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Very few teachable moments offer the vast range of opportunities
to get students actively involved as the Olympics. Integrated
lessons from history, math, geography, science and, yes, physical
education are all topical and exciting.
So from the vast listing of possible resources, we've created
a list of the most diverse and relevant.
Of course the place to start is Reach
Every Child Sports/Games - Olympic Resources.
Then, try resources in the following categories:
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Fun Activities
AAF
Web Arcade
Olympic knowledge online quiz
Ancient
Greece Clipart
Gold Medal Olympics Activities
Olympic
Torch Concentration Puzzle
Sports
and Olympics Activities
Olympic coloring pages and crafts lessons
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General Olympic
Resources
2008 Olympic home page
The
Ancient Olympic Games Virtual Museum
This is a good site about Greece, but you must register.
The
Ancient Olympics
Flags
of the World
International
Olympic Committee
NBC site
Official Site of the Olympic Movement
Olympic resources
Planned Route of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Torch Relay
The
Olympic Museum
The
Real Story of the Ancient Olympic Games
Research
Starters: The Olympic Games
Large link site
U.S.
Olympic Team
U.S. Olympic team site
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Lesson ideas
Classroom
Olympic Activities
Discover other opinions of the Olympics by visiting newspapers
around the world.
You can translate these sites by using Babel
Fish Translation.
Nutrition
Science & the Olympics
Fitness and health can be combined in lessons to help students
develop a better understanding of their importance.
Olympic
Records through Time
Cheryl Harrigan has created a site with math tie-ins.
Olympics Theme
Printables and unusual units of study
Reach
Every Child Social Studies - World Studies
Where to contact all the world leaders - a great resource
students can use to get photos of leaders and place them on
the appropriate country.
The Universal
Currency Converter
You can convert the money shown by using XEchange.
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Olympic-related lesson
plan sites
BBC
Schools Ancient Greece
EdGate
Summer Games Olympic World
Mr.
Donn's Simulation Unit - Ancient Greek Olympics
Olympic
Lesson Plans
Olympic lesson plans
Olympics
Curriculum
Large link page to integrated lesson ideas
The
Olympics Social Studies Lesson Plan
Winter
Olympics Worksheets and Puzzles
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Summer Olympics
Summer Olympics Resource Page
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