Ancient Greece Book List – Free History Curriculum

Ancient Greece Book List
Free World History Curriculum

Hello !
If you’ve been following this series, thanks for coming back!
I’m so excited to share all my favorite books for the latest post in the series,  FREE Ancient Greece Curriculum .
If you’re just jumping in, you may like to check out the first post for these units Free Ancient World History Curriculum  and the supplemental book lists for the previous sections as well.  These books are NOT required for the studies… they’re just my favorite resources (most I’ve personally used).  You will find the few required books for the curriculum included on the bottom of each unit’s curriculum page.

**Resource List For Ancient Greece Study**
*Ancient Greece History
+FREE History of Ancient Greece Curriculum Lesson Plans
+ Ancient Greece History Curriculum- Printable PDF
+ Printable Ancient Greece History Cards
+ Ancient Greece Books and Resources List
+FREE 21 Fascinating Facts About Ancient Greece- History Starters
+21 Fascinating Facts About Ancient Greece-  PDF Version
*Ancient Greece History BUNDLE

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*Spine Texts for the Ancient History Units-

I used 2 main history texts as the spine for the entire Free Ancient World History Curriculum series-
“A Child’s History of the World” by Virgil Hillyer (you’ll see it in the lessons as -> CHOW), and “The Story of the World” series by Susan Wise Bauer (abbreviated in the lessons- SOTW).   HOWEVER, these (and all the other books I listed) are just a suggestion.  You can use one of them, all of them, another text you already have, or none of them at all!  Each daily lesson has TONS of online reading links, hands-on project suggestions, and  other options to fully explore the given topic.

*Literature for Ancient Greece :

* Ancient Greece:  An Interactive History Adventure
* The Trojan War: An Interactive Mythological Adventure
* You Choose:  Olympians vs. Titans
*Achilles And The Trojan War
* The Epic Adventures of Odysseus- You Choose
*Ancient Greek Myths:  You Choose! Series Set
*Theras And His Town
* Tales From the Odyssey (Part 1)  & Tales From the Odyssey (Part 2)
(This is a 6 Book Series by Mary Pope Osborne if you enjoy them!)

* Hour of the Olympics
* Ancient Greece and the Olympics: A Nonfiction Companion
* Stallion By Starlight 
* Adventures in Ancient Greece (Good Times Travel Agency)
* The Lion in the Gateway
* Tales of the Greek Heroes
* The One-Eyed Giant  (Tales from the Odyssey)
*Herodotus And The Road To History
* Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Book 1)
(This is a 5 Book Series !)
* Percy Jackson’s Greek Heroes

* The Classic Treasury of Aesop’s Fables
* Mad Libs-  Percy Jackson 
*Percy Jackson Coloring Book
*Victory On The Walls
*Black Ships Before Troy
*Hittite Warrior
*The Wanderings of Odysseus
*The First Marathon:  The Legend of Pheidippides
*Courage And A Clear Mind
*God King
*Within The Palace Gates
*Adara

*Non-Fiction Books for Ancient Greece:

*Understanding People In The Past:  The Ancient Greeks
*Lost Civilizations:  The Minoans
*Ancient Greece
*Understanding People of the Past:  The Ancient Greeks
*DK Eyewitness Ancient Greece
*Ancient Greece: DK Eyewitness Workbook
*Growing Up In Ancient Greece
*Life In Ancient Athens    (Picture The Past series)

*Can You Count In Greek?  Exploring Ancient Number Systems
*If I Were A Kid In Ancient Greece
*Science in Ancient Greece
*Ancient Greek Art:  Art In History
*Off The Wall Museum Guides For Kids:  Ancient Greek & Roman Art
*So You Think You’ve Got It Bad?
*You Wouldn’t Want to Be a Slave in Ancient Greece
*You Wouldn’t Want To Be a Greek Athlete

*Did Greek Soldiers Really Hide Inside The Trojan Horse?
*The Trojan Horse

*Archimedes and the Door of Science
*Herodotus and the Road to History
*What’s Your Angle, Pythagoras?
*Pythagoras and the Ratios: A Math Adventure
*Euclid, The Man Who Invented Geometry
*The Librarian Who Measured the Earth

*D’Aulaire’s Book of Greek Myths
*Usbourne Illustrated Guide To Greek Myths

*Who Was Alexander the Great ?
*Alexander:  The Boy Soldier Who Conquered The World
*You Wouldn’t Want To Be In Alexander The Great’s Army
*Where Is the Parthenon ?

