Teacher's First: Resources for the Olympics: http://www.teachersfirst.com/olympics.cfm 
Lesson plans, activities, and resources for grades K-12.

2008 Summer Olympic Games: Beijing, China: http://www.teachervision.fen.com/olympic-games/china/57456.html?detoured=1   Celebrate this summer's Olympic Games in Beijing with these resources, activities, and lessons.

Top 10 Olympic Controversies: 
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/slideshow/olympic-games/57810.html?detoured=1 
Read about the top 10 controversies throughout the years.

Let the Games Beijing: http://www.thinkfinity.org/highlights.aspx?feature=olympic2008 
Links that help you learn about the history of the games, sports and athletes.

Inside the Games with Google Maps:  http://maps.google.com/help/maps/2008summergames/ 
Can't make it to Beijing? Explore stadiums in 3D, track medal counts,
and view live sport results on Google Maps

International Olympic Committee:  http://www.olympic.org  Offers a history of the games,
virtual galleries, results, activities and information about the Olympics.

United States Olympic Team Site:  http://www.teamusa.org  Includes pages related to each sport,
with bios of U.S. team members, news about the sport, a quiz, a "crash course"
 in the technical aspects of the sport, a teacher area, newsletter, and the Winter Games schedule.

Gold Medal Olympic Activities:  http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson201.shtml 
Check out these activities that involve students in creating time lines and graphs, writing biographies of famous Olympians, and much more.

NBCOlympics.com:  http://www.nbcolympics.com  Contains news, features, results, schedules,
athlete bios, and more from the NBC coverage of the Olympics.

Olympic World:  http://www2.edgate.com/summergames/lesson_plans/efg/  Fourteen Olympic
lessons that are integrated with the skills necessary for life and work in the 21st Century.

ChildFun: Olympic Activities:  http://www.childfun.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=170 Lots of resources for young children.

National Geographic: GeoGames:  http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Games/ActionGames/Geogames  The animals are full of antics in these online Olympics games from National Geographic, and your students can play along. Accompanying each game are selections related to the specific animal.

Xpeditions - Olympic Competition:  http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/17/gk2/olympic.html  In this lesson plan for grades K-2 from National Geographic, students will talk about their favorite sports, look at what sports are included in the Olympics 2008, and discuss topics involved with the theme of competition.

Comparing Modern and Ancient Olympics:  http://www.statesman.com/news/content/sports/interactive/olympics_2004.html  View an historical timeline of the Olympic Games, view Olympic records, and compare modern to ancient games in this interactive and online exhibition.

Ancient Olympics Webquest:  http://www.everydayteaching.com/Treks/Olympics.Mini.trek.html  http://www.everydayteaching.com/Treks/OlympicsMini_AnswerKey.pdf 
Students will learn about the history of the Ancient Olympic Games in this mini web trek
for upper elementary through high school students.

Beijing Educational Kit:  http://multimedia.olympic.org/pdf/en_report_1283.pdf 
From the official committee for the Beijing Olympics 2008, find a teaching kit here for two
age groups: grades 3-6 and grades 6-10. The focus is on Chinese culture, especially through
the lens of the Olympics.

Olympic Symbol Fact Sheet:  http://multimedia.olympic.org/pdf/en_report_1303.pdf 
What are the origins of the traditional Olympic symbols, such as the five rings or the flame? Students will examine both the history and values behind the symbols, and then design their own mottos and emblems.

The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games ... An Insider's Guide: 
http://www.budgettravel.com/bt-srv/beijing2008/beijing_olympics/    An inside look at Beijing.
 Includes travel tips, Chinese etiquette, and more.

Olympics @ Awesome Clipart for Educators:  http://www.awesomeclipartforeducators.com/cat.cfm?cat=Olympics&sec=General 
Features clipart, coloring pages, banners, backgrounds, fonts, icons and lines.

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