Cereal Box Champions

Now that the Olympics are in full swing, it is all my kiddos want to learn about. 

They beg me to incorporate the themed into every aspect of our day! 

Last week we began using my Sliding Into the Winter Games pack.  It has been a great tool to introduce some new and challenging vocabulary and topics.  The kids are improving when using text evidence to respond to questions.  They also love the questions that make them think outside of the box--- their favorite was when I asked them to create a list of other things that interlock like the Olympic rings.  Here is a peek at my kiddos at work!

Some kiddos use highlighters to help them locate the answers but for this activity I did not require it.  I wanted them to do what worked for them!

The picture below is one of my kiddos that I have to modify for depending on the activity.  While I helped to get other students comfortable with the activity, I asked this student to work on the true/false questions and the extension question.  Then I scribed her sentence starters for her and then she wrote her own responses. 

This week we will continue to use my Sliding Into the Winter Games pack during our reading block.

This week during the reading and writing blocks we will also be working on my Cereal Box Champions project!

This project could either be used as a home-learning or in-school learning assignment.  Students get to become the champion of the winter games! 

I included two parent letters- one that states the project is required and one that states the project is optional.

First, you will have your students research the different sport categories in the Winter Games.  Students could use my printable book from my Olympic pack.  I also provided these pages with hyperlinks to guide research.

I also provided a printable web address list in case you decide to use this as an at home learning project. 

After researching students must choose which sport they would have competed in- if they were in the Olympics.  Next, students will draw themselves on the front of the Wheatos cereal box, dressed in their sport gear.  I recommend using the hyperlink titled Activity Village for this step.  The site gives step-by-step drawing directions for each sport.  The kiddos will love it! 

Here is what my computerized finished cover looks like.

I am going to use it as an example so students see the amount of detail and color used to make it look like a real cereal box!

Students will then work on some writing activities using information when possible found through linked sites.  Other times they have to make inferences based on what they have learned so far.

The last part of the project is to do a little research on the heart since February is heart health month!  I provide this page with hyperlinks:

I also provided a printable web address list in case you decide to use this as an at home learning project. 

I included a few different options for you to pick from for your whole class or if you needed to differentiate within your class!

Here is a completed version:

I will share more pictures this week once my kiddos start them! Once my kiddos are done they are going to present their projects on a podium, wearing a medal, with snow falling behind them (on the Smart Board!)