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ACTIVITY 1: THE OLYMPIC GAMES TEACHERS NOTES 2© Australian Olympic Committee Rio 2016/Primary School Lesson Plan education.olympics.com.au Suggested time: 60 minutes minutes Would you like more? Celebrate the Olympic Games at your school. Curriculum Humanities and Social Sciences Pose questions to investigate people, events, places and issues (ACHASSI073) English Interpret ideas and information in spoken texts and listen for key points in order to carry out tasks and use information to share and extend ideas and information (ACELY1687) What you need Display board Internet to watch Q Background information The Modern Olympic Games n_report_668.pdf n_report_668.pdf Hosting an Olympic Day mpic-day/olympic-day mpic-day/olympic-day Students will Create a word and knowledge bank on the Olympic Games Identify the key features of the Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement through images and video Create a display on the Olympic Games Brainstorm ways to celebrate the Olympic Games at your school MIDDLE
ACTIVITY 1: THE OLYMPIC GAMES 3© Australian Olympic Committee Rio 2016/Primary School Lesson Plan education.olympics.com.au What do you know about the Olympic Games? Create a display to record everything you know. Use these heading to help you. The Olympic Games Friendship AthletesCountries Ceremonies Summer and Winter Games Host nations MIDDLE
Look at these images and watch the video on the Olympic Games. Is there information you can add to your display? ACTIVITY 1: THE OLYMPIC GAMES 4© Australian Olympic Committee Rio 2016/Primary School Lesson Plan education.olympics.com.au LEARN THROUGH IMAGES AND VIDEO Watch 15CH3JQ MIDDLE
Founder of the Modern Olympic Games Pierre de Coubertin once said: The important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part. The essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well. What do you think he means? Add this to your display ACTIVITY 1: THE OLYMPIC GAMES 5© Australian Olympic Committee Rio 2016/Primary School Lesson Plan education.olympics.com.au PIERRE DE COUBERTIN Source: MIDDLE
6© Australian Olympic Committee Rio 2016/Primary School Lesson Plan education.olympics.com.au ACTIVITY 1: THE OLYMPIC GAMES OLYMPIC FACTS Read these Olympic facts and discuss as a class what should be added to your Olympic display. Australia and Greece are the only countries of compete in every Olympic Games since There are gold, silver and bronze medals awarded to the athletes for 1 st, 2 nd and 3 rd. Pierre de Coubertin founded the Modern Olympic Games in The Olympic Games are held every 4 years. Australia has hosted two Olympic Games. Melbourne in 1956 and Sydney in Australia’s first Team only had one athlete, Edwin Flack. The Australian Team for Rio will have 465 athletes, and 350 coaches, officials and support staff. In 2016 the Olympic Games will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. MIDDLE
ACTIVITY 1: THE OLYMPIC GAMES 7© Australian Olympic Committee Rio 2016/Primary School Lesson Plan education.olