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    Summer Olympic Games

    07.28.2024

    The 2024 Summer Olympic Games are here!

    The Olympic mission strives to encourage and promote friendship, ethical principles, and fair play through sport.

    Given their encouragement and promotion of equality and non-discrimination, the Summer Olympics is a wonderful opportunity to expose and teach children about how the world unites for a positive, collective experience.

    Furthermore, the Paralympics will start on August 28, 2024. These games have the following core values that every student would benefit from learning about.

    • Courage: These athletes seek to accomplish what the general public may believe is unexpected, but what the athlete knows as a truth.
    • Determination: These athletes push their physical ability to the absolute limit.
    • Equality: Paralympic Sports seek to break down social barriers of discrimination against people with disabilities.
    • Inspiration: The hope, hard work, and perseverance of these athletes is an inspiration.


    Some concepts that can be incorporated into therapy sessions related to the Summer Olympics include:

    • Knowledge of Various Sports
    • Geography
    • Cultures From Around The World
    • Flags From Various Nations
    • Teamwork
    • Perseverance & Setting Goals
    • Respect For Others

     


    Tools To Grow is very pleased to share our Summer Olympic themed activities for use in Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Speech Therapy!

    Each discipline has their own packet that is conveniently divided into three different suggested age ranges to target students of varying abilities.

    • Level 1= Preschool- Grade 1
    • Level 2= Grade 2- Grade 4
    • Level 3= Grade 5 & Above

     

    Summer Olympic Games:
    Occupational Therapy Categories

    1. Pre-Writing/Writing:

    • Tracing, Strokes- pencil control practice to take the athlete to the medal
    • Summer Games sentence practice-arrange printed words into a sentence then copy
    • Crossword Puzzle
    • Fact or Fiction short paragraph practice with paper for self-checking


    2. Fine Motor:

    • Coloring National Flags
    • Olympic Torch paper tear craft- color then tear small pieces of paper for the flame
    • Flick Soccer/Football- promotes radial finger control and keeping score
    • Olympic Medal Dexterity Game- promotes distal finger control while using a pencil

     

    3. Visual Motor:

    • Draw Shapes
    • Visual Closure Cut & Paste
    • Figure Ground
    • I Spy
    • Word Search
    • Mazes

     

    4. Sensory Motor:

    • Balloon Tennis
    • Let’s Move Summer Games Action Cards, Gymnastic Floor Routine Move
    • Imitate Athlete Postures

     

    5. Executive Functions/Life Skills:

    • Olympic Event Sequencing
    • Memory Game
    •  Cause & Effect

     

    6. Digital Fun:

    • Read/Sequence Click & Drag
    • Keyboarding Practice

     

    7. Organize:

    • Binder & Bin Storage Covers
    • OT Newsletter Template

     

    >> Find it here!

     

    Summer Olympic Games:
    Speech Therapy Categories

    1. Expressive Language/Vocabulary:

    • Vocabulary Cards- learning aids that have a printed word with an accompanying illustration to help children learn the oral vocabulary related to the Olympics
    • Labeling, Articulation Practice
    • Fact or Opinion

     

    2. Receptive Language:

    • Olympic Rings Coloring Book one step directions
    • Listen & Do two to three step direction
    • Complex Directions

     

    3. Basic Concepts:

    • Sequence Sporting Events Images
    • Memory Game, Read & Sequence
    • Cause Effect, Synonyms & Antonyms

     

    4. Wh Questions:

    • What Am I?
    • Inferential Questions

     

    5. Digital Fun:

    • Read/Sequence Click & Drag
    • Keyboarding Practice

     

    6. Organize:

    • Binder & Bin Storage Covers
    • ST Newsletter Template

     

    >> Find it here! 

     

    Summer Olympic Games:
    Physical Therapy Categories

    1. Balance:

    • Gymnastics Beam
    • Gymnastic Floor Routine
    • Imitate Athlete Moves

     

    2. Strength:

    • Swimming Activity
    • Track & Field- Gross motor challenges in the areas of biking, running, hurdles, relay, triathlon, javelin throw and jumping

     

    3. Motor Planning/Coordination:

    • Let’s Move Summer Games Action Cards

     

    4. Organize:

    • Binder & Bin Storage Covers
    • PT Newsletter Template

     

    >> Find it here! 

     

    Paralympic Games: Resources

    • Draw Shapes: Paralympic Games
    • I Spy: Paralympic Sports
    • Paralympic Games Pencil Paths: 1/8 inch
    • Paralympic Games Pencil Paths: 1/4 inch
    • Paralympic Games: Pencil Control
    • Paralympics Vocabulary Cards
    • Paralympic Games: Cut and Paste Puzzles
    • Paralympic Games: Memory Game

     

    >> Find these resources here! 

    We hope the children in your life enjoy these Summer Olympic Resources!

     

    >> Find these Summer Olympic Resources Here!

    >> Find these Paralympic Games Resources here!

     

     

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    • Summer Calendars
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