• "Classics, Folklore, and Mythology in the Classroom. Focused Access to Selected Topics (FAST) Bibliography No. 38." ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills. 1989: Though this article is a bit dated, it still provides citations for other articles and books that help with teaching mythology, relating that mythology to current literature (this literature would not be current now), and providing a greater cultural context for these myths. A lot has changed since the rise of the Internet, but some of the ideas from these sources can be translated for a modern audience.

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• "An Introduction to Mythology in Children's Literature." Diane L. Schmiesing. 1976: While this article is even older than the previous one, it includes what are essentially lesson plans for introducing young students to mythology using various learning and interactive activities. The resources provided for teachers focus only on Greek/Roman mythology and Native American folklore (not discussed on this site, as many traditions of First Nation tribes are private and there is a lot of misinformation about these peoples in general). These, too, can be adapted to use online resources and other media; for instance, instead of showing a "filmstrip" as it says in the article, you can find a video on YouTube. 

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• "Expanding Horizons and Encouraging New Perspectives through Myths: Experiments in Interactive Storytelling in an Elementary School Library." Sue Giffard. 2016: In this article, Giffard describes her struggle in the classroom with teaching world mythologies to her elementary school students in a meaningful, respectful, and entertaining way. She explains how, to remedy this, she herself read the original myths and retold them to her students, using other retellings as inspiration. She references various retellings of Mayan, Egyptian, and Greek myths that she used to formulate her own interactive versions for her students. This is obviously very recent and is therefore tailored to a modern young audience.

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• "Ancient Texts, New Visions: TEACHING MYTHOLOGY THROUGH FILM." Jason D. Dehart. 2017: This article shares lesson plans on teaching mythology through popular film instead of literature, specifically the two Percy Jackson films and Clash of the Titans, both the original and the remakes. It is a unique article well-suited for teaching a young modern audience. The only drawback is that it is not available for free; you may need to check your library to see if they have access to this database to view the article. The other places I have found this article also require access through an institution or payment.

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• "An Introduction to Greek Mythology." Mensa for Kids: This online source, with a downloadable PDF, is a series of lesson plans focusing on Greek mythology and aimed at young students. There are only a few lessons provided, but those lessons include learning objectives, activities, and outside sources of information. This seems like a good start that a teacher could expand upon if they wanted to do more.

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• "Gods, Heroes and Monsters Curriculum (Education at the Getty)": These lesson plans, provided by the J. Paul Getty Museum, take a different approach to teaching Greek mythology: they focus on artwork. They involve examining pottery, sculptures, paintings, and writing as well as having students do some of that themselves. This could be a fun way to get students who are very artistic more interested in learning mythology.

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• "Parent Teacher Resources" from Rick Riordan's website: This page on author Rick Riordan’s website includes lesson plans, discussion guides, project ideas, and activity kits centered on his vast repertoire of mythology-based middle grade fiction, including his bestselling series Percy Jackson and the Olympians. This is an invaluable resource for teachers who wish to use Percy Jackson to teach Greek mythology to their students or to use as inspiration to teach with another book. Parents can benefit as well, using these resources to make reading fun for their children.