The 2024 Summer Olympics have begun with great fanfare! The Opening Ceremonies were watched by millions around the world. The usual competitions will take place in swimming, diving, gymnastics, and basketball. But did you know there are several NEW sports that have been added to the Olympics? They include kayaking, skateboarding (second year for this one), sport climbing and…..wait for it….breakdancing, officially known as breaking! Who knew that this craze of the 80s would become an Olympic sport? After a lengthy discussion, Kylene and I decided not to enter!! We thought it best to leave it to the younger generation! (Just kidding of course!)

Sports as a Classroom Theme

Many students are involved in sports in elementary school. Little League, soccer, PeeWee football, karate, basketball, swimming and others are all options for young students. Depending on the climate, some students even participate in downhill skiing, ice hockey, and ice skating! Sports is a fun theme that both girls and boys can relate to. We have created several Learning Games using Sports as the theme.

Using the popular game formats that our students love, we have created these games using Sports-themed clipart! So cute and engaging! Tricky Soccer is one of our most popular games. Click HERE to view a short video showing how to play it. Sports Kids BUMPER is another game our students LOVE to play! They take great delight in “bumping” other players off their words….all in good fun, of course! Need to practice building and reading some C-V-C words then our Baseball Kids CVC Word Building Game is just what your students need! The first 2 formats are EDITABLE so any high frequency words can be added to match those words your students are learning throughout the school year.

Grab a FREEBIE and give it a try!

One of our newer game formats is Tic-Tac-Toe but with a twist! Students turn over a card and that determines where one places his marker on the Tic-Tac-Toe Board. A detailed chart (see below) shows all the ways to win the game.

This FREEBIE, Football Kids Tic-tac-Toe, is a way to download and use with your students. The game has Short Vowel words but also has a Black and white version and EDITABLE card and game board so ANY words can be added.

Another full set of 5 game boards uses 45 different words. Check out this Sports Themed Tic-Tac-Toe Games at out TPT store. It also has B/W versions and is fully EDITABLE! Want to see ALL of our Sports Themed products? Click HERE.

We hope the United States teams win a LOT of Gold ribbons during these Summer Olympics and we hope your students are winners with their learning this coming school year!

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