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Guide to Olympic-Themed CurriculumGrades K-3 WWW.TIFFIN.EDU/ELITE ContentsIntroduction 2 Olympic Themed Education 3Needs Assessment 4-5Classroom Activities 6-12Block Plan 13Physical education Model 14Resources 15IntroductionOlympics are a long-lasting tradition bringing together the most elite athletes from multiple countries and cultural backgrounds to compete in a variety of sporting activities. However, even if you’re not a sports enthusiast, the Olympics are an incredibly powerful tool for engaging your students in real world learning opportunities. The idea behind this booklet is to guide educators in the benefits and opportunities to implementing the Olympics into their curriculum. Below are some examples of key characteristics the Olympics bring to the world of education.Growth MindsetTreasure Trove of HistoryThe Olympics are Politically RelevantFemale Athletes are CelebratedRelevant to the StudentsParalympics Involves Athletes with a Range of DisabilitiesOlympic Themed EducationElite sports and Culture represented through the Olympics promotes such qualities as healthy competition, sportsmanship, togetherness, and work ethic. These qualities build a great foundation for educators to build upon when teaching their lessons pertaining to many subject areas. The idea of this guide is to give example ideas and lessons in which the Olympics can be incorporated into your school’s curriculum. This guide will include activity instructions and examples of how to include them into the flow of a lesson.5 rings are part of the Olympic symbol to represent the five continents of the world. However, for the purpose of this curriculum model the five rings could be used to symbolize different subjects in school including, but not limited to the following: Math, Science, English/Geography, Art/History, and Physical Education. The flag in which the symbol lies on can be used to represent the underlying themes of each lesson such as sportsmanship, confidence, tolerance, commitment, teamwork, leadership etc. Curriculum Guide K-3Name: Austin GossettUnit Focus: OlympicsSchool:Grade Level(s): Elementary K-3Term: Fall 2018Needs AssessmentIn this age group, majority of students have not yet had many if any lessons in Olympic themes as part of their curriculum. Therefore, the focus of this unit will be to introduce the students to the general terminology, symbols, and sports associated with the Olympics. Students have some background in basic subject areas (Math, Science, English, Geometry, and Art), which should be incorporated into the lessons with age appropriate activities to enhance their understanding and learning outcomes for their grade level. Students advancing through the grades should meet each year’s grade-specific standards and retain or further develop skills and understandings mastered in preceding grades. Unit Goals and ObjectivesStudents will use a combination of drawing and writing to identify Olympic themes and events.Students will represent and solve problems related to the Olympics involving addition and subtraction.Students will demonstrate understanding of the Olympics lesson through retelling of stories and summarizing.Students will identify and plan healthy meals for Olympians using all food groups.Students will be challenged to identify cities / countries / continents. Olympic Themed Assessment Plan* Assessments will vary by teacher and subject* Cooperation Respect for Others Participation (Activities) GoldAdvanced (3)Consistently engages in appropriate cooperative behaviors in class, partnerships and/or groups. Provides frequent positive comments to classmates without prompts. Never uses put-downs or comments that are hurtful.Student effectively follows and completes all activity instructions correctly. SilverProficient (2)Leads, follows and supports other class members to improve in cooperative and classroom settingsProvides some positive comments to classmates and does not use put-downs or comments that are hurtful. Student properly follows and completes activity instructions. Bronze Limited (1)Engages in behaviors that are helpful to others after prompts or direction from the teacher or does not engage in behaviors that are helpful to others.Sometimes uses put-downs or comments that are hurtful. Student does not properly follow and complete activity instructions.Total: Content Analysis/Map – 45 minute ClassesDatesActivityContentTheme/NotesDay 1Introduction(5 min) Questions:Who plays sports/ and or likes to watch sports?What kind of sports do you like to play?How many of you have ever seen the Olympics?Day 1Power Point(5 min)Presentation:Using a projector, the teacher will present a slideshow of different Olympic flags & symbols. Have the students try to identify the flags shown in the pictures. Olympic Flags- ItalyFranceCanadaNorwayGermanyChinaDay 1 Flags/Countries(20 min)Talking Points:Flags are important because they indicate the country that an athlete is representing. Countries march with their flags in opening ceremoniesThe Olympic flag has Five rings representing the 5 continentsThe six colors represent all the colors of the flags of participating countries when the Olympics started. Olympic SymbolsDay 1 Olympic Trivia(10 min)Trivia Questions:How many rings in the Olympic symbol?What colors are awarded to the top three finishers in each event?In what country were the 2018 Winter Olympics held?If the Winter Olympics are every four years, when will the next one be? (2022). Olympic HistoryDay 1 Conclusion (5 min)What was your favorite part about today’s lesson?Tell me one thing you learned about the Olympics you did not know before. ReviewDay 2 How Would You Feel?