This reading activity can be used with years 4-6 depending on ability, either as part of an Ancient Greek unit or as a stand alone reading comprehension exercise. It could be used toward the beginning of an Ancient Greek unit as it references the government, diet and invasions which may all be covered in more detail later. Students start by reading through the information sheet including the basics of geography in Ancient Greece. They then use dictionaries to look up geographical terms and write or draw definitions. Finally, they answer one of two levels of differentiated questions about the reading. An answer key and teacher guide are included.

In this lesson students get hands on experience of how democracy worked in Ancient Greece by taking part in a class vote Ancient Greek style. They compare democracy with western democracy today and there are three levels of differentiated worksheets for students to complete to assess their understanding. A link to an online prezi is included to project on the whiteboard, as well as a teacher guide and mark scheme. It's everything you need to cover Greek democracy!

This lesson can be used with years 4-6, either as part of an Ancient Greek unit, a unit on myths and legends or as a lesson on historical interpretation skills. It teaches students how we learn about what happened in the past and that myths can have a basis in fact by connecting the true story and findings from the Palace of Knossos and the myth of Theseus & the Minotaur. History should be about interpretations and this lesson has students making interpretations as historical detectives to add engagement. An online prezi is included to project to students on the whiteboard as well as an answer key and teacher guide. Everything you need for this lesson is included.

In this lesson and activity, students learn about the Greeks as the inventors of writing and the alphabet as well as many words they will recognise. They learn about affixes and then use them to write a list of their own Greek spells, like J.K. Rowling does using Latin affixes. This lesson includes a link to a presentation to project on the whiteboard for your students as well as a teacher guide and answer key. It's everything you need!

In this hands on lesson students learn about the concepts of BC and AD in order to place the period of the Ancient Greeks in history. A link to an online prezi is included to project on the whiteboard, as well as resources for students to use, a teacher guide and an answer key.