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266 Reading: The Sport of Champions!
Guest Speakers
Braided hair and headbands were popularized in Ancient Greece. Invite a hairdresser to
demonstrate various techniques for braiding hair.
Videos/DVDs/Films
If you have public performance rights, show these videos and DVDs, or segments of them, to
the children. Otherwise, display them for home use.
Gods and Heroes of Greece and Rome. (42 minutes)
Hercules. (92 minutes)
CD-ROMs
Athens 2004.
Web Sites
Ancient Olympics
www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/
Prepared for the Perseus Project Digital Library, this site compares ancient and modern Olympic
sports, provides information about ancient Olympic athletes, and has a tour of site of Olympia as
it looks today.
The Real Story of the Ancient Olympic Games
www.museum.upenn.edu/new/olympics/olympicintro.shtml
The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology explores the
athletes, the politics, and the games of ancient Greece.
Professional Resources
Aesop’s Fables by Aesop.
Aesop’s Fables Online Collection
www.aesopfables.com
Every fable by Aesop and many by other authors are provided in electronic text.
Demco
www.demco.com
Purchase posters and other decorations from this library supplier.
Hasbro Nerf Products
www.hasbro.com/nerf
A catalog of Nerf products is provided along with information on where to purchase the items.