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264 Reading: The Sport of Champions!
Directions
In advance, cut tissue paper into 4” X 5” pieces. Give each child a piece of red construction
paper, sports-themed stickers, and markers or colored-pencils. Show them how to wrap the
paper into a cone. Before taping the cone, let the kids decorate their torches with the stickers and
markers. When they finish, let them tape the paper into a cone. Give each child three or four
pieces of tissue paper and let them cut one end into ragged “flames.” To complete the torches,
the children glue the straight edges of the tissue paper to the inside of the cone.
Olympic Wreaths
Materials
White paper plates, uncoated large
Construction paper (green, yellow, black, blue, red)
Leaf patterns
Scissors
Glue sticks
Directions
Distribute a paper plate to each child. Using care, have each child punch a hole in the middle of
the paper plate and cut out the center, leaving a ring. Give each child a copy of the leaf pattern
provided at the end of this chapter. For younger children or a simpler craft, cut leaves in
advance using a die-cut machine. Let the kids cut out enough leaves from construction paper to
cover the paper plate ring, glue them around the ring, and let the glue dry. Each child now has
an Olympic wreath. At the ancient games, a wreath was placed on the head of each Olympic
winner.