the Argo. What do you think will happen to them? Why not come up with your own story, using the Story Cards? Print them out, cut them out, and then shuffle them. Start writing or telling your tale, and then draw a card when you need to know who appears next!

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The Argonauts were an all-star group of Ancient Greece’s greatest heroes! Find out more about the main ones on the Meet the Argonauts reference sheet, and read about their adventures in earlier issues of Storytime!

It’s surprisingly easy to create your own amazing myth! The Hero’s Journey sheet has an easy-to-follow flowchart that will help you come up with an original adventure...

How many words can you make out of the letters in the word ‘Argonauts’? See if you can fill in all of the spaces on our Word Pyramid puzzle page!

Test your knowledge of this month’s story with the Mythic Quiz! How many true-or-false questions did you get right?

What is even more fun than reading a story? Acting it out! Print and cut out the Jason, Medea and Soldier Masks, and put on a play based on one of the scenes...

2 Geography Lesson Idea

Test out your map-reading skills on the Jason’s Journey page! Can you draw a line showing where Jason sailed on his quest to Colchis on a map of Ancient Greece and the surrounding area?

3 Art lesson ideas

Myths are full of amazing monsters, but you can also make up your own! Combine two or more animals to make a new monster on the Make a Monster! sheet. Draw what it looks like, and don’t forget to give it a weakness that heroes can use against it...

Colour in a picture of Jason’s famous ship on the Argo Colouring page!

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Jason and the Argonauts (Page 28) Sunlit – lit up by sunlight Ruler – person who is in charge Swooped down – flew down Rebellion – a fight against a ruler Chirped – made a sound like ‘chirp’ Oracle – fortune-teller Wrestling – sport where you try to grab Kintaro the Golden Boy (Page 36) your opponent and hold them down Honourable – brave and honest Reclaim – take back Servants – people who help someone Marched off – walked off Plotted – secretly planned Surrender – give up Ogres – big hungry monsters Heroic – brave Argument – angry discussion Quest – journey in search of something Referee – person who decides who wins Rashly – without thinking about it Grunting – making sounds like ‘grunt’ Towering – very tall Tumbling – falling in a clumsy way Vessel – ship Opponent – person he was fighting against Volunteered – asked Dodge – move out of the way Voyage – journey in a boat Possessions – things he owned Leaped – jumped The Magic Mirror (Page 41) Slam – hit powerfully Trimmed – cut and tidied up Menacing – frightening Town crier – person who shouts out news Fluttered – flew in a gentle way Crooked – not straight Cunning – clever and tricky Puffed up – made himself look bigger Oxen – large, powerful bulls Chuckled – laughed quietly Ointment – medicine put on skin Gossiping – talking Ploughed – dug up earth Haughty – proud Succeeded – did what he wanted to do In the slightest – at all Strode – walked in a determined way Jostled – pushed

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1. How did Chiron the Centaur help Jason to grow up into a strong and smart man? Think about what the centaur taught him! 2. In the story, Jason is the hero – but he still needs help to complete his quest. Can you think of three people who helped him? What lesson do you think we can all learn from this? 3. The story of Jason and the Argonauts includes two wicked kings – Pelias and Aeetes. What do you think they had in common? 4. This story takes place in our world, and the cities mentioned in it are real places that actually existed. However, the story also includes some things that are fictional (not real). Can you name three things in this story that do not exist in the real world?

Match them! Based on the descriptions in the story, can you match the mythical creatures

to their names? 1 Centaur 2 Dragon 3 Harpy

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Myths and Legends: Jason and the Argonauts the and Jason Legends: and Myths TM Jason and the Argonauts storyboard StorytimeTM People have been retelling the story of Jason and Teaching Resources the Argonauts for thousands of years! Write your own version of the story underneath the pictures below...

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Name Class © storytimemagazine.com 2021 © storytimemagazine.com 2021 Name Class Myths Legends: and the Jason and Argonauts Pelias threwAesonintoprisonandtookthethroneforhimself! Jason wasthesonofAeson,kingIolcos–buthiswickeduncle Jason didnotknowit,butthiswasthe goddess Heraindisguise! Along theway,hemetanoldladyand helpedheracrossariver. reclaim thethronefromhisuncle. When Jasonwasgrownup,hesetofftothecityofIolcos reached thecityofColchis,whereGoldenFleecewas. After alongvoyageandmanydangers,JasontheArgonauts voyage. TheywerenamedtheArgonauts, aftertheArgo. Many heroesfromacrossGreecevolunteered tojoinJasononhis Medea, whowasverycleverandlikedJason. Jason completedthesetaskswithhelpfromAeetes’ daughter Fleece ifhecouldcompletethreeseemingly-impossibletasks. Cunning KingAeetesofColchisagreedtoletJasonhavetheGolden throne, Pelias agreed–ifJasoncouldbringhimtheGoldenFleece. When JasonreachedIolcosanddemandedthatPelias givehimthe who taughthimmanythings. Jason’s mothersenthimtoberaisedbythe wisecentaurChiron, up –buttheyescapedwiththefleece,helpfromMedea. Aeetes thenbrokehispromiseandlockedJasontheArgonauts craftsman Argustomakehimaship,calledtheArgo. To makethejourneytoGoldenFleece,Jasonasked

