The Mayans Story Maker

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!
Download the pdf Storymaker: URL here
⊕ Go through the steps below to create your story…

1. Choose a name (female characters)…

  • Akna
  • Xoc
  • Colel
  • Itzel
  • Zac-kuk


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.

  • Aapo
  • Fabio
  • Gabor
  • Cadmael
  • Dacey
  • Christopher Columbus (Spanish explorer)


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.

  • Chichen Itza (Mayan city)
  • Step Pyramid
  • A swamp
  • The ocean (off the coast of Mexico)
  • Tomb
  • Rainforest
  • Cenote Sagrado (sacrificial well)
  • Pitz pitch


4. Choose two objects to be in the story…

Obsidian and jade were precious items. Obsidian is black volcanic glass.

  • Stone knife (for sacrificing)
  • Stela (stone slab with writing)
  • Priest’s mask
  • Obsidian statue
  • Green jade head
  • Snake
  • Jaguar
  • Canoe
  • Booby trap


5. Write the story from the most exciting part!