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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
Canada
North to Canada: Facts and Review
View All Resources for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games
Printables
Basketball Around the World
Winter Olympic Games Reading Comprehension Activity
Going for the Gold
A Surprising Olympics: The 1936 Olympic Games
Winter Olympic Games Alphabetical Order Activity
Reading Warm-Up 31 for Gr. 1 & 2: Biography
Dribble Drive
More Olympic Games Printables
Lesson Plans
Classroom Olympics
A Day at the Ancient Olympics
Australia Poster
Write a Letter to Jesse Owens
What Are the Modern Olympics?
Olympics and Politics Timeline
Olympic Leaders
More Olympic Games Lesson Plans
References
Olympic Locations Through the Years
Summer Olympics Chart
Louganis' Headache
Olympics: Fun Facts
The Birth of the Modern Olympics
Mark Spitz, Olympic Athlete
Olympic Scandals: From Bribery to Steroids
More Olympic Games References
Slideshows
Top 10 Olympic Controversies
Winter Olympic Games: 2010 Events
Language Arts & the Olympics Connected
Sports Scramble
Olympics -- Sentence Builders
Olympics -- Definitions (Answer Key)
Reading Warm-Up 73 for Gr. 1 & 2: Current Events
Reading Warm-Up 30 for Gr. 5 & 6: Biography
Olympics -- Study Sheet
Olympics -- Definitions
Social Studies & the Olympics Connected
Modern Olympic Symbols & Traditions
Facts about Utah
Babe Didrikson, Olympic Athlete
Statistics for Australia
Equality in Sports for Women
Jesse Owens: Olympic Champion
Munich Massacre
More Olympic Games Resources for Social Studies
Quizzes
Sports Mania Fun Quiz
Hockey Facts Quiz
Olympic Trivia
Baseball Teams Quiz
Tennis Trivia Quiz
Soccer Skills Quiz
Winter Games Historical Facts Quiz

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