Follow Odysseus as he makes his long and dangerous journey home from the Trojan War. Join him as he encounters sorceresses, battles monsters and defies the very gods! An exciting roller-coaster of a story that every primary school child should have the opportunity to hear.

This download contains a plan for teaching The Odyssey (of approximately three weeks duration) with explanatory notes.

Note: all of our Shakespeare and More English units are built around key objectives from the 2014 English National Curriculum for children aged 7-11.

James Clements is an independent English adviser and founder of the primary English teaching resource, Shakespeare and More

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