Go for the Gold! Olympics Unit Study for Kids with Games, History, and Activities

Celebrate the Olympics! Which was the first U.S. city to host the Olympic games? Why do we light an Olympic torch? What sport involves racers speeding head-first on a sled without brakes?

Learn how Newton’s Laws of Motion can help Olympic athletes perform effectively. Build a bobsleigh to test physics principles. Bake Olympic cookies and share them with your friends at your own home Olympics. Identify main verbs and helping verbs. Write sentences using alliteration and conjunctions. Understand when to use a and an. What’s the difference between comparative and superlative adjectives? Add and subtract three-digit numbers with and without regrouping. Play games like Abbreviation Memory and Sight Word Bingo. Learn about the Winter, Summer, and Paralympic Games. Describe how Olympians demonstrate courage, perseverance, and honesty in competition. Paint in the style of Pointillism, create Olympic medals, and more!

Student workbook pages are designed to reinforce the daily concepts and are included within the unit.

Includes:

• Documentation of skills taught within the unit study
• Detailed lesson plans
• Step-by-step instructions for teaching your child
• Activities for different learning styles
• Enrichment activities to challenge advanced learners
• Handwriting guidelines
• Worksheets for practice with each lesson
• Reading practice pages
• Literature List
• Materials List
• Abbreviation Memory
• Sight Word Bingo
• Calendar
• Hundred Chart
• Spelling Squares
• Place Value Board
• Base Ten Pieces