Ancient Greece Lesson Plans for Teachers

Lesson Plans, Classroom Activities, Projects:  Since we look at many ancient cultures during the same school year, kids can actually forget what culture they are studying while they are studying it. For Ancient Greece in 6th grade, we opened each day's lesson with one quick Aesop fable to keep them on track. The projects and activities can be adjusted for any grade, but are designed for middle school, and 5th through 10th grade. The study of ancient cultures is such a fun year. We wish you the very best year ever!

Ancient Greek Olympics for the Classroom 3-4 days mini-unit with student role handouts and games, designed for 6th grade, can be adjusted for any grade

Socrates, Mock Trial, Classroom Activity (2-3 class periods, 55 minutes each)

Early Greece: Minoans, Mycenaeans, Dorians, & the Greek Dark Ages - group activity

Question what you read on the web! - critical thinking, computer lab, small group activity

Alexander the Great and Johnny Appleseed (classroom activity and lesson idea to transition 6th grade units, from Greece to Rome)

Over 90 Ancient Greece Activities for elementary and middle school Kids and Teachers - some ours, some sent to us

Early & Classical Greece Units    

Ask Mr. Donn (unit review, quiz with answers, interactive)

Geography:

Geography Lesson Plans - several

Government:

Early History - Minoan, Mycenaean, Greek Dark Ages

City-States & Government - Athens, Sparta

Greek Wars - Trojan, Persian, Peloponnesian

Religion:

Gods, Goddesses, Myths -many, include projects and classroom activities

Daily Life

Daily Life, Homes, Women, School - many, include projects and classroom activities

Achievements/Inventions

Art & Architecture - Vases, Columns, Theatre

Ancient Greek Olympics

Achievements, Inventions

Stories, Overviews, People, Special and Concluding Activities, and Quizzes

Ancient Greece for Kids and Teachers (Mrs. Masters) – Review, Activity and Game

Activity: TV Interviews with the Great Greeks

Choose Your Own Adventure (from a long and creative list of Classroom Activities and Possible Assignments)

Welcome to Ancient Greece, Overviews & Units

It's Greek to Me! Unit

Ancient Greece Unit

Ancient Greece Across the Curriculum

Homer's Odyssey

The Iliad (15 days, unit)

Aesop's Fables

Famous People - Pericles, Socrates, Aristotle, Plato, Alexander the Great, lesson plans, Great Greeks

Lots of Teaching Ideas

7 Wonders of the Ancient World (as selected by the ancient Greeks)

Test your knowledge (interactive)

Lesson Ideas for Ancient Greece (some ours, some sent to us)

Webquests & Resources

Ancient Civilizations Bingo

Interactive Games Online for Ancient Greece for Kids