London+Olympics+2012

With the 2012 Olympics in London Connor and I decided to look into the history of some of the parts of the olympics and to delve deeper into these Olympics themselves.

We discussed the differences between prohibited and restricted items and looked into what would not be allowed into Olympic venues. Skills used: prediction, writing on dry erase board, cutting, spelling, categorizing/differenciating

We looked at the different sports that would be represented in the Olympics and categorized them. We also created a countdown calendar to help us anticipate the Olympics. Skills used: tracing, fine motor (stickers), comprehension, writing, categorizing based on preference.

We looked at the history of the olympic torch and discovered the symbolic nature of the London torch. Skills used: tracing, coloring, spelling, labeling, matching, comprehension

We also looked at the journey of the Olympic flame and the traditions that are an intregal part of the journey. skills used: comprehension, sequencing

We looked at the map of the venues for the games and located where games we would be interested in seeing would be found. skills used: comprehension, fill in the blank, labeling

A big part of the current games are the Mascots for the games. We discovered how these mascots came to represent the games and watch annimations on you tube that told thier stories. Skills used: typing, computer skills, matching, labeling, comprehension

We explored the opening ceremony ideas. based on a written transcript on what would transpire we created visual representations of those words. Skills used: tracing, coloring, drawing, planning, matching, fill in the blank, labeling

We decided to keep track of some of the countries' medal standings. Connor chose which countries for us to follow. Skills usedL spelling, choosing, tracing, typing, and filling in