History Pockets: Ancient Greece (grades 4-6)

Evan-Moor History Pockets: Ancient Greece (Grades 4-6)

History Pockets: Ancient Greece (Grades 4-6) is just one book of an entire fabulous series of fun, hands-on social studies activities. The books are packed with projects, all of which are meant to be photocopied for each student. The series consists of several titles for Grades 1-3 and several for Grades 4-6.

The book is divided into themes, such as Daily Life, Government, Religion, etc. Each theme has several projects that will fit into a “pocket” made from folded construction paper. The pockets are then hole-punched and bound together with string or ribbon to create a Pocket Book. Since all of these projects will lay flat, I have had great sucess just adapting several favorite activities to add individaully to each student’s History Notebook without making p0ckets.

The History Pockets: Ancient Greece has decorated Facts pages, a Map activity, and a Timeline that is ready to cut out and assemble. The Timeline guides the student with illustrations and captions to add information as they progress. You will also find writing activities, creative booklets to put together and decorate, and plenty of low-fuss crafts. In this book, the crafts include making a Hoplite Shield, an Alexander the Great banner, Mosaic (paper) tiles, a booklet of Olympian gods, Greek coins, and more. The instructions for Knucklebones tells you first how to make the game, and then how to play it.

The book is 96 pages long, and most of those pages are meant to be photocopied for student use, giving you lots of ideas to choose from. It has instructions for 9 separate pockets, each offering several activities on a different theme of Ancient Greece, including Daily Life, Religion, Military Power, Art & Architecture, Government, Sports & Entertainment, and more. It is also offered in an enhanced eBook, which allows you to copy & paste text on the page and rearrange it to suit your needs.