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My Community

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students identify how their school has changed. In this local community lesson, students listen to a brief history of their town and school and interview someone that graduated from their school. Students then create a map of their...
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Amateur Athletic Foundation

Olympic Lingo

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Instead of bingo, why not play some Lingo? This vocabulary game is just like bingo, but it's all about words and focuses on building vocabulary. The resource provides a blank Lingo card, a filled-in sample, and a vocabulary list. All of...
Activity
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The Frozen Gridiron

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students conduct research for this lesson plan is based on viewing the Historica Footprints, Normie Kwong, Russ Jackson, Ron Lancaster and Angelo Mosca. The first Grey Cup game was played on a cold, blustery day in December 1909. The...
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Individual Rights at School

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students understand that disputes over law and individual rights touch all phases of daily life, even athletic and recreational activities
Lesson Plan
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Baseball in Korea

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore the origins of baseball.  In this Geography lesson, 7th graders compare Korean baseball teams with other countries.  Students create a map of all the baseball teams around the world.
Worksheet
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Olympic Mascots - and Mash-Ups

For Students 5th - 8th
The Learning Network has formulated a fill-in the blank worksheet to go along with the New York Times article "Olympic Mascots Inspire Imitations". While the topic is not entirely about physical education, this article could be used for...
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Explore the Mathematics of the Explorers

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Columbus and other explorers relied upon mathematical calculations using the Earth, stars, and ships speeds.
Worksheet
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Worksheet 7/7 on Verbs

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this recognizing verbs that have been used as sentence openers activity, learners read a passage, identify the verb openers, and list them. Students list 10 answers.
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Politics and the Olympics

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students discover details regarding Olympics controversies. In this international politics instructional activity, students research Olympic games of the Modern Era noting the controversies surrounding Beijing Olympics. Students create...
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National First Ladies' Library

Opening the Olympic Games

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners examine the history of the Olympic Games, including the opening ceremonies. In small groups, they create Olympic flags using symbols that represent their country and communities. In phase two of the lesson, students work in...
Worksheet
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Estimate Differences

For Students 4th - 5th
In this estimation activity, students solve a total of 6 word problems that involve rounding to a given place value and estimating.
Lesson Plan
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Olympics (World Celebrations)

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students recognize the meanings and symbolism of the Olympic Flag and Torch and apply this to their own feelings of the classroom by creating their own symbol/flag to represent these feelings.
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Get Set!

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students create vivid descriptions for various sets used in the new movie Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
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Football Hooliganism

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students evaluate the problm of hooliganism and its possible solutions. Through videos and news stories, students analyze examples of hooliganism. They discuss the problem and ways to help stop the violence.
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Football Vocabulary

For Students 2nd - 6th
In this football worksheet, students match football terms with their definitions. Students complete 20 matches total on this worksheet.
Lesson Plan
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Journalism - The Attention Grabbing Topic Sentence

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
Students act as journalists to grab audience attention with the topic sentence for their writing. They write paragraphs in quantities appropriate to grade level.
Lesson Plan
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Challenging Regional Stereotypes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze the regional stereotypes that exist in Whales and formulate personal opinions about these views. Students discuss the impact of adjectives used to describe people from different regions of the U.K.
Interactive
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The - Landmarks: referring to buildings and landmarks

For Students 6th - 10th
In this building and landmarks worksheet, students choose either 0 or The to go in front of a sentence about a famous building or landmark. Students complete 12 sentences.
Organizer
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The Games Divided

For Students 5th - 6th
In these Olympic history worksheets, students read about the ancient Olympic games and the modern games. Students complete a Venn diagram to compare and contrast the past and present Olympic games.
Lesson Plan
Crayola

Crayola: Design Your Dream Stadium

For Teachers 9th - 10th
You're are the engineer and architect. Design and build a sports stadium of your dreams.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12 Exploration Series: Simulations: Physics: Stadium Wave

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A simulation that uses the classic sports stadium "wave" to learn about concepts important to wave motion and interference.
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50 States

50 States: u.s. State Sports Teams

For Students 3rd - 8th
All fifty states are linked here to lists of sports teams, organizations, and venues for each of them. Each item is linked to a web page. (Some links may need updating.)
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Stadium Sightline

For Students 9th - 10th
How would you design the seating for an Olympic stadium to give spectators the best view of events? This geometry and modelling activity is designed to be accessible to both GCSE and A-level maths students (Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5),...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Engineering Behind Levi's Stadium

For Students 9th - 10th
Through its engineering and design, Levi's Stadium has aimed to provide the best fan experience of all of the stadiums and has changed the dynamics of live sporting events.