Resources
- NEW!! Free Lesson Plans and Materials from Ascanius - A treasure trove of creative and innovative lessons, worksheets, classroom posters, and more!
- Articles about Educational Theory, Methods, & Practice - Information about such topics as classroom discipline, active learning, multiple intelligences, cooperative learning, and more.
- Children's Books on the Ancient World - Very comprehensive bibliographies appropriate for grades 3-8 are provided by the University of Kentucky and by Ascanius (PDF format). In addition Magistra Cohen provides a list of reading materials and recommendations appropriate for grades K-3.
- Excellence Through Classics for Elementary/Middle School Levels - The national body overseeing and supporting Classical Studies on the lower levels. ETC's website includes information about the National Mythology Exam (grades 3-9), Classics, myth, and Latin teaching packets and publications, the newsletter PRIMA, and various useful links.
- Greece for Kids - Well organized and attractive, designed for children to explore on their own.
- Index Rerum Classicarum - An exhaustive listing of Classical websites on a wide variety of topics.
- LatinTeach - An online discussion forum of Latin teachers. Use the searchable archives to discover incredibly useful lesson plans and ideas.
- On-Line Survey of Audiovisual Resources for Classicists - Invaluable resource for purchasing videos, cassettes, books, maps, transparencies, filmstrips, slides, software programs, posters, etc related to the ancient world.
- Perseus Project - Images, maps, texts, online books, the ultimate Classics site.
- Prima Articles - Three excellent articles about Classics in the elementary school from the Elementary Teachers of Classics' journal Prima.
- Teaching Materials and Resource Center - Provided by the American Classical League, this is a huge catalog of resources, many of which are specifically designed for use at the elementary school level.
- Terrapin Children's University - A website geared towards elementary school students that uses the interactive capabilities of the WWW to teach material in a fun way. Includes a Roman World section with five lessons. Produced by the University of Maryland.
- Yale-New Haven Teachers' Institute Mythology Lesson Plans - Excellent and comprehensive.