Time to learn about the Olympics!! Here are some great Unit Study resources for learning about the Olympics, famous athletes, flags of the world, geography and more!

Study the Olympics!! We have gathered some great books and tapes to help with your homeschool Olympic Unit Study. An Olympic Unit Study might include the history of Ancient Greece and Rome, world geography, world politics, flags of the world, the human body, etc.. One of our favorite things during the last Olympics was learning about the faith of Eric Liddell and also the flags of the world!

Chariots of Fire

The heroes are an unlikely pair of young athletes who ran for Great Britain in the 1924 Paris Olympics: devout Protestant Eric Liddell (Ian Charleson), a divinity student whose running makes him feel closer to God, and Jewish Harold Abrahams (Ben Cross), a highly competitive Cambridge student who has to surmount the institutional hurdles of class prejudice and anti-Semitism.

A movie that is rare simply because it doesn't shy away from the subject of deep faith and personal ethics and commitment.

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God's Joyful Runner

This is heartwarming work of the famous Scot made infamous by "Chariots of Fire" fame. This is the Liddell families' authorized bio, especially from family info from his daughter, Patricia, and sister Jenny.

What this work provides in addition and correction to the movie and Sally Magnusson's book, is more into his Christian character and what made him what he was, not a movie hero, but a Christian who ran for God and country.

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Stop! the Watch : A Book of Everyday, Ordinary, Anybody Olympics

Challenges youngsters to set their own records in drawing a gorilla, getting dressed, writing "banana" with dental floss, and seventy other events, in a book that comes with a working stopwatch.

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Eyewitness: Olympics

Sports fans will enjoy browsing through this picture-packed volume that touches on the history of the Olympics, the famous athletes who have participated, and the changes in clothing and equipment that have occurred through the years. Perhaps because it tries to tackle both Summer and Winter Games, as well as the Paralympics, the information is randomly organized and the pages overcrowded.

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Geography Wizardry for Kids

Geography Wizardry describes more than 200 entertaining projects, each of them conceived to familiarize boys and girls with a fundamental geographical concept. With the inspiration of these activities, including map making and designing a postage stamp, children will begin to discover what a fascinating place our planet can be. This is a very informative book for teachers and kids alike. It has many activities in it such as map making, recipes from around the world, games, stories, and much, much more!