Myths and Legends: Create your own myths

On Myths and Legends you can watch and listen to a selection of myths and legends and then use the myth creator to make your own.

The website has a wide selection of myths told using a voice-over, text and a partly animated slideshow. It is especially good because it has lots of Myths and Legends from all over the UK. Some of them are a bit strange and a few might be too gruesome for younger children- so definately watch them before showing them to your class. I really liked the story of The Glass Knight (from Saffron Walden, Essex!).

You can search through a list of Myths or choose one from the interactive Myth Map.

Myth Maker
The most exciting part of the site is the Myth Maker tool. Children can create their own myth-stories by dragging and dropping settings and characters. The tool is really intuitive and easy to use. They can add text in speech bubbles and text boxes.

If you register your school on the site, then children will be able to save their work to continue later, and eventually to be published on the site.

Advanced Features
The site also has an option to create and upload your own to use as backgrounds or characters. This gives it the potential to be used for any literacy text type. If you have a microphone, you can also add audio commentary to each slide, so it could become a great speaking and listening excercise.