Five free A3 posters on Japanese myths and yokai for KS2. One PDF: the Kappa, Kitsune, Oni, Tengu and Rokurokubi, with sources and a question. Yokai are the spirits and strange creatures of Japanese folklore, from a river imp with a dish of water on its head to a fox that can change its shape. These posters introduce five of them. Each poster carries the creature’s name and how to say it, the Japanese characters, a short description, two facts, a dated timeline of where our knowledge actually comes from, six ratings, and a question for discussion. What’s included One PDF, five A3 pages: the Kappa, Kitsune, Oni, Tengu and Rokurokubi. Prints to A4 using “fit to page”. How to use it Put them on a display wall, or hand one to a group and use the question as a starter. Each poster works on its own, so you don’t need the set. Curriculum KS2 English, myths, legends and stories from other cultures and traditions, and comparing stories across cultures. The dated timelines also support work on how we know about the past. Ages 7 to 12. Years 3 to 6 in Australia. Free to print and photocopy. No sign-up, no email. Twenty more posters, a comparison task, a writing frame and a printable card game are at https://www.mythologicalcreatures.net/resources There’s a free browser version of the card game at https://www.mythologicalcreatures.net/game — no download, no sign-up. You might also like Ancient China and Shang Dynasty Mythology Posters KS2 Display Viking and Norse Mythology Posters KS2 History Display Set Compare Myths from Five Cultures KS2 Activity and Notes A4 Design Your Own Mythical Creature KS2 Non-Fiction Writing Updated October 2026. If you use these with a class, a review would be a real help, and I reply to all of them. If any additional support is required, feel free to reach out.

Five free A3 mythology posters on Ancient Greece for KS2. One PDF: Medusa, the Minotaur, the Chimera, the Cyclops and Pegasus, with sources and a question. Ancient Greek mythology is full of monsters that heroes had to outwit, from the beast at the centre of the maze to the gaze that turned people to stone. These posters introduce five of them. Each poster carries the creature’s name and how to say it, the Ancient Greek spelling, a short description, two facts, a dated timeline of where our knowledge actually comes from, six ratings, and a question for discussion. What’s included One PDF, five A3 pages: Medusa, the Minotaur, the Chimera, the Cyclops and Pegasus. Prints to A4 using “fit to page”. How to use it Put them on a display wall for an Ancient Greece topic, or hand one to a group and use the question as a starter. Each poster works on its own, so you don’t need the set. Curriculum KS2 History, Ancient Greece and its influence on the western world. KS2 English, books and stories from other cultures and traditions. Ages 7 to 12. Years 3 to 6 in Australia. Free to print and photocopy. No sign-up, no email. Twenty more posters, a comparison task, a writing frame and a printable card game are at https://www.mythologicalcreatures.net/resources There’s a free browser version of the card game at https://www.mythologicalcreatures.net/game — no download, no sign-up. You might also like Ancient Egypt Gods and Mythology Posters KS2 Display Set Ancient China and Shang Dynasty Mythology Posters KS2 Display Compare Myths from Five Cultures KS2 Activity and Notes A4 Mythical Creatures Card Game Printable KS2 Myths Activity Updated October 2026. If you use these with a class, a review would be a real help, and I reply to all of them. If any additional support is required, feel free to reach out.

A free printable card game with 35 mythological creatures from five cultures. One PDF: children compare six ratings and argue their case. For 2 to 6 players. Each card gives a creature six ratings. A player calls one, everyone reads out their number, and the highest wins the round. Every rating comes from the books, so no card is unbeatable. Greek, Japanese, Norse, Egyptian and Chinese creatures, seven from each, with the original script, how to say the name and a one-line description. What’s included One A4 PDF. Four sheets of nine cards plus a rules card, card backs for double-sided printing, a printer test page so you don’t waste card stock, teacher notes, and a checklist of all 35 creatures. Blank cards for children’s own creatures are in the writing frame pack. How to use it Groups of two to six, one deck per group. A class of 30 needs five or six decks. Children read out the number rather than counting dots, which keeps it moving. Curriculum KS2 English, myths and legends from a range of cultures, with children comparing, justifying and taking turns in a group. Ages 7 to 12. Years 3 to 6 in Australia. Free to print and photocopy. No sign-up, no email. Twenty-five posters, a comparison task and a writing frame are at https://www.mythologicalcreatures.net/resources There’s a free browser version of the card game at https://www.mythologicalcreatures.net/game — no download, no sign-up. You might also like Design Your Own Mythical Creature KS2 Non-Fiction Writing Compare Myths from Five Cultures KS2 Activity and Notes A4 Ancient Greece Myths and Monsters Posters KS2 Display Set Viking and Norse Mythology Posters KS2 History Display Set Updated October 2026. If you use this with a class, a review would be a real help, and I reply to all of them. If any additional support is required, feel free to reach out.

