Teaching Kalevala | Daily Lessons

Daily Lessons

This section contains 30 daily lessons. Each one has a specific objective and offers at least three (often more) ways to teach that objective. Lessons include classroom discussions, group and partner activities, in-class handouts, individual writing assignments, at least one homework assignment, class participation exercises and other ways to teach students about the text in a classroom setting. Use some or all of the suggestions provided to work with your students in the classroom and help them understand the text.

Lesson 1

Objective: Like most creation myths, the introductory tales tell the story of creation of the entire universe from a few initial materials and characters. This lesson discusses the rules that apply to the Finnish creation story.

1) 1. Small group discussion. Ask students to work together in small groups to list the things that pre-date the story, and then the things that are brought into...
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