Modern Olympic Games Timeline

Use the timeline in a lesson on how events shape traditions. Use the crossword as a quick review of Thanksgiving vocabulary.

Mark Olympic milestones from Athens in 1896 to Tokyo and find years between Games. The directions on the page read: Mark each card's year on the line and write its letter above the mark (G has two marks). For 1 to 4, write the number of years between the Games in the two cities. Then answer 5 to 7. An answer key is included.

Yes, both. We made it for 7th grade Culture: Holidays and Heritage, and it works the same at home or at school. At home, a student can work through it alone and then go over it with you, which shows quickly what is solid and what needs another look. In class it works as independent practice, homework or a warm-up, and you can print one copy or a full set.

The timeline sheet gives 1896 in Athens, Greece. Students also place the first Winter Games in Chamonix in 1924 and the first Paralympic Games in Rome in 1960.

The card says Tokyo held its 2020 Games a year late because of COVID-19. Students also match cancellations to World War I and World War II.

The crossword names Sarah Josepha Hale, who wrote editorials and letters asking for one national day, and Abraham Lincoln, who issued a proclamation. The word bank also includes Roosevelt.