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1. 1. Make

   Fold a key border

   Fold a paper strip into a square Greek key. Colour it blue and white.

   Why? The key is an old Greek border.

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2. 2. Make

   Draw Athena's owl

   Draw an owl with big eyes. Leave the eagle out. Athena's bird is an owl.

   Why? A child can spot her sign.

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3. 3. Make

   Draw a still trident

   Draw three prongs and a long handle. Leave it resting.

   Why? A trident is Poseidon's sign.

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4. 4. Make

   Draw a lightning bolt

   Draw a zigzag on paper. It is Zeus's sign, not a storm to fear.

   Why? The bolt stands for Zeus in the stories.

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5. 5. Make

   Make two theatre masks

   Cut two masks. One has a calm smile. One has a quiet face.

   Why? Dionysus is theatre and music here.

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6. 6. Make

   Build a paper column

   Stack three paper rolls. Set a flat card on top.

   Why? Temples stood on columns.

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7. 7. Make

   Cut a laurel wreath

   Cut leaf shapes and tape them into a ring. It can honour a winner of a calm game.

   Why? Olympia gave wreaths, not sharp prizes.

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8. 8. Make

   Make a lyre

   Use card and three bits of yarn. Pluck them softly.

   Why? A lyre is Apollo's sign.

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9. 9. Make

   Draw a clothed person

   Draw a long robe, sleeves, and sandals. Cover the body.

   Why? People and gods on these pages are fully clothed.

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10. 10. Make

    Make a paper mosaic

    Tear blue and white squares. Fill an owl or a fish.

    Why? Small bits can make one picture.

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11. 11. Make

    Press a small jar

    Use clay or dough. You may leave the lid on.

    Why? Pandora's tale uses a jar.

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12. 12. Make

    Build a paper horse

    Set a paper horse on a box. Tell the trick in one calm sentence.

    Why? In the story, the horse hid people.

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13. 13. Make

    Draw winged sandals

    Draw two sandals. Add a small wing on each heel.

    Why? Those sandals are Hermes's sign.

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14. 14. Make

    Draw a safe hearth

    Draw a home fire with a grown-up beside it. Do not light a real fire.

    Why? Hestia's sign is the hearth.

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15. 15. Make

    Fold a paper boat

    Fold a boat that can sit on a dry table.

    Why? Greek cities used ships like roads on the sea.

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16. 16. Make

    Draw your favourite column front

    Draw a rectangle, a row of columns, and a triangle roof. That shape is like the Parthenon.

    Why? The real temple is in Athens.

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17. 17. Ask

    Ask about a good friend

    Ask a friend what a good friend is. Write both answers.

    Why? Socrates asked questions like this.

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18. 18. Ask

    Ask what is fair

    Ask what is fair at playtime. Listen to the whole answer.

    Why? Thinkers asked what is fair.

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19. 19. Ask

    Ask how you know

    Ask how you know something is true. You may say if you are not sure.

    Why? A check is better than a guess.

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20. 20. Ask

    Fact and story

    Tell one fact and one story about your street. Label which is which.

    Why? A fact and a story are not the same.

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21. 21. Ask

    One travel sentence

    Ask a grown-up about a place they have seen. Write one calm sentence.

    Why? Alexander's trip can be told in one sentence too.

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22. 22. Ask

    Three questions

    Ask three questions. Do not rush the answers.

    Why? Socrates said he still had more to learn.

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23. 23. Ask

    Pick a city job

    Choose builder, poet, sailor, or thinker. Say why in one sentence.

    Why? A city needed many kinds of work.

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24. 24. Ask

    A doctor's kind act

    Name one kind thing a doctor can do.

    Why? Hippocrates said a doctor should help the sick.

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25. 25. Ask

    Share a hope

    Say one hope out loud to a friend or a grown-up.

    Why? In the story, hope stayed in the jar.

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26. 26. Ask

    Name a season

    Name your favourite season. Say if the Persephone story calls it spring or winter.

    Why? That story explains the seasons.

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27. 27. Move

    Run a short race

    Mark a short path. Run there and back when the way is clear.

    Why? Olympia held footraces.

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28. 28. Move

    Practise a long jump

    Practise a standing long jump onto grass or a mat.

    Why? Athletes practised jumps.

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29. 29. Move

    Balance and count

    Balance on one foot and count to ten.

    Why? Balance is a skill.

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30. 30. Move

    Walk a maze line

    Walk a straight line like a maze path. Do not bump anyone.

    Why? Theseus followed a path out.

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31. 31. Move

    Soft ball target

    Toss a soft ball into a basket. It is a game, not a weapon.

    Why? A target game can stay calm.

