City-states Lesson Plans

What were the early Greek myths? Have elementary students examine the Persian Wars and read various Greek myth in order to identify the cause and the results of the Persian Wars. Myths, activities, simulations, and a unit plan are links for this lesson.

Students are introduced to the various gods and goddesses in ancient Greek mythology. In groups, they use print and electronic resources to research the ways Greek culture has influenced the modern world. To end the lesson, they identify and write a paper on the role of the Greek warrior and participate in a role play acting out the movements of the warriors.

Seventh graders review the concepts of affixes and roots. They practice common Greek, Latin, and Anglo-Saxon ones which are used to form many words in English. Students develop an awareness of the formation and evolution of words.

Sixth graders examine Ancient Greece and its development of democracy. In this Greek History lesson, 6th graders explore the rise of city-states in Greece and its overall effect on the development of democracy. The class continues with an in depth discussion on what their original idea of democracy was, and how it has changed.

Second graders research Ancient Greece. In this Ancient Greece lesson, 2nd graders survey the geographical, historical, and cultural aspects of Greece. Students discover stories of Greek mythology and explore the beginning of the Olympic games.

Sixth graders compare and contrast the past cultures of the Greek and Roman governments and how the U.S. adopted and uses some of those ideals today. In this cultural lesson plan, 6th graders also create a PowerPoint to present their research.

Students complete activities as a study on Ancient Greece and the Olympic games. For this Ancient Greece lesson, students produce a script based on research of ancient Greek athletes. Students role play the script where they interview the ancient Greek athlete they researched.

Seventh graders practice their vocabulary skills. In this word analysis lesson plan, 7th graders examine the roots of unfamiliar words and use their knowledge of roots to discern meaning through word analysis.

This is a great resource for finding websites on ancient Greece. Explore various websites to investigate life in ancient Greece. Young historians will view images of Greek ruins, take a virtual tour of the Parthenon, view an online movie, take a quiz, and read Greek myths. Links are provided.

Learners investigate the history of the Olympics by creating a map of Greece.  In this World History lesson, students identify the many gifts Greek society gave to found the Olympic games.  Learners complete an Olympic worksheet about the peaceful intentions of early Greek Olympians.