Greek Alphabet Lesson Plans

Tenth graders examine the history and origins of the Greek alphabet. They take notes while listening to a teacher-led lecture, and read and interpret common Greek words on the board. Students then create a decorated name plate with their name written in the Greek alphabet.

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.

Students compare the ancient Greek method of schooling and writing to contemporary methods and learn the Greek alphabet on wax tablets.

Young scholars research the Greek alphabet and the origins of the alphabet. In this Greek alphabet lesson, students explore the Phoenician origins to the Greek alphabet. Young scholars compare Greek letters to current letters and write a paragraph about the Greek alphabet. Students identify Greece and Athens on a map and describe contributions of the Greeks to history.

Introduce your class to the Greek alphabet and language. Examine how the Greek language influenced the English language. Study the history, timeline of achievements, and the role oral history played in Greece.

Young scholars show that the Greeks, Phoenicians and Romans lived in the Mediterranean area. They give reasons why the alphabet was important for the Romans. and say that the Romans developed the alphabet they are learning in school.

Young scholars research Greek myths and identify characters from ancient Greece. After discussing the names, descriptions, scenes an objects in Greek mythology, they draw pictures on tiles and write descriptions. Students join the tiles together to create a mythology cube.

Students celebrate the culture of Greece. In this multicultural instructional activity, students participate in several activities which examine the culture of Greece. Students study the Greek alphabet, identify the country on a world map, and make Greek butter cookies.

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.

Sixth graders read about ancient Greece and its many contributions to modern societies. They read and summarize myths, highlighting the morals of the story. They compare and contrast Athenians and Spartans using a Venn diagram.