TeachersFirst's Olympics Resources
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Winter or summer, the Olympics provide teaching opportunities across the curriculum for students of all ages. Browse these options for curriculum connections to light the Olympic flame in your classroom.
Explore all of our resources related to the Olympics.
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Word Search Puzzles - Primarygames.com
Grades
1 to 5
tag(s): christmas (52), earth (223), earth day (100), easter (13), fall (9), holidays (140), kwanzaa (9), labor day (5), olympics (51), spelling (165)
In the Classroom
Share a search on your interactive whiteboard (use student FINGERS to circle the words!). Or make it a center as one of several options for spelling and vocabulary. Your students may ask you to include the link on your teacher web page so they can try some from home, as well.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Archaeology's Ancient Olympics Guide - Archaeological Institute of America
Grades
8 to 12tag(s): greece (27), greek (41), greeks (33), olympics (51), sports (97)
In the Classroom
Use this site for a jigsaw activity on the culture importance of the festival of Olympia in ancient Greek society. Have students work with partners and read the interviews about Beijing.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Science and the Olympics - WhyFiles
Grades
4 to 10In the Classroom
Why not do an eight day unit based on this website. Highlight a new category each day on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Or divide your students into small groups and assign each group one of the eight topics to explore. This site would tie into social studies, health, physical education, technology, and other subject areas.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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1936 Olympics - Smithsonian Holocaust Museum
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): german (63), germany (26), olympics (51), world war 2 (141)
In the Classroom
Use this site to spark a discussion and study of the role of the Olympics in politics and foreign policy (especially during an Olympic year as an extension of your study of current events). You may want to share some of the video clips on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Why not have a class debate about the 1936 Olympics in Berlin.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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