(2 min) Ask the Students to write down or talk about how they would feel if they got to attend an Olympic event.* Can have pictures representing happy/ normal/ sad faces for them to touch or choose from.Day 2Power Point(5 min)Presentation:Using a projector, the teacher will present a slideshow of different Olympic sports. Have the students try to Identify the sport being shown in each picture.Speed skating, figure skating, bobsleigh, ice hockey, curling, luge, cross-country skiing, biathlon, ski jump etc.Day 2 Matching Game(25 min)Sample Questions: 1. A sport similar to Shuffleboard in which players slide a stone over ice towards a target area. (Curling)2. Sport involving the performance of stylized movements wearing ice skates (Figure skating).3. Team game where players use sticks to pass and shoot a puck to score goals (Hockey).Activity:For this activity, teachers will need to provide simple definitions describing the different winter sports and have the students fill in the correct answer.Day 2 Exit Slip (10 min) Have the students Write Down 3 things they have learned/ like about the Olympics so far. * Students can work in pairs and/or discuss their answersDay 2 Conclusion (3 min)What is your favorite sport you learned about today and why?Day 3 How Would You Feel? (2 min)Ask the Students to write down or talk about how they would feel if they won an Olympic gold medal! IntroductionDay 3 Power Point (5 min)Presentation:Using a projector, the teacher will show examples of different words and equipment that is used in the Olympics. This presentation can be used to teach students about the Olympic torch and opening ceremonies. HistoryDay 3 Draw the Word (20 min)Activity:For this activity the teacher should provide a list of words related to the Olympics that the students can draw in a space provided next to the word. Examples of words that can be used: Torch Ice Skates U.S Flag Hockey Stick Gold Medal Olympic rings ArtDay 3 Roll & Color (15 min)Game:For this activity, the students will be given a set of dice with a non-colored Olympic symbol. The teacher can label each color of the ring with a corresponding dice number. Whatever number the child rolls, they need to color that ring the assigned color.Dice InstructionsBlueYellowBlackGreenRedRoll AgainDay 3 Conclusion (3 min)Who can tell me the colors that make up the Olympic Symbol?What is the item that gets passed around during the opening ceremonies?Day 4How Would You Feel?(2 min)Ask the Students to write down or talk about how they would feel if they got to carry the Olympic Torch!Day 4 Warm- Up(3 min)Presentation:The teacher can use this time to come up with a “bell ringer” for students in order to get their brains thinking. Ideally, the teacher should ask a math related question.Day 4Graph –Winter Olympics(30 min)Activity:For this activity, the teacher should provide cut-outs of different Olympic themed objects. Using Scissors and glue the students can glue the objects in the correct spac next to the name.Once the cut-outs have been placed the students must answer a series of math related questions.What kind of Olympic pictures do you have the most/least of?Do you have more gold medal pictures or torch pictures?How many more snowboard pictures than ice skate pictures do you have?How many skis, hockey sticks, and Olympic Rings do you have altogetherIf you took away 3 of the torches how many torches would be left?Teachers make sure to provide a different amount of pictures for certain objects to allow the math questions to be effective.7 torches5 Olympic rings3 ice skates2 hockey sticks6 snowboards2 skis4 gold medalsDay 4 Review (5 min)Take this time to allow the students to share their findings and review the answers with the teacher.What did you get for question #1?Who wants to read and answer question #2?Teachers may increase or decrease the level of difficulty in the math problems based on student’s previous knowledge.Day 4 Conclusion (5 min)What types of mathematics were used in today’s lesson? (Addition, Subtraction).Does addition increase or decrease the total amount of objects?Day 5 Warm-Up (5 min)For a warm-up, teachers may ask the students to write down 3 places they have been and/or want to visit. Take some time to ask the students to share their thoughts.Day 5 Power Point(5 min)Presentation:Using a projector, the teacher can show a PowerPoint presentation of many of the different locations that the Olympics were held in.Day 5 Identify Places(10 min)Activity:The Olympics is truly an international event. Not only do countries across the globe participate, but the Olympics themselves are hosted in Cities around the world. Show the Map of the world with different countries labeled as options (A, B, C, D etc.). Can you identify the location of the countries that hosted these games?2004 Summer, 2006 Winter, 2008 summer, 2010 winter, 2012 summer, 2014 winter, 2016 Summer, 2018 Winter2004- Athens, Greece2006- Torino, Italy2008- Beijing, China2010 –Vancouver, Canada2012- London, England2014- Sochi, Russia2016- Rio de janeiro, Brazil2018 – PyeongChang, South Korea2020- Tokyo, JapanDay 5 Plot Locations (15min)Activity:Using stickers with the names of each country, See if the students can place them on the correct space on a world map located in the classroom.The teacher and students can help make a map together or the teacher can have it ready to go ahead of time.