So I found some free stuff online and made it fit our needs. Here is Sweetheart's (age 8) lapbook:
Little Bit needs a little work on her technique. Can you see the yard stick in the picture there?
Next we had a "run" across the yard. (Couldn't call it a race!) Go Little Bit! Sweetheart was too fast for my camera to catch her.
Then we had a Ball Kick. They were supposed to be aiming for marks on the fence but it seemed like they were trying to hit the coach/photographer.
OK, I know it's not even 9:00AM but it's HOT out here! Let's do some pool events. Little Bit just had to jump in and run around throwing all the floats out of the pool as fast as she could.
Sweetheart also threw out the floats, but she had to swim there and swim "laps" back to the ladder in between each one. I think there is a size requirement on pools for it to be considered a lap, but oh well.
I wanted at least one team event. Here they are running a relay race with a cardboard paper towel tube. I think that's funny.
At the end, we had the award ceremony. I'm happy to say they both got the gold! The gold center cut out of the middle of those plates that we used to make the Olympic rings. How's that for recycling? It was totally unplanned.
Now, lest anyone feel badly after reading this post. (Which the thought of that makes me laugh, but I know how I feel when I read other people's posts...) I'm going to keep it real here. I may have had it all together on homeschooling this week (or not), but while searching for a missing library book, just look at what I found under my bed.
Yes, those are packing peanuts. So I thought really hard to remember where on earth packing peanuts could have come from and then I realized....it was from Little Bit's birthday present...LAST NOVEMBER!!!! So, obviously I'm on the "once a year" plan for cleaning out from under our bed!
Have a good weekend everyone!
See, this is what I like about your blog. :) I'm going to take the going back to school party idea and the Olympic games idea and combine them together! And all of our fun will be due to you. :)
ReplyDeleteThis just makes me so happy!!! Yet another reason I love having the opportunity to homeschool! Great ideas, Brenda!
ReplyDeleteBy the way, what you do with all the lap books the kids make when they are done?
Oh, we just pile them here and there....wait! I mean, I file them in file boxes where the children always have access to them thereby when they revisit the things they have made, instant review is built in.
ReplyDeleteThat's how it's supposed to work anyway.
You are too creative!
ReplyDeleteI love your Olympic unit! I think you did a fabulous job and truth be told by the end I did feel bad! I read your post with envy! But that is okay, I cleaned out from under my bed just to make myself feel better!
ReplyDeleteWe DVR'd the opending ceremony and every gym or swimming event so I still have time to do an Olympic unit!
I love your blog!
You are awesome!!! Looks like so much fun.
ReplyDeleteI loved this post! It looks like you all had so mch fun. Your girls are simply adorable.
ReplyDeleteOh, I enjoyed your duet post as well. Only had time for one comment and this Olympics post really grabbed me. You are a wonderfully creative teacher. Your girls are blessed.
That IS a great idea---we might use this one too. But where did you find the Olympic printables for your lapbooks? I especially want to know about the page that flips up.
ReplyDeleteMany blessings...
(PS-love the picture of under the bed--you are good at this 'keeping it real' thing!
I found them at www.homeschoolshare.com all for free! :)
ReplyDeleteThat is so cool! I love your creativity!
ReplyDeleteI just found your blog and I am so LOVING YOU! :) what a great idea!! I will be adding you to my reader for sure!!
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome! We did a lapbook on the Olympics as well. My boys had a blast. It was a good way to burn some of that endless energy they have too!
ReplyDeleteI'm adding you to my feed! Great blog!