Primary classics resources

Did you know that most of the names of characters and magical creatures in the Harry Potter series have roots in classical mythology and Latin and/or Ancient Greek? Do your students love Harry Potter? This is a ready to use, editable Powerpoint presentation with slides of 24 different characters and creatures from the Harry Potter series, where possible with images from the movie. In the notes for each slide you will find the description of that slide: the connection between that specific Harry Potter character and Latin or Ancient Greek language and/or mythology. Let the students recognise the characters and teach them about the links with the classics, to let them discover once again that the classics really are all around us, if only we learn to see them!

This fun activity includes instructions for students to discover what their Roman name would be, according to the three-part Roman naming system. It teaches them about the Roman nomenclature system and, in a step-by-step instruction, it creatively encourages them to think about their own Romanised name. It can be printed as a poster or as a handout activity.

These LATIN numbers and ROMAN NUMERALS display posters create a fabulous LATIN feel to your classroom. Giving your learning environment LATIN ’look’ also promotes LATIN as a ’real’ language, featuring in the everyday life of the school. The posters introduce learners to NUMBERS 1-20 in LATIN from the very beginning of their learning, and they are able to familiarise themselves with both the ‘look’ of LATIN words, and how they are represented in the written form. Additionally, they provide an opportunity to engage with ROMAN NUMERALS, which is also great for some cross-curricular activities with maths! I've also included a B&W version if you prefer not to print in colour. The resource consists of two non-editable files; please read the TERMS OF USE carefully - the resource is copyright and for single teacher/purchaser use only. GRATIA PLENA!

Excellent 16 slide PPT covering the Achievements of the Ancient Greeks- looks at Architecture, Art, Sculpture, Medicine, Politics and much more. Includes review questions at the end to check pupil learning.

This "My First Day" Crown is perfect for your students to create and wear on the first day of school! This contains 12 different "First Day of School Crowns" that you can print on cardstock and allow your students to cut them out and color them. Then they can wear them on their first day of school! There is a crown for Preschool, Pre-K, Kindergarten, First Grade, Second Grade, and a generic one that says "Today is my First Day of School!"

Individual and group activity Answers provided 1. Three Separate Secret Message Challenges Here is Aussie the Archaeologist. He will challenge the students by asking their help to un-jumble Latin verbs which he found engraved on pillars from an old Roman villa. Once the letters have been rearranged, a secret message will be revealed. To help Aussie even further, the students can then have a go at translating the verbs. Answers provided 2. SpellingBoard Game - Group activity Imagine you are Aussie and be the first to reach the finish line in this exciting Latin Verb Spelling game. Game instruction guide Enlarge A4 to A3 board 16 Latin Verb starter words to spell Blank template to create your own game words

A little series of cartoon boxes for learners to complete with sentences and pictures having read or watched the story of the Nemean lion. A video of the story can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf-EmvbgwRE

A simple and very visual and kinaesthetic worksheet for younger children learning about the 12th Labour of Hercules. I got them to watch the clip of this from the Abbey Home Medea Hercules dvd before doing this to make it even more visual and audio.

Word Wall Shape Set Are you ready to "tart up" your classroom? These adorable Shape Cards are a perfect way to add your own style to your classroom and a bit of cuteness! There are a total of 12 shapes: circle, oval, square, rectangle, star, triangle, diamond, cross, heart, pentagon, hexagon and octagon

The Universe and Space Exploration Scavenger Hunt - An Activity Purpose : At the end of this Scavenger hunt students will be able to explore about the universe, space and our earth and other associated things with its vocabulary. 1. Print 24 Scavenger Hunt cards on card stock or brightly -colored paper and cut them apart along the black lines. 2. Make copies of the Scavenger Hunt questions worksheet. Each student needs a copy. 3. Place the Scavenger Hunt cards around your classroom where students will be able to find them. You can put them on chairs, on the computer keyboard, on the back of your classroom door, on the sides of student desks, on the chalkboard or wherever you like. 4. Students have to search the room and find all of the sentence cards to answer the questions. You can differentiate by having students work alone or with a classmate.

If you enjoy this resource, check out my other puzzle templates: Gem Vocabulary Puzzle Template Triangle Vocabulary Puzzle Template Square Vocabulary Puzzle Template - FREE Vocabulary puzzles are a great activity to review vocabulary. This activity is suitable for all age groups in any classroom subject that learns/reviews vocabulary - a perfect activity to practice any foreign language vocabulary, latin root words, etc. Using this template, it takes less than 5 minutes to create two gem vocabulary puzzles (one with border words and one without). The puzzle without border words is slightly easier and allows for easy differentiation. The vocabulary words in the template are linked to cells outside of the puzzle. Depending on your version of Microsoft Excel (required), you may need to adjust the puzzle location on the page before printing (drag and drop). If you have any struggles with this, I can make your puzzles and/or help solve the problem if you email me at SenorMooseTpt@gmail.com.

If you enjoy this resource, check out my other puzzle templates: Gem Vocabulary Puzzle Template Triangle Vocabulary Puzzle Template Square Vocabulary Puzzle Template - FREE Vocabulary puzzles are a great activity to review vocabulary. This activity is suitable for all age groups in any classroom subject that learns/reviews vocabulary - a perfect activity to practice any foreign language vocabulary, latin root words, etc. Using this template, it takes less than 5 minutes to create two square vocabulary puzzles (one with border words and one without). The puzzle without border words is slightly easier and allows for easy differentiation. The vocabulary words in the template are linked to cells outside of the puzzle. Depending on your version of Microsoft Excel (required), you may need to adjust the puzzle location on the page before printing (drag and drop). If you have any struggles with this, I can make your puzzles and/or help solve the problem if you email me at SenorMooseTpt@gmail.com.