Sites (16)

Ancient Greek Olympics
Humorous look at five ancient Greek city-states who took part in the Ancient Olympics.

Beijing 2008
Official Website of the 2008 Olympic Games.

Beijing 2008: Australian Updates
Find out the latest news on what is happening with the Australian Olympic Team before and during the games.

Beijing 2008: Education
Search Olympic stories and archives and keep in touch with current Olympics preparations in China.

Beijing Olympic Games Stamps
See the latest Olympic Stamps.

Beijing Olympic Manners
English exercises related to this news article.

EDHelper: China Unit
Comprehension, worksheets and puzzles related to China. Registration required.

Interlace: Olympic Games Weblinks
Links to the Olympic Games, Ancient Olympics, Winter Olympics, Australia at the Olympics, Olympians, Commonwealth Games and ideas for teachers.

Minilympics Game
Play this olympic game online.

National Geographic: Beijing 2008
Get all the latest news on the 2008 Games.

Olympic Games Primer
History of the Olympic Games, curriculum guides and interactive games.

Primary School: Ancient China
Sites, lessons and teacher reference material related to Ancient China.

Teacher Planet: Summer Olympics
Links to a large number of sites with lesson plans and activities related to the Olympics.

The Official Mascots of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
Like the Five Olympic Rings from which they draw their color and inspiration, Fuwa will serve as the Official Mascots of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, carrying a message of friendship and peace -- and g

The Topic: Olympic Games
The Olympic Games are a competition in summer and winter sports held every four years for athletes from all over the world.

Trivia Time: Olympics
Answer a set of questions about the Olympics.

Lessons (20)

2008 Summer Olympics: Beijing, China
This lesson discusses the politics of China, and the Olympic Games in general and why there is controversy surrounding the 2008 Games.

Ancient Olympics Simulation For the Classroom
Try this fun simulation of the Ancient Olympics.

Australia: Olympic Education
A.s.p.i.r.e school network, the AOC’s national education program for primary educators and lesson plans.

Classroom Olympics Thematic Unit
Unit of work on the Olympics.

Faces of The Olympics
This project aims to develop student skills while researching the stories behind the Olympics.

Gold Medal Olympic Activities
Activities that involve students in creating time lines and graphs, writing biographies of famous Olympians.

Hour Of The Olympics
Unit of work to accompany this book.

Olympic Competition
This lesson introduces students to the modern and ancient Olympic Games. They will discuss the concept of competition, see pictures of people participating in Olympic sports, and compare and contrast

Olympic Curriculum Guide
Welcome to the Amateur Athletic Foundation\'s Learn & Play Olympic Sports Curriculum Guide. You are invited to share the Olympic excitement with our updated classroom lesson plans.

Olympic Games for Kids: Activities
Activities for Infants classes related to the Olympics.

Olympic Lesson Plan Links
Collection of lesson plans on the on the Ancient and Modern games, Olympic records and much more.

Olympic Lesson Plans
Olympic-themed lesson plans to use in your classroom.

Oz Projects: Beijing 2008
To increase understanding about the country of China and its culture in the context of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and facilitate student exploration of the human rights issues surrounding China an

Politics and The Olympics
Students will develop information brochures advocating a political course of action from a spectrum of options either supporting or protesting Beijing’s hosting of the Games.

Quest For Gold
3 week unit of work on the Olympics.

The Beijing Games
This Project focuses on Beijing 2008 and has been developed by the GA in conjunction with the Australian Geography Teachers Association (AGTA).

The Olympics
Information and links related to Beijing and past Olympic games.

Webquest: Drug Use at the Olympics
How does drug use affect competition and the notion of fairness?

Webquest: Olympics
Your team has been hired by our committee to determine the best site to hold the next Summer or Winter Olympic Games.

Webquest: So You Want to Compete in the Olympics?
The International Olympic Committee has decided to hold a Junior Olympics during the next Summer Olympic Games.

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Teacher Reference (6)

Make Your Own Olympics
You can easily create your own backyard Olympic games with these resources.

Olympic Medal Tracker
Keep track of how many medals countries win at the Olympics.

Olympic Medal Winner Bears
Olympic Bears and their medals.

Olympic Summer Sport Clip Art
Teddy Bear Olympic clip art.

Olympics Art Fun
Students create medals, Olympic rings, and torches using commonly found materials.

Scholastic: The Ancient Olympics
Ideas for teaching about the Olympics including Classroom Olympics, Olympics Newspaper and Olympic Mythology.

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