Summer Sports
This game involves getting wet- using your hands and feet to go laps.
What is swimming?
This game is played on frozen water and people look like they are dancing.
What is figure skating?
The very first Olympic sport, use your feet and nothing else but a finish line
Foot Race (called a stade)
Swimming together in time to music
What is artistic swimming/ synchronized swimming?
Stretching and taking care of our bodies this is a sport that originated in India!
What is yoga?
This game involves throwing a ball through a metal circle. It is played with teams of 5 people. We play it in our gym!
What is basketball?
People put two skinny small sleds on their feet and go down mountains full of white cold slippery stuff.
What is skiing?
Who was forbidden to play in the early ancient games?
Women and slaves
Jumping bounce! Jumping bounce! Jumping bounce!
What is trampoline?
Not running, not jogging, faster than walking, and definitely not standing still. You've got the need for ______________...
What is speed walking?
Bouncing on your hands, handstands, cartwheels, and more-- whooee!
What is gymnastics?
Going down a slippery ice track on only a small sled all by yourself! This is a scary sport!!
What is the luge?
The thing that the winners were crowned with in the old days.. I like green and black ones of these and put them on my fingers during Thanksgiving.
What is olive branch wreaths?
A long pointy metal thing and two people trying to poke each other..
What is fencing?
Take a handful of these legumes, stuff em in a bag, and gently throw them into a hole...
What is bean bag toss?
This game uses a stick to bat a ball, and bases to "go home!"
What is baseball?
It's Canada's favorite sport- and you take a piece of plastic and put it into a net on a big frozen pond..
What is ice hockey?
Another popular sport the Ancient Olympians took part in was hand in hand combat- something we still do today.
What is wrestling?
Played with your hands and a ball and a wall..
What is handball?
Using brooms to sweep your way through the opposing team to a goal! Canada would be proud.
What is field hockey?
The first sport women could play in the Olympics- this is played with racquets, a ball, and a net... two players or four!
What is tennis?
Dashing through the snow, downhill with lots of people in a huge sled- this sled's name is Bob.
What is bobsledding?
Olympus Greece!
The newest sport in the Olympics which is played by dancing to a rap beat while twirling on your head and doing the worm
What is break dancing?
This game is played in teams of 3-5 players. Hint: Spokane has a big party called Hoopfest every year that celebrates this sport!
What is basketball?!!