The Winter Olympics

Milano-Cortina, Italy

Grade 2-3 Curriculum Map 

Bring the excitement of the 2026 Winter Olympics into your classroom with this comprehensive teaching resource! Designed to spark curiosity and deepen understanding, this 84-page unit introduces students to the history, traditions, and sports of the Olympic Games in a fun and accessible way. 

Explore the origins of the Games, the meaning behind Opening and Closing Ceremonies, the wide variety of winter sports, the role of athletes from around the world, and the values of sportsmanship and global unity. Students will also learn about Olympic venue, mascots, torch relay, host country, and the spirit of competition. Includes information on Ski Mountaineering! 

Perfect for grades 2–3, this resource includes a 14-page student booklet filled with engaging fill-in-the-blank activities—ideal for teacher-led lessons. An answer key is included for easy assessment. 

📘 What’s Inside:

• Reproducible Winter Olympic Student Booklet
• Winter Olympic Sports Stories + Follow-up Activities
• Vocabulary & Phonics Activities
• Word Searches & Matching Games
• Creative Writing Prompts
• Research-Based Activities
• Printable Medal Awards

Celebrate the Games while building literacy, research, and critical thinking skills—all through the lens of one of the world’s most inspiring events! 

Introduction & Teacher Guide Include:

• At A Glance – Skill List
• Teacher Input Suggestions – ways to use the activities and implement them into your classroom
• Teacher Information
  • History of the Olympics
  • The Rebirth of the Olympic Games
  • Winter Olympic Games
  • The Olympic Flame and Cauldron
  • Olympic Symbols
  • Opening and Closing Ceremonies at the Olympic Games
  • Paralympic Events
• The Olympic Symbols for Milan-Cortina, Italy
• Winter Olympic Vocabulary
• Medal Awards

Student Booklet

The reproducible booklet may be used for large group instruction or for independent reading activities. The way the booklet is used depends on the reading ability of the group or class using it. The fill in the blank stories may require assistance. Some of the pages have the missing words in a Word Box while others have the answers in the Answer Key. Use the completed story as a read aloud class activity Reproduce the pages that you wish to use with your class, collate them, and distribute them to the students. Try to complete a page each day. The worksheets could also be shown on a White Board and completed as a large group activity. 

Booklet Includes:

• Booklet Cover
• The First Olympic Games
• Modern Olympic Games
• The Olympic Torch and Cauldron
• The Olympic Flag
• Olympic Medals
• Olympic Mascots
• Olympic Opening Ceremonies
• Olympic Closing Ceremonies

 Winter Olympic Activities

• Paralympic and Olympic Sports
• Olympic Riddles
• Olympic Vocabulary
• Word Search
• Olympic Sports Word Search
• Answer Keys

 Reading Activities

Nineteen reading activities with follow-up on the same page. Each is one page. Available individually for easy download of the sport or sports you want to focus on that day, or all are in one file. Answer key is provided in one file for all sports. 

1.  Long Track Speed Skating
2.  Figure Skating
3.  Cross-Country Skiing
4.  Curling
5.  Snowboarding
6.  Bob Sleigh
7.  Ice Hockey
8.  Alpine Skiing
9.  Freestyle Skiing
10.  Luge
11.  Short Track Speed Skating
12.  Biathlon
13.  Ski Jumping
14.  Ski Mountaineering
15.  Paralympic Alpine Skiing
16.  Ice Sledge Hockey
17.  Wheelchair Curling
18.  Paralympic Cross-Country Skiing
19.  Paralympic Biathlon 

Phonics Activities

Five worksheets on these skills:

1. Long o
2. Two letter blends
3. Blends
4. Which vowel sound?
5. Vowel sounds you hear

Answer Key 

Vocabulary Activities

Five worksheets on these skills:

1. Number of parts in each word
2. Compound Words
3. Word Order
4. Action Words
5. Complete the rhymes

Answer Key 

Matching Activities 

1. Olympic Athletes: Cut out the pictures of the Winter Olympic athletes and their name cards. Mount them on a sturdy backing and laminate. Attach the instruction card to the envelope and store the cards inside. The student will match the pictures of the athletes to their name cards. 

1. Sporting Equipment: Cut out the pictures and the word cards. Mount them on a study backing and laminate them. Attach the instruction card to an envelope and store the cards inside. The student will match the picture to its word card. 

Creative Writing Activities

Four worksheets on:

1. Write a good sentence on a winter athlete
2. My Olympic Dream
3. Interviewing an Olympic Athlete
4. My Favourite Olympic Sport

Research Activities

Two worksheets on:

1. Flags of Olympic Countries
2. A Famous Winter Olympian

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