London 2012 Olympic Teaching Resources. 2012 Olympic Sports | 2012 Olympic Venues | Symbols of the Olympic Games The build up to the 2012 London Olympics provides an excellent opportunity to engage students all round the world in learning about Britain and the countries within (England, Scotland and Wales).
Below I have suggested some activity ideas for across the curriculum. Click for facts about London Teaching Resources and Activity ideas for the London 2012 Olympics Literacy Write rules for one of the sporting Events. Numeracy Draw a bar chart of the medals won and work out what percentage of medals were won by each country.
History Ancient Greece ( website ) Olympics Timeline ( website ) The ancient Olympic Games ( BBC website) Geography Where is London ( website ) How far is London from you? Event venues of the 2012 London Olympics Central London map (pdf) | Bus map of Central London Science Investigate how to keep an athlete cool during the Games. Facts and Information about London. Symbols of the Olympics. Prometheus and Pandora. Think Bank Ltd - Training, Design, Consultancy. 10 Resources for Olympics Lessons! The 2012 Olympics are taking place from the 27th July to 12 August this year and lots of schools are planning Olympics-themed lessons next term.
So, I’ve listed a number of resources that can be used below: 1) The official Olympic and London 2012 sites have lots of information, statistics and resources that schools can use. The London 2012 site also has a special ‘Get Set’ collection of resources that form part of the official education programme. 2) Simon Haughton has started a great collaborative document that lists ideas and resources for using the Olympics in different subject areas. 3) TPet have created lots of Olympics resources, including certificates, banners, countdown boards and posters about the Ancient Olympics. 4) The fantastic Porchester Junior School have created a special playlist of Youtube videos that show the history of the Games. 5) Ch-arted are offering free Olympics cartoons, activities and fact files that can be downloaded once you register on their site (for free).
The Olympics. 1896 - 2012. Welcome to YouTube! The location filter shows you popular videos from the selected country or region on lists like Most Viewed and in search results.To change your location filter, please use the links in the footer at the bottom of the page. Click "OK" to accept this setting, or click "Cancel" to set your location filter to "Worldwide". The location filter shows you popular videos from the selected country or region on lists like Most Viewed and in search results. To change your country filter, please use the links in the footer at the bottom of the page. Loading... 1 1:40 Athens 1896 Olympic Games by Filotipo 18,768 views 2 5:26 1900 - Paris by sovurss 1,414 views 3 1:13 Olympics 1904 St.Louis Olympiade SelMcKenzie Selzer-McKenzie by FussballDez2011 1,431 views 4 4:48 The best pictures from London 1908 by iocmedia 21,014 views 5 1:43 Olympics 1912 Stockholm Olympiade SelMcKenzie Selzer-McKenzie by FussballDez2011 2,628 views 6 0:39 Olympic Games Belgium 1920 by Marty Perlmutter 4,268 views.
Greek Myths and Legends. Primary History - Ancient Greeks - The Olympic Games. Schools - Primary History. Athens 2004 Summer Olympic Games. Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery for Kids - Greek Pottery.