Athens Lesson Plans

Young scholars investigate the ancient city-states of Sparta and Athens. They conduct research in order to find information. The information is used for cmparing and contrasting the different characteristics. They are used to complete a graphic organizer.

Students identify the important facts about Athens and Sparta.  In this research lesson plan students read an article then fill out a Venn diagram. 

Sixth graders explore facts and photographs of ancient Greek architecture. They write commentary for and illustrate a tour guide of ruins in ancient Athens. They determine the purpose of various ancient structures or places.

Sixth graders find Greece on the map and recognize how the geography of Greece was important in its development. In this ancient Greece instructional activity, 6th graders research Greece and compare to the civilization of ancient Egypt. Students answer critical thinking questions about Greece. Students define democracy and relate to ancient Greece.

Seventh graders explore the democratic republic principles of U.S. government. In this U.S. government lesson, 7th graders compare and contrast the governments of ancient Athens,the Roman Republic, and the United States today. Students write letters to their representatives from the perspective of citizens in ancient Athens or the Roman Republic.

Students examine the Parthenon and explore its city states, philosophers, rulers, and architecture.  In this the Parthenon lesson, students read an article in order to match quotes. Students identify and explain the when, what, and why of several events regarding Athens' history, draw a picture depicting a festival and explain its significance.

Use a Greek alphabet animation to decode the inscription on the Olympic medal. Identify Greek letters by name and read Greek words. Analyze the inscription on the Athens Olympic medal, identify Greek roots of English words, and analyze the poetic form epinicia used by Pindar. Students then create their own epinician poem for their favorite athlete and transcribe the poem using the Greek alphabet.

Ninth graders use the Internet to research information about art in the Classical Age of Athens and to learn about the traditions of ancient Greek pottery and about its painting. They then explore further the whole area of Greek pottery.

Students discover the world of ancient Greece. In this ancient Greece lesson, students compare and contrast the culture of Athens and Sparta. Students also compare the democracy in Athens with the democracy in the United States today.

Pupils become familiar with the philosophical, political, economic, military and social differences between Athens and Sparta. They recruit new settlers to their respective city. They are to recruit new settlers based on information that they.