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The 2016 Olympic Games in Rio ended yesterday evening with the closing ceremony. The Paralympic Games will run September 7 to 18. Here are some more resources for your classroom:

Visit the Paralympic Games website, which is available in Portuguese, English, Spanish, and French, at https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics for highlights and trending stories.

Larry Ferlazzo’s curated list at http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2015/09/03/a-very-beginning-list-of-the-best-resources-on-the-2016-rio-olympics/ includes these highlights: http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2016/08/08/a-few-more-particularly-interesting-olympic-resources/

Here is Chinese vocabulary for the summer Olympics: http://blogs.transparent.com/chinese/chinese-vocabulary-summer-olympics/

7 fun facts about translation at the 2016 Olympic Games: http://www.k-international.com/blog/translation-at-the-olympics/

An overview of the first week, from a German perspective: http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/__pr/P__Wash/2016/08/12-OlympicsFirstWeek.html

An interview (in English) with Olympic fencer Maximilian Hartung of Germany: http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/__pr/P__Wash/2016/08/09-MaxHartung.html

Resources curated by the National Education Association: http://www.nea.org/tools/lessons/67632.htm

Science and the Olympics: http://s2143.t.en25.com/e/es?s=2143&e=1362822&elqTrackId=578efc7f4ddc4552afc13a5d2496c8f8&elq=12711ad15d6d4671a6a4d874cb384d7f&elqaid=2353&elqat=1

Resources from the Olympic Museum website are available in English and French: https://www.olympic.org/museum/visit/schools/teaching-resources

A collection of resources curated by TeacherVision: https://www.teachervision.com/olympic-games/teacher-resources/6651.html

Activity ideas from Education World: http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson201.shtml

Using authentic resources about the Olympics in a Spanish class: http://www.creativelanguageclass.com/whats-new/golden-authres-for-activities-unit/