Thematic Units - The Olympics

The Olympics

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Web Sites

ABC Arts Online
Winged Sandals - Greek Myths - Cartoons

An Educator's Resource to the 2004 Olympics in Athens
The Embassy in Greece has put together an amazing collection or resources.

Ancient Greece
Learn about the history of Greece.

The Ancient Olympics
Introduce your students to the fascinating world of Ancient Greece by studying the Olympic Games, then and now. Sponsored by Scholastic.

Athens 2004
Official Olympic site. Follow the daily events.

Gold Medals
Easy directions for making your own gold medals.

Greek Mythology
Facts, quiz, Greek & Roman names, and more!

International Olympic Committee
Official site of the International Olympic Committee.

Kids Zone
This site is sponsored by CBS Sportsline. Students can stay updated on the latest Olympic news.

Olympic Links
This is an incredible source of Internet resources. You can find everything from information about the ancient civilizations & games, to the current games, to activities. A must visit!

The Olympics
A great collection of web sites and lesson plans.

Official Web site of the Olympic Movement
Learn about sports, athletes, and more.

Sports and Olympic Games Coloring Pages
Enjoy free Sports and Olympic Games Coloring Pages suitable for toddlers, preschool and kindergarten.

United States Olympic Committee Online
"Official site of the USOC. A great place to follow the Olympic Trials.

Virtual Museum: The Olympic Games in the Ancient Hellenic World
"Here you will find a plethora of information about these contests that are the forefathers of our modern Olympic Games."

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Lesson Plans

Ancient Greek Olympics Mini-Unit Grade 5-6
A simulation for the classroom (3-5 days)with city-state backgrounds, and events.

Animal Olympics Grade 3-5
"If animals were able to complete in the Olympics, would humans every win?" This is a fun lesson that works with the Silver Burdett Ginn math series.

Classroom Olympic Activities Grades Various
abcteach has put together a great collection of activities and resources.

Classroom Olympics Grades Primary
Classroom Olympics provides a set of activities in which students participate in several classroom "Olympic-type" events where they will apply measurement skills. This is a PDF file, so you need Adobe Acrobat to open it.

Education World Grades Various
"As the Games begin, Education World offers you ten gold-medal lessons about the Summer Olympics. Included: Activities that involve students in creating time lines and graphs, writing biographies of famous Olympians, and much more!"

Faces of the Olympics Grade 4-High School
"This project aims to develop student skills while researching the stories behind the Olympics."

Gateway to the Summer Games Grades Intermediate
"Are you looking for Olympic-themed lesson plans to use in your classroom? Search no further!"

Hour of the Olympics
A complete unit that accompanies Mary Pope Osborne's book. Includes vocabulary, questions, and activities.

Letter Recognition Grades Kindergarten
This is a fun way for students to practice their letters.
Submitted by: Jeanne

Mini-Metric Olympics Grades Intermediate & Middle
Mini-Metric Olympics is a set of activities in which students become familiar with metric units by estimating and measuring in a "Metric Olympic" setting. This is a PDF file, so you need Adobe Acrobat to open it.

Olympic Curriculum Guide Grade 3-5
"The Olympic Games concept is thematic and interdisciplinary. The curriculum guide provides flexible plans addressing the California State Education Framework in Language Arts, Social Studies and Geography, Mathematics and Science, and Physical Education and Health."

The Olympic Games of Ancient Greece Grade 3-12
Through this project, students attempt to learn as many new and unique facts as possible about the Ancient Greek Games.

Olympic Records Through Time Grades 4 -7
Are we faster, stronger, better than we used to be? Compare the records of gold medal Olympic winners for the last 100 years and decide.

Olympics Quest
Congratulations,,,Your team has been hired by our committee to determine the best site to hold the next Summer or Winter Olympic Games. Our panel of judges will assess your committee's site selection based on your ability to assure them of the suitability of the location based on climate, geography, politics, economics, history and lore of the area.

Quest for Gold Grades Intermediate
A complete unit plan that allows you to focus on Olympics of the past and present.

So You Want to Compete in the Olympics? A WebQuest Grades 3-12
The International Olympic Committee has decided to hold a Junior Olympics during the next Summer Olympic Games. The committee has invited students from around the world to form teams and participate in that event. You and other students in your class hope to try out for the Junior Olympics, but first you have to plan how you will prepare for the competition.

So, You Want to Host the Olympics! Grades Middle School
A WebQuest: It is time to award the Summer Olympic Games for the year 2012. Your task is to make a presentation so convincing that the International Olympic Committee will select your country as host for the games. The committee wants to know not only what cities or areas will be involved, but what preliminary plans you have for the opening and closing ceremonies.

Summer Olympics 2004 Grades Various
The Innovative Teaching March Newsletter has a great collection of ideas and resources.

Water Olympics Grades Primary
Water Olympics is a series of four activities that deal with some of the properties of water. The activities are short and may be done one at a time or all together in an "olympic" format. The activities can be used as an introduction to a water unit. This is a PDF file, so you need Adobe Acrobat to open it.

World Geography Bulletin Board Grades Any
This is a great bulletin board for both the Olympics and beginning of the year.
Submitted by: Jaime Boyce- Special Education Teacher jboyce357@email-removed

 

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