* Depending on the age group. Majority of students may not know any of the cities. Therefore, the teachers can go on to countries, and then continents.Day 5 Review/ Conclusion (10 min)Who can remember the names of some of the countries that hosted the Olympics?Can anyone tell me the continent?Where would you like to see the next Olympics?Day 6 Introduction (2 min)The teacher can ask the students what they had for breakfast this morning. Ask them if they think what they had ate is healthy. Did they have a Fruit, Veggie, and Grain?Day 6Power Point (5 min)Presentation:During this PowerPoint slide the teacher can show pictures of the food pyramid and different healthy snack options. Show pictures of different foods and see if the Students can identify if it is a fruit, vegetable, grain, dairy, or meat.Day 6 My Plate (15 minActivity:Introduce the students to MyPlate. This can be found on . Using paper plates you can have the students draw and color the plate listing the 5 food groups.Day 6Meal Plan(25 min)Let’s see if you can create a healthy meal for the Olympians and the visitors!Using a variety of cut-out foods to choose from on a desk/table, challenge the students to select an item from each food group to place on their plate in the space. Students can make more than one meal, but should show the teacher for approval/review after each one.Day 6Review/ Conclusion(3 min)Review the different combinations that students came up with. Show them some meals of your own that you created and see how they compare.Block Plan – Day 1Day 2Day 3Lesson Focus: IntroIntroduction To OlympicsLesson Content: IntroductionPower Point Flags/CountriesOlympic Sports TriviaConclusionLesson Focus: EnglishOlympic VocabularyLesson Content:1. How would you feel?2. Presentation3. Matching Game (Vocab)4. Exit slip5. ConclusionLesson Focus: ArtDrawing/ColoringLesson Content: 1. How would you feel?2. Presentation3. Draw The Word (Activity)4. Roll The Color5. ConclusionDay 4Day 5Day 6Lesson Focus: MathAddition and subtractionLesson Content: How would you feel?Warm-UpActivity- Graph winter OlympicsReviewConclusionLesson Focus: GeographyIdentifying Cities/Countries/StatesLesson Content:IntroductionPresentationIdentify PlacesActivity – Plot LocationsReview/ConclusionLesson Focus: ScienceNutritionLesson Content: IntroductionPresentationMy PlateActivity- Meal PlanReview/ ConclusionInstructional Materials:Power Point Projector/ Projector ScreenCrafts –Paper, Colored pencils, glue, & ScissorsWhite Board & Dry Erase MarkersWorld MapRolling dicePhysical Education Team Name: _____________ Team # _______ Period _____Coach: __________________________________________________ Overseer of all other roles on your team.Equipment Manager: ______________________________________ In charge of collecting and returning equipment at the beginning, during, and end of class. It is the equipment manager’s responsibility to make sure all equipment is stored safely in an organized fashion off the playing floor.Athletic Trainer: __________________________________________ The athletic trainer’s main job is to lead their team in stretching with the use of work sheets, stretch bands or other equipment provided by the teacher(s). They also report any injuries during class to a teacher.Sports Information Director: _________________________________ The sports information person is responsible for recording scores of all games and scrimmages and reporting them to the teacher(s) and to their team. They are also required to keep track and report their team standing to their team daily. This person is also responsible for taking attendance on their team and reporting who is absent to a teacher before the end of the period.Fair Play Manager: (optional) __________________________________Equipment Manager 2: (optional) _______________________________Team responsibilities: Fair play Responsibility Hard work Cooperation Respect Positive attitude Team work Communication SupportResourcesBoulton, J. (2018). Why it Pays to Teach About the Olympics. Retrieved from: . (2018). Learning Resources: Olympic arithmetic. Retrieved from: Cultural Center. (2018). Power Point Presentations: Olympic Trivia, Olympic Flags, and Sports in 2018 winter Olympics. Tiffin, Ohio.Metzler, Michael W. (2011). Instructional Models for Physical Education. (3rd edition). Scottsdale, Arizona: Holcomb Hathaway, Publishers, Inc.Olympics in the Classroom - Printables, Lessons, Ideas, & More. (2014). Retrieved from 's Learning Standards. (n.d.). Retrieved from:, D. (2017).10 Warm Ups For Lesson Plans. Retrieved from: 12 Olympic Lessons & Classroom Activities. (n.d.). Retrieved from: , M. (2015). Ways to Use Olympics in the Classroom. Retrieved from: teachingideas.co.uk/athletics/ways-to-use-the-olympics-in-the-classroom ................
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