A free KS2 non-fiction writing frame. One PDF: children invent a mythological creature and write about it the way a field guide describes a real one. A writing frame gives children the shape of a piece before they write it, so they can put their effort into the content rather than the structure. Three sessions, one page each. Plan the creature, draft the report, then publish it on a blank card that joins the class card game. What’s included One A4 PDF. Planning sheet and writing sheet in three levels of support, from sentence starters and a word bank through to headings only. Line heights for Years 3 and 4 and for Years 5 and 6, plus a plain version with wider lines. Teacher notes, a model report to read aloud, and blank cards. Colour and black and white throughout. How to use it Model it, then let children use the frame, then let them try on their own. The model report is for the board rather than for handing out, because a model on the desk gets copied. Curriculum KS2 English writing composition: planning, drafting and describing, using myths and legends as a model for their own writing. Ages 7 to 12. Years 3 to 6 in Australia. Free to print and photocopy. No sign-up, no email. A comparison task, 25 posters and a printable card game are at https://www.mythologicalcreatures.net/resources There’s a free browser version of the card game at https://www.mythologicalcreatures.net/game — no download, no sign-up. You might also like Mythical Creatures Card Game Printable KS2 Myths Activity Compare Myths from Five Cultures KS2 Activity and Notes A4 Japanese Myths and Yokai Posters for KS2 Display, Set of 5 Ancient Egypt Gods and Mythology Posters KS2 Display Set Updated October 2026. If you use this with a class, a review would be a real help, and I reply to all of them. If any additional support is required, feel free to reach out.

Five free A3 Viking and Norse mythology posters for KS2. One PDF: Fenrir, Jormungandr, Surtr, the Troll and the Valkyrie, with sources and a question. Norse mythology is the world the Vikings told stories about, from a wolf the gods had to chain to a serpent long enough to circle the earth. These posters introduce five of them. Each poster carries the creature’s name and how to say it, the Norse runes, a short description, two facts, a dated timeline of where our knowledge actually comes from, six ratings, and a question for discussion. What’s included One PDF, five A3 pages: Fenrir, Jormungandr, Surtr, the Troll and the Valkyrie. Prints to A4 using “fit to page”. How to use it Put them on a display wall for a Vikings topic, or hand one to a group and use the question as a starter. Each poster works on its own, so you don’t need the set. Curriculum KS2 History, the Viking and Anglo-Saxon struggle for the Kingdom of England. KS2 English, books and stories from other cultures and traditions. Ages 7 to 12. Years 3 to 6 in Australia. Free to print and photocopy. No sign-up, no email. Twenty more posters, a comparison task, a writing frame and a printable card game are at https://www.mythologicalcreatures.net/resources There’s a free browser version of the card game at https://www.mythologicalcreatures.net/game — no download, no sign-up. You might also like Japanese Myths and Yokai Posters for KS2 Display, Set of 5 Ancient Egypt Gods and Mythology Posters KS2 Display Set Compare Myths from Five Cultures KS2 Activity and Notes A3 Design Your Own Mythical Creature KS2 Non-Fiction Writing Updated October 2026. If you use these with a class, a review would be a real help, and I reply to all of them. If any additional support is required, feel free to reach out.

Five free A3 mythology posters on Ancient China for KS2. One PDF: the Chinese Dragon, Qilin, Fenghuang, Nian and Bai Ze, with sources and a question. Chinese mythology is full of creatures whose arrival meant something for the whole country, from a dragon that brings the rain to a beast that comes once a year. These posters introduce five of them. Each poster carries the creature’s name and how to say it, the Chinese characters, a short description, two facts, a dated timeline of where our knowledge actually comes from, six ratings, and a question for discussion. What’s included One PDF, five A3 pages: the Chinese Dragon, the Qilin, the Fenghuang, the Nian and Bai Ze. Prints to A4 using “fit to page”. How to use it Put them on a display wall for a Shang Dynasty or Ancient China topic, or hand one to a group and use the question as a starter. Each poster works on its own, so you don’t need the set. Curriculum KS2 History, the Shang Dynasty of Ancient China as one of the earliest civilisations. KS2 English, books and stories from other cultures and traditions. Ages 7 to 12. Years 3 to 6 in Australia. Free to print and photocopy. No sign-up, no email. Twenty more posters, a comparison task, a writing frame and a printable card game are at https://www.mythologicalcreatures.net/resources There’s a free browser version of the card game at https://www.mythologicalcreatures.net/game — no download, no sign-up. You might also like Japanese Myths and Yokai Posters for KS2 Display, Set of 5 Ancient Greece Myths and Monsters Posters KS2 Display Set Compare Myths from Five Cultures KS2 Activity and Notes A4 Mythical Creatures Card Game Printable KS2 Myths Activity Updated October 2026. If you use these with a class, a review would be a real help, and I reply to all of them. If any additional support is required, feel free to reach out.

