The first Winter Olympic Games took place in Chamonix, France
in 1924 with sixteen nations and five sports. This year in Torino
(or Turin in English) Italy, February 10 to February 26, there
will more than 2500 athletes from eighty-five countries
competing in fifteen sports.

Infoplease: 2006 Winter Olympics
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/winter-olympics.html
Infoplease presents a fun mixture of Olympic history, news,
biography, trivia, quizzes, crosswords and scandal. "The Summer
Games may have it all over the Winter Games when it comes
to history, pageantry, and worldwide television ratings, but
the Winter Olympics dominate when it comes to good
old-fashioned controversy and deliciously irresistible scandal.
" Are you old enough to remember Tonya and Nancy? Scandal
aside, don't leave without trying your hand at least one of the
six Olympic quizzes or four crossword puzzles.

NBC: Olympics 2006
http://www.nbcolympics.com/
NBC is the official Olympics television network, and is the
site for schedules, results and medal counts. But reasons
to visit extend way beyond stats, because this terrific site is
full of human interest stories, athlete bios, and some awesome
first-person sports games. The games are a bit slow to load
(and require Internet Explorer) but if you can make over these
hurdles, the snowboard, giant slalom, and bobsleigh races are
my game picks of the week. Registration isn't required to play,
but if you do, you can post your scores on the board, and
qualify for prizes.

Olympic Primer
http://www.aafla.org/6oic/primer_frmst.htm
The five interlacing rings of blue, yellow, black, green, and
red became the official Olympic logo in 1913. "The Olympic
rings represent the union of the five continents and the meeting
of athletes throughout the world at the Olympic Games.
However, contrary to a popular misconception, the colors
themselves do not represent any single continent. The colors
were chosen because at least one of these colors is found in
the flag of every nation." Brimming with historical tidbits, this
concise site is great place to find answers to your Olympic
questions.

Olympics Coloring Pages
http://www.freekidscoloring.com/sports/winter_olympics/

An Educator's Guide to the Olympics
http://www.uen.org/2002/html/reach/
"The Education Department of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee
for the Olympic Winter Games, and the Paralympic Winter Games
of 2002, created this online guide for K-6 educators.
You will find many Fact Sheets, Questions, Activities, Worksheets
and Lesson Plans to help you incorporate the Olympics into your
curriculum."

Winter Olympics 2002
http://www.surfnetkids.com/olympics2002.htm
Winter Games Word Search
http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/olympics2002-ws.htm
Winter Olympics Torch Concentration
http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/olympics2002-c.htm
Olympics Word Mix
http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/olympics2002-sc.htm

Check out EdGate's Gateway to the Winter Games
http://www.edgate.com/wintergames
a site created especially for teachers
to give them ready-to-use Olympic-related
resources such as lesson plans
and learning activities ...

http://www.aafla.org/6oic/primer_frmst.htm
The five interlacing rings of blue, yellow, black, green, and
red became the official Olympic logo in 1913. "The Olympic rings
represent the union of the five continents and the meeting of
athletes throughout the world at the Olympic Games. However,
contrary to a popular misconception, the colors themselves do
not represent any single continent. The colors were chosen
because at least one of these colors is found in the flag of
every nation." Chock full of historical tidbits, this concise
site is great place to find answers to your Olympic questions.

Real Story of the Ancient Olympic Games
http://www.upenn.edu/museum/Olympics/olympicintro.html
"Were the ancient games better than ours? More fair and square?
More about sports and less about money? Are modern games more
sexist? More political? Have we strayed from the ancient Olympic
ideal? Read on and decide for yourself." There is much talk of
how commercial today's Olympic games are. Where the ancient
games purer? The conclusion drawn by this expert from the
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and
Anthropology may surprise you.

Winter Olympics for Kids
http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/olympics/winterolympics.htm
The fourth grade class at Pocantico Hills School in Sleepy
Hollow, New York has created a fabulous Winter Olympics site.
The students studied the Winter Olympics, and created two slide
shows: one about the history of the winter games, and other
about the winter sports. My favorite clicks are the two Olympic
Cyberhunts with fill-in the blank questions and URLs to explore
for answers. Another fun section is Activities, where you'll
find links to dozens of online Olympic games.