2010 Winter Olympic Lesson & Activity Ideas – Ideas #4

January 29, 2010

Need some fun ideas for lessons or activities about the 2010 Winter Olympics? Here are some good resources and great information:

Here is Canada’s Olympic School site – Packed with things like teacher resources including multiple project packs, an Olympic library, a student lounge, and an online playground.
The Olympic Torch Relay is happening NOW – Here are some complete Olympic Torch Relay Classroom Kits you can download and use now.
A list of Educational Resources from the Official Vancouver Olympics Site.
Join the Winter Olympic Games Online project and choose one of three ideas to do. See what other classes have done, once the games begin.
Let the kids click through the list of the 15 Winter Olympic Sports, and pick their favorite. Do a project on that sport, maybe a lap book, draw a picture, make a list of equipment needed, learn about athletes from their country competing in that sport, record that sport when events are on, or watch them online, keep track of the medals, etc. With multiple kids, they can each choose a sport and the ‘ownership’ helps them get more excited and involved.
Choose a new country to learn about. It’s exciting to find the flag and delegation of ‘your’ new country during the Opening Ceremony. Wikepedia (see participating nations) is a great place to start. See the country on Google Earth, or check it out at Lonely Planet.
Enchanted Learnings Olympic Resources – They always have good printables, information, and lesson ideas – though some are only available through their paid subscription.
Olympic Math – Creating an Olympic Medal Chart is a great way to make the whole bar graph thing a fun activity.