If you teach a unit on mythology — or even if you don’t — you have GOT to visit Zak Hamby’s Nixa Mythology site and click on Teacher Resources. This is a terrific example of what happens when you get out of the way and let a creative teacher explore the possibilities!

My personal favorite — based on sheer creativity — is the Trojan Find-it. Think “the Iliad meets Where’s Waldo?” Mythological Barbie is a very close second, though.

I suggested to Mr. Hamby that his obvious talent could earn him some extra gas money if he were to offer these resources at a reasonable price. He responded, “My intent is … to make those resources available for free. Since I worked so hard on them, I just want them to be used!”

Give the man his wish — visit the site, bookmark it, add it to your Del.icio.us collection, and spread the word. Summer school is coming for some of us, and August is just 9 weeks away for the rest of us.

Posted Wed, 28 May 2008 00:01:06 and filed under Strategies, Projects, Teaching, Literature. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.