You’ll Love This Week’s Trojan Horse Theme!

This week in our homeschool is going to be epic — quite literally — because we’re diving into Greek mythology with a spotlight on the Trojan War and the legendary Trojan Horse. I love how myths give kids big ideas about strategy, bravery, and trickery, but they also make for really fun, hands-on learning.

📚 Exploring Troy in Our Homeschool Week

We’ll start by sharing the story of Troy: how the war began, why Helen’s name was a powder-keg (beautiful myths + epic grudges), and how the Greeks used the wooden horse trick to finally win. For storytime, we’ll use the wonderfully child-friendly Storynory version of the Trojan War, which is a condensed audio myth for kids.

This gives the children a clear narrative without overwhelming them with Homeric complexity.

We’ll also work on a sequencing cut-and-stick activity that helps the children place the major events in order: Greeks build the horse, Trojans bring it into the city, the hidden soldiers emerge at night, and Troy falls.

But we won’t stop at reading and discussion. I firmly believe that hands-on crafting cements learning, so we’re going to build our very own Trojan Horse. They just need paper, glue, scissors — simple and very satisfying. For a more advanced build, there’s a 3D woodcraft kit from Baker Ross — completely buildable, and you can decorate it with paint, glitter, or whatever you like. These crafts give us a tangible way to talk about Greek strategy and ancient engineering.

Here is this weeks printable

🧠 Myth Reflection & Deeper Learning

As we work on the crafts and read, I’ll guide the kids to think critically:

• Why did the Greeks go to such lengths to trick Troy?
• What does this myth teach us about trust and deception?
• How might things have been different if the Trojans had been more suspicious?

To enrich the discussion, I’ll also show them a short YouTube video that retells the Trojan War in kid-friendly language: “The Myth of the Trojan War.”

Here is this weeks printable

✨ Why This Week Feels So Special

This isn’t just another week of “ancient history.” It’s a chance to live inside a myth, to touch the ideas of bravery and cunning, and to make something real (like our very own Trojan Horse). It’s also a chance to weave in local Irish seasonal learning and poetry, connecting the ancient to the very now.

By blending Greek mythology with art, maths, critical thinking, and Irish poetry, we give our kids a full, layered learning experience. We don’t just tell them a story — we live it, craft it, reflect on it, and understand why it has lasted all these centuries.

Here is this weeks printable and if you missed out on the start of our Greek Mythology learning, please navigate to this page.