Ancient Greek Day

Happy Tuesday from Ancient Greece! Don’t let the smiles fool you, I had to bribe them to get their pics in dress-up!

A "chiton" is a form of tunic which fastens at the shoulder. Not to be confused with the "toga" from Ancient Rome.

We had a great time discovering Ancient Greece and even had our own banquet to celebrate after our Olympic games and ceremonies!

Here's how it played out:

Math: Olympic statistics/averages preschool style, architecture/shapes/columns

Using the colors of the Greek flag, we glued some columns onto construction paper.

Language: Aesop, “The Tortoise and the Hare” and don't forget the New Testament in the Bible was written in Greek.

We read "The Tortoise and the Hare" from Aesop and made a game but cutting out our own game pieces.

Science: Iridescence, because we didn’t get to this one last week (mermaid/merman day).

We dropped some clear nail polish into some water and carefully dipped our black construction paper.

Performing Arts: Comedy/Tragedy

Of course we made puppets! We love puppets. These we made from construction paper, a paper plate, and a dowel.

Art: Fresco just like the Cretans did it!

You know, paint on plaster of paris while it's still wet!

History/Anthropology: Ancient Culture, My name comes from the crown of laurel leaves, meaning “Victory!”

P.E.: Olympic Games, complete with opening and closing ceremonies, javelin, discus, archery, races

Home Ec: Banquet/Feast, Nectar and Ambrosia, notice the “baklava” and “calamari”!! Ella Mae loved her calamari!

The baklava is sugar wafers and the calamari is sour candy from the store. We also had ham and cheese, raisins, yogurt covered raisins, grapes, blueberries, and fruit punch.

Gramma is pooped again! But I had fun!

Ancient Greece Day was August 11, 2020