"O" is for Olympics

Today we talked about the OLYMPIC GAMES!
We discussed how many different countries get together to play the games and celebrate friendship, unity & sports. We talked about some of the different sports they might see if they go home and turn their TV's on.
Then we all made Olympic Flags & talked about how there are 5 interlocking colored rings, representing the five major land areas of the world. The rings are interlocked to show friendship among the nations. Then each child was able to color their very own Olympic flag to take home.

"O" is for Olympics
Then everyone had a turn practicing the letter "O" on the white board.

We also did a little name recognition activity, as I am working with the children to recognize their own names. Write your name on a piece of paper for your child & see if they can slowly trace it. Praise them if they get discouraged. Over time they will start to write the letters on their own.

Olympic Games!!!
Time for the games to begin!
We played a few Olympic Games, starting with "Balancing the egg on a spoon, while racing across the room"
(This is a great hand-eye coordination activity & you can even use plastic eggs if you are nervous about them breaking!)

Our next Olympic Game was to hold a balloon on top of your head & JUMP across the room.
They were being so silly & had so much fun with this game:)

Our last Olympic Game was Basketball...

I challenged the children to watch an Olympic game at home & TELL the class about what they saw during SHOW & TELL on Thursday! We will see who comes to class with something exciting to share!