Wii Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games

Jill Manty — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 21:49:02 +0000

If you just can’t wait for the Beijing Olympics, and you have a Wii, I highly recommend Mario and Sonic at the Olympics. We just picked up the game today. It was a “business expense” I played for a little while, and it was quite fun. It has Aquatics, Athletics, Gymnastics and more. I’m still fairly new to the Wii, so I found some of the controls a bit challenging, but I did get a silver medal in trampoline!

We only have one remote right now, but it would be even more fun if we had multiple remotes, since we could play against each other that way, as in this video:

So, if you’re looking for a fun prep for the Summer Olympics, go out and pick up Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games. If you don’t mind waiting a couple of days for it to come in, consider ordering it from Overstock. It’s $7 cheaper than what I paid at Best Buy, and shipping is only $3.

Using the Olympics as a teaching opportunity

Jill Manty — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:10:17 +0000

As a homeschooling Mom, I’m always on the lookout for educational opportunities. The Olympics provides a lot of them. From teaching your kids about other countries (including geography, popular activities, etc.) to educating them on current events (the Olympics, Tibet, etc.), you could spend every day from now until the end of the Olympics and beyond studying subjects related to the summer Olympics.

Here are a few links to help you out if you need ideas:

Article with really good recommendations on using unusual sports to study other cultures

Lots of summer Olympics activities

Brief, kid-friendly summary of summer Olympic sports

Scholastic Olympic research tools

Feel free to share your favorite learning ideas or educational websites related to the Olympics in the comment section.

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Wii Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games

Using the Olympics as a teaching opportunity