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- Henry Van Dyke
Success is a journey, not a destination - Bob Beamon, Track & Field 1968
Some succeed because they are destined to but most succeed because they are determined to.
- Henry Van Dyke
Failure I can deal with, not trying I can't handle - Sanya Richards-Ross
Don't just read the easy stuff. You may be entertained by it, but you will never grow from it. - Jim Rohn
Worksheet on words associated with the Olympic games; places, equipment and people.
Excellent for enabling and encouraging students to keep up to date with current affairs, events and topics. Very good also for building on students imagination abilities for writing about event.
Strand: Oral Language
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
Suggestions for use: Starter:Present the wordle image onto the board. Ask pupils to individually catorgise the words into places, people and equipment.
Task 1: Using the wordle words, get pupils to discuss what the Olympics to their partners. Now challenge the pupils to discuss what the Olympics means to them without using any of the words in the wordle.
Task 2: Form connecting sentences on the board using the new vocabulary about the Olympics.
What a perfect time to discover various action words with the Olympics games!
This is a short film that sees the Gods of Olympus descend upon central London to battle it out in a trial of athleticism to light the torch.
Strand: Oral Language
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
Suggestions for use: Use a thesaurus to think of different ways of describing the movement shown in the video (e.g. run, chase, sprint).
Pause the video at various points and make a list of words that can be used to describe the action taking place.
Try describing the video to someone who has never seen it before. What words / phrases can you use to convey the tension in the animation?
Pause the video when the camera focusses on the faces of the various characters. What might they be thinking / feeling at these points?
Describe the backstory for the running character (called Olympia). Where does she come from? How did she come to be involved in the events in the animation?
Can you write a new story that involves the Gods of Olympus?
Worksheet on keywords associated to the Olympic Games. Pupils need to put the words into Alphabetical order. Answer sheet given.
View full descriptionStrand: Writing
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
Suggestions for use: Starter: Recap on the Alphabet song.
Task 1: Put letters on the board, ask pupils to put the letters into an order and explain why they put them into the order.
Task 2: Provide pupils with the Alphabetical Order worksheet on the Olympic games. In pairs, give pupils time to discuss and write out the words onto the worksheet.
Task 3: Correct the order with the class using the answer sheet. Pupils correct their work.
Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt. - Special Olympics athletes oath
Teamwork divides the task and multiplies the success - Unknown
Encyclopaedia Britannica has great information about the games, the flag, the ceremonies, the organisation and the history of the Olympic Games.
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