PLANNING. RESOURCES. ENGLISH. MATHS. ART & DESIGN. ICT. SCIENCE. HUMANITIES. PSHE. OTHER COUNTRIES. Olympics 2012: lesson plan and teaching activities for schools. ©Reuters/ AlertnetThis lesson plan is made up of a collection of activities exploring aspects of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Come back to this page to find new activities in the months leading up to the event, or sign up for alerts via newsthink. Getting home after Olympics Ever been stuck after a day or evening out, unable to get home? It is a common experience for teenagers. Meanwhile, the planners for London's 2012 Olympics know that, despite their strenuous efforts, the transport system may not be able to meet demand for all visitors over the period of the games. Missed the tube – now what? Ask students to imagine this: You're a sports fan. All being well, this won't happen. Ask students to imagine that their plan to get home is suddenly in tatters. Invite options. Walk home. See how inventive students can be. Ask students to rank the options, sorting the most attractive from the less favoured ones. Do this in pairs or small groups or for homework, then share results.
Bingo health. Education. The Commission for Culture and Olympic Education advises the IOC on the promotion of culture and Olympic education and supports the IOC programmes and activities related to the education of youth through sport.
A sporting and cultural dimension. Olympic Scheme. Going for Gold or Quest for the Cup – classroom activities across the curriculum inspired by the Olympics, Paralympics, Commonwealth Games or major international sporting events. Whether it is the Olympics, Paralympics, Commonwealth Games, Football World Cup, Tennis Masters or other high-profile international sporting events, major events such as these with high media coverage can capture the imagination of your pupils, and that interest can be harnessed in the classroom in any curricular area.
The following are links to resources which link major sporting events to the curriculum, or inspire classroom activity ideas. Olympic, Paralympic or Commonwealth Games-inspired teaching resources Chris Leach has collated a series of challenges for a class of pupils, each challenge being inspired or loosely based on individual events within the Olympic Games. Each activity is presented as a challenge which involves pupils in completing a task, the idea for which is inspried by an Olympic or Commonwealth Games sport but may be related to an area of the curriculum easily adaptable to be appropriate to the age and stage of the pupils.
Football World Cup/International Events Rugby. London 2012 - Get Set. The Olympic Day Run is one of the symbols of the Sport for All movement.
Great diversity in participants Every year since 1987, all over the world, the Olympic Day Run unites men, women and children of all age. Today more than 150 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) organise this great sport event. Olympic Challenge 2012. Tours from Above – Aerial Virtual Tour Photography worldwide. The Ancient Greek Olympics - Ancient Greece for Kids. Primary History - Ancient Greeks - The Olympic Games. London Olympic Games 2012 - Facts and information. London 2012 - Get Set. London 2012 - Tickets, Sports, Schedule, Venues.
The London 2012 Games were centred around the Olympic Park in east London, which is the site of a number of new sports venues.
Up to 180,000 spectators a day entered the Park to enjoy the Games, making it the principal focus of Olympic activity. The main venues – the Olympic Stadium, Aquatics Centre, Velodrome and BMX Circuit, as well as the hockey, handball and basketball arenas – were easily accessible through a network of footbridges and walkways within the Park. The Olympic Village was within walking distance of all the venues in the Park, enhancing the experience for athletes and officials.
The use of other prestigious venues – such as Wembley Stadium for football, the All-England Club in Wimbledon for tennis, Lord’s Cricket Ground for archery and Horse Guards Parade for beach volleyball – was also a feature of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The London 2012 Games included a four-year Cultural Olympiad. Olympic Games Medals, Results, Sports, Athletes. Preschool Lesson Plan Activities. Ages 2.5 to 6 This is an opportunity for young children to get acquainted with the Olympic Games, but most importantly the central message during the activities is one of friendship and peace.
People playing and working together in peace and friendship makes for a better and beautiful world. Activity #1: What are the Olympic Games? Our children can first get to know a little about the Olympic Games. Many people from many countries get together to play games and celebrate friendship, unity and sports every four years. Tell the children they are going to have their own Kid's Olympic Day Games. The Olympic Games 2012 London. 2012 Olympics Quiz. Olympics Fun Facts.