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262 Reading: The Sport of Champions!
Tales of Ancient Greece by Enid Blyton.
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Greek Athlete: Races You'd Rather Not Run by Michael Ford.
Books to Show or Booktalk
Chronicle of the Olympics by the Staff of DK Publishing.
Hour of the Olympics by Mary Pope Osborne.
The Illustrated Book of Myths: Tales and Legends of the World by Neil Philip.
Let the Games Begin! by Maya Ajmera.
Olympia: Warrior Athletes of Ancient Greece by David Kennett.
Bulletin Board
Olympic Readers
Replicate the Olympic rings, red, green, black, blue, and yellow circles, out of construction
paper and place them on the bulletin board. Cut out gold, silver, and bronze medals using
metallic craft paper, available from craft supply stores or on-line from S and S Worldwide,
www.snswwide.com, and the medal pattern provided at the end of this chapter. Write book titles
on the medals and put them on the bulletin board. Alternatively, let the kids put their names on
medals and attach them to the bulletin board to celebrate their participation in the Texas
Reading Club.
Decorations
Purchase posters from Demco, www.demco.com, that encourage kids to “Join the Winner’s
Circle…Read!” or from Upstart, www.highsmith.com, that proclaim, “Go for the Gold.”
Refreshments
Serve Greek food. If someone in your community is from Greece, ask for help. Otherwise, serve
grapes, olives, and figs as easy snacks, along with some pita bread and hummus.
Incentives
Demco, www.demco.com, sells bronze, silver, and gold reading medallions and blue and red
ribbons that could be given as keepsakes or incentives to program participants. They also offer
sports related stickers, and bookmarks.
Songs
Oh, I Wish I Were an Olympian
(Adapted by Jeanette Larson. Sing to “The Oscar Mayer Song.”)
Oh, I wish I were an Olympic swimmer.
I really love to swim and to dive.