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Ancient Greece
 for K-12 teachers 
 



Free Lesson Plans & Units

Authored by us

Ancient Greek Olympics Mini-Unit

Daily Life in Ancient Greece

Education in Ancient Athens & Sparta

Early & Classical Greece Units

Ancient Money - How Money Started

Theseus and the Minotaur (Minoan/Greek myth retold by us)

Hermes and Apollo (powerpoint)

Zeus, Hera, and Little Io (myth retold by us)

Ancient Greece for Kids



Lesson Plans by Many Authors

Free Ancient Greece Powerpoint Presentations

Free Video Presentations

Mrs Seagraves Ancient Greece Thematic UNIT  

Greek & Persian Power Unit (Era 4)

Andrade's Argonauts (Fairfield Schools)

Who were the ancient Greeks? (lessons) & Ancient Greece lessons

The Greeks - Various Lesson Plans

It's Greek to Me & Greek Mythology

The Greeks (Core Knowledge)

Ancient Greece (unit, Waldsfe)

The Parthenon lesson  

Webquest on Ancient Greece (Donner Springs Elem)  

Voyage to Ancient Greece (lesson)

Contributions of the Greeks (lesson with 3 handouts)

Make your own Greek play

Ancient Greece

History in Motion, Ancient Greece (many lesson ideas)

Many Lessons 

Pericles Funeral Oration

Ancient Greece Webquest (Mr. Okasinski) 

Lesson Ideas, Era 3: Giant Empires 

 

Wars

The Persian War for Kids

The Peloponnesian War for Kids

The Trojan War for Kids

Lesson Plans

The Warrior Role in Greek Society (lessons)

 

Ancient Greek Olympics

Ancient Greek Olympics for Kids

Lesson Plans

For the Classroom (Mini-Unit):
Complete Simulation, with student role handouts and games


Ancient Greek Olympics for the Classroom 3-4 days (Donn)  

Here's a site that used this lesson (Harbor School)  

Here's another (Mrs. Zana)


Olympics (lesson, national geographic)

Olympic Units & Lessons (Canadian Teacher)

Modern Day Olympics (spsd schools)  

 

Greek Gods Lesson Plans

Greek Myths for Kids

Greek Gods for Kids

Lesson Plans

The Gods - Discovering Persephone (lessons)

Prometheus - The Fire Giver (lessons)

Not so ancient Greece - myths (2 week unit)

Teaching Mythology - Gods and Heroes

Lesson Ideas using Greek myths (Zeus is retiring, apply for his job!)

Climbing to the Top of Mount Olympus

Greek Mythology Unit (Seagraves)

Six Units, each 2 weeks; Ancient Greek Mythology and Literature

It's all Greek to me (Greek myths, with handouts)

Greek Mythology and the Forms of Energy (lessons)

Mythology for the Classroom (3 lessons)

Reading and Writing via the Myths (unit)

Mythology (language arts)

Gods & Goddesses - Activities

Impact of Greek Mythology on Modern Times (lesson)

Greek & Roman Mythology


Hercules & Heroes 

Hercules for Kids

Lesson Plans

Hercules the Hero - Understanding the Myth (lessons)

Hercules - Greek and Roman Myths

Hercules - Super Hero (background, lesson ideas)

What Makes a Hero and Why Do We Study Them?

Heroes 

 

The Odyssey Lesson Plans

The Odyssey for Kids

Lesson Plans

Homer's Odyssey

Unit Plan on The Odyssey  

 

Greek Theatre

Activities

Greek Theatre for Kids 

Make your own Greek play

Make Do: Make a Greek mask, Greek gown 

 

Greek Vases

Activities

Greek Vases for Kids 

Make a Greek vase

Design a Greek Pot

 

Ancient Greek Daily Life

Ancient Greece Daily Life for Kids   

 

Ancient Greek Government

The Greeks Invent Democracy for Kids

Pericles for Kids

Greek Government for Kids 

Lesson Plans

Comparison: The Athenian Court & the American Court UNIT 

 

Ancient Greek Geography

Greek Geography for Kids

 

Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great for Kids

 

Sites for & by Kids

Ancient Greece for Kids 

Free Ancient Greece PowerPoint Presentations

Free Ancient Greece Clip Art  

The Greeks and Thanksgiving (Donn)

Ancient Greek Inventions (Donn)

THINKQUEST SITES: Ancient History 

 

 

Additional Resources

Perseus Project 

List of vocabulary words  

Early Greece 

Classical Greece

Hellenistic Greece

 

 


Ancient Greece
This book is an 8 week unit on Ancient Greece, and
includes complete lesson plans, learning modules,
and a daily mix of meaningful creative activities NOT found on our website.

Mr Donn & Maxie's PowerPoint Series - Ancient Greece
For grades 3-8, this group of powerpoints
 covers key topics in the study of Ancient Greece







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Counter start date January 2006    
Clip Art Credit:  Phillip Martin
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