I'm so excited about the Beijing 2022 Winter Games. I've watched many of the qualifying events and informative documentaries on the athletes. I love getting to know their stories and how hard each athlete has worked to make it to South Korea. Because the Winter Games represent countries from all over the world, I've provided some engaging activities so your students can enjoy and understand more about the winter games.
History of the Games
National Geographic gives a brief history of the Olympic games. In fact, the first games were created in honor of Zeus, Greece's famous king of the gods. Students can even vote on their favorite winter event and learn about the symbols of the games.Beijing China
Beijing, China is hosting the 2022 winter games. Beijing is the capital of China and the second-largest city after Shanghai. There are mountains to the north and the west. Because the summer games were held in Beijing in 2008, some of the previous venues have been repurposed.Favorite Athletes
To see the list of USA athletes who qualified, click on this link Team USA. To learn more about each athlete, visit the Official USA website. Bios are given to each athlete. Some athletes have their own websites.
Favorite Sports
On the official winter games site, students can click on "Sport" in the menu bar and learn more about a specific sport. This CNN site tells when the sport was added to the winter games. Students can then write facts about the sport. To learn more trivia about the history of the games, click on the Science Kids site. For writing ideas, I've included "Which Sport Should be Eliminated" and "Which Sport Should" be Added to the winter games.
Hidden Pictures PowerPoint Game
Hidden Pictures PowerPoint Game is one of my favorite activities for review in any subject area. I've included questions and answers about the winter games.
Digging Deeper
Students can learn more about the venues of the events and the country of China with this Google Maps™ Scavenger Hunt. Then, students can become a reporter by giving viewers facts and trivia about the Olympics, favorite athletes, and sports. Use Doink Green Screen and iMovie for this activity.
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