The Olympic Games

 
Teacher Notes

Have the students find the location of the Olympic Games on a map or globe and calculate the distance they would need to travel there. Research the countries that are participating the the games.  Use different types of graphs to show the medal count.

Countries of the World page

National Anthems

Winter Olympics: Sport & Science (Sports Nutrition, Physics & Biomechanics, Physiology & Psychology)

Olympic Dreams: A World That Plays Together...

The Winter Olympics

Winter Olympics Through The Years

The Winter Olympics

Winter Olympic Games - Education World

Celebrate the Winter Olympics

Vancouver 2010: Education - Australian Winter Olympic Team

Catch Winter Olympic Fever - Class Internet Project


Science of the Olympic Winter Games

How Olympic Timing Works

How Biathlon Works

How Bobsledding Works

How Competitive Figure Skating Works

How Extreme Skiing Works

How Luge Works

How Snowboarding Works

What is Skeleton?

How Ice Rinks Work


Winter Olympics for Kids

Canadian Olympic School Program - Programme Olympique Canadien D'École

The Olympics: Vermilion Parish Schools

Winter & Summer Olympics, Games, Sites, Rings, Kids, Theme Units,
Lessons, Links, Books, Fun Activities, Ideas, & Resources
(Mrs. Jackson)


Olympic Theme - Activities - Coloring Pages etc.

Classroom Olympics

Olympics-Sports Crafts and Coloring Pages - DLTK

Olympics in the Classroom - Printables, Lessons, Ideas, & More

Olympics Theme Unit - abcTeach

Summer Games - EdGate

Olympics Coloring Pages – Activity Village UK

Olympics - Spelling City


Teacher Notes
Organize a field day with an Olympic Theme. Instead of the shotput do a yarn ball toss. For gymnastics you can use a balance bean and have students balance a beanbag on their head and cross the beam without having the beanbag fall.

Fantastic Field Days!

My Field Day sites

"Citius, Altius, Fortius"
Swifter, Higher, Stronger

The Olympic Oath
"In the name of all competitors, I promise that we shall take part in these Olympic Games, respecting and abiding by the rules that govern them, in the true spirit of sportsmanship, for the glory of sport and the honour of our teams." And so the games begin.

"The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph, but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered, but to have fought well." Olympic Creed


Official Website of the Olympic Games

London Olympics 2012

London Olympic Games 2012
Facts and information

July 27, 2012

London 2012 - Cheer for a Champ

Cheer for a Champ (Australian Olympic Committee)


Best Books for Teaching About the Olympic Games


International Olympic Committee

An Olympic Games Primer (AAU-LA)

Olympic Curriculum Guide - LA84 Foundation


Olympics TeacherVision Lessons

Olympic Island Lesson plans for key stage 2 Teaching Expertise


Olympic Rings Problem

The Olympic Flag

Olympian Artifacts

Olympic Museum Lausanne

Research Starters the Olympics
(Scholastic)

United States Olympic Committee

Modern Olympics

Athens, Greece 1896

Summer Olympics

 Ancient Olympic Games

Ancient Olympic Cyberhunt

Olympics - Links

Ancient Greek Olympics in the Classroom!


 
Olympic Stadium 1896
Athens, Greece
Photographs by Cybrary Man