{
"week": 6,
"day": "Tuesday",
"topic": "City-States",
"subtitle": "Athens and Sparta",
"icon": "🏙️",
"pages": [
{
"title": "🏙️ City-States: Athens and Sparta",
"sections": [
{
"type": "reading",
"title": "Reading Time",
"icon": "📖",
"paragraphs": [
"Because tall mountains separated the Greeks from each other, Greece never became one big kingdom. Instead, each city ruled itself, like a tiny country. These were called <strong>city-states</strong>. Each had its own leaders, its own army, and even its own coins!",
"The most famous city-state was <strong>Athens</strong>. Athenians loved learning, art, and new ideas. They built beautiful temples, like the Parthenon on a hill called the Acropolis, and they let citizens vote on the laws.",
"Another famous city-state was <strong>Sparta</strong>. Spartans cared most about being strong soldiers. Spartan kids began tough training at age seven! Athens and Sparta were rivals, but when danger came from outside, the Greek city-states sometimes joined together to defend their land."
]
},
{
"type": "questions",
"title": "Reading Questions",
"icon": "✏️",
"questions": [
{"text": "What is a city-state?", "lines": "single"},
{"text": "What did Athens love most?", "lines": "single"},
{"text": "How was Sparta different from Athens?", "lines": "triple"}
]
}
]
},
{
"sections": [
{
"type": "sort_table",
"title": "Athens or Sparta?",
"icon": "✏️",
"instruction": "Write ATHENS or SPARTA next to each clue.",
"header": ["Clue", "Athens or Sparta?"],
"rows": [
["Loved art, learning, and new ideas", ""],
["Kids started soldier training at age seven", ""],
["Built the Parthenon on the Acropolis", ""],
["Cared most about strong warriors", ""],
["Citizens voted on the laws", ""]
]
},
{
"type": "fill_blank",
"title": "Fill in the Blanks",
"icon": "✏️",
"wordbank": ["city-states", "mountains", "Athens", "Sparta", "army"],
"items": [
"Greek cities that ruled themselves were called ______________.",
"Tall ______________ kept the Greek cities separated.",
"______________ was famous for learning and art.",
"______________ was famous for tough soldiers.",
"Each city-state had its own leaders and its own ______________."
]
}
]
},
{
"sections": [
{
"type": "think",
"title": "Show What You Think",
"icon": "🧠",
"questions": [
{"text": "Would you rather live in Athens or Sparta? Give two reasons.", "lines": "triple"},
{"text": "Why do you think the mountains kept Greece from becoming one kingdom?", "lines": "triple"}
]
},
{
"type": "draw_grid",
"title": "Draw It!",
"icon": "🎨",
"instruction": "Draw two pictures: a scene from Athens (left) and a scene from Sparta (right).",
"boxes": 2
}
]
}
]
}