Olympic Symbols and Meaning

Get into the Olympic spirit with a resource about the values and symbols of the Olympic Games. With sections about prominent images of the Olympics, including the flame and the interlocked rings, the packet supplies engaging information...

Students explore the significance of symbols in cultural traditions. In this cultural diversity lesson plan, students examine Korean symbols as they read and discuss a handout. Students complete activities regarding the meaning of the...

Students research the Olympic Games and focus on the 1988 summer Olympics in Korea. In this Olympic Games instructional activity, students make a collage of sports pictures and a web of sports in the summer Olympics. Students complete...

Students 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....

Students view a video about the Olympics and participate in unity building activities.  In this Nationalism and the Olympics lesson, students discuss why they would want to be in the Olympics. Students work in groups to decide if...

Middle schoolers identify how politics and nationalism have affected the Olympic Games. In this nationalism lesson, students discuss reasons why athletes want to participate in the Olympics. Middle schoolers watch a video about Olympic...

Whether or not it is an Olympic year, young athletes will be inspired by this brief, animated history of the Olympics and the Olympic motto, "Citius, Altius, Fortius." 

What is technical knowledge? The class explores what technical knowledge might mean to an Olympic athlete. They catalog the different types of information that athletes would need to compete in various Winter Olympic sports and develop...

Students develop an understanding of national anthems. In this national anthem lesson, students examine national anthems after learning that the gold medal winner for each Olympic event hears the anthem of his/her country played at the...

Students look back at the athletes, events and related news surrounding the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City and present brief newscasts recapping the highlights of individual sports.