Olympics Lesson Plan

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Theme: Olympics

Day: 1

Module Activity
Circle Time Olympic Games
Letters & Numbers O
Worship Time Isaiah 40:29-31
Art & Science Olympic rings

Circle Time

Review – Start your preschool day with Circle Time and sing the “I Can Sit Down” song (Improvise your tune)

                                                I can sit down as quite as can be.
                                                I can sit down just to look at me.
                                                I can sit down as quite as can be.
                                                I can sit down just to look at me.

Then sing the “Hi There” song. (Improvise your tune) 

                                                Hi there, so glad you came.
                                                Hi there, so glad you came.
                                                Hi there, so glad you came.
                                                One two three let’s shout HOORAY.
                                                Hi there, so glad you’re here.
                                                Hi there, so glad you’re here.
                                                Hi there, so glad you’re here.
                                                One two three let’s give a cheer. Yay

Next do your Special Help activity.

Look at the calendar and sing the “Days of the Week” song. (Tune of the “Adams Family”) 

                                                Well there’s Sunday and there’s Monday,
                                                there’s Tuesday and there’s Wednesday,
                                                there’s Thursday and there’s Friday and then there’s Saturday.
                                                Days of the week. (Clap hands 2 times).
                                                Days of the week. (Clap hands 2 times).
                                                Days of the week. Days of the week. Days of the week. (Clap hands 2 times).

This is a great time to review the days of the week, months of the year and the number of the day. Then check the weather and compare it to your weather dial.

Discussion: Olympic Games

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!