Five free A3 mythology posters on Ancient Egypt for KS2. One PDF: Anubis, Ammit, Bastet, Khepri and the Serpopard, with sources, dates and a question. Ancient Egyptian mythology is full of gods and creatures who guarded the dead, weighed the heart and carried the sun across the sky. These posters introduce five of them. Each poster carries the creature’s name and how to say it, the hieroglyphs, a short description, two facts, a dated timeline of where our knowledge actually comes from, six ratings, and a question for discussion. What’s included One PDF, five A3 pages: Anubis, Ammit, Bastet, Khepri and the Serpopard. Prints to A4 using “fit to page”. How to use it Put them on a display wall for an Ancient Egypt topic, or hand one to a group and use the question as a starter. Each poster works on its own, so you don’t need the set. Curriculum KS2 History, the achievements of the earliest civilisations and Ancient Egypt in depth. KS2 English, books and stories from other cultures and traditions. Ages 7 to 12. Years 3 to 6 in Australia. Free to print and photocopy. No sign-up, no email. Twenty more posters, a comparison task, a writing frame and a printable card game are at https://www.mythologicalcreatures.net/resources. There’s a free browser version of the card game at https://www.mythologicalcreatures.net/game — no download, no sign-up. You might also like Ancient Greece Myths and Monsters Posters KS2 Display Set Viking and Norse Mythology Posters KS2 History Display Set Compare Myths from Five Cultures KS2 Activity and Notes A4 Design Your Own Mythical Creature KS2 Non-Fiction Writing Updated October 2026. If you use these with a class, a review would be a real help, and I reply to all of them. If any additional support is required, feel free to reach out.

A free KS2 comparison task on myths from five cultures, with teacher notes and answers. One PDF: compare the Minotaur, Ammit, Bai Ze, the Nue and Fafnir. Many cultures imagined monsters built out of other animals. Four of these five were made that way and one was not, and spotting the exception is what the task turns on. Children answer the same five questions about one creature from each of Greek, Egyptian, Chinese, Japanese and Norse mythology, then tackle a closing question about why the Norse built their monsters differently. What’s included One A4 PDF. Three versions of the sheet, from a worked model to a blank, plus a version with a sixth column for a creature children choose themselves. Each version runs over two pages. A creature fact file to read from, two pages of teacher notes with suggested answers, and a board slide. Colour and black and white throughout. How to use it One lesson of 45 to 60 minutes, or split across two. No prior knowledge is needed if each table has the creature fact file. Curriculum KS2 English, comparing books and stories from other cultures and traditions. KS2 History, how our knowledge of the past is constructed from a range of sources. Ages 7 to 12. Years 3 to 6 in Australia. Free to print and photocopy. No sign-up, no email. An A3 edition, 25 posters, a writing frame and a printable card game are at https://www.mythologicalcreatures.net/resources There’s a free browser version of the card game at https://www.mythologicalcreatures.net/game — no download, no sign-up. You might also like Compare Myths from Five Cultures KS2 Activity and Notes A3 Ancient Egypt Gods and Mythology Posters KS2 Display Set Ancient Greece Myths and Monsters Posters KS2 Display Set Design Your Own Mythical Creature KS2 Non-Fiction Writing Updated October 2026. If you use this with a class, a review would be a real help, and I reply to all of them. If any additional support is required, feel free to reach out.

A free KS2 comparison task on myths from five cultures, A3 edition, with teacher notes and answers. Compare the Minotaur, Ammit, Bai Ze, the Nue and Fafnir. Many cultures imagined monsters built out of other animals. Four of these five were made that way and one was not, and spotting the exception is what the task turns on. Children answer the same five questions about one creature from each of Greek, Egyptian, Chinese, Japanese and Norse mythology, then tackle a closing question about why the Norse built their monsters differently. On A3 the whole task fits on a single sheet. What’s included One A3 PDF. Three versions of the sheet, from a worked model to a blank, plus a version with a sixth column for a creature children choose themselves. A creature fact file to read from, two pages of teacher notes with suggested answers, and a board slide. Colour and black and white throughout. How to use it One lesson of 45 to 60 minutes, or split across two. No prior knowledge is needed if each table has the creature fact file. Curriculum KS2 English, comparing books and stories from other cultures and traditions. KS2 History, how our knowledge of the past is constructed from a range of sources. Ages 7 to 12. Years 3 to 6 in Australia. Free to print and photocopy. No sign-up, no email. An A4 edition, 25 posters, a writing frame and a printable card game are at https://www.mythologicalcreatures.net/resources There’s a free browser version of the card game at https://www.mythologicalcreatures.net/game — no download, no sign-up. You might also like Compare Myths from Five Cultures KS2 Activity and Notes A4 Viking and Norse Mythology Posters KS2 History Display Set Ancient China and Shang Dynasty Mythology Posters KS2 Display Mythical Creatures Card Game Printable KS2 Myths Activity Updated October 2026. If you use this with a class, a review would be a real help, and I reply to all of them. If any additional support is required, feel free to reach out.