Yes, I’m one of those homeschool moms that turns everything into a unit study. But with the Winter Olympics, why not? The games are filled with historical context, sports, famous people, geography, and more. It’s really the perfect subject for a unit study.
So I’m been scouring the internet looking for books, curriculum, printables and more that can be used primarily for kids who are a little older — say upper elementary through early high school just for you. I hope you’ll find it useful as you do what we all do — turn another event into a homeschool lesson!
Feel free to use these Winter Olympics resources to create your own unit study. Here are some instructions for how to do that. Or simply pick through a few activities and tack them onto your days leading up to and during the Winter Olympics.
Winter Olympics Resources for Homeschool
Unit Studies
Winter Games from Unit Studies by Amanda Bennett – grades K-12 (coming in 2026)
Printables and Writing Prompts
Olympic Fun Writing Prompts for grades 6-12 from Writing with Sharon Watson
Ancient Times Notebooking Pages from NotebookingPages.com
Italy Country Study from NotebookingPages.com
Arts & Crafts
Winter Games Video Art Lessons from You Are An Artist
Origami Olympic Rings from Activity Village
Winter Olympics Activities from education.com
Book Basket
The Winter Olympics by Nick Hunter
The Winter Olympics by Andy Seed
G is for Gold Medal by Brad Herzog
A Kid’s Guide to the 2018 Winter Games by Jack L. Roberts
All About Korea: Stories, Songs, Crafts, and More by Ann Martin Bowler
If You Were Me and Lived in South Korea by Carole P. Roman
Hour of the Olympics and Ancient Greece and the Olympics by Mary Pope Osborne
Freeze Frame: A Photographic History of the Winter Olympics by Sue Macy
A Long Shot to Glory: How Lake Placid Saved the Winter Olympics and Restored the Nation’s Pride by Michael Burgess
Shaun White (Amazing Athletes) by Matt Doeden
Apps, Videos, and Websites
Miracle DVD
The Science of the Winter Olympic Games
Olympic Event Webpages:
- Alpine Skiing
- Biathlon
- Bobsleigh
- Cross Country Skiing
- Curling
- Figure Skating
- Freestyle Skiing
- Ice Hockey
- Luge
- Nordic Combines
- Short Track Speed Skating
- Skeleton
- Ski Jumping
- Snowboard
- Speed Skating
