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Reading Suggestions:

• Aesop's Fables by Aesop or online at : http://www.AesopFables.com/

• Archimedes and the Door of Science by Bendick is great! (4th+ )

• The Children's Homer by Padraic Colum

• Ancient Greece by Matilde Bardi, 36 pgs, color , ISBN 0872266168. Gr. 5-8.

• Ancient Greece by Cynthia Klingel, (Let’s See series), 24 pgs, color (J 938 K687an 2003), K-4th+

• Archimedes and the Door of Science by Jeanne Bendick. A biography, a study of mathematical and scientific concepts, and an overview of the culture of ancient Greece---all rolled into one! Color illustrations. 142 pgs. ISBN 1883937124: Gr 4th+

• Eyewitness Books: Ancient Greece by Anne Pearson. Lots of color illustrations. Good read aloud for all ages. ISBN 0789465868.

• Greece (A True Book) by Christine Petersen. 48 pgs, color, covers ancient & modern Greece, ISBN: 0516273590, K-4th+

• I Wonder Why Greeks Built Temples and Other Questions About Ancient Greece by Fiona Macdonald. 32 pgs. oversized, color illustrations. Out of print. ISBN 0753450569. Read aloud for K-6.

• The Librarian Who Measured the Earth by Kathryn Lasky. Color, 48 pgs, Tells the story of Eratosthenes, the ancient Greek librarian who figured out how to calculate the circumference of the earth by a sophisticated process involving sun and shadows. ISBN 0316515264. Gr 1-6.

• You Wouldn't Want to be a Slave in Ancient Greece! by Fiona Macdonald. This series is a bit gorey but very interesting. 32 pgs, color. ISBN 0531162036. K-6

• Remembering God's Awesome Acts by Susan Mortimer. This is a must for those of you who want a Biblical perspective on Ancient History. Recommended for 2nd grade and up. ISBN 9781931292511. 2-12.

Internet Research and/or Activities

• Daily Life in Greece: http://members.aol.com/Donnclass/Greeklife.html#INTRO
• Greece from PBS : http://www.pbs.org/empires/thegreeks/htmlver/index.html
• Maps of Greece: http://plato-dialogues.org/tools/mapindex.htm
• Greek Mythology coloring page: http://www.coloring.ws/greek.htm
• Greece Flag Coloring Page: http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/gr-l.gif
• A Tour of Ancient Olympia: http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/site.html
• Greek Architecture: http://library.thinkquest.org/10098/greek.htm
• Ancient Greece: http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/greece.htm
• Athens in the time of Paul: http://www.bibleplaces.com/athens.htm
• Design your Own Greek Vases: http://dl.ket.org/humanities/connections/class/greecerome/vases.htm

Activities:

• Locate Greece on a world map; locate major cities, waterways, mountains, landmarks on a map of Greece.

• Ancient Civilizations, History Pockets. Ancient Greece, Pgs. 44-57. This is a short version of the Ancient Greece History Pockets. ISBN 1557999007. Gr. 1-3+

• Ancient Greece, Color & Learn by Edupress. A great resource for your younger students. PreK-2+.

• Ancient Greece, Come and Discover My World by Peter Chrisp. A colorful, 32-page booklet with simple text and fun, hands-on crafts. Excellent resource for PreK-6.

• Ancient Greece by George Moore. This resource includes short reading topics, worksheets, and arts & craft suggestions. Black & white illustrations. Created for Gr. 4-7.

• Make This Model Greek Temple Usborne Books. ISBN 0746033141. 4th+

• Spend the Day in Ancient Greece: Projects and that Bring the Past to Life by  Linda Honan. Write a letter using the Greek alphabet. Make a snake bracelet as a gift for a friend. Create masks to wear in your own play. Build a chariot and much more. ISBN 0471154547.

• Add composition and hands-on projects as appropriate.

• Print a test on Greece for intermediates at bottom of page: http://highland.hitcho.com.au/acgreece.htm

Video Recommendations:

• Ancient Greece, Ancient Civilizations for Children series, (J Video)
• Inspector Gadget's Field Trip Series. Tape 14, Greece, (J Video)

Be sure to enter these topics on your copy of The Checklist.

Please let me know if any of these links do not work. Email: contact@oklahomahomeschool.com.

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