Sixth graders present a Greek festival. In this Greek festival lesson, 6th graders experience many facets of an ancient Greek festival. Students in sixth grade present the Greek festival to second grade students.

Seventh graders research Greek mythological characters. They write about problems faced by middle school-aged children and how the character would handle them. Students also create story boards to accompany their oral narratives.

Students create and videotape a newscast about the events that take place in the play, Antigone. They perform scenes describing the main events, the main characters and their conflicts.

Students read and interpret the play Oedipus by Sophocles. A wide array of fabulous thought provoking assignments are intertwined within this lesson for the students to complete.

Students compare and contrast characteristics of the Olympians with the character of the One True God.  In this mythology lesson plan students work in groups and are assigned one god and one myth to compare and contrast to God.

Students identify and compare Herakles's heroic qualities to those depicted in students' portraits of their favorite heroes.

Students create Greek gifts out of paper as a review for an upcoming quiz. They are to use a manila envelope to create what they felt was an important gift the Greeks gave. Once the gift has been created, it is placed into a big bag...

Students, after researching and analyzing ancient Greek and Roman mythological monsters, create a monster of their own similar to one they've researched or studied in their class syllabus. In addition, they present their creations to the...

Students probe the impact of Greek and Latin on the English language in this ten lesson unit. Root words are analyzed for their origins and displayed on a word wall. Inventions are created using the words and placed in a class museum.

Students compose a short piece of creative writing based on a painting depicting a mythological narrative. In this creative writing instructional activity, students create a short piece of writing and then learn more about the...

Students examine the sculpture of the Greek hero Herakles. In this visual arts lesson, students choose a modern hero and create a sculpture that features the hero’s identity and attributes.

Sixth graders examine the sculpture of the Greek hero Herakles (Hercules).  In this Ancient History lesson, 6th graders discuss how heroes were depicted and what it meant to be a hero in ancient Greece.  Students create a clay...

Students examine how artists express the Muses through the arts. In this art and history lesson, students work cooperatively to identify the Greek Muses, Graces and the Fates. Students will identify the attributes of each, participate in...

Eighth graders define constellations and how they are used as reference points and identify stars and constellations in the nighttime sky. They construct their own planetarium star finder and identify the location of circumpolar, zodiac,...

Students explore Greek and Roman mythology in this five lessons unit. Common gods, their roles in the myth and stories of the era are surveyed as students take on the personality of a mythical character.

Ninth graders read and discuss part 1 of The Odyssey and create a mind map and visual images to represent vocabulary. For this reading lesson plan, 9th graders are introduced to poetry, and the Hero Cycle.

Students analyze and discuss Acts 16 and the book of Philippians from the Holy Bible.  For this Philippians lesson, students discuss the setting and characters and write a journal personalizing the message.  Students watch...

Students explore the best approaches to reading with book buddies (younger students). Students create a student-friendly definition for "mentor" and identify traits of a success that a mentor displays. They examine literature for...

Students analyze floral and geometric design. For this art design lesson, students create a circular design art using floral, geometric, or anatomical designs. Students critique their designs as a group and read the background...

Sixth graders play a powerpoint jeopardy game. This can be used as a test or as a way to review information. This is a culminating test for our unit on Ancient Worlds. The jeopardy game is based on goals in math, language arts, and...

Third graders investigate the architecture of Ancient Rome, The Pont du Gard, an aqueduct in Nimes, France; The Pantheon and Trajan's Column in Rome; and various triumphal arches throughout the land that was once the Roman Empire are the...

Students explore the world of Ancient Rome in this thirteen lessons unit. the rise and fall of the Roman Empire is probed. The ideals that inspired the people's sense of purpose are developed in these lessons.