Daycation to Ancient Greece & Rome - 3rd Grade

Third graders traveled halfway around the world and back - all in a day in TARGET! Last week, we took a "daycation" to ancient Greece and Rome, where students made passports, completed a travel guide to learn about each civilization, viewed an educational video, sampled Mediterranean cuisine, saw some authentic Greek "souvenirs" at the market, and even wrote postcards to friends and family back home! While making a timeline, we found that ancient Greece happened before ancient Rome, as students learned the meanings of B.C. and A.D. We also made relief maps and learned all about the continents and map skills.

This week, we began our Values and Beliefs unit with an introduction to Greek and Roman mythology. We learned that myths are creative, made-up stories created by ancient cultures to explain why things happened. After creating their own unique mythological characters and reading creation myths from various cultures, students created watercolor masterpieces of either the Greek creation story or their personal belief about creation. Next week, we will "meet" some interesting characters from Greek and Roman myths!