Stories, myths and legends

Raise students’ awareness about

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  The oral tradition and narrative
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  The values and traditions associated with stories
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  Depictions of the divine and mythical or supernatural beings

Creative activity

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  In person: illustration (printmaking) of a real or invented family story.
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  Online: a print (using foam) of a scene from a story. The art supplies will be sent by mail (subject to change).
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  In-class: a print (using foam) of a scene from a story. The art supplies will be brought in class by the mediator.

Activities

Social sciences
Knowledge related to the diversity of societies and their territories.

English
Identify some of the characteristics of legends.

A word-of-mouth story
10 minutes
There are stories and legends that are part of our popular culture, known to many and reinterpreted or adapted many times (for example, “The Little Mermaid”). Ask children to take turns telling a story or legend that they have chosen together as a team. If students don’t know the story, ask them to make it up as they go along, with each student in turn picking it up where another has left off.
Conclude by explaining that oral traditions constantly change.

To delve further into this topic

We invite you to go to the EducArt platform to view Alfred Boisseau’s work Montreal Cabbies: A Rush for a Fare. Look closely at the scene and together imagine what the characters might be saying to each other.