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32. 32. Move

    Walk in step

    Walk in step with a friend. Stop together. This is not a fight.

    Why? Sparta liked order.

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33. 33. Move

    Stretch and drink

    Stretch slowly, then drink water.

    Why? Games need rest and water.

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34. 34. Move

    Pass a paper branch

    Walk a relay and pass a paper olive branch.

    Why? A branch can mark a gentle game.

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35. 35. Measure

    Draw the 3-4-5 triangle

    Draw a right-angled triangle with sides 3, 4, and 5 centimetres. Check that 9 plus 16 equals 25.

    Why? That is Pythagoras's rule, stated with squares.

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36. 36. Measure

    Measure a book

    Measure a book in centimetres and write the numbers.

    Why? Euclid liked careful measures.

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37. 37. Measure

    Trace a circle

    Trace a cup. Mark the centre.

    Why? Euclid set out circles.

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38. 38. Measure

    Watch water rise

    With a grown-up, mark the water in a cup. Add a stone. Watch the water rise.

    Why? Archimedes studied water.

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39. 39. Measure

    Odd or even

    Count a row of blocks. Say if the number is odd or even.

    Why? Pythagoras cared about numbers.

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40. 40. Measure

    Try a small lever

    Rest a ruler on a rubber. A small push can lift a light thing.

    Why? Archimedes studied levers.

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41. 41. Measure

    Pace a room

    Walk the length of a room. Write the number of steps.

    Why? Steps were an old way to measure.

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42. 42. Measure

    Find three triangles

    Find three triangles at home. They might be drawings or shelf braces.

    Why? Euclid's shapes are still easy to see.

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43. 43. Measure

    Line up 3, 4, and 5

    Line up 3 blocks, then 4, then 5. Make a right angle in the corner.

    Why? Those counts fit the triangle rule.

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44. 44. Measure

    Jar or cup

    Ask a grown-up which holds more water, a jar or a cup. Then check.

    Why? A guess can be checked.

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45. 45. Tell

    Retell the jar

    Retell Pandora's jar in four short sentences. Start with “A story says”.

    Why? Hope stayed inside.

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46. 46. Tell

    Wings on the ground

    Hold paper wings and act the story. Stay on the ground.

    Why? In the story, Icarus flew too high and the wax melted.

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47. 47. Tell

    Tell the seasons

    Use a paper flower to tell spring and winter from the Persephone story.

    Why? The story explains the seasons.

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48. 48. Tell

    Draw a maze

    Draw a maze. A friend traces the way out with a finger.

    Why? Theseus found the way out.

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49. 49. Tell

    One calm sentence

    Tell the wooden-horse trick in one calm sentence.

    Why? It was a trick.

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50. 50. Tell

    The long way home

    Tell how Odysseus tried to get home. Say he met a one-eyed giant and got away.

    Why? The story is about getting home.

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51. 51. Tell

    Undo a wish

    Act a king who asks for a gold wish to stop.

    Why? Midas could not eat gold food.

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52. 52. Tell

    Weave paper strips

    Weave two paper strips. Talk about Arachne without a mean contest.

    Why? Spiders still weave in the story.

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53. 53. Tell

    Share the fire story

    Tell how Prometheus shared fire so people could cook and keep warm. Stop there.

    Why? Do not add a punishment.

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54. 54. Tell

    A two-line play

    Put on a two-line play with masks. Keep clothes on.

    Why? Theatre belongs with Dionysus here.

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55. 55. Look

    Spot a column

    Look for a column on a building. Draw it.

    Why? Greek builders used columns.

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56. 56. Look

    Find Athens on a map

    With a grown-up, find Greece on a map. Point to Athens.

    Why? Athens is a real city.

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57. 57. Look

    Hunt for a key pattern

    Look for a Greek key on a frame, a book, or a floor.

    Why? The border is an old habit.

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58. 58. Look

    Look at the moon

    Look at the moon if the sky is clear.

    Why? Stories link Artemis to the moon.

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59. 59. Look

    Find an owl in a book

    Find an owl picture. Remember it is Athena's sign, not an eagle.

    Why? Her bird is an owl.

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60. 60. Look

    Listen for one minute

    Listen to a guitar, a harp, or a song for one minute.

    Why? Apollo's sign is a lyre.

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61. 61. Look

    Watch a plant

    Look at one plant today and again in a week.

    Why? Demeter's stories are about growing.

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62. 62. Look

    Blue and white

    Find something blue and white. Draw it. Do not paint a flag on a wall unless a grown-up says yes.

    Why? Blue and white can be a pattern.

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63. 63. Look

    Find an old story

    At a library, find one book of old stories. Read a calm page.

    Why? Herodotus also collected things people told him.

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