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MEDEA CASTOR & POLLUX CASTOR HERCULES DRAGON

© storytimemagazine.com 2021 Myths and Legends: Jason and the Argonauts StorytimeTM Teaching Resources Meet the Argonauts Nobody knows exactly how many Argonauts there were, and almost every city in Greece claimed that their favourite hero joined Jason on his quest! However, you can find out about the most important Argonauts below...

Name Who were they? Famous for... Read in: Son of Aeson, rightful king of Iolcos Completing Aeetes’ three tasks and Issue 82 and leader of the retrieving the Golden Fleece Jason Argonauts

Creating the ship the Argo, which A great craftsman! Issue 82 was named after him Argus Being a very fast runner! The hero Hippomenes married her after The only female winning a race against her – but he member of the Issue 14 only succeeded because he threw Argo’s crew golden apples in her path and she Atlanta stopped to pick them up! Castor and Pollux Their cattle-stealing contest with Ancient Greece’s two other mythical twins, named mightiest twins! Lynceus and Lynceus

Being the son of the god Zeus and a Completing twelve ‘impossible’ human woman, and tasks to prove himself worthy of Issue 24 the strongest Greek living among the gods Hercules hero of them all! While on his way to the Trojan Cousin of Hercules, war, he was bitten on the foot by a Coming who inherited the snake. This made his foot go stinky soon in great hero’s bow – so his ‘friends’ left him behind on Issue 86 Philoctetes a desert island!

Entering the labyrinth of King Minos A prince from Athens Issue 12 and slaying the monstrous Minotaur

Theseus © storytimemagazine.com 2021 Myths and Legends: Jason and the Argonauts StorytimeTM Teaching Resources THE HErO’S JOUrNEY!

The story of Jason and the Argonauts is a classic legend about a great quest! It is easy to create your own mythic adventure, using this handy planner. Be creative and have fun!

Hero/ Setting Dilemma Heroine When is the What problem Who is the story set? does the lead character? Where does hero/heroine What are they it start? like? face?

Events Quest He/she sets Help Where will they off – but who Who gives them have to go and or what do they the magic items what will they meet along or powers they have to do to the way? need? solve it?

Battle Reward Creatures How do they What does the They face a beat the monster? hero/heroine monster. What With magic, or get for is it? Describe with help from completing its powers! friends? their quest?

Name Class © storytimemagazine.com 2021 Myths and Legends: Jason and the Argonauts StorytimeTM Teaching Resources WORD PYRAMID How many words can you make out of the letters in the word ‘Argonauts’? Fill in a two-letter word in the top row, a three-letter word in the second row, and so on. Can you fill in all the boxes? ARGONAUTS

HEROIC ADJECTIVES Shy Brave Weak

What words would you use Strong Courageous to describe the Argonauts? Circle the six words which Cowardly Meek Bold could be used to describe

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adventurous. and daring bold, courageous, strong, Brave, Answers: Name Class Myths and Legends: Jason and the Argonauts StorytimeTM Teaching Resources

MYTHIC QUIZ! How well do you know the story of Jason and the Argonauts? Test your knowledge with this tricky true-or-false quiz! Jason The Argo was the 3 released a 1 first ship that Argus Wicked King hawk to fly had ever built. 2 Pelias was between the Jason’s Clashing grandfather. Rocks. TRUE FALSE TRUE FALSE TRUE FALSE The old 4 woman by the river was secretly Jason was protected The goddess a witch. 5 from the dragon’s 6 Hera made fire by Medea’s Medea fall in magic ointment. love with Jason. FALSE TRUE FALSE TRUE FALSE TRUE

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FALSE, 4. FALSE, 3. FALSE, 2. TRUE, 1. Answers: Name Class © storytimemagazine.com 2021 Myths and Legends: Jason and the Argonauts StorytimeTM Teaching Resources MAGICAL PROBLEM-SOLVING! In Greek myths, clever characters like Medea often overcome obstacles by using magical items! Can you match the item with the challenge it can solve?

CHALLENGE 1: CHALLENGE 2: CHALLENGE 3: Tame and ride Find your way out Distract Atlanta Pegasus, the wild of a maze without so you can win a winged horse. getting lost. running race.

CHALLENGE 4: CHALLENGE 5: CHALLENGE 6: Put a huge and Avoid the gaze of Fly to the powerful dragon Medusa so you don’t far-away island to sleep. get turned to stone. where Medusa lives.

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