The Olympics are here, and we are here to help you celebrate! Want to learn more about a sport? We’ve got non-fiction! Want to read a story about your favorite athlete? We’ve got biographies! Want to read a story that has your favorite sport in it? We have picture books!
So, let’s dive into learning, race to the finish and rock-climb to the top!
New Sports to Learn About!
There have been NEW sports added to the Olympics this year!
- Sport Climbing (Rock Climbing)
- Taekwondo
- Surfing
- Skate-boarding
- Breaking (Break Dancing)
Information Books
- Sports by Dan Gutman
- Sports Heros by Clare Lloyd
- Little Kids First Big Book of Sports by James Buckley
- She Persisted in Sports : American Olympians Who Changed the Game by Chelsea Clinton
- The World of Adventure Sports by Emma Carlson Berne
Picture Books and Early Readers
- Clothesline Clues to Sports People Play by Kathryn Heling
- Baller Ina by Liz Casal
- Dino-Swimming by Lisa Wheeler
- Dino-Boarding by Lisa Wheeler
- Barbie. I Can Be a Gymnast by Kristen Depken
Songs and Rhymes
It’s Olympics Time Let’s Go Play Sports
Ready Set Sports!
Come grab a pair of sneakers and your good gym shorts
Find a sport you love
Let your talent grow
It’s Olympics time
Ready set lets go
Raise your hand if you love sports
Swimming pools or tennis courts
Judo, running take a pick
And show off your soccer kick
All of us are here to play
It’s the sports world holiday
Raise your hands if you love sports
Rowing, fencing, basketball
Jumping, hockey, try them all
Table tennis, taekwondo
Put on a gymnastics show
Cycling, diving, or canoe
Track and field, kayaking too
Choose whatever floats your boat
Have a go at any sport
It’s Olympics time let’s go play sports
Come grab a pair of sneakers and your good gym shorts
Find a sport you love
Let your talent grow
Its Olympics time
Ready set lets go
Feet Only
A basketball needs both my hands
A football needs two, too
But no hands on the soccer field
‘Cause only feet will do!
Salute to the Olympics
By Karen Lynne V
It is that time of year
When people stand and cheer
Dreams of Olympic Gold
Stories will soon be told
Athletes give it their all
As the world watches in awe!
Let’s support the home team
As they live out their childhood dreams!
So let the games begin:
The world, as one, will win!
