100+ Ancient Greece Unit Study Resources

Last year my middle schooler fell in love with the Percy Jackson book series and consequently Ancient Greece. After months of research, I found over 100 resources for our Ancient Greece Unit Study. I wasn’t able to use all of them, but here are some of our favorites and some that are still on our wishlist.

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Books for your Ancient Greece Unit Study

Reference Books

A reference book or two is a great jumping-off point for your ancient Greece unit study. These are great choices to use as a “spine” to lead you in your studies.

• The Usborne Encyclopedia of the Ancient World
• Ancient Greece (DK Eyewitness Books)
• The Story of the Greeks
• The Parthenon: The Height of Greek Civilization
• You Wouldn’t Want to Be a Slave in Ancient Greece!
• Horrible Histories: Groovy Greeks
• Top Ten Worst Things About Ancient Greece You Wouldn’t Want to Know
• Ancient Greece (Blast Back!)

Greek Mythology, Poetry, and Fiction Books

The Greek myths are fascinating to my children. They sat with rapt attention and begged me to read more. By far, their favorite book was D’aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths. Echo Echo is a reverso poem book that would be perfect at poetry teatime.

• Tales of the Greek Heroes
• Illustrated Stories from the Greek Myths
• Treasury of Greek Mythology: Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Heroes & Monsters
• The Children’s Homer: The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy
• Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of ‘The Iliad’
• The Wanderings of Odysseus: The Story of the Odyssey

Greek Activity, Craft, and Coloring Books

My favorite of the Greek craft books is Spend the Day in Ancient Greece. There are so many great craft ideas from which to choose. My kids’ favorite was the Olympic Funny Fill-In. They giggled uncontrollably, and I loved that they were secretly learning grammar. The littles might enjoy coloring with Life in Ancient Greece, playing dress-up with stickers with a great Usborne Greek Myths Sticker book, or making a model with Make This Model Trojan Horse.

        

Greek Historical Fiction Books

Add in some historical fiction for readers of all ages (plus the Magical Tree House companion book).

• Adventures in Ancient Greece
• The Librarian Who Measured the Earth
• The Trojan Horse: How the Greeks Won the War
• Hour of the Olympics (Magic Tree House)
• Ancient Greece and the Olympics: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House

The Percy Jackson Series

This fictional series by Rick Riordan brings the ancient Greek myths to life through the lives of modern-day teenagers. My middle schooler loves the storyline and has read every book in the series. I would recommend these books for upper elementary/middle school and up.

• The Lightning Thief
• The Sea of Monsters
• The Titans Curse
• The Battle of the Labyrinth
• The Last Olympian
• The Chalice of the Gods
• Wrath of the Triple Goddess
• Percy Jackson’s Greek Heroes
• The Demigod Diaries
• The Lost Hero
• The Son of Neptune
• Mark of Athena
• House of Hades
• Blood of Olympus

Printables for your Ancient Greece Unit Study

Lapbooks

We love lapbooks, though we usually modify them. Instead of pasting all the printables into a set of file folders, we glue ours to colored paper and put them in a regular notebook. The kids like the look of this, and I like it because I can use materials from different lapbooks and not worry if they will fit in the file folder.

• Ancient Greece Mini-Lapbook
• Ancient Greek Mythology Mini-Lapbook & Study Guide

Videos are an excellent way to teach history and give a little break from reading. As with all YouTube videos, please review them before showing them to children.

History Channel:

• Peloponnesian War
• Trojan War
• History Lists: Ancient Empire Builders

TedEd:

• What did democracy really mean in Athens?
• This is Sparta: Fierce warriors of the ancient world
• Music and creativity in Ancient Greece
• The battle of the Greek tragedies
• Plato’s best (and worst) ideas
• The scientific origins of the Minotaur
• The ancient origins of the Olympics
• The science behind the myth: Homer’s “Odyssey”
• The real story behind Archimedes’ Eureka!

PBS:

• Seeing the Parthenon through ancient eyes
• Classical Architecture at the Parthenon
• The Visionaries: Archimedes
• An ancient Greek art form, preserved by catastrophe

The Travel Channel:

• Excerpts from The Vanished Empire

Other Videos:

• Making Greek Vases The J. Paul Getty Museum
• Mr. Corwin: Geography and Early Greece
• Interesting Facts About Ancient Greece by Mocomi.com

 

Learning Sites for Your Ancient Greece Unit Study

There are so many great online resources available. Use these resources as a springboard for your unit study.

• BBC Bitesize Ancient Greece Learner Guides
• BBC Primary History: Ancient Greece-Athens
• BBC Radio: Ancient Greek Myths and Legends
• The Children’s University of Manchester: Introduction to Greece
• National Geographic Kids: Greeking Out Podcast
• National Geographic Kids: The Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Greece!
• National Geographic Kids: Creatures from Greek mythology
• Emory University: Odysseus Online
• Ancient Greece Teaching and Learning Resources by Diane Hawkins
• Duckster’s Ancient Greece for Kids
• Khan Academy: Ancient Greece, an introduction to Ancient Greek art
• Who were the Ancient Greeks? Primary Homework Help
• Explore Ancient Greece for Kids  by Mr. Donn
• Explore Ancient Greece for Teachers by Mr. Donn
• Activity Village: Ancient Greece
• The British Museum: Ancient Greece
• Citizens of Athens and Sparta by FreeUk.net
• Ancient Greece.com
• A Guide to the Evolution of Greek Mythology in Theater

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