| Do you recognize the names Giant Slalom, | | | | poles (broomsticks), and whatever else you |
| Luge, and Curling? Yes? Then you must be | | | | can find. Amend the rules for your age group. |
| ready for the Winter Olympics! Here are a few | | | | For the Medal Ceremony, use gold, silver, and |
| suggestions to make them more meaningful to | | | | copper pens to make the ribbons. Have your |
| your children: | | | | children sequence the activities in which |
| | | | they participated. |
| 1. Let each child or small group of children | | | | |
| choose an event to research. The events may | | | | 6. Alphabetize the names of the Olympic |
| be their favorites or ones they would like to | | | | events. |
| know more about. (NOTE: A list of Winter | | | | |
| Olympic events is at the end of this | | | | 7. Use a TV Guide to practice reading |
| article.) | | | | schedules and find the days, times, and |
| | | | channels for specific sports. |
| 2. Tell the children what you want them to | | | | |
| find out...the history of the sport, the | | | | Here is a list of Winter Olympic events: |
| rules of it, the equipment needed, people who | | | | |
| have performed that event in past Winter | | | | Giant Slalom, Luge, Curling, Speed Skating, |
| Olympics...whatever you decide. This will | | | | Ski Jumping, Freestyle Aerials, Biathlon, |
| keep them focused and help them write their | | | | Super-G, Ice Dancing, Cross Country, Combined |
| reports using main ideas. | | | | Downhill, Slalom, Short Track, Bobsleigh, |
| | | | Nordic Combined, |
| 3. Classify the Olympic events into | | | | |
| categories. Which take place on the snow? On | | | | Figure Skating, Freestyle Moguls, |
| the track? On the rink? | | | | Snowboarding, Ice Hockey, Downhill, Skeleton |
| | | | |
| 4. Make a video collage with snippets of each | | | | Enjoy the Winter Olympics! |
| event. | | | | |
| | | | I hope these ideas are useful and inspire |
| 5. Hold your own Winter Olympics! If you live | | | | your own creative thinking. |
| where it does not snow, use props that can | | | | |
| substitute for skis (shoeboxes, foil), ski | | | | And remember...Reading is FUNdamental! |