A Powerpoint about Pindar's Victory Odes at the Greek Olympics, prepared by Professor Edith Hall, Kings College London, for a Poet in the City event: Poetry and the Greek Olympics. Teacher can tell the class how the athlete's training was military, the victory odes were performed for the victors in front of thousands and some of the games were very violent!

Ancient Greek Ideas Assembly Based on Unit 15 How do we use Ancient Greek ideas Today? Know where alpa comes? Why, before beta, giving us alphabet! That's just one neat trick the Ancient Greeks left us, along with the magnificent Olympic Games, fantastic columned buildings, and the written works of one of the greatest minds that ever enriched our planet – Homer. Compare our lives with those of the Ancient Greeks - and work out for yourselves who were smarter! The other Ancient Greek Assembly written by Sue Russell is based on Unit 14 and covers different material - with a helping hand from the Grease cast and .. Homer! (Also available for this unit, set of 5 guided reading play scripts plus quizzes - The Gods, The Olympics - Ancient and Modern, The Arts, War and Greek) Sample Text: Spartan 1: If you lived in Sparta, you had to go! Spartan 2: For us, education was all about producing good soldiers. Spartan 3: We had to join the army when we were 7, and live in barracks, away from our families, in really awful conditions. Spartan 4: We just had a mat for a bed. Spartan 5: We weren't allowed shoes. Spartan 6: We were told to steal for food - and then we were beaten if we got caught! Spartan 7: Us girls had to live in barracks too. Spartan 8: We were trained to become strong, so that as strong mums we'd make strong babies! Narrator: What a terrible life! (Turning to Hoodies). You wouldn't have lasted 5 minutes! Greek child 1: And if you think we had it tough up to school-leaving age - that was 15 - wait ‘til you hear what some of us had to put up with afterwards. (Enter Great Thinkers). All Greek children (together): That Lot! •1. Theme music to Mastermind Plato and Aristotle: How lucky they were - to share our (holding heads) great brains! Other Ancient Civilisation scripts written by Sue Russell (available off www.plays-r-ussell.com until added to TES website): Assemblies: Ancient Greece (2 assemblies, Units 14 & 15) Ancient Egypt Ancient China Ancient Rome Indus Valley Ancient Sumer Baghdad: Early Islamic Civilisation Maya civilisation Benin civilisation & Aztecs Majority of these have supplementary guided reading scripts e.g. Ancient Greek Myth Guided Reading Scripts and quizzes Play 1 Odysseus and the Cyclops Play 2 Theseus and the Minotaur Play 3 Tale of Two Spinners Play 4 The Gorgon's Head Play 5 Pandora's Box Also available, if you need ‘the Big Picture’: Ancient Civilisations Assembly – a collective assembly, covering 6 ancient civilisations, answering questions When? and Where? Ancient Civilisations History of Medicine Assembly

Ancient Greek Guided Reading Scripts Based on Units 14 and 15 – 5 plays (6 speakers each) and quizzes Who were weirder - Greek gods or mortals? Whether in sport, recreation or war, those Greeks certainly had some strange ‘takes' on life - a visit to the theatre would more than confirm this view ..... if you got one, along with 20,000 others! This set of 5 group readers or guided reading texts cover: 1. The Gods 2. The Olympics - Ancient and Modern 3. The Arts 4. War 5. Greek Theater These mini plays are based on Units 14 (The Ancient Greeks) and 15 (How do we use Greek ideas today?) of the UK Key Stage II History curriculum and aim to cover all the major teaching points - with accompanying quizzes to assess learning. Sample Text Play 1 The Gods Speakers: Zeus (king of the gods), Hera (queen of the gods), Apollo (sun god), Ares (god of war), Athena (god of wisdom), Hades (god of the underworld) Hades: But then to be bought up by a goat? Bet that made you feel a bit of a silly billy! Zeus: You might laugh! But you'd still be inside Kronos, along with Hestia, Demeter, Poseidon and Hera if it weren't for me! Hera (grudgingly): Yes, we do all owe you that one debt of gratitude. Though making Kronos sick! Couldn't you have thought of a slightly more dignified way of getting us out! Play 2 The Olympics - Ancient and Modern Speakers: Sostratos (wrestler/boxer), Steve Redgrave (rower), Leonidas (runner),Mark Spitz (swimmer) Kallipateira (boxer's mother), Olga Korbut (gymnast) Leonidas: Good heavens! They'll be telling us they get their horses to perform, next! Redgrave: Funny you should mention that! Yes we do! It's called dressage, and horses nowadays have to jump over fences as well! Play 3 The Arts Play 4 War! Play 5 Greek Theatre Other Ancient Civilisation scripts written by Sue Russell (available off www.plays-r-ussell.com until added to TES website): Assemblies: Ancient Greece (2 assemblies, Units 14 & 15) Ancient Egypt Ancient China Ancient Rome Indus Valley Ancient Sumer Baghdad: Early Islamic Civilisation Maya civilisation Benin civilisation & Aztecs Majority of these have supplementary guided reading scripts e.g. Ancient Greek Myth Guided Reading Scripts and quizzes Play 1 Odysseus and the Cyclops Play 2 Theseus and the Minotaur Play 3 Tale of Two Spinners Play 4 The Gorgon's Head Play 5 Pandora's Box Also available, if you need ‘the Big Picture’: Ancient Civilisations Assembly – a collective assembly, covering 6 ancient civilisations, answering questions When? and Where? Ancient Civilisations History of Medicine Assembly

These are my resources for covering the topic of Ancient Festivals of Sport. There is a starter task, powerpoint to work through and glossary to complete.