1. Olympic History and Culture Mini Unit Study

FundaFunda Academy offers a web-based mini unit study all about the history and culture of the Olympics, from Ancient Greece up through the present day and beyond. It will also cover the difference between the Winter and Summer Games, where the Olympics have taken place in the past, as well as when they have been cancelled, boycotted, or postponed.

Explanations of Olympic symbols, mascots, and logos are also included. There are even activities for making your own Olympic torch, mascot, and more! Additionally, FundaFunda Academy has a fun summer Olympics bingo containing things you could see or hear while watching the Summer Olympics.

This is just $5 and contains the assignments seen below:

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2. The Boys in the Boat Online Book Club

Literary Adventures offers online book clubs for middle schoolers and high schoolers featuring The Boys in the Boat, the story of an Olympic rowing team from the early 20th century. These book clubs come with instruction on spelling, grammar, and vocabulary. They also offer ideas for hands-on activities and engage students through critical thinking questions and writing projects.

3. Music of the Olympics

Music in Our Homeschool has a free fifteen-minute music lesson on the music of the Olympics. The lesson covers four Olympic classics: Bugler’s Dream, Olympic Fanfare and Theme, The Olympic Hymn, and When You Believe. Once you’ve taken the course, you’ll be able to recognize the pieces when you hear them in the Olympics!

4. Summer Olympics Digital Breakout

Digital breakouts are like online escape rooms, and this one is all about the Summer Olympics! It works through Google Forms, a platform that many people are already familiar with. It’s aimed at late elementary or middle school-aged children, but it can provide fun for all ages. Additionally, it comes with an answer key, so you won’t be left frustrated!

5. Official Olympic Resources

The Olympic Museum offers PDFs on a wide variety of topics from Olympic history to overviews of past games to fun activities. These PDFs are all free and are available on their website. They are a great way to get excited about the Olympics, and learn something too!

6. The Science Behind the Olympics

The U.S. National Science Foundation offers a number of videos on some of the science behind the Olympics. From the forces required in weight-lifting to the fluid dynamics behind swimming events, these videos can spark curiosity and answer the questions of eager observers.

7. 2024 Summer Games Handbook

This fun and interactive Summer Olympics Handbook comes with a plethora of mini studies to get you up to speed for this year’s Olympic games. From biographies of Simone Biles, Katie Ledecky, and Usain Bolt, to an dive into the histories of France as a whole and Paris specifically, there is something in this handbook for everyone! It is geared toward grades 1-6, but it sure to bring excitement and insight to the whole family.

8. Fanschool

You’re already making predictions about which countries will win which events, so why not make it official? By joining the Summer Olympics Fanschool, you can do just that! Enter your predictions before the opening ceremony, and receive points each day based how well your picks do. The top three winners in the U.S. will receive a Chromebook prize! This is completely free to participate in!

Hopefully, these resources will put you well on the way to finding answers to all of your Summer Olympics-related questions. If you have more questions that these resources do not answer, post them in the comments below and we’ll take a look. Happy learning!

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This is not a very long or extensive list of Winter Olympic Resources – I always find those rather overwhelming. Instead, this is a shorter list of resources we think are particularly good. And these specifically are resources to teach elementary, middle, and high schoolers about the Winter Olympics.

Updated for 2026.

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1. Winter Olympics Bingo

This is our own resource and is a fun way for the whole family to learn a little geography as you watch the Winter Olympics. The resource is a pdf to download that has 8 different bingo boards each with 25 things to watch for that you might find at the Winter Olympics. Some things you need to find are just for fun, but many are designed to teach some geography. Grab some counters (pennies work well) and play!

2. Science of the Winter Olympic Games

Short videos explain the physics behind the bobsled race, ice-skating, ski jumping and more. If your children have questions about how things are happening and you can’t answer them – this is the resource for you! These videos are a great way to relate physics to the real world.

3. Fanschool Olympic Challenge

Fanschool has a free contest that anyone can enter – before the Opening Ceremony finishes. You get to predict which countries will be most in the news and which will win the most medals. I did it already and it doesn’t take long – though if you stop and research it will take more time. You could challenge everyone in your family, homeschool group etc and see who does the best.

4. Interactive ski jumping webpage

This website takes you along for the ride – or in this case, the jump. You travel alongside the athlete – and everything that is happening is explained really well. It’s hard to explain – just go take a look!

5. Music of the Olympics Lesson

This 15-minute lesson introduces students to music they can expect to hear during the Olympics. They can listen to the music and learn some of the story behind it.

6. Best Olympic Books for Kids

The books in this list cover the summer and winter Olympics Games – and the topics range from history of the games to biographies of the athletes. Olympic-themed puzzle books are included too!

7. Olympics History & Culture Unit Study (Grades 4–8)

A low-cost mini unit study covering Olympic history, culture, and the differences between the Summer and Winter Games. Web-based, hands-on, and reusable for future Olympics.

8. Free Digital Olympics Breakout (Escape-Room Style Activity)

A fully online breakout activity where students solve clues to unlock the Google Form and “win” the challenge. Great for families or small groups. 

9. Winter Games Handbook

A fun pack of reading activities, writing prompts, and unit studies created for 1st through 6th graders. Perfect to use throughout the period the Winter Olympic Games takes place.

Need even more ideas? Follow @FundaFundaEducation on Instagram for more online resources you can use in your homeschool.

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