What comes to mind when you think about the OLYMPICS?

Games
Ice Skating
Sportsmanship
Gold Medals
Determination
Greece
Flags
Accomplishments
Endurance
Heroes

You can incorporate these and many more ideas into your classroom. From this pathfinder you will be guided to wonderful resources that you can use to teach cross curricular Olympic activities where your students will learn and enjoy!

May/ Summer 2000 pg. 57-61	Oasis Olympic History Discover the history of the Olympic games, compare the ancient games to the modern games, teach important math skills by making financial plans for the Olympics or by having your own Math-lympics!	Jan/Feb 1994 pg. 9-11	Challenge The 1994 Winter Olympics Here are 12 great suggestions for brainstorming, writing, research and more! It also provides a reproducible on Olympics gold medal winners.
July/ August 2000 pg. 24-29	Totline Celebrate the Summer Olympics Find great ideas for your preschoolers that integrate a variety of art, music, and movement activities for a whole week’s worth of Olympic fun and games!	May/ Summer 1996 pg. 30-39	Challenge Summer Olympics Research Mystery This is an excellent source for anyone wanting to do a unit on the Olympics. It includes a complete mystery activity as well as other enrichment activities.
Oct/Nov 1997 pg. 37-40	The Mailbox Intermediate The Animal Olympics Create your very own Animal Olympics by using these great activity ideas that teach about distance and other math skills.	May/ Summer 2000 pg. 24-27	Challenge Olympic Words Learn about the Olympic Motto, Creed, and the Oath of the Olympic Athlete. This source also includes ideas for researching heroes and how to use them in the classroom.
May/ Summer 2000 pg. 18-19, 22	The Good Apple Newspaper The Olympics Then and Now Find out about the ancient Olympics and how they compare to modern day games using word puzzles.	May/ Summer 1996 pg. 7-15	The Good Apple Newspaper The Thinking Olympics Here it is...52 different ideas that you can use to teach critical thinking skills in a fun way that your students will love! These ideas cover a variety of subjects.

 

 

ActBks L438 1991 pg. 311	Learning Magazine’s Super Book of Teaching Tips Mind/Body Olympics As your school year comes to an end, use these fun ideas to review. Host Olympics for the mind as well as the body!	ActBks B292s 1988	Study Skills Workout Put a twist on your regular study skills by using these warm up, work out, and cool down ideas.
ActBks L443t 1992 pg. 74-77	Time to Celebrate Olympics Party By: Nancy Jolson Leber Have your very own party with Olympic decorations, events, and snacks that your students will definately enjoy!	PhyEd V982b 1996	Basic Skills Through Sports (Grade 4) Olympic Games By: Daryl Vriesenga Find information about the Olympics, teach math skills, letter writing, language arts, art, geography, and more!

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The Winter Olympics By: Julian May Learn about the history of the different events in the Winter Olympics.

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Grace and Glory: A Century of Women in the Olympics By: Siobhan Drummon Find out about female Olympians from this book!

 

 

DF261. O5S313 FOLIO	The Ancient Olympic Games By: Heinz Schobel Have you ever wondered what the ancient Olympic games were like and how they compare to today? If so, here is a great source for information about the ancient Olympics!
GV842 2002 .L47 2001	Let the Games Begin By: Darcy Steinfeld Learn more and more about the Olympics with this book!

PhysEd 4

Jump Ropes Have an Olympic style event for jump roping as a class! Don’t forget to have medals!

PhysEd 5

Bean Bags Use these bean bags in your own classroom Olympic events that you or your class can make up!

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Computer G618 1997

Gold Medal Math Learn math while learning about the Olympics! Take home the gold by answering questions correctly!

http://www.geocities.com/teachingwithheart/olympiclessons.html This website includes links to a variety of lesson plans that cover areas of the curriculum.

http://2002.uen.org The Olympics take all different forms at this site. It includes music, currency, history, decimals, and comparisons between the ancient and modern Olympics. It is definately worth checking out!

http://picadome.fcps.net/lab/currl/olympics/default.htm No matter what grade you teach you will find at least one helpful lesson plan or idea here!

http://www.teacher.ash.org.au/researchskills/activity.htm Find activity ideas, research hints, lesson plans, and links to other resources.

What is the Olympic Creed?
"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." -Baron Pierre de Coubertin

What is 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 which govern them, in the true spirit of sportsmanship, for the glory of sport and the honour of our teams.

 

SITES OF THE SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES

Year Location
1896 Athens
1900 Paris
1904 St. Louis, Mo.
1906 Athens*
1908 London
1912 Stockholm
1916 Not held**
1920 Antwerp, Belgium
1924 Paris
1928 Amsterdam
1932 Los Angeles
1936 Berlin
1940 Not held***
1944 Not held***
1948 London
1952 Helsinki, Finland
1956 Melbourne, Australia
1960 Rome
1964 Tokyo
1968 Mexico City
1972 Munich
1976 Montréal
1980 Moscow
1984 Los Angeles
1988 Seoul, South Korea
1992 Barcelona, Spain
1996 Atlanta, Ga.
2000 Sydney, Australia
2004 Athens

What is the Olympic Motto?
"Citius, Altius, Fortius" is Latin literally meaning "Faster, Higher, Braver," However the universally accepted meaning is "Swifter, Higher, Stronger."

What do the Olympic Rings mean? The colors of the interlinked Olympic rings were chosen by the International Olympic Committe to represent the union of the 5 continents , Australia , Africa , America , Asia and Europe and further signify the meeting of the worlds athletes at the Olympic Games. The plain white background of the Olympic flag is symbolic of peace throughout the games.

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FALL 2003

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