The Mayans Story Maker
The Mayans
They lived in the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico and they ate a lot of maize… Get ready to write a story about the mysterious Mayans.
Perhaps two Maya children are lost in the rainforest? Maybe your hero is trapped down a well or lost in a tomb?
Or perhaps your unlucky hero is the captain of the losing pitz team and he’s about to be sacrificed!
Perhaps two Maya children are lost in the rainforest? Maybe your hero is trapped down a well or lost in a tomb?
Or perhaps your unlucky hero is the captain of the losing pitz team and he’s about to be sacrificed!
Download the pdf Storymaker: URL here
⊕ Go through the steps below to create your story…
1. Choose a name (female characters)…
2. Choose a name for a male character…
In his journal, Columbus says that during his fourth voyage to the Americas in 1502, he encountered large canoes that held up to 40 Mayan locals.
3. Choose two locations where the action takes place…
Pitz was the name of the Mayans’ ball game – played with a rubber ball. Sometimes the losing captain would be sacrificed! Priests were also known to throw victims down a well to test the will of the gods.
4. Choose two objects to be in the story…
Obsidian and jade were precious items. Obsidian is black volcanic glass.
5. Write the story from the most exciting part!