Today we have an Olympic rings printable! Lets learn about the color of Olympic rings and then play a color sorting game! Kids of all ages, particularly younger kids like toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarteners will love and benefit from our Olympic rings printable. Color all 5 rings on our Olympic rings printable the labeled color and then sort the pom poms according to each color. This Olympic rings printable is perfect for at home or in the classroom.
Olympic Ring Printable for Kids
With the Olympics right around the corner it is the perfect time to use the symbols of the Olympics to create activities for children that review or introduce learning concepts such as color sorting. Download and print our free printable Olympic rings printable now
This Olympic rings printable will not only teach kids about the Olympics and the meaning behind each color, but will help kids explore colors, and practice fine motor skills. Who knew Olympic rings printables could be so useful?
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How To Play This Color Sorting Game Using Our Olypmic Rings Printable
The Olympic symbol of interlocking rings of red, blue, green, black and yellow is a wonderful tool for practicing color identification.
This activity is so easy to put together. Placing colored pom poms to their appropriate colored ring with chopsticks is a fun way to practice finding color matches.
Step 1
You will need a bag of multi-colored pom poms, a container to hold the pom poms before they are transferred to the rings, a copy of the Olympic rings with the rings colored in, and a fun way to transfer the pom poms.
Game Notes:
Tongs or chopsticks can be used to transfer the pom poms if you have them, but a spoon or tweezers could be used instead.
Step 2
After moving the pom- poms to the rings on paper you can, introduce moving them into plastic cups that have been arranged into the Olympic ring configuration.
Children will need to have the paper displaying the color arrangement of the Olympic rings to use as a guide or a single pom pom could be placed into appropriate cup to let the children know which color belongs in each cup. Using the paper ring display as a guide will provide an extra challenge for children who might easily move the pom-poms into a cup already displaying the color.
Game Notes:
There may be some pom-poms in the container that are not the right color for this activity, but you may choose to use them in your pom- pom mixture.
Why?
They will cause your child will have to dig into the container to search and find the colors they need. Children will have to analyze whether pom pom is needed before they have it in their transfer tool. The extra pom poms will also give your child objects they can use to create a border around their Olympic rings or a flag pole at the edge of their ring paper.
Download and Print Our Olympic Rings Printable Sorting Game PDF File
This Olympic Ring Printable is sized for standard letter printer paper dimensions – 8.5 x 11 inches.
THINGS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT THE OLYMPICS
- The first Olympics started in ancient Greece, which was competitions held to honor the Greek God Zeus.
- Ever since then, the Olympics have been held once every four years.
- In ancient Greece, the winners won an olive branch wreath instead of a medal.
- The gold medal is made mostly of silver and then plated in gold.
- The United States has hosted a total of eight Olympic Games, more than any other country.
- The United States has won more gold medals than any other country during the summer Olympics.
Materials
- Our Olympic Rings Printable
- Some Coloring Supplies: Crayons, Colored Pencils, or Markers
- Pom Poms
- Clear Cups
- Optional: Chopsticks, Tweezers, Tongs, Spoon
Instructions
- Sort out blue, black, red, yellow, and green pom poms and put them in several seperate clear cups.
- Have your child color the rings of our Olympic rings printable according to their labels.
- Your child can then use chopsticks, tweezers, tongs, or spoons to put the correct colored pom pom on a colored Olympic ring.
