Creatures & Beings of Myth
Kayla Brown (she/they)
Average rating:4.7Number of reviews:(307)
Ever wonder how mythological creatures & beings (like gods, goddesses, kami, etc.) came to be? Come learn about their mythology, cryptozoology, mythical history, and their real-life animal counterparts (if they exist)!
Class experience
US Grade 2 - 5
Beginner - Intermediate Level
* Get $5 off your first session of this class (and any of my others, too) with coupon code BROWN7235 until Dec 31, 2023. * In this ongoing (subscription-based) class, we will meet each week and discuss 4-6 mythical creatures and beings (like gods, goddesses, kami, etc.)! Each week before class, I will post a list of the 4-6 chosen creatures & beings so that students have time to research them if they would like. We will alternate between Themed Week (like Greek or Japanese Mythology),...
Students will learn about different mythical creatures & beings, their mythology, their real-life counterparts are (if they have any), and the different media they are seen in. They will work on their discussion skills and make connections to history and existing animals.
I am a historian, scientist, and member of the LGBTQIA+/queer community (asexual, panromantic; she/her/hers). I teach mythology, science, and pop culture classes here on Outschool. I graduated from George Mason University with a Bachelor of Arts in History with a minor in Forensic Science and a focus on mythology and research. But I have been a teacher for over 8 years, working with students from toddlerhood to teenage and beyond. I have always encouraged students to learn based on their own learning styles, so my classes incorporate different varieties of learning, including interactive elements. Mythology has always been something I have researched and been fascinated by. I took classes during my Bachelor's program that focused on Greek, Asian, and Irish mythology, but they also expanded into other areas, which I now focus on in my Outschool classes.
1 file available upon enrollmentA handout will be available in the classroom upon enrollment. Students can print it out or take notes on their own. Students will need pencils and if they want to add color to their activity, they can bring art materials, such as crayons, colored pencils, or markers with them.
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Mythical creatures & beings can have more intense backgrounds and mythology, so aspects such as destruction, violence, drowning, kidnapping, and murder may arise as to explain these myths and their methods but I will not dwell on them in the class and will try to keep students from focusing on those aspects. If your student is more sensitive to these topics or gets scared easily, you may want to stay in the same room with them or check on them throughout the class. We may also watch short scenes of each creature from media (such as movies, video games, and tv shows) that may have a PG or PG-13 rating, but I will not show any explicit scenes (no sexuality, gory violence, or profanity) - they will only be used to show the creatures & beings and their methods to enhance a student's art. In most classes, we will be talking about and seeing images of a "creepy creature/being" (scarier than the others) at the end - I will have warnings so if students do not want to be scared, they are welcome to leave class early and they will not miss anything other than that one creature!
Average rating:4.7Number of reviews:(307)
Hello! My name is Kayla Brown, my pronouns are she/they, and I'm a member of the LGBTQIA+/queer community (asexual, panromantic, non-binary). I teach about mythology, science, and pop culture, and also run RPGs for students to join different...
Group Class
$13
weekly1x per week
55 min
Completed by 471 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 7-12
3-12 learners per class
