Every Olympic Games has many inspirational stories. The best Olympic stories have less to do with winning than with the character lessons … the Olympic values … we can learn from them. In honor of this year’s Olympic Games, here are some resources to help your children and/or students learn the Olympic lessons that are most important.
What Are Olympic Values?
What Are the Olympic and Paralympic Values? (Definitions and Resources)
Olympic Character Lessons
Olympic Values Education Programme from The International Olympic Committee
Olympic and Paralympic Values Resources for Schools from Hampshire County Council.
Olympic Creed Word Art Freebie
How to Help Your Child Get the Most Out of the Olympics
Be a Good Sports Parent for Your Future Olympian … or Not Future Olympian
What If My Child Doesn’t Win the Olympics? Is It Alright to Dream?
What Your Kids Can Learn from the Olympics from The Chaos and the Clutter
The Olympic Symbols and Their Meaning Display Posters from Twinkl
5 Life Lessons from Watching the Olympics from Planet Smarty Pants
Free Lessons from Athlete Mentors from Classroom Champions
Core Olympic Values – Songs and Activities
Free Respect Songs and Rhymes {Character Education Resources}
Olympic Values: Respect from JDaniel4’s Mom
Free Excellence Songs and Resources {Character Education}
Olympic Values: Growing in Excellence from JDaniel4’s Mom
Free Friendship Songs and Rhymes {Character Education Resources}
Olympic Values: Friendship from JDaniel4’s Mom
Montessori-Inspired Friendship Activities (my post at Living Montessori Now)
Make the Olympic Flag – A Flag of Friends from First-School
Character Education Lesson: Olympics (Upper Elementary) from Education World
Inspirational Athlete Stories with Character Lessons from the Winter Olympics
Jamaican Bobsleigh Team Debut At Calgary 1988 Winter Olympics
Inspirational Character Lessons from Real Athletes in the 2014 Winter Olympics from Preschool Powol Packets
Inspirational Athlete Stories with Character Lessons from the Summer Olympics
Powerful Inspirational true story…Never give up
Inspirational Story of Gabby Douglas, US Olympic Gymnast
Inspirational Story of Ryan Lochte “My Journey” – 2012 Olympic Games
Inspirational Athlete Stories from Any Olympic Games
30 of the Greatest Olympic Stories
10 Most Inspiring Olympic Athletes
Top 10 Most Inspirational Olympic Moments
Summer Olympics Free Unit Study
I’ve teamed up with some fabulous bloggers to bring you lots of activities and resources for a free Summer Olympics unit study! Check out the links below!
- Hand Print Olympic Torch Craft from Play Dough & Popsicles
- Books about Olympics for Kids from The Jenny Evolution
- Minute to Win it Indoor Olympic Games from Schooling a Monkey
- Ultimate Guide to Olympic Values {Free Character Education Resources} from Bits of Positivity
- Sport Science Activities for Kids from iGameMom
- Soccer 101 from Bambini Travel
- Olympic Sports Coloring Pages from Mrs. Karle’s Sight and Sound Reading
- Olympic Athletes Share Healthy Lifestyle Tips for Kids from FrogMom
Back to School
In addition to focusing on the Olympics, it’s time to start thinking about back to school (if you don’t have school year-round). What is your favorite back-to-school tip?
Image at Top of Post by Cihan Demirok
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Be a Good Sports Parent for Your Future Olympian … or Not Future Olympian- Inspiration from 1992 Olympic Champion Kristi Yamaguchi
- Be a Fan of Special Olympics
These are all the the things we love about the Olympics.
A tip I have for looking for getting a good deal on thrift store books is to visit your local Goodwill Outlet store not the regular ones the digging ones. I have gotten loads of books for only $0.50lb even finding BJU, ABEKA, ect curriculum.
my favorite back to school tip is to get your school stuff ready the night before.
I love the Olympics and it would be great to share these materials with my kids. Thanks.
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Love your site.
My favorite back to school tip is to start new routines gradually. Slowly make bedtime earlier and wake up time earlier. Gradually add new things to your day over a period of weeks. For us as homeschoolers we start just one subject for the first week and add additional subjects gradually until we’re doing our full load.
I buy used curriculum online.
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Wow! What an excellent list! Thanks for putting in the work.
Ann
I try and get ready a few weeks before school starts. Gives me plenty of time.
Thanks for giving.
Besos, Sarah
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If possible, meet the teacher before the first day of school…
For homeschoolers, make a plan together with the teacher, looking forward to exciting learning.
get into a routine a little before school so your kids are ready to get up early for school
My back to school tip is to make it fun. I always loved back to school shopping for supplies, so let your kids help with that. Talk about the fun things that are coming up, that have to do with school or even upcoming events/holidays, etc. so that they can look ahead and be excited!
My back to school tip is to start the back to school bedtime and wake up routine a couple of weeks before school starts!
My kids are teens and college aged now but a tip that always helped us was to prepare as much as possible the night before. That includes packing lunches, laying out clothes, organizing backpack and leaving it by the door, etc.
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My best tip I could give is GET ORGANIZED!!! Also, be ready for that first day. Talk to your child and answer any questions, or help with any fears. It is an exciting time, but some kids get very nervous and anxious.
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I am “mean mama” and make my children re-use many of their materials. I buy the plastic folders which hold up well. I stock up on paper, glue, etc when it is super cheap. Map pencils, erasers, backpacks, lunch kits, etc… get reused! I’m always disgusted at the end of the year how many notebooks come back unused, or with 20 sheets written in, so I pull the used sheets out and send them back! We have money to buy new ones, but I believe in waste not, want not:). Crayons I buy new, but use the broken ones for my little one as it is actually better for them to use broken crayons.
I homeschool and have one child in school. To help everyone separate a little easier on the first day of school we make a special necklace or bracelet for everyone. We make it assembly line fashion. We have a string for everyone. The strings are passed from person to person, each person putting on one bead. We continue to pass around and talk until all jewelry items are finished. Once we are done we all put them on and say this will remind of each other when we are apart. Everyone wears them for the first few days/weeks.
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Back to school tip: choose what you want for lunch/snack for the week and get everything together in baggies/containers so you don’t have to worry about it each day.
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Check all the things that should be needed at the school. It is best not to buy a lot of school supplies before the class starts.. just wait for the teachers requirements. 🙂
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Getting everything organized and put away the night before. Everything into backpacks, lunches made, outfits picked out. It makes the mornings a lot less hectic.
my back to school tip is to have everything labeled and ready the week before school starts. label everything..shoes..coats..backpacks.