Ancient Greece Lesson Plans

3rd graders view images and research  Ancient Greece to learn of its culture, and influence in the present world.  In this Ancient Greece lesson, 3rd graders play a Jeopardy game and answer questions about Ancient Greece.

This lesson has 3rd graders write a caption for a photograph. In this Ancient History lesson, 3rd graders use a Time for Kids magazine to locate a caption and make observations about it. This lesson has 3rd graders view pictures of Ancient Greece and Rome and create a caption for a photograph as a class. This lesson has 3rd graders then work independently to write their own caption for another photograph and share it with a partner.

3rd graders view pictures and identify objects to explore Ancient Greece.  In this Ancient Greece lesson 3rd graders view a PowerPoint. Each slide zooms-in and 3rd graders must find additional details about Ancient Greece. 3rd graders recognize contributions of Rome and Greece to the modern world.

6th graders research the internet to find out what everyday life was like in Ancient Greece, then create a newsletter based on what they found out. In this Ancient Greece lesson student groups must include housing, clothing, shopping, jewelry, and pictures which depict Ancient Greek life in their newsletter. A scoring rubric is embedded in the plan.

Learners explore the origins of modern language. In this etymology lesson, learners discuss the cultural influences of Ancient Greece on modern society. Learners design and complete charts that demonstrate the original and contemporary meanings of provided vocabulary.

Learners explore Greece. In this introduction to ancient Greece lesson, learners locate and circle the names of the bodies of water surrounding Greece, then underline the names of important cities in Greece on a world map displayed on a Smart Board. Learners define and discuss key vocabulary, then write it in a notebook. This lesson is appropriate for high school special needs learners studying geography and world history.

This lesson has students recognize the importance of Greece in the ancient world and the world today. In this Greece lesson, students complete several activity sheets on various aspects of the Ancient Greek civilization. This lesson has students compare Ancient Greece to Greece today.

2nd graders explore world history by writing newspaper articles. In this Greek history lesson, 2nd graders investigate the geography and society of Ancient Greece by utilizing the Internet as a research tool. 2nd graders collaborate with their classmates to create an Ancient Greece newspaper while each student contributes a single article.

In this lesson 6th graders discover what everyday life was like for Ancient Greeks. In this Greek history lesson, 6th graders examine the cultural diversity of Ancient Greece and how it affected daily life for its citizens.

6th graders research Ancient Greece and create a PowerPoint presentation depicting their findings. In this lesson on Ancient Greece, 6th graders use the Internet to gather related information on Ancient Greece. 6th graders insert a map of Ancient Greece and pictures that demonstrate the lives of people of that time.