Hands-on Ancient Greece Activities Art, Crafts, Model Parthenon, 3rd,4th,5th,6th
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Do you need some hands-on activities to bring your Ancient Greece unit to life? This pack has 6 hands-on activities that include writing the ancient Greek alphabet, making ancient Greek coins, making a miniature clay amphora (vase), sgraffito art inspired by ancient Greek art, weaving, and making a 3D model of the Parthenon. Many of these activities can meet the learning objectives of the art curriculum at the same time.
This pack comes with a PDF slideshow version of instructions, plus a student handout version for the art activities. There are also three pages of photos of real artifacts to use for inspiration.
What's included?
- Teacher's guide
- Photos for inspiration
- Self-reflection
- Artist statement
Student instructions for:
- Make a 3D Parthenon model - with two sizes to choose from so you can choose an easier or more challenging version
- Make a clay amphora
- Make clay or salt dough coins
- Draw an aspect of ancient Greek life using the sgraffito technique with oil pastels
- Write the ancient Greek alphabet
- Try weaving using yarn
You will need:
- A4 paper
- scissors, glue/glue sticks
- paint (poster or acrylic)
- strong card
- a variety of colorful yarns
- tape
- pencils, coloring pencils
- oil pastels
- air-drying clay and rolling/marking tools
Please note the Parthenon model is not to scale and is an artistic representation, not a realistic representation.
3D crafts can be challenging for students so please consider if your students have the fine motor skills needed before purchasing.
I hope you enjoy using this pack with your students.
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