Use these websites to do activities about the Olympics!

2006 OLYMPIC INFORMATION WEBSITES:

The Official 2006 Olympics Website
Olympic.org Website
AOL Medal Tracker - check for the latest medal totals
Scholastic Olympic Guide - information for students
NBC Olympics - guide to the games and TV coverage
TIME for Kids - coverage of the Olympics

WINTER OLYMPIC SPORTS:

Torino 2006 - guide to winter Olympic Sports

Olympic USA - guide to the U.S. teams in each sport

International Olympic Committee - flash animations about the sports
Pocantico Schools Olympic Winter Sports - excellent student made site
Olympic Winter Sports - good information on each sport (some content on 2002 Olympics)
US Olympic Team - guide to each winter sport, with cool flash files
Biographies of US Athletes - from US Olympic Team

HISTORY OF THE OLYMPICS:
BrainPop Olympic Movie - view a short movie on the history of the Olympics
Winter Olympics through the Years - information and medal counts
History of the Olympics - history written by kids
Olympic Games Primer - overview of the Olympic Games
Kodak Olympic History - interactive timeline of modern Olympics
Wikipedia Olympics - history and information about the Olympics
International Olympic Committee - history of previous games
Ancient Olympic Cyberhunt - online scavenger hunt

TORINO/ITALY:

TIME for Kids - excellent information on Italy
Torino Tourist Office Website - tourist information
Torino Cyberhunt - online scavenger hunt
Yak's Corner - info on Torino, Italy, and the Olympics

OLYMPIC LINK WEBPAGES:

Olympic Ideas - excellent collection of links and lesson ideas

Winter Olympics for the Classroom - nicely organized teacher page (made for Salt Lake City games)

Links to More Information - from Pocantico Schools
Factmonster - links about the Winter Olympics
Olympic Theme Page - extensive links, from Trumbull County Schools
2006 Olympics for Kids - nice link collection from Kathi Mitchell

ACTIVITIES AND QUIZES:

Olympic CyberHunt - online scavenger hunt
Torino Cyberhunt - online scavenger hunt
Ancient Olympic Cyberhunt - online scavenger hunt

GAMES FOR FUN:

Amateur Athletic Foundation Games - variety of Olympic related online activities
U.S. Olympic Team Base Camp - geared for kids, has games, puzzles, cartoons, and more
PLAY THESE WINTER OLYMPIC SPORTS GAMES FOR FUN:
Downhill Skiing Ice Hockey Figure Skating
Bobsledding Snowboarding Hockey Havoc


RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS:

Scholastic Olympics Teacher Guide - lesson plans, worksheets, information
Enchanted Learning - information and worksheets, you will need our password to get the worksheets
ABC Teach - some worksheets and activities
Olympic Ideas - teacher created collection of links and lessons
Primary Games - worksheets for lower elementary
Amateur Athletic Foundation - curriculum guide
Education World - collection of links and resources for teachers
Winter Olympic Activities - list of links to online puzzles pages
Ed Helper - ideas and worksheets (some require membership)

Last updated February 16, 2006

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Karen Bosch - Southfield Christian School

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