Crafts

1. Tissue Paper Basketball

Crumple each piece into a tight ball. Dip into white glue and place onto pattern.

2. Football Player

Make a face in the center of a paper plate. Paste a thin semi circle around the top edge and sides whatever color you want the football helmet to be. Now take another paper plate and cut in half. Then cut out four areas to make a face mask. Take the face mask you cut out and glue onto the bottom half of the face paper plate you made, and you have a football player in his helmet!

3. Sports Etching Surprise Table

Cut out different sports equipment and tape them to the table top. Cover entire table top with paper and tape the edges down. Have the children use crayons to color over top of paper. The children have fun trying to guess what the piece of equipment is and what sport it is used in.

4. Olympic Rings

Cut out the center of five paper plate. Have each child paint a paper plate a different color for each ring (blue, yellow, black, green and red) Attach the rings together to make the Olympic rings.

5. Medals

Have the children each make their own medal for participating in the Olympics. Cut out a circle from cardboard and paint gold. Attach a ribbon on bottom using construction paper. Write #1 on each Medal with a black permanent marker.

 

Songs

1. Take me out to the ball game

Take me out to the ball game

Take me out to the crowd.

Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jacks

I don't care if I ever get back,

'Cause it's root, root, root

For the home team.

If they don't win it's a shame.

For it's one, two, three strikes

You're out

At the old ball game.

2. Wish I Could Be In the Olympics (Sung to: Oscar Mayer Theme)

Oh, I wish that I could be in the Olympics,

I wish that I could run and have some fun.

For if I could run in the Olympics,

I'm sure that I'd be number one!

Oh, I wish that I could be in the Olympics,

I wish that I could swim and have some fun.

For if I could swim in the Olympics,

I'm sure that I'd be number one!

Oh, I wish that I could be in the Olympics,

I wish that I could throw and have some fun.

For if I could throw in the Olympics,

I'm sure that I'd be number one!

Oh, I wish that I could be in the Olympics,

I wish that I could jump and have some fun.

For if I could jump in the Olympics,

I'm sure that I'd be number one!

3. Olympic Games

We will have fun and run some races, Run some races, run some races. We will have fun and run some races at our Olympics today.

We will have fun and throw and jump, Throw and jump, throw and jump. We will have fun and throw and jump at our Olympics today.

We will have fun and play water games, Play water games, play water games. We will have fun and play water games at our Olympics today.

We will have fun at the obstacle course Obstacle course, obstacle course. We will have fun at the obstacle course at our Olympics today.

 

Circle Activities

1. Feely Box

Place a basketball, soccer ball, golf, baseball and football in a feely box. The children can reach into the box, feel and try to guess the type of ball. Tell the children what sports each ball is used for.

2. Sports Words

Teach the children some Sports words.

Football - pass, kick, run, helmet, punt and tackle.

Baseball - hit, run, bat, glove, bases, 3 strikes and catch.

Soccer- kick, pass, save, goalie

Golf- hole in one, swing, club and par

Basketball – hoops, pass and throw

3. Sports

Introduce to the children the different sports they will be learning about. Have different pictures or use peek-a-boo sport blocks to illustrate each sport. (Football, basketball, soccer, baseball and golf)

4. Match the Equipment

Baseball Gove-baseball

Tennis Racket-Birdie

Golf Club-Golf Ball

Bowling Pin-Bowling Ball

Basket Ball Hoop-Basketball

5. Sport Charades

Act out actions to different sports and have children copy you and tell the children what sport their playing. (Swinging a bat- Baseball, Kicking a ball- Soccer, Swinging a golf club- Golf, running long and catching a ball-Football, Serving a ball-Volleyball, Bounce a ball-basketball)

 

 

 

Stories

1. Baseball, Football, Daddy, and Me by David Friend  

A little boy and his father enjoy a full assortment of sporting events together.

2. Kick, Pass, and Run by Leonard Kessler

After observing a boy's football game, a group of animals organizes its own teams and game.

3. My Day at the Baseball Game : a book about a special day by Heather Feldman

A boy describes what happens when he and his dad go to a baseball game.

4. Swish! by Bill Martin, Jr. & Michael Sampson

Two girls' teams, the Cardinals and the Blue Jays, play a close and intense game of basketball.

5. Froggy Plays Soccer by Jonathan London

Although Froggy is very excited when his Dream Team plays for the city soccer championship, he makes a mistake on the field that almost costs the team the game.

 

General Activities

1.  Obstacle Course

Set up an obstacle course for the children to crawl under, over, through.

2. Basketball

Have a basketball hoop with balls for the children to play basketball.

3. Bowling

Set up bowling pins and balls.

4. Volleyball

Have children stand on both sides of a net and throw a ball over the net.

5. Baseball

Have baseball bats, gloves available with balls.

6. Golf

Set up a miniature golf course.

7. Olympic Games

Play different Olympic games such as:

Races- crawling backwards, forwards

Discuss: Have your children throw paper plates as discuss

Javelin: Throw straws and see how far you can throw it

Shot Put: Use Cotton balls to throw