*Discovering God’s Story:  Fully Illustrated Bible Handbook in Chronological Order

*Activity Guides & Games for Ancient Greece:

*Classical Kids: An Activity Guide to Life in Ancient Greece and Rome
(Hands-On History)
* Spend the Day in Ancient Greece:  Projects & Activities That Bring the Past to Life 
*Explore Greek Myths With 25 Great Projects
* Draw and Write Through History
* Tools of the Ancient Greeks: A Kid’s Guide to the History and Science of Life in Ancient Greece

*Ancient Greece Building Blocks
*Build a Greek Dome
*Paint Your Own Greek Vessel Kit

*Build Your Own Trojan Horse!
*My Greek Traditional Cookbook        (Simple recipes !!)
*Parthenon 3D Puzzle
*Zeus on the Loose Game
*The Greeks Pop Up Make It Yourself
*Greek Myth Plays For Kids

*Life In Ancient Greece Coloring Book
*Sparta!  Warriors of the Ancient World Dover Coloring Book

*Movies for Ancient Greece:

*Hercules
*Epic Tails
*Percy Jackson and The Olympians
*The Odyssey     (I haven’t seen this but it suggests ages 7+)
*CLASS Of The Titans     (Also haven’t seen this one, but looks fun!)
*Clash of the Titans
*Jim Henson’s The Storyteller:  Greek Myths
*Atlantis:  The Lost Empire
(This is a stretch, but there are some connections)
*Jason And The Argonauts
*My Big Fat Greek Wedding         (Not a kids movie, but so fun!)

*More History Book Lists To Check Out-

**Ultimate History Book List For Kids**

*Section 1:  Ancient Civilizations & the Old Testament & Book List
*Section 2: Ancient Egypt  (includes Ancient China)   &  Book List
*Section 3:  Ancient Greece  &  Book List
*Section 4:  Ancient Rome  &   Book List
*Section 5:  The Middle Ages &  Book List

**Also, in this series,  FREE Early American History Curriculum  and   FREE Modern American History Curriculum  !

*Early American History Books & Resources List
*Modern American History Books & Resources List
*Great Books & Resources for American History Unit Studies
(These go along with the American Girl Unit Studies, but have TONS of other resources as well.  You will also find a CHRISTMAS section with some super fun ideas for Holiday Homeschooling!)

Be sure to follow my Ancient History Pinterest Boards too !
I will be adding the best of the best FREE ideas to them frequently.
* Ancient Civilizations Board
* Ancient Egypt Board
* Ancient Greece Board
* Ancient Rome Board
* Middle Ages Board

*Fields of Daisies Ancient Greece Products & Posts*

+FREE History of Ancient Greece Curriculum Lesson Plans
+ Ancient Greece History Curriculum- Printable PDF
+ Printable Ancient Greece History Cards
+ Ancient Greece Books and Resources List
+FREE 21 Fascinating Facts About Ancient Greece- History Starters
+21 Fascinating Facts About Ancient Greece-  PDF Version

*Other Ancient History Resources from Fields of Daisies-

*Section 1:  Ancient Civilizations & the Old Testament
+FREE History of Ancient Civilizations/Old Testament Curriculum Lesson Plans
+FREE Ancient Civilizations / Old Testament Printable History Cards
+Ancient Civilizations/OT Printable PDF Version
+FREE 21 Fascinating Facts About Ancient Civilizations
+21 Fascinating Facts About Ancient Civilizations Printable PDF 
+Ancient Civilizations/OT Great Books Reading List

*Section 2: Ancient Egypt  (includes Ancient China)
+FREE History of Ancient Egypt/China Curriculum Lesson Plans
+Ancient Egypt/China Printable POWER Pack     **NEW**
+Ancient Egypt/China Curriculum Printable PDF Version
+Ancient Egypt Printable History Cards
+FREE 21 Fascinating Facts About Ancient Egypt
+21 Fascinating Facts About Ancient Egypt Printable PDF Version
+Ancient Egypt/China Great Books List !
+Ancient Egypt History Bundle

*Section 3:  Ancient Greece
+FREE History of Ancient Greece Curriculum Lesson Plans
+ Ancient Greece History Curriculum- Printable PDF
+ Printable Ancient Greece History Cards
+ Ancient Greece Books and Resources List
+FREE 21 Fascinating Facts About Ancient Greece- History Starters
+21 Fascinating Facts About Ancient Greece-  PDF Version
*Ancient Greece History BUNDLE

*Section 4:  Ancient Rome
+FREE History of Ancient Rome Curriculum Lesson Plans
+ Ancient Rome History Curriculum- Printable PDF
+ Ancient Rome Books and Resources List
+Printable Ancient Rome History Cards
+FREE 21 Fascinating Facts About Ancient Rome-  History Starters
+21 Fascinating Facts About Ancient Rome-  PDF Version
*Ancient Rome History BUNDLE

*Section 5: Middle Ages & the Renaissance
+ FREE History of the Middle Ages Lessons Plans
+ Middle Ages History Curriculum-  Printable PDF
+ Books and Resources List
+ Printable Middle Ages History Cards
+ FREE 21 30 Fascinating Facts About the Middle Ages
+ 21 30 Fascinating Facts About the Middle Ages- Printable PDF Version
+Middle Ages History BUNDLE

Hope this list is helpful !

I’d love to know what YOU are using too !
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HAPPY LEARNING !