Ancient Greece Free Lesson Plans and Classroom Activities for Teachers
Free 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!
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
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
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
Welcome to Ancient Greece, Overviews & Units
It's Greek to Me! 6th grade Unit
Ancient Greece Unit (Core Knowledge, outstanding as always)
Ancient Greece Across the Curriculum (6th grade)
Homer's Odyssey (in depth study with assignments)
The Iliad (15 days, unit, 7 lessons, 6ht grade)
7 Wonders of the Ancient World (as selected by the ancient Greeks)
Lesson Ideas for Ancient Greece (some ours, some sent to us)
Interactive Games Online for Ancient Greece for Kids (flash games have been removed)
Explore Ancient Greece
For Kids: Overview
Early Greece: Minoans, Mycenaeans, Dorians
Rise of Greek City-States
- On Land: Greek Warriors
- At Sea: Greek Ships
- Trojan War
- Persian Wars
- The Delian League
- Peloponnesian War
- Alexander the Great
- The League of Corinth
Investigate Real Life Artifacts
For Kids: Art, Culture, Government
Greek Columns and Architecture
For Kids: Daily Life
For Kids: Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek Gods & Goddesses
Ancient Greek Myths for Kids
- Zeus, Hera, and Little Io
- The Competition, Athena and Poseidon
- Theseus, the Minotaur, and the Maze
- Dionysus and Ariadne
- Icarus and Daedalus, Wings
- The 12 Labors of Hercules
- Demeter and Persephone, Reason for the Seasons
- Apollo's Oracle at Delphi
- Perseus, Andromeda, and the sea god, Poseidon
- King Midas and the Donkey Ears
- And Many More
From the Case Files of the Hercules Detective Agency: Learn more about the gods and Greek daily life
- The Misunderstood Minotaur - How Hercules made a best friend
- The Scaredly Fish
- The Tricked Bully
- The Stone Zoo
- The Bad Barber
- The Constant Chatterbox
- The Monster Under the Bridge
- The Festival Arrow
- The Amazing Matchmaker
- And many more!
For Kids: People
For Kids: Interactive Quizzes
Alexander the Great &
Gifts from the Greeks
For Teachers
For Kids and Teachers: Other Ancient Civilizations
See Also: Early Humans for Kids and Teachers