I divided students into teams of 5-6 and rotate between each event every 20ish minutes. But, once you implement it one year, the rest of the years become easier!Īs a part of our Olympic events, we hosted 5 events. To be honest, it is a lot of work, to begin with. It may seem like a lot of work to get these student activities up and running. In this post, you’ll find Amazon Affiliate links, which means Amazon tosses a few nickels my way if you purchase something through that link, at no extra cost to you, that helps to keep my corner of cyber-space running and helps fund giveaways! The Nuts & Bolts of the Math Olympics Some of the best times I’ve found to hold the games were:Īlthough this activity is a lot of fun, it is educational and a great way to celebrate some hard-to-manage days in the classroom. It is an afternoon of games and learning your students will love. You do not need to just hold the Math Olympics every four years. On this special day, we swapped our “Theme Block” for Math Olympics with the help of a student teacher and a Room Mom. We host our traditional reading and math block in the morning and use our afternoon recess and theme (science/social studies) blocks to compete. So, our Math Olympics happened for 2 afternoon hours. The math Olympics may be activities you set up in your classroom during your math block, or your school may decide to implement it as a school-wide day! It is an experience every child should get to take part in (in my opinion).įor our school, core instruction reigns (and it should). Our students absolutely love the Math Olympics, and every student can not wait to participate in each event. My school loves to use the excitement surrounding the Olympics to get students about a topic that sometimes is one of the most hated among students-MATH. The United States often wins gold, and the students love to track the number of bronze, silver, and gold we receive. Every four years, we experience one of the most amazing and talented athletes of our country performing on the world stage in the Olympics.
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