[HeidiG]

Hi everyone!

I am wanting to have a year-long Olympics theme for my class. I teach Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing with this year having grades 2-4. I would love ANY ideas for classroom decorations, BB ideas, management ideas, etc etc. Last year I used the community theme and my kids loved it. Everything incorporated community in some way.

Thanks,
Heidi

[cawc]

Discipline Chart:

Gold Medalist
Silver Medalist
Bronze Medalist

Could be pictures of the medals in different colors, laminated and use clothes pins with students names...

Incentive Tickets- Your Behavior is GOLD

You could use different sports featured in the olympics as areas in the classroom...
Example: Dive into a Good Book - rdg. center
Get on the Math Track - math center

Here is a quote from the website http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisati...charter_uk.asp.

It would be something you could share with the students.

"Olympism is a philosophy of life, exalting and combining in a balanced whole the qualities of body, will and mind. Blending sport with culture and education, Olympism seeks to create a way of life based on the joy found in effort, the educational value of good example and respect for universal fundamental ethical principles."
Olympic Charter, Fundamental principles, paragraph 2


There is also a really neat educational kit on the following link. http://www.olympic.org/uk/passion/st...uk.asp?id=2462

The Olympic Express is an E-Journal they have. You could use that as the title for your reading center. Books can get medals too so you could even incorporate those (ex. Newbery)

I guess it depends on how much you want it to just be about the Olympics or if you want to incorporate Beijing, sports, etc.

BB Titles:
*Ms./Mrs. ________ 's Gold Medalists/Champions/Olympians
*Math Olympics
*5 Golden Things About Me (title) - and use the Olympic rings as the cut-outs. Children can write one thing about them that's special in each ring.

[Tiger82]

I found this while I was looking at teaching ideas online....

http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/1689.shtml

I hope that it helps you!

For our summer camp program this year, I used a long white running track down the walls in the hall with hurdles. I made several runners that were a pattern runner coloring them various colors for the teams. Across the top in large gold spray-painted letters I put "Go For The Gold!" You can hang the necklaces with medals all around. We named our groups after the countries competing. I used velcro pieces - 5 pieces in between each hurdle to move them for good behavior each time. Whichever team reaches the hurdle first earns a little bigger prize and once all teams finally jump the first hurdle they all win something, too. For instance, our lst winning hurdle- team wins ice cream, but all others coming behind earn ice pops.
You can adapt that any way you want for the school year.

[amberinok]

I did a T.E.A.M. (Together Everyone Achieves More) theme in my class last year and the kids loved it. This can be used with the Olympics as well. There are team events and individual events. Also, being part of a 'TEAM' also means setting and having your own individual goals. I love the idea shared 'Going for the Gold'. Our local educational store has been using that theme also to promote their back to school sales.

Good luck on a GREAT year!

[Tchn4fun]

www.primaryresources.co.uk/topic/docs/olympic_booklet_2008.doc