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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!

Digital Books

Eyewitness: Olympics
Gallery of DK Web Books for Social Studies

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

Going for the Gold
Winter Olympic Games Reading Comprehension Activity
Basketball Around the World
Reading Warm-Up 31 for Gr. 1 & 2: Biography
Basketball Shooting
Winter Olympic Games Alphabetical Order Activity
Olympic Games
More Olympic Games Printables

Lesson Plans

Write a Letter to Jesse Owens
Australia Poster
Classroom Olympics
What Are the Modern Olympics?
Olympic Leaders
Olympics and Politics Timeline
More Olympic Games Lesson Plans

References

Muhammad Ali
Jesse Owens
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Jesse Owens: Olympic Champion
Australia
Ancient and Modern Olympic Games in Athens
1936 Summer Olympics Background
More Olympic Games References

Slideshows

Top 10 Olympic Controversies
Winter Olympic Games: 2010 Events

Language Arts & the Olympics Connected

Reading Warm-Up 73 for Gr. 1 & 2: Current Events
Reading Warm-Up 30 for Gr. 5 & 6: Biography

Social Studies & the Olympics Connected

Modern Olympic Symbols & Traditions
Olympics and Politics
Louganis' Headache
La Gazella Wilma Rudolph
Civil Disobedience at the 1968 Olympics
Profiles of Olympic Athletes
Statistics for Australia
More Olympic Games Resources for Social Studies

Quizzes

Soccer Skills Quiz
Winter Games Historical Facts Quiz
Baseball Teams Quiz
Hockey Facts Quiz
Tennis Trivia Quiz

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