Going for Gold

What better way to motivate my students (while celebrating the Olympic spirit) than to have Classroom Olympics! I've decided this is the perfect activity to kick off the school year, because it will bring them back into the learning mindset and will begin creating a strong classroom community. Here are some ideas for events:


-Speed Spelling (students race to spell words, one letter at a time, as a team)
-Math Meet (students solve math problems, aiming for quickness and accuracy)
-Trivia Trials (students compete to answer questions related to history and geography)
-Leaping Learners (students jump as far as they can, measuring the distance)

Please share any other ideas you may have! I've also thought about creating a bulletin board entitled "Learners Go For Gold," or something to that effect. I'll put the olympic rings up there, which will symbolize unity/teamwork in our classroom and working hard to reach our goals. We'll have a class discussion about what we want our long term goals to be for the school year, and these will be posted on the olympic board, allowing students to track their growth.


I'm getting excited (and nervous). I start new teacher orientations/training on Wednesday, August 8th. Almost time to get this party started!