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The Olympics

 

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Olympics - The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 8-24, 2008

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Olympics - The Official website of the Olympic Movement

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Olympics Resources for Teachers - Awesome covers all subjects taught by Teacher Vision

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The Olympic Games:  Great website history of the flag, torch and different events held

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Olympic Games for kids - Crafts and younger grades lesson plan printable activities

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Junior Olympics -  USA Junior Olympic Skills Competition

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A Measure of Greatness - For grades K-5 - Olympic-type activities involving measurement

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Olympic Trivia Challenge - Grades 6 - 12

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Olympic Grafts - Lesson Plans for Math grades 6-8

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Olympic Metrics - Lesson plans for Math grades 6-8

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Olympic Races - Algebra Lesson Plans

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Draw the Olympic Rings - Proper use of compass

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Olympic Time Lines - Lesson plans Social Studies and Language Arts

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Comparing the Ancient and Modern Olympics:  A Venn Diagramming Activity

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The US Olympic Hall of Fame

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Olympic Biographies

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Classroom Olympics - By ABC Teach - lots of different activities and websites

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Olympic Trivia - new trivia appears every 10 seconds

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The Olympics Orchestra

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Lesson Plans Page for the Olympics

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Lesson Plans - Teacher Planet

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Olympic Locations throughout the Years

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The Official Mascots of the Beijing Games

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Olympian Women

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Go for the Gold - Olympics activities by Scholastic

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Olympic Games  - by FactMonster

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Torch Relay - Read about the official Torch Relay

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Nutrition Science and the Olympics

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Olympic Symbols - Creed, Moto, Rings, History

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Olympics Fun Facts

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Olympics Fun Facts by Monsterfacts

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Summer Olympics Trivia Games

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Fun Facts about the Olympics

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The Special Olympics - Official Website

 

The Ancient Olympics

 

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Ancient Greek Olympics - simulation for the classroom

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Ancient Olympics Cyber Hunt -

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Ancient Olympics - The Real Story by Penn Museum

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All About Olympic Games - History of the Olympic games

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Olympia - Ancient Greece

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FAQ about Ancient Olympic Games

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Ancient Olympic Events

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Ancient Olympics -A special exhibit  of the Perseus Digital Library

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Olympics through Time

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The Ancient Olympics - Scholastic

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The Ancient Olympic Games Virtual Museum

 

Coverage of the Olympics

 

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ABC Olympics Coverage - Australia

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CBS Olympics Coverage

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NBC Olympics Coverage

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US Olympic Coverage

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Olympic Mens Basketball

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US Olympic Team Swimming Trials - 2008 Olympics

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National Geographic's Olympic games

 

 

Reading - Books

 

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Hour of the Olympics  - Magic Tree House Series #16
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Magic Tree house Teacher's Guide website

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Lesson Plans using Hour of Olympics

 

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Ancient Greece and the Olympics - Research Guide Magic Tree House

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Always Dream (positively for Kids Series - by Kristi Yamaguchi

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Olympic Dreams (High Hurdles #1)

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Olympics! by B.G. Hennessy

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Jim Thorpe: Olympic Champion - An American Indian known as the best all around athlete

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Wilma Rudolph: Olympic Runner

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Going for the Gold - ages 7-9

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Double Take Karen Brain's Olympic Journey by Nikki Tate

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I'm a Gymnast by Jane Feldman

 

 

Arts and Crafts

 

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Gold Medal Craft

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Design a Medal