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Students Reach for Literacy Gold Reading About Olympics Sports Stars
Featured Materials
Each Olympian has a different story to tell. Students learn about setting goals, working hard, and achieving Olympic dreams through multilevel Quick Reads on sports stars from the 2008 Beijing Olympics and additional Reading A-Z materials.
Meet the Olympians

Usain Bolt, sprinter -- Fastest Man Alive
Approx. grade 2    Approx. grade 4    Approx. grade 6

Bryan Clay, decathlete -- World's Greatest Athlete
Approx. grade 2    Approx. grade 4    Approx. grade 6

Pamela Jelimo, runner -- The "Kapsabet" Express
Approx. grade 2    Approx. grade 4    Approx. grade 6

Shawn Johnson, gymnast -- Johnson Gets Her Gold
Approx. grade 2    Approx. grade 4    Approx. grade 6

Nastia Liukin, gymnast -- Liukin Brings Home Five Medals
Approx. grade 2    Approx. grade 4    Approx. grade 6

Michael Phelps, swimmer -- Phelps Wins Most Olympic Golds
Approx. grade 2    Approx. grade 4    Approx. grade 6

How the Websites Work Together

Related Reading A-Z Books
Leveled Readers
Animal Olympics J
Summer Olympics Legends O
Mike Van Zee, Special Olympian Q
Cathy Freeman T
The Olympics: Past and Present W
American Sports Legends W 

Multilevel Book
Summer Olympics Events, H, K, Q

 Resource Integration


Vocabulary A-Z enables teachers to build custom lessons that match specific and unique classroom instruction and subjects. The affordable subscription website also provides weeklong vocabulary lessons featuring glossary terms (Reading A-Z Book Connections) from books in the Olympic Sports Stars theme pack.



Tools such as the informational report genre writing lesson on Writing A-Z help students research and write about their favorite athletes; and the various letter-writing genre lessons will teach students how to compose a letter with questions they would like their favorite athletes to answer. In fact, a low-cost Writing A-Z license provides several leveled writing lessons in multiple genres and skill areas, so all students can write like the pros.

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