Hour of the Olympics

Chapter 4 "Not Fair!"



1. Go to Random House for some ideas on "No Women Allowed".  http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/magictreehouse/teachers/guides/ancientworlds.html#olympics

 

2.  Check out the Greek alphabet. 

This site has a chart listing the Greek alphabet   http://library.thinkquest.org/17709/language/alphabet.htm

Here you will find a chart listing the Greek alphabet . This site suggest using the Greek alphabet to make a secret code. http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/history/greek.htm

Greek Alphabet Matching Activity http://www.mce.k12tn.net/ancient_greece/alphabet.htm

 

The Greek Scroll

scroll1.jpg (16561 bytes) These Greek scrolls were made using paper, dowels, and  wooden candle holders. The paper was painted with acrylics to give it an antique look. We used a sponge to give it the streaked appearance. The paper was then glued onto the dowels. The candle cups were glued onto the end of each dowel. Finally we wrote messages using the Greek alphabet on the scrolls.

Greek Alphabet

The Greeks were the first people to create an alphabet with vowels. In the Greek alphabet each letter had a sound.

The Greeks used this alphabet to write down the history of Greece, poetry, stories, and plays.

The Greek Alphabet

alpha alfa A a a as in arm

Greek Alphabet
beta bhta B b b as in bed
gamma gamma G g g as in get
delta delta D d d as in do
epsilon e yilon E e e as in held
zeta zhta Z z dz as in adze
eta hta H h ey as in they
theta qhta Q q th as in thin
iota iwta I i i as in machine
kappa kappa K k k as in kite
lambda lambda L l l as in long
mu mu M m m as in man
nu nu N n n as in night
xi xi X x x as in ax
omicron o mikron O o o as in before
pi pi P p p as in pie
rho rw R r r as in ram
sigma sigma S s s as in sat
tau tau T t t as in teach
upsilon u yilon U u u as in cube
phi fi F f f as in far
chi ci C c lk as in elkhorn
psi yi Y y ps and in keeps
omega w mega W w o as in cold

 


 

 

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