Storytime - Olympics

Book
D.W. Flips by Marc Brown

Songs
At the Olympics

Sung to: “Did You Ever See a Lassie?”

When we’re at the Olympics, the Olympics, the Olympics

When we’re at the Olympics we’ll raise our torch high.

Hooray for the USA!

Hooray for the USA!

When we’re at the Olympics, we’ll raise our torch high.

--Miss Mollie

If You’re an Olympian and You Know It

Sung to: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”

If you’re an Olympian and you know it, run in place.

If you’re an Olympian and you know it, run in place.

If you’re an Olympian and you know it, and you really want to show it,

If you’re an Olympian and you know it, run in place.

Repeat with kick the ball; swim, swim, swim; do all three

--Miss Mollie

The Olympic Games

Sung to: “Mary Had a Little Lamb”

See the swimmers swim, swim, swim,

Swim, swim, swim,

Swim, swim, swim.

See the swimmers swim, swim, swim,

At the Olympic games.

Repeat with runners run, gymnasts flip.

--Miss Mollie

Activities

Here’s a Ball

-- from Lapsit Services for the Very Young by Linda L. Ernst. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc, 2001.

Gold Medals

I purchased gold medals from Oriental Trading for this week's theme. After singing "If You're an Olympian and You Know It", I gave all attendees a gold medal. They were so excited to wear them!

Torch Parade

After we finished our craft (see below), I led the preschool class on a parade around the library with our torches. They held them up high throughout the march. When we reached the circulation desk, we sang "At the Olympics" for the staff and patrons.

Craft

Olympic Torches

Materials: cardboard tubes; red, yellow, and orange tissue paper squares; foil squares.

Wrap the foil around the tube and tuck in the ends. Stuff the tissue paper into the top of the tube and arrange like a flame. No tape or glue needed!