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Introduction and Summary<\/strong>:<\/p>\n This book is a great resource for students who need help with learning specific concepts about Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, and Ancient Egypt, whether it is out of curiosity or for a paper or project. \u00a0The book has great illustrations and hundreds of pages about almost anything anyone would like to know about these civilizations. \u00a0Examples include pages on Sparta, The Olympics, and city-states for Ancient Greece, Roman style, Roman armies, and prayers and sacrifices for Ancient Rome, and royalty, mummies, and tombs and temples in Ancient Egypt. \u00a0Students can learn a lot from the pictures (both illustrated and real) and the text in this book full of information.<\/p>\n Curriculum Connections<\/strong>:<\/p>\n This resource would go well with SOL 3.1, which has a purpose of explaining that Ancient Greece has influenced many things we have today, from governments to sports. \u00a0It would also go well with a unit on Ancient Rome and Ancient Egypt.<\/p>\n Additional Resources<\/strong>:<\/p>\n This\u00a0website\u00a0<\/a>is a great resource for students to build upon knowledge about Ancient Greece and is an easy way for them to discover more with links to different subjects involving Ancient Greece, including literature, people, and mythology.<\/p>\n Under “Lesson Plan” on this\u00a0page<\/a>, there are a lot of great ideas to get kids thinking about Ancient Rome, Greece, or Egypt. \u00a0For example, students can write a diary entry from the perspective of a person living in one of these times or from the perspective of a god or goddess, or a reader’s theater can be created where students act out important events relating to a certain god or goddess.<\/p>\n This is a whole list of great\u00a0video clips<\/a>\u00a0to further explain Ancient Greece to students.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n General Information<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Book: \u00a0 500 Things You Should Know About History<\/p>\n Author: Miles Kelly<\/p>\n Illustrator: Joe Jones, Sally Lace, Louisa Leitao, Elaine Wilkinson<\/p>\n Publisher: Sandy Creek<\/p>\n Publication Date: 2009<\/p>\n Pages: 224<\/p>\n Grade Range: 3-5<\/p>\n ISBN: 13 978-1-4351-1980-2<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Introduction and Summary: This book is a great resource for students who need help with learning specific concepts about Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, and Ancient Egypt, whether it is out of curiosity or for a paper or project. \u00a0The book … Continue reading