Olympic Trivia
12 Aug 2008 5 Comments
in Schooling Tags: fun, Trivia, units
Part of our “Kid Olympics” will be a trivia game. I thought it would be fun to throw some of the questions out to you all, and see who can answer them the quickest and most correctly. (I’ll post the answers in a few days.)
Here we go.
v Name 5 Summer Olympic Sports.
v How many Gold medals has the US won (before the start of the 2008 olympics).
v Name 3 Countries that have NEVER won a gold medal.
v How many TOTAL medals have been awarded to all countries (before 2008 Olympics)?
v Where are the summer games being held this year?
v The Summer Olympics are every 4 years. This year is 2008, so when will the next one be held?
v What group is in charge of the Olympic Games?
v When and where did the modern Olympic Games begin?
v Name 2 US cities that have hosted the Olympics (Summer or Winter).
v Where will the next Olympic Games take place?
v There are other Games that go with the Olympics, for those who can’t compete in the regular Olympics because they are too young or have a physical disability. What are these two games called?
v Where did the Ancient Olympic Games take place?
v What awards did the winner of a sport receive immediately after winning, in the Ancient Olympics?
v What were the years that Ancient Olympics took place?
v When did the marathon become part of the Olympic Games?
Quick Update
11 Aug 2008 Leave a Comment
in Our Progress, Schooling Tags: Field trips, Plans, Progress, units
It’s been a while since I have posted on here. I think it is just a crazy time of year. Most people I talk to feel that way lately. Anyway, just wanted to post a quick update on what is happening in the homeschool realm.
A couple weeks ago I took the kids on a field trip to one of our police substations. That was pretty interesting. The kids’ favorite part was getting to see and sit in the police car. My oldest even got to talk over the loudspeaker. They really enjoyed it.
Now, we are focusing our efforts on the Olympics. We are keeping track and graphing the medal count for six different countries. We are going to be learning more about China, the Ancient Olympics, and all kinds of Olympic trivia. In a couple weeks we will cap it all off with our own little Kid Olympics. It should be a ton of fun.
On Thursday, I got the official approval from the school district, so that’s good.
I have also edited and updated their educational plans.
