Learning Flags for the Olympic Games

The Olympic Games are happening for the next couple of weeks, and they provide a great opportunity to sneak in some learning about other countries.

It’s always fun to watch the parade of nations during the opening ceremonies and see the different flags and how many athletes are representing each country.

You can help kids learn about some of those flags with these printable flag cards from Books and Giggles. The flags here represent the top 15 nations in terms of medals won, so if you’re watching events and you see a medals ceremony it’s likely you’ll be able to match a flag to the ones on the podium.

You can also play matching games to match the flag to the nation’s name (there are labeled and unlabeled options) or add in a geography component and stick the flag to the country on the map.

Grab the printables and more ideas for using them from Books and Giggles.

[Photo: Books and Giggles.]

Looking for more resources on the Olympics? Check these Olympic Activity books out.

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Learning about Flag Day for Kids

I’m in deep denial about the fact that new year is almost upon us again! It’s been the fastest and the longest year at the same time, and I can look back and see some good things as well as some things I wish had gone differently.

Doing a year in review with your kids — whether in the classroom or at home — is a good way to capture some of their memories and the things they really liked about the year gone by.

There are a lot of different printable year in review worksheets you can use if you want to make this super easy. Here are links to a few (often part of larger posts about NYE celebrations with kids that are worth a read, too):

Teach Beside Me has lots of fun printables fro the end of the year, including a year in review that covers favorite memory, funniest memory and the best book they read, among other topics.
NurtureStore‘s version has space for a self-portrait and prompts like favorite toy, best day out this year and future dream job.
Remember favorites, their “best idea” of the year and have room for setting goals for next year with this one from The Keele Deal.
The year in review from Yes We Made This has room for drawing or writing and includes things like something they learned, a memory they made and a place they visited.

Of course you could pretty easily make your own year in review for the whole family to do that asks questions based on what you most want to remember. (Favorite video game? Best friend? Favorite family memory?)

And if after the year in review you’re ready to look ahead a bit, Mrs. Merry has new year’s resolution printables to inspired kids to look ahead and set goals for things they want to try. You can totally fill this one out as a grownup, too.

[Photo: Mrs. Merry]

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