{"id":769,"date":"2021-05-07T07:35:40","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T13:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/?p=769"},"modified":"2021-09-04T17:13:33","modified_gmt":"2021-09-04T23:13:33","slug":"tm003","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/tm003\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Mythology Episode 003: What I Did on the First Day of Mythology Class Every Semester"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first day of class is probably always the worst day.\u00a0 You have to go over rules and procedures, answer questions about homework and grading, and force students to &#8220;get to know each other&#8221; through awkward ice-breaker games.\u00a0 Or do you?<\/p>\n<p>Here is my first day lesson plan for my mythology classes.\u00a0 Did I teach routines and procedures &#8211; sure, but they were how to have discussions and work together &#8211; not how to ask to go to the bathroom.<\/p>\n<p>Once I started asking students to define what mythology was on the first day of class, my engagement soared.\u00a0 It started the semester off on the right foot.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode, I outline what I did step by step and retell the four myths that I would have students read the first day of mythology class.<\/p>\n<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-8446666\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/758879\/8446666.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-8446666&amp;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Additional Resources<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/collaborative-vocabulary-activity\/\">Check out the blog post all about this.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Want to get the Lesson Plan over at TPT and save a ton of time!\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/What-is-Mythology-Lesson-Plan-Introduction-to-Mythology-Unit-6617441?utm_source=Podcast&amp;utm_campaign=What%20is%20Mythology%20Lesson%20Plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>To read the transcript, click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/tm-transcript-003\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d love to connect with you!\u00a0 Join me over at &#8230;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/educationispowerful\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EducationIsPowerful\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/240334111052010\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Teaching Mythology Facebook Group<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Sellers-Im-Following\/Add\/Education-Is-Powerful\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check out my TPT Store<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d also love to send you my FREEBIE and keep you updated on all the goings on.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/greek-gods\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click HERE to get a free poster of the Greek God Family Tree.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first day of class is probably always the worst day.\u00a0 You have to go over rules and procedures, answer questions about homework and grading, and force students to &#8220;get to know each other&#8221; through awkward ice-breaker games.\u00a0 Or do you? 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