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Olympic Games – Resources for Teachers

Help students draw parallels between the perseverance of athletes and their own lives with lessons, printables, and activities on the Olympics. These resources are appropriate for all grade levels. You'll find information about the rules of basketball around the world, essay topics about whether athleticism is innate or learned, daily warm-ups on current events, references on the many historical events that have occurred during the Olympic Games, biographies about famous athletes, and much more!
2010 Winter Olympic Games: Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada
Olympic Locations Through the Years
Map of Canada
Highest Mountain Peaks in the United States
North to Canada: Facts and Review
Printables
Basketball Around the World
Basketball Shooting
A Surprising Olympics
Reading Warm-Up 31 for Gr. 1 & 2: Biography
Dribble Drive
William Tell Archery
Going for the Gold
More Olympic Games Printables
Lesson Plans
Australia Poster
A Day at the Ancient Olympics
What Are the Modern Olympics?
Olympics and Politics Timeline
Olympic Leaders
Write a Letter to Jesse Owens
Classroom Olympics
More Olympic Games Lesson Plans
References
The Birth of the Modern Olympics
Summer Olympics Chart
Mark Spitz, Olympic Athlete
Olympic Locations Through the Years
Olympic Scandals: From Bribery to Steroids
Olympics: Fun Facts
Louganis' Headache
More Olympic Games References
Slideshows
Top 10 Olympic Controversies
Language Arts & the Olympics Connected
Sports Scramble
Winter Olympics -- Alphabetizing
Winter Olympics -- Alphabetizing (Answer Key)
Olympics -- Sentence Builders
Winter Olympics -- Fill in the Blank
Olympics -- Definitions
Winter Olympics -- Fill in the Blank (Answer Key)
Olympics -- Study Sheet
Reading Warm-Up 73 for Gr. 1 & 2: Current Events
Reading Warm-Up 30 for Gr. 5 & 6: Biography
Social Studies & the Olympics Connected
Statistics for Australia
Facts about Utah
Babe Didrikson, Olympic Athlete
Modern Olympic Symbols & Traditions
Jesse Owens: Olympic Champion
Equality in Sports for Women
Munich Massacre
More Olympic Games Resources for Social Studies
Quizzes
Winter Games Historical Facts Quiz
Olympic Trivia
Hockey Facts Quiz
Baseball Teams Quiz
Tennis Trivia Quiz
Sports Mania Fun Quiz
Soccer Skills Quiz
2008 Summer Olympics: Beijing, China
Controversy Surrounds Preparations for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
2008 Summer Olympic Games Events
Outline Map of Asia
Chinese Words and Phrases Handout

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