Ancient Greek Democracy Athenian Democracy Activities Middle School

Democracy, Ancient Greek style! You'll love this resource that engages students in the tenets of Greek Democracy by having them participate in it first-hand! There are three hands-on (votes up!) activities that guide students through the similarities and differences between Greek (Direct) Democracy and Representative Democracy. The graphics are great, the activities are fun, when the votes are in, I think your students will love it!

What do they need to know about Greece before completing this activity? Well, they should know that there is a country called Greece! That's it! That makes it perfect for teaching U.S. Government as well as the government of Ancient Greece. Can you say Constitution Week? I think you can! (Hat tip to Mr. Rogers.)

Included in this Ancient Greek Democracy Resource:

✅ One-page direct instruction handout teaching about different forms of democracy

✅ "Democracy is a-MAZE-ing" activity (and key)

✅ Voting Prompt sheets

✅ Democracy Scrolls
✅ Should We Change our National Anthem?” activity sheet
✅ Writing paper tempate

✅ Rubric

Your upper-elementary, middle school, or junior high social studies students will love these activities!

Let's find out more about the activities!

★ ACTIVITY 1: Democracy is a-MAZE-ing!

In this activity, students will learn about Athenian (Direct) Democracy and Representative Democracy. An information handout is provided, and students are grouped together. They're each assigned a part of the information sheet to become an expert on. Once students have read and shared the information, they will complete a maze that allows them to self-check their learning.

★ ACTIVITY 2: Democracy Challenge

For this activity, students will engage in mock voting as both an Athenian Democracy and a Representative Democracy. Students will be split into two groups and two voting prompts will be provided. For voting prompt 1, students will follow their specific democracy process and come to a decision. For voting prompt 2, groups will switch and complete the voting prompt through the other democracy process and come to a decision.

★ ACTIVITY 3: Democracy Comparison

Students will think about both Athenian Democracy and Representative Democracy and how they are similar and different. Students will show their thinking on the provided Venn diagram. It's a very unusual Venn, so check out the preview/thumbnails to see what I mean.

Low-Prep Includes:
✂️Copies (some have to be cut in half)
✂️You'll an envelope and strips of paper for voting

Tip: For a powerful experience, combine it with the Philosophers of Ancient Greece Activities activity.
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You'll get teacher instructions, classroom procedures, printable activities, and a rubric. The teacher directions are so detailed! You will have very clear, step-by-step instructions for what to do to teach the activity.

You'll find this resource is perfect for sixth grade, middle school, and junior high school students.

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⭐⭐WILLIAMS' MODEL OF CREATIVITY ⭐⭐

This lesson is based on Williams' Model of Creativity, a model designed to develop the traits of creativity in students. This particular resource focuses on these traits:

☀️ Complexity - the ability to manage complex ideas without being overwhelmed

☀️ Curiosity - the desire to seek knowledge and information

☀️ Fluency - the ability to come up with lots of ideas or attributes

In addition to addressing standards and providing an engaging and effective classroom experience, these activities will also build students' creativity skills.

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