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You won’t have to wait four years for the summer Olympics to come around! This Kid Scoop issue of Backyard Games will bring the Olympics to your very own home. Gather some friends, family and everyday objects to set up challenges that will exercise your throwing, thinking and tumbling. You will discover how to turn balloons into a shot put event, a coffee lid into a discus game and use the newspaper to test your physical endurance to hold a pose or race through reading. Bring on the music and let the games begin!
In this issue young Olympians will:
- Follow written directions
- Observe for details
- Collaborate with friends and family
- Practice eye-hand coordination
- Identify and complete patterns
- Use the newspaper to read closely, quickly and for details
- Exercise!
- Organize and practice decision-making skills
- Write about summer Olympic events
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