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How to Use the
The Olympics- Common Core Lessons and Activitiesbook:
• Work through the lessons and activities as a class to teach your students higher-order thinking, analysis, and 21st century skills necessary to meet new Common Core expectations.
• Allow students to work through the lessons independently to build and practice these new skills.
• Include technology, collaboration, presentations, and discussion in the activities as you desire - you can decide how in-depth to go.
• Watch your class develop new abilities to meet the rigor of Common Core State Standards, right before your eyes!
Click
HERE to view sample pages from this book.
Tips:
• Use some of the pages - or use them all - based on your grade, your students, your curriculum, and your needs.
• Use these pages at their current size, or if you prefer them to be 8.5" X 11", enlarge them 125% on your copy machine.
• To download the graphic organizers labeled "GO" in the Table of Contents click
HERE.
• Use the correlations grid to easily see which Common Core standards are covered in each lesson.
The
The Olympics- Common Core Lessons and Activitiesbook includes:
• Reading for Information
• Higher-Order Thinking
• Writing Problems
• Primary Source Analysis
• Vocabulary
• Graphic Organizers
• Map Activities
• & More!
Here is the Table of Contents for the
The Olympics- Common Core Lessons and Activities book:
Ancient Olympia: Primary Source Analysis
Modern Olympic Games: Reading Informational Text
Ancient vs. Modern Games: Compare & Contrast
GO1The Olympic Oaths: Primary Source Analysis
Thoughts on Competition: Point of View
Symbols and Traditions: Reading Informational Text
International Olympic Committee: Reading Informational Text
Summer & Winter Olympics: Research, Writing, & Presentation
Olympic Champions: Graphic Organizer G
The Lost Olympic Games: Cause & Effect
GO6Women in the Olympics: Data Analysis
Conflicts Between Countries: Primary Source Analysis
Controversy & Tragedy: Graphical Analysis GO1
Hosting the Olympics: Writing
The Paralympic Games: Reading Informational Text G
In the Media: Comparison of Sources
A Century of Change: Comparison of Primary Sources
Events in Olympic History: Chronological Events GO12
Olympic Qualities: Vocabulary GO10
Common Core State Standards Correlations
G: Includes Graphic Organizer
GO: Graphic Organizer is also available 8 1/2" x 11" online download HERE.
(numbers above correspond to the graphic organizer numbers online)