Topic: Groovy Greeks Year group: 5 Term: Autumn Architecture Things to explore: Language Art and Culture • The city of Athens and its buildings • Greek stories and myths • The climate of Greece • Popular Greek Holiday resorts • Traditional Greek food Questions: Homework link: Trip/visitor: • Where is Greece and why do so many people enjoy going on holiday there? https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/topics/z87tn39 Greek Day • How would a tourist to Greece today be reminded of the power of the Ancient Greeks? https://www.greece4kids.com/ • What is democracy and what part did the Greeks have in creating it? • Who were the Ancient Greeks and what did we learn from them? http://www.historyforkids.net/ancient-greece.html • What would it have been like to be an ancient Olympian? • What did the Ancient Greeks believe in? https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/history/greece/10- • What did the Ancient Greeks do when they got ill? facts-about-the-ancient-greeks/ Olympian Climate Culture Athens a competitor in general weather conditions usually found in a the ideas, customs, and social One of the most powerful Greek the Olympic Games particular place behaviour of a particular people or city-states, Athens was the society. birthplace of democracy. Ancient Ruin Democracy Astronomy Belonging to the very the remains of a building, city, etc., that has A form of government where citizens the scientific study of the universe distant past and no longer been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state have a say in how they are ruled and of objects that exist in space, in existence. of decay including choosing their leaders and such as the moon, the sun, planets, deciding on laws. and stars .