Students recreate Olympic events by calculating distances and participating in the event. This lesson introduces students to the history and locations of the Modern Olympic Games. Students will write a one page report from the point of view of an Olympic athlete and present it as an oral report to the class.
Students create a poster about Australia using fact sheets and a map.
An article chronicling the rebirth of the Olympic games. Interesting trivia about the Olympic Games. Summer Olympians from track star Jesse Owens to gymnast Kerri Strug are profiled in this simply written, but richly illustrated, book. This comprehensive guide contains statistics, rules, anecdotes, and scores from every summer Olympics from 1896to the present. This story of a special needs child, Alex, and his sister is realistic and interesting.