Explain the Olympics to the children. Every four years the best athletes, men and women who play sports, in the world gather in one location. Then they compete against each other to see who is the bes ...
Explain the Olympics to the children. Every four years the best athletes, men and women who play sports, in the world gather in one location. Then they compete against each other to see who is the best at each sport. These “Olympians” get together to not only play, but also celebrate friendship, peace and harmony. This gathering, known as the Olympic Games. It is the most celebrated sporting festival in the world. The games take place in a different country each time. The first Olympic games originated in Greece, a beautiful country in Europe - show this on a map or globe.
There are Summer and Winter Olympic games. This year is a Winter Olympics and in two years will be a Summer Olympics, then in two years another Winter Olympics. There are different sports in the Summer and Winter. You can show the children photos of some of the different sports that take place at both the Winter and Summer Olympics.
Each Olympian is from a country and even though each athlete plays different sports than other people in the same country, they are all considered a team. Some of the teams are: Team Canada, Team USA, and Team China. The Olympians want to see others from their country do well, but they also make friends with Olympian from other countries and are happy for them if they win.
Olympians are the best at their sport from their country. They practice and train at their sport many times a week at least for years to get this good. If you want to do something very well you have to work hard and practice a lot too!
Here is a video I made on how you can do some Olympic events in your classroom or at home!
Point out the letter “O” is the first letter of the word “Olympics.” Now with this interactive Letter “O” Activities with Food video learn about the letter O with Miss Cullen and Gator (if ...
Point out the letter “O” is the first letter of the word “Olympics.” Now with this interactive Letter “O” Activities with Food video learn about the letter O with Miss Cullen and Gator (if you have never done an Letter with Food Activity with Cullen and Gator be sure to watch the prep video) First, Miss Cullen and Gator are going to show the upper and lower case letter O. Then review the sound of the O. Next look at three types of food that start with the letter O: onion, Oreo and olive. If you have these items at home you can try them with Miss Cullen and discuss what it feels like, tastes like, sounds like and smells like.
Remember, when trying the different foods, it has to go in your mouth but it doesn’t have to stay there. But it is always good to try something new.
I have a few verses that we are going to focus on this week that I think go along with our Olympic theme perfectly. As you are reading these verses have the children repeat them as you say them, and d ...
I have a few verses that we are going to focus on this week that I think go along with our Olympic theme perfectly. As you are reading these verses have the children repeat them as you say them, and do the sign language along with them. Then answer the questions, talk about what the verses mean in terms of the Olympics, and say the prayer below.
God gives strength to those who are tired (sign the word for strength)
And gives power to those who are weak (sign the word for weak)
Even boys and girls can get tired
And can lose their focus and fall (sign the word for fall)
But those who believe in the LORD (sign the word for Lord)
Will gain strength and get stronger (sign the word for strength)
They will fly in the sky like eagles (sign for eagle)
They will run and not grow tired
They will always be strong. (sign the word for strong)
Following are some questions that you can ask your children about these verses.
- What do you think these verses are about? (When we are tired God will help us and give us strength to get through anything. Whether we are skiing down a mountain, running a race or doing work at school, He will be there with us)
- Who will God help? (Everyone that asks for it. Everyone gets tired)
- Show a picture of an eagle with it’s wings open
What kind of animal it this? (It’s a bird)
Is it a strong bird? (Yes)
Look at it’s wings, do you think it could carry it’s babies? (Yes)
God is like an eagle. He is strong and he will carry us when we feel tired and weak.
You can talk about what he verses mean in terms of the Olympics.
- When an Olympic skier gets tired going fast down a long run or a runner in a long race who can give them strength? (God)
- Can Olympians lose their focus and fall? (Yes)
- Who can Olympians believe in to get their focus and strength back? (The Lord God Jesus)
- Will an Olympian always win an event or race because they believe in God? (No, but they will have strength to be happy about a chance to compete, have fun, and share with others that they believe in God and He makes them strong.)
Prayer:
Dear God (Children repeat)
Thank you for this day (Children repeat)
Thank you for being strong (Children repeat)
Like an eagle (Children repeat)
Thank you for helping me (Children repeat)
And giving me strength (Children repeat)
I love you so much (Children repeat)
Amen (Children repeat)
Follow these instructions or watch this video to learn how to make you very own Olympic rings! The Olympic flag has a white background, with five interlaced rings in the center: blue, yellow, black, g ...
Follow these instructions or watch this video to learn how to make you very own Olympic rings! The Olympic flag has a white background, with five interlaced rings in the center: blue, yellow, black, green and red. This design is symbolic as it represents the five inhabited continents of the world, united by Olympism, while the six colors are those that appear on all the national flags of the world at the present time.
To make the rings give the children 5 paper plates and have them cut out the inside circle of each plate. You may want to do this if he or she is not ready to use scissors yet. You will not use the inside rings that are cut out. You can throw them away or store them for a future project. Once they have all 5 rings cut out they can color each ring or glue colored tissue paper onto each ring. Once they are done coloring or gluing help them interlock the rings by making a slit into each ring to have it connect to another ring. Once they are all connected lay them down on a table and tape all of the openings so the rings won’t fall apart.
