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Who's Up for the Olympic Challenge?:Integrating the 5 Themes of Geography with Olympic Bids
Students explore geographical themes. For this problem solving geography lesson, students view a PowerPoint presentation about the Vancouver/Whistler Olympic bid. Students analyze Vancouver as an Olympic site looking at...
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Jeffrey and Sloth: Six Traits of Writing
Use drawings as inspiration. Have learners doodle for 10 minutes before beginning the lesson. Then, have them use their doodles to inspire a story. Several writing activities are included here to play with writing. One of my favorites...
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Is it Olympic Time?
Learners investigate the Winter Olympics by studying the geography of the 2010 Vancouver games. In this competitive sports lesson, students identify the planning and preparation needed to produce an event like the Winter Olympics....
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Olympic Mascot Lesson
Students investigate the 1968 Olympics by identifying their mascots. In this Olympic history instructional activity, students participate in a group activity where they match countries with their representative mascots....
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Here and There: Discovering Communities Through the Olympic Torch Relay
Learners compare their hometowns to the towns on the Olympic Torch Relay and complete multi-curricular activities for the lesson. In this Olympics lesson, students complete math, geography, science, and history activities to learn about...
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Stories Behind Pacific Northwest First Nations' Images
Learners investigate Canadian culture by examining mascots of the 2010 Olympics. For this Canadian history lesson, students read a Vancouver Olympics guide to identify three Canadian mascots and their importance to the First...