The Olympic Games- Part 1

The Olympics are coming and this is a great time to try out some of the games and sports associated with this exciting event! One event that would be fun to use in the classroom is a ring toss inspired by the symbol of the Olympic Games. I found this Olympic Ring Toss on Pinterest!

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/196680708711914799/



What you will need:
1. A large piece of cardboard
2. 5 toilet paper tubes (each one colored for an Olympic ring- see picture below)
3. 5 paper plates with the middle cut out (each one colored for an Olympic ring- see picture below)
* Adhere the toilet paper tubes to the cardboard using a hot glue gun and you are ready to toss!

 There are a couple of variations of this game:

1. Have a student pull a piece of torn construction paper from a cup to see what ring to toss and then try to match and toss on the same colored toilet paper tube.

2. Assign students to teams to work together to see how quickly they can get each ring on the correct tube- can have students jump, run, crab walk, walk while balancing the plate on their head.

3. This could also be turned into a math game by graphing how many rings they get over a period of time (example: graph how many colors landed correctly over 5 trials).

The possibilities for other games to play with this ring toss are endless! Flex your creativity muscles and enjoy an Olympic Sized Activity with your students!!!!!!

~Movement Matters- Whitney Carter PT, DPT