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Free Olympic Crafts, Activities, and Games

Olympics
Discuss the Olympic Games with children. Explain that the Olympic Games originated in Greece. Show the country on a map. The Olympic Games are friendship games where athletes from all over the world compete with each other. Show some pictures of gymnastics on the beam and on the floor. Cut craft paper in half and tape together to make a beam and tape to the floor. Have children move over the bar in different ways: walk, jump, walk backwards, jump on one leg, jump backwards, crawl, etc. Have children show different ways to move over the bar. Applaud after each child finishes his/her performance.

Extension:
Provide some balancing equipment outside in your play area such as balance boards and flat beams.

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Health: Moving My Body and Keeping Fit

Objectives:
Children will learn that being active and exercising helps the body to stay healthy and strong.

Explain that our body needs to exercise and move a lot to keep strong and healthy. Moving keeps our heart, lungs, and muscles strong and healthy. When we exercise hard we need to make sure that our body doesn’t run out of energy. We need to drink water and fill our body with healthy food that will give us lots of energy. Have children point out the foods that give us energy.

Music and Movement:

Song: Have You Ever Seen a Twiggle?
(Tune: Have You Ever Seen a Lassie?)

Have you ever seen a Twiggle, a Twiggle, a Twiggle,
Have you ever seen a Twiggle that wiggles like this?
It wiggles and giggles, it wiggles and giggles.
Have you ever seen a Twiggle that wiggles like that?

Have you ever seen a Twiggle, a Twiggle, a Twiggle,
Have you ever seen a Twiggle that walks low like this?
It walks low and walks low, it walks low and walks low.
Have you ever seen a Twiggle that walks low like that?

Have you ever seen a Twiggle, a Twiggle, a Twiggle,
Have you ever seen a Twiggle that hops on one foot?
It hops on one foot and it hops on the other foot.
Have you ever seen a Twiggle that hops on one foot?

Have you ever seen a Twiggle, a Twiggle, a Twiggle,
Have you ever seen a Twiggle that hops slow like this?
It hops slow and hops slow, it hops slow and hops slow.
Have you ever seen a Twiggle that hops slow like that?

Games:

Frog jump
Which frog jumps the farthest? Pretend to be a frog and jump with both feet at the same time to the front. Measure and mark the spot.

Gymnastics
Place a large sheet on the floor. Taking turns, each child makes movements on the sheet. Balancing on one leg and making different movements with their arm.

Bear races
Children pretend to be bears and make a race running on all fours to the finish line.

Literacy: Read the book Wiggle by Doreen Cronin

Talk about the book and discuss that we can be active and move in a lot of ways and in a lot of places. Show pictures of a playground, biking, walking, and swimming pool or show the Stay Active and Exercise poster. Brainstorm with children ways to be active. Make movements to the activities mentioned. Pretend to jump down, crawl under a bar, swim, etc.

Other Olympic Games Resources and Links

Summer Olympic Games 2012 London