Ancient Greece Unit Study

We have been studying Ancient Greece and Ancient Greek Mythology since shortly before Christmas break. The unit has been wonderful - we have all learned so much...and we are all ready to move on to a new unit study now! This week wraps up our Ancient Greece and Greek Mythology Unit study. I have listed below all of the books, videos, and teacher resources that we used during our rather long unit study.

Videos

• DVD - The History Channel Presents: Last Stand of the 300, The Legendary Battle at Thermopylae (My FAVORITE video - excellent to watch with an older child.)
• DVD - Greek Mythology for Students: The Labor of Heracles
• DVD - Greek Mythology for Students: The Journeys of Odysseus
• DVD - Greek Mythology for Students: Defying the Gods
• DVD - Greek Mythology for Students: Nature Myths
• DVD - Greek Mythololgy for Students: The Trojan War
• DVD - Greek Mythology for Students: Theseus & the Minotaur
• DVD - Greek Mythology for Students: The Gods of Olympus
• DVD - Discovery Education Ancient Greece
• DVD - Greek Mythology for Students: Perseus & Medusa
• DVD - Greek Mythology for Students: Constellation Myths
• DVD - Clearvue & SVE History Alive for Students Living in Ancient Greece (very just OK)
• DVD - Ancient Civilizations for Children - Ancient Aegean
• DVD - Beyond the Movie: Troy (Excellent to watch with an older child)
• Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (movie)

Books

• You Wouldn't Want to Be a Slave in Ancient Greece! A Life You'd Rather Not Have by Fiona Macdonald
• You Wouldn't Want to Be a Greek Athlete! Races You'd Rather Not Run by Michael Ford
• Olympia: Warrior Athletes of Ancient Greece by David Kennett
• Usborne Beginners Ancient Greeks
• Percy Jackson & The Olympians Book One, The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
• Percy Jackson & The Olympians Book Two, The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
• Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of the Iliad by Rosemary Sutcliff
• The Wanderings of Odysseus: The Story of the Odyssey by Rosemary Sutcliff
• Magic Tree House #16, Hour of the Olympics by Mary Pope Osborne
• Magic Tree House Research Guide #10: Ancient Greece and the Olympics: A Nonfiction Companion to Hour of the Olympics by Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce, and Sal Murdocca
• Usborne Internet-Linked Greeks
• D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths
• D'Aulaires' Greek Myths Student Guide by Cheryl Lowe and Leigh Lowe
• The Nature Company Discoveries Library Ancient Greece
• Eyewitness Reader Trojan Horse: The World's Greatest Adventure by David Clement-Davies
• The Librarian Who Measured the Earth by Kathryn Lasky
  

Teacher Resources

• D'Aulaires' Greek Myths Teacher Guide by Cheryl Lowe and Leigh Lowe
• History Pockets Ancient Greece
• Literature Pockets Aesop's Fables
• Hands of a Child Ancient Greece Project Pack
• Hands & Hearts Ancient Greece and Rome Discovery Kit
• Color and Learn Ancient Greece (Edupress)