As an educator, I see the possibility for Olympic-themed academic activities. Math and science are at the top of the list, with a healthy does of social studies and ELA not far behind. I was inspired by the article "8 Ways to Celebrate the Winter Games in Your Classroom" written by Jenn Horton on the We Are Teachers site. Jenn did a wonderful job of pulling together 8 ways you can explore more about the Olympics and include it into your classroom. I encourage you to check out her article.
I created a Google Sheet that you can make your own copy and share with your students. I included an activity for each of the main content areas and left it open enough that students of all ages can attempt at least one of them. Feel free to make your own copy and adjust it as you wish for your students → [LINK to "5 Olympic Activities You Can Do"]
Shout out to Tony Vincent for his tip on making Google Apps preview-able templates! 💖 !
Activity #1: Math - a Google Sheet is a great place to work on graphing skills. I tried to do the "heavy lifting" on this one so even our littlest learners can take part. All that needs to be done is select 5 countries and then tally their medals won by typing a "1" in the cell.
Activity #2: Geography - a Google Sheet can become a collection of information where data can be entered and then compared across, in this
