Ms Hos-McGrane's Grade 6
Social Studies Class
Welcome to our Project:
Creation Stories and Myths
 External links : What is a Creation Myth ? Common Elements in Creation Myths |
Introduction. As our early ancestors studied the world around them they began to tell stories to try to explain the natural phenomena they observed, and to make sense to such things as life and death, the changing seasons, natural disasters etc.. The stories differed greatly from place to place and from time to time, and were largely influenced by the natural environment that people found themselves in, the animals they hunted, and so on. As part of our study of ancient peoples, my Grade 6 class decided to make an investigation into some of the creation myths and legends from their own cultures which have been passed down from generation to generation. Here are their stories. You can read about our project and more in the March '99 edition of Exploring Literacy on the Internet from Reading Online. Also check out our Grade 5 projects : |
Aztec Creation Storyby Sarah F
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The Sun's Children by Jennifer J.
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Internet Resources: Creation Stories, Folktales, and Mythology |
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Wars: The Magic of Myth
Online exhibition inspired by Joseph Campbell's story of the "hero's journey" hosted by Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Many of the images in this collection from the Minneapolis Institute of Arts represent myths that explain a practice, belief, institution, or natural phenomenon. The Yoruba king's crown, the Roman furniture decoration, and the abstract designs on the Navajo ketoh and the Lakota dress refer to creation stories. Enclopedia Mythica A traditional Indonesian folk tale from students at Fahan Junior School in Tasmania. Here visitors will find similar projects from other schools including The Legend of the city of Surabaya . Creation Mythology: Research, Art and Stories Student project 1995 from Princeton High School (US). Creation Stories from Around the World Web Site of the Religious Education Department of Painsley Catholic High School, Cheadle, UK. (Looks best in Internet Explorer browser.) |
Legends from Oban the Knowledge Keeper Collection of creation and origin stories from Bob Smith and Mary Lancaster in Australia. Creation Stories and Traditional WisdomCreation myths, origin stories and animal legends from Canada, Australia, Iceland and Israel. Tale of how the elements of water, wind and fire learned to live together retold and illustrated by Linda Hastings. Here is a legend from Brazil about why the "night" was first created. Several excellent stories including Apache creation story and from the Iroquois people "How Fire Came To The Six Nations" . Norse tale of creation of the world from part of large site on Norse Mythology.
The Book of Gods, Goddesses, Heroes and Other Characters of Mythology A large site which divides the subject into three categories: pure myth (primitive science and primitive religion), heroic saga (primitive history), and folklore (fictional stories). There is a section on Creation and Flood Myths. |
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