Every time the Olympics come around I like to take a few weeks and use the Olympics to teach an integrated unit. We research athletes from our own country as well as others and work on group and individual presentations to be shown at the end of the unit. I divide the class into groups of 4 or 5 and they each choose a country and come up with a logo, a song and a cheer. They also create individual flags and logos. We have an opening ceremony where they come in with their flag

I love to engage children in the experience of the Olympics. Children are naturally curious about other cultures and enjoy competitions that emphasize national pride. I show them photos of figure skaters, speed skaters, hockey players and other athletes. The children then do some research on a favourite competitor. I encourage them to use their research to complete an authentic representation of their competitor. After they have completed the project I have them write lette