Fifth Grade Ancient Greece with Living Lessons

Ancient history in the fifth grade starts with the childhood of civilized humanity in ancient India, where human beings still lived in a very dream-like state. The ancient Persians who came next transitioned from the dream-like state to connect with the earth and felt the need to transform the earth & domesticate animals. The great cultures of Mesopotamia (the Chaldeans, the Hebrews, the Assyrians, and the Babylonians) come even more into our being as humans by recording their history in the form of writing. The Egyptians built an entire complex civilization of pyramids, pharaohs, writing and reading. The Greeks came last in this saga of ancient history with a developed civilization that is much like ours in many ways. This block will cover the last of the four ancient civilizations – Ancient Greece. This block will also prepare the student for their Ancient Rome block in sixth grade.

Note that in this block, topics are covered in the following manner:

1. General history, summaries, modern connections, & lesson tie-in ideas are found in the history block for that unit.
2. Literature and poetry for that culture are contained in the history unit.
3. Art for this culture is covered in suggested lessons for watercolor painting, and in form drawing lessons
4. Recipes and Food of the region are mentioned in the history part of the block, and in the readings. 
5. The music from each culture is included in additional MP3s.
6. Architecture of the time is integrated into the historical descriptions and is used as a tool for bringing history alive.

This purchase also includes the following Living Lesson videos…

These are all with Waldorf Teacher Nicholas Andrea

5th Grade Ancient Greece Block Lesson #1 – Intro to Ancient Greece and Orpheus and Eurydice
5th Grade Ancient Greece Block Lesson #1B – Finishing the Map of Ancient Greece
5th Grade Ancient Greece Block Lesson #2 – The Greek Pantheon
5th Grade Ancient Greece Block Lesson #2B – Watercolor Negative Painting of Zeus
5th Grade Ancient Greece Block Lesson #3 – The Story of Hermes
5th Grade Ancient Greece Block Lesson #4 – The Story of Apollo and Artemis
5th Grade Ancient Greece Block Lesson #5 – The Story of Athena.mp4
5th Grade Ancient Greece Block Lesson #6 – The Odyssey: The Abduction of Helen
5th Grade Ancient Greece Block Lesson #7 – The Battle of Troy
5th Grade Ancient Greece Block Lesson #8 – Achilles vs. Hector and the Wooden Horse
5th Grade Ancient Greece Block Lesson #9 – The End of Troy and Odysseus Encounters the Cyclops
5th Grade Ancient Greece Block Lesson #10 – Odysseus’ Trick
5th Grade Ancient Greece Block Lesson #11 – Journey to the Underworld
5th Grade Ancient Greece Block Lesson #12 – The Sirens, The Sea Monsters, and The Cows of Helios
5th Grade Ancient Greece Block Lesson #13 – Odysseus Returns to Ithaca
5th Grade Ancient Greece Block Lesson #14 – Perseus Seeks Medusa
5th Grade Ancient Greece Block Lesson #15 – Perseus and Andromeda
5th Grade Ancient Greece Block Lesson #16 – The Minotaur
5th Grade Ancient Greece Block Lesson #17 – Theseus Saves the Athenian Youth
5th Grade Ancient Greece Block Lesson #18 – Heracles and The Nemean Lion
5th Grade Ancient Greece Block Lesson #19 – Heracles and Beginning the Twelve Labors
5th Grade Ancient Greece Block Lesson #20 – Heracles Captures the Sun God’s Oxen
5th Grade Ancient Greece Block Lesson #21 – The Taming of the Mares
5th Grade Ancient Greece Block Lesson #22 – The Conclusion of Heracles Labors and His Death
5th Grade Ancient Greece Block Lesson #23 – The 3 Tribes of the Greeks and the Oracle of Delphi
5th Grade Ancient Greece Block Lesson #24 – Lycurgus, The Spartan Law Giver
5th Grade Ancient Greece Block Lesson #25 – Cynisca, The Horse Chariot Champion from Sparta
5th Grade Ancient Greece Block Lesson #26 – The Olympic Games
5th Grade Ancient Greece Block Lesson #27 – Pindar the Theban Poet
5th Grade Ancient Greece Block Lesson #28 – An Introduction to Athens
5th Grade Ancient Greece Block Lesson #29 – Solon of Athens
5th Grade Ancient Greece Block Lesson #30 – The Athenian Tyrants
5th Grade Ancient Greece Block Lesson #31 – Education in Athens
5th Grade Ancient Greece Block Lesson #32 – Themistocles
5th Grade Ancient Greece Block Lesson #33 – The Battle of Marathon
5th Grade Ancient Greece Block Lesson #34 – The Battle of Salamis
5th Grade Ancient Greece Block Lesson #35 – Pericles and the Delean League
5th Grade Ancient Greece Block Lesson #35B – Clay Sculpture of a Temple
5th Grade Ancient Greece Block Lesson #36 – Aspasia
5th Grade Ancient Greece Block Lesson #37 – Phidias the Sculptor
5th Grade Ancient Greece Block Lesson #38 – Sophocles, Euripides, Aeschylus
5th Grade Ancient Greece Block Lesson #39 – Socrates the Philosopher
5th Grade Ancient Greece Block Lesson #40 – The Downfall of Athens and the Death of Socrates
5th Grade Ancient Greece Block Lesson #41 – Philip of Macedon
5th Grade Ancient Greece Block Lesson #42 – Alexander the Great Begins His Conquest
5th Grade Ancient Greece Block Lesson #43: Alexander’s Empire
5th Grade Ancient Greece Block Lesson #44: Block Review and Quiz