Official Olympic Lesson Plans

Official Olympic Lesson Plans:
Are you looking for Olympic-themed lesson plans to use in your classroom? Search no further! Look below for official Olympic lesson plans developed by Griffin Publishing Group and EdGate.

Need more lessons? In addition, EdGate's newest partner, efg Educational Resources, Inc., presents their Olympic World themed lessons. [ Click Here ]

Accompanying materials must be accessed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. To download this program for free, visit Adobe's Web site.

Lesson Plan One
Learning from the Past lesson plan. Accompanying materials.
Grade 6-8
Social Studies/English

Lesson Plan Two
Heroes and Heroines lesson plan. Accompanying materials.
Grade 6
Social Studies/P.E./Art/English/Music

Lesson Plan Three
Bikes and Bumps lesson plan. Accompanying materials.
Grades 6-8
Geography/Science/P.E.

Lesson Plan Four
The Power of Music lesson plan. Accompanying materials.
Grades 4-8
Social Studies/Geography/Music/English

Lesson Plan Five
National Customs lesson plan. Accompanying materials.
Grades 4-8
Social Studies/Geography

Lesson Plan Six
The Birth of Olympism: A Legacy of Peace lesson plan. Accompanying materials.
Grades 6-8
Social Studies/Geography

Lesson Plan Seven
Women in the Olympic Arena lesson plan.
Grades 4-8
P.E./English/Math/Art

The following lesson plans are not tied to any text series, however most do require classroom Internet access. They have all been written by classroom teachers for EdGate and have been updated for the Athens 2004 Olympics.

Olympic Sports
Grades 3-5
Language Arts/Social Studies

Olympic Mascots
Grades 3-5
Language Arts

Olympic Area Lesson
Grades 6-8
Mathematics

High Tech Olympics: Let it Be?
Grades 9-12
Language Arts

Creating an Olympic Multi-Event Game
Grades 6-8
Language Arts/World Languages

Olympic Poster Design
Grades 6-8
Language Arts/ Arts

Nations on Parade
Grades 2-5
Language Arts/Social Studies/Arts

Venn There - Done That
Grades 2-5
Language Arts/Social Studies/Heath and Fitness

Current Events Newspaper
Grades 6-8
Language Arts/Social Studies/Arts

You Are What You Eat: Fueling the Olympic Fire
Grades 6-8
Language Arts/Mathematics/Arts/Health and Fitness

The Spirit of Olympic Art
Grades 6-8
Language Arts/Social Studies/Arts

Olympic Training Table
Grades 6-12
Social Studies/Mathematics/Career and TechEd

Olympic Odes
Grades 6-12
Language Arts/Social Studies/Arts

Need more lessons? In addition, EdGate's newest partner, efg Educational Resources, Inc., presents their Olympic World themed lessons. [ Click Here ]

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