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162 Reading: The Sport of Champions!
Rhymes and Poetry
“Good Sportsmanship” by Richard Armour in Childcraft Encyclopedia Volume 1, 2000.
Dance and Movement Songs
Sing “Sports Song” on Genki English Vol. III by Richard Graham. Lyrics and gestures are
available on-line at GenkiEnglish.com, http://genkienglish.net/sports.htm.
Audio Recordings
“Sore Loser” on Billy the Squid by Tom Chapin.
“Sports Song” on On the Move With Greg and Steve by Greg and Steve.
Crafts
Paper Chain Hands Good Sport Crown
Materials
Multicultural colored construction paper
Safety scissors
Pencils
Glue sticks
Elmer’s glue
Glitter
Crayons, colored pencils or markers in various shades of beige and brown or in multicultural
colors
Directions
Trace the children’s hands onto the construction paper, making four handprints for each child.
Let the children cut out the handprints, with help from adults if needed. Then allow the children
to decorate the ring, middle, and index fingernails of each handprint with glitter, colors, or
markers. Multicultural construction paper and crayons are available from many school supply
stores. The children can also decorate the back of the palm on each handprint. The children will
then glue the tip of each of the pinkies to the tip of each of the thumbs to make a chain of four
hands. Finally, glue the two hands on each end together, thumb to pinky, to create a “good sport