Olympics

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1	THE OLYMPICS ACROSS THE CURRICULUM 1/26/06 http//teacher.scholastic.com/products/instructor/May04_olympics.htm Introduce your students to the fascinating world of Ancient Greece by studying the Olympic Games, then and now
2	THE OLYMPICS THROUGH TIME http//www.fhw.gr/projects/olympics/
3	ANCIENT OLYMPIC EVENTS http//www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/sports.htm A TOUR OF ANCIENT OLYMPIA http//www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/site.html ANCIENT GREECE http//www.ancientgreece.com/
4	WINTER OLYMPIC EVENTS http//www2.lhric.org/pocantico/olympics/winterolympics2.htm
5	THE OLYMPIC MUSEUM http//www.museum.olympic.org/e/gallery/gallery_e.html
6	GETTING READY FOR WINTER OLYMPICS 2006: http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/news/story/0,6260,1136751,00.html http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/hh/goplaces/main/0,20344,726880,00.html http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/index_uk.asp Start with this resource from Time for Kids, covering med- als, taking online polls on what students will be watching, and including the latest headlines. Use the 2nd link above to take an online tour through Italy. The 3rd link will take your students to the Olympic Museum, with coverage of all the Winter Games since 1924, the medal winners, the athletes, and more.
7	WINTER OLYMPICS CROSSWORD: http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/olympics/crossword.htm Written by 4th graders, you can print out this crossword puzzle on Winter Olympics sports; answers are also avail- able.
8	WINTER OLYMPICS WORDSEARCH: http://www.abcteach.com/Olympics/winterword.htm Print out copies of this Winter Olympics student worksheet to review many of the winter sports American athletes will be participating in this February in Torino, Italy.
9	MATCH THE EQUIPMENT WITH THE SPORT: http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/olympics/matching.htm http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/olympics/fillin.htm Print out copies of this fun student worksheet to see if they know which equipment goes with which Olympic sport. Use the 2nd link above to fill in the blanks.
10	ANCIENT OLYMPIC CYBERHUNT: http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/olympics/ancienthunt.htm http://www.technologystudent.com/despro2/olymp1.htm Want to know more about the origins of the Olympic Games? Try this ten question cyberhunt, links included. Use the 2nd link above for a current and appropriate resource for question number nine. (As always, please ensure all current links are appropriate before allowing student access.)
11	OLYMPIC SCRAPBOOK: http://www.abcteach.com/Olympics/scrapbook.htm http://www.abcteach.com/Olympics/olympicdyk.htm Create an Olympic scrapbook for the Winter Games with your class. Here is a medal winning cover page; add to your book with newspaper articles, student reports, athlete bios, etc. Use the 2nd link above to assign students "Did You Know" cards, bringing back info to add to your class book.
12	OLYMPIC RINGS REPORT FORM: http://www.abcteach.com/Olympics/rings.htm http://www.abcteach.com/Olympics/Olympic.htm Do your students know what the five Olympic rings stand for? Have them do the research on history, color, etc., adding their own illustrations using this student report template. The 2nd link above provides an athlete biography template.
13	WINTER OLYMPICS 2006 COVERAGE: http://www.nbcolympics.com/index.html Photos, videos, features... They are all covered in this current Olympics site, along with athlete bios and photos, real-time results, etc. (Please view all entries with dis- cretion and attention to all current links
14	WINTER OLYMPIC ACTIVITIES http//www2.lhric.org/pocantico/olympics/activities.htm Wordsearches, puzzles, fill-in-the-blanks, quizzes, and lots more... print some out for your students while you are covering the Winter Olympics.
15	A MEASURE OF GREATNESS http//www.education-world.com/a_lesson/00-2/lp2148.shtml Early elementary students can practice measurement skills with these "soft" Olympic activities for the classroom. Let third grade students create conversion charts for metric versus standard measurements.
16	WEBQUESTS ANCIENT OLYMPIC TREASURE HUNT http//www2.lhric.org/pocantico/olympics/ancienthunt.htm Tighten your togas and head on in to this webquest, back in time to explore the ancient Olympic games. Students will respond to a set of eleven guided questions; again, use the resources above for site research.
17	Winter Olympics For Kids Created by 4th Graders - Great site with some great scavenger hunts. Students did a neat history of the olympics in slide show format.
18	New York Times -coverage of the 2006 Olympics