PachiSusan Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 These are still plans in motion and what I think I am going to do is get the books a week ahead of time and have a book basket (Thank you Amber, for the idea) and put them in there. Throughout the unit she can pick any one of them for her free reading time, and we will do some of the DVD's/Netflix at night as family time/cuddle time after dinner. Sounds like immersion therapy, eh? LOL I would love any and all ideas for field trips and/or arts/crafts/cooking...and obviously we are unlikely to get through all of this each unit, but I want her to have choices in supplemental books. Objective: To learn about the Greek people, explore the archaeological finds, and learn a timeline for the civilization and why they are so important to Western Civilization. We will also explore the inventions and innovations of the Greek people. Finally, we will read the Iliad and the Odyssey and learn about Ancient Troy and the search to find it. Spine:Our Catholic Legacy Encyclopedias:Usborne Encyclopedia of World History pp 154-161Kingfisher Illustrated History of the World pp 82-95Atlas of the Classical World: Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome Field trip:still looking Arts and Crafts:Not planned yet Supplemental Books:The Greek News - Phillip SteeleDid Greek Soldiers Really Hide Inside the Trojan Horse? Carol M. Scavella BurrellYou Wouldn't want to be a Slave in Ancient Greee Mythology - Dugald SteerAlexander the Great Rocks the World - Vicky Alvear Shecter Historical fiction: Megan in Ancient Greece Magic Treehouse - Hour of the OlympicMagic Treehouse Research Guide: Ancient Greece and the Olympics Possibly for free reading: The Black Stallion and the Lost City We Still need to find the version of the Iliad and the Odyssey that we are going to use. TV/DVD Choices: Greece part 1 and 2 - Film IdeasThe Gods of Olympus - Schlessinger SeriesAncient Greece - Schlessinger Series Secrets of Archaeology: Ancient Greece and BeyondAlexandria - Mixture of Greek and RomanBeyond the Movie - Alexander the Great Audio Books:Magic Treehouse - Stallion by Starlight Bible History:Unsure yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumto2 Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 My dc's loved Mary Pope Osbourne's Odyssey series. They were at our library and my ds read them all several times. Another favorite was the Usbourne Greek Myths book. I love Hawthorne's Wonder Stories as a read aloud. Beautiful. I have it free on my kindle if your library doesn't have a copy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PachiSusan Posted July 28, 2013 Author Share Posted July 28, 2013 Thank you! I forgot to add the Greek myths into my list! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootAnn Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 You'll want to watch the Chaser's War on Everything "Trojan Horse" episode. Serious funny after reading the Illiad. (Warning for language (that is printed on the screen & in audio). Pre-screen to make sure it is ok for your daughter.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom in High Heels Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Second the MPO Odyssey books. They are really inexpensive on Amazon if you get the 2 volumes that have 3 books each in them. The individual books are hard to find and expensive. We also used the OUP Greek book and really enjoyed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PachiSusan Posted August 1, 2013 Author Share Posted August 1, 2013 Thank you- I will look for that episode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagira Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Have I got something for you :D A Child's Geography "Ancient Greece", free to download here. It looks to me like a "living book" style geography book of the area with juicy bits of history thrown in. I just downloaded it today to use next year for our Ancient History studies. It has 52 pages. The whole program includes Italy, Albania, Macedonia, Bosnia, Serbia, and Italy, but this is just a taste they want to give you. I thought it was nice of Knowledge Quest to do so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PachiSusan Posted August 2, 2013 Author Share Posted August 2, 2013 Have I got something for you :D A Child's Geography "Ancient Greece", free to download here. It looks to me like a "living book" style geography book of the area with juicy bits of history thrown in. I just downloaded it today to use next year for our Ancient History studies. It has 52 pages. The whole program includes Italy, Albania, Macedonia, Bosnia, Serbia, and Italy, but this is just a taste they want to give you. I thought it was nice of Knowledge Quest to do so. That's cool!! I just downloaded it - thank you!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bocky Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 I covered ancient Greece this Spring with dd9 and dd11. One of our favorite spine books was Tools of the Ancient Greeks. It has thematic chapters, and was especially good on Greek inventions and discoveries. It also has a craft/hands-on project with each chapter. Dd11 liked making a dramatic mask; dd9 liked baking baklava. For the Iliad and the Odyssey, the girls loved Rosemary Sutcliff's beautifully illustrated retellings, especially Black Ships Before Troy. For mythology, they enjoyed D'Aulaire's Greek Myths. The girls read these three works a chapter a day (they're really short chapters) for 10-15 minutes. The bite-sized peices worked well, and we got through everything in 4 weeks. Dd11 also recommends Esther Friesner's Nobody's Princess, a novel about Helen of Troy's childhood. She warns that the sequel Nobody's Prize is definately more teen in its themes. HTH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PachiSusan Posted August 3, 2013 Author Share Posted August 3, 2013 I covered ancient Greece this Spring with dd9 and dd11. One of our favorite spine books was Tools of the Ancient Greeks. It has thematic chapters, and was especially good on Greek inventions and discoveries. It also has a craft/hands-on project with each chapter. Dd11 liked making a dramatic mask; dd9 liked baking baklava. For the Iliad and the Odyssey, the girls loved Rosemary Sutcliff's beautifully illustrated retellings, especially Black Ships Before Troy. For mythology, they enjoyed D'Aulaire's Greek Myths. The girls read these three works a chapter a day (they're really short chapters) for 10-15 minutes. The bite-sized peices worked well, and we got through everything in 4 weeks. Dd11 also recommends Esther Friesner's Nobody's Princess, a novel about Helen of Troy's childhood. She warns that the sequel Nobody's Prize is definately more teen in its themes. HTH! Do they make a series? I just found "Tools of the Ancient Romans" and it was really good! I have that on slate for our Roman Studies. I'm going to use it as a pull from book for her end of unit essay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bocky Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Yes, they are part of a series called "Tools of Discovery." This is the Greek one http://www.amazon.com/Tools-Ancient-Greeks-History-Discovery/dp/0974934461/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1375657153&sr=1-1&keywords=tools+of+the+ancient+greeks. There is also one on Native Americans and one on Navigation, amongst others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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