Review the Vocabulary!
Games & activities for: Athlos, Idea, Drama and more!
Dear Classical KIDS,
Time flies when you are having fun… seriously, it’s always interesting to think about just how relative time feels… but deep philosophical thoughts aside, it’s also a good reminder from time to time that we need to review.
It’s a super important aspect of learning a language, as any polyglot will tell you. Learn, review, repeat is the recipe! So today we have a bunch of words that we actually first learned in March…
If you don’t remember any of these vocabulary words (such as Athlos, Haos, Idea, and Drama), don’t worry! That’s exactly what today’s issue is for.
Here are a bunch of games to help you and your little ones remember... Check out our printable flashcards and activities below.
Let’s begin!
Ancient Greek Charades
This game is a good one to begin with because depending on the level, you can include the ancient Greek, the pronunciation and the English. Please print out the sheet below and cut it into strips:
Fold up the pieces of paper (or roll them into scrolls!) and put them into a bowl, cup or jar.
[Please note, the picture below is not of this month’s review vocabulary. I don’t actually have access to a printer at the moment, but this game was a super big hit! So, once we do, I’ll do it again. The downloadable PDFs - for both sections - do have the latest vocabulary to review.)
Have children take turns pulling out the word and trying to act it out. When they guess correctly, make sure they recite the word three times in ancient Greek and English. You can also play the game as pictionary and draw instead of acting.
Once they know the words better, you can cut off just the ancient Greek words for a more advanced version.
Flashcards
Lots of activities with today’s flashcards! First print them out here:
To make flashcards, don’t cut along the middle line, instead fold them in half so you can first practice the words:
After you have practiced them a few times, cut them in half so you can mix and match the words and pictures.
Ancient Memory Match
Take the cut out words and pictures from the Flashcard section above and flip them all over so only the blank side is showing. Place them in neat rows. Flip over two at a time, if they are matching, remove them from the board and get a point. If they aren’t a match, flip them back and try again. Once all the cards have been matched, the person with the most points wins.
We timed how long it would take to do it to make it an extra game - and extra fun!
After a few rounds, we then made it even more difficult. I cut all the flashcards in half at a diagonal and then mixed them up. It became a puzzle-flashcard-activity. Frida wanted to make sure we got our ‘own’. So that can easily be an extra challenge - kids have to find their specific picture first, then match it up, then match it up with the word.
We added another level by having Owly and Snowy try themselves:
What did you think? How did you go with the words? Which were your favorites?
Hope you enjoyed today’s issue!
All the best,
Anya Leonard
Founder and Director
Classical Wisdom and Classical Wisdom Kids
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