Lesson 3. Coming out of its Shell: What did the people of Benin Kingdom believe?
This lesson addresses how important storytelling was in Benin culture. Pupils will discover some of the mythologies of Benin Kingdom and will look in detail at its creation story - a fabulous tale involving a snail shell and a talking hornbill! They will take on the role of storyteller and find their own ways of retelling the creation story.
The PDF file contains the full lesson plan and two pupil activity sheets.
For Upper KS2.
This lesson addresses how important storytelling was in Benin culture. Pupils will discover some of the mythologies of Benin Kingdom and will look in detail at its creation story - a fabulous tale involving a snail shell and a talking hornbill! They will take on the role of storyteller and find their own ways of retelling the creation story.
The PDF file contains the full lesson plan and two pupil activity sheets.
For Upper KS2.
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