The Olympics are not in my curriculum, but I just cannot stand not to bring them into my classroom and get my kiddos excited for the Games. So, I had to get creative, and I bring you....
1. Books!
Let your students read about the Olympics. I have a Winter Olympics collection that I created on Epic! that is perfect for 2nd and 3rd graders. (If you're not using Epic! in your classroom, get on it! It's the best! and free for teachers!) Reading A-Z also has some great books about the Olympics that you could easily use during guided reading or in book bags.
Here are a few of my favorite Olympic-themed picture books:
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2. Medal Count
My students will be checking the medal count for the United States each morning during our morning work time. I created a simple graph that I blew up on our school's poster maker that they'll add circles of yellow, gray, and orange to create a large pictograph in our hallway. Click on the picture to grab a copy.
3. Finger Print Ring Craft
Super simple craft! Trace a plastic cup 5 times in the pattern of the Olympic rings- 3 on the top, 2 on the bottom, interlocking/overlapping. Then use the pointer finger to trace over the rings with the appropriate color of paint using a finger print method. These turn out very cute, and they only take about 10-15 minutes. Another activity that can be done during morning work! These make a great bulletin board. I have lots of other crafts saved on my Olympics Pinterest board.
4. Brag Tags
I'm a brag tag loving teacher, and I was so excited to create a set to use during the Olympics. It might just be my favorite set! Students earn brag tags for making good choices and exhibiting strong student behaviors. Mine store their brag tags on large binder rings on Command hooks. They LOVE looking at and comparing their brag tags. Brag tags can be found here.
I love a display that I can put up and leave up for a while. I have this one up in my classroom right now and plan to leave it up through the end of February. I have some books that I'll put out with it along with some past Scholastic News articles that I have laminated. My kids love current events displays. The bulletin board set is in my TPT store, and the vocabulary cards are in this vocabulary set.
Let me know some of your favorite Olympics activities in the comments below. It's such an exciting time! If you're looking for some other classroom activities, you may want to check out the Olympics category in my TPT store.
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Thanks for sharing these great tips. Wonderful way to motivate the kids.
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Yes!! Thank you so much for sharing! Where do you go to see the medal count? Or do you check it the night before and just report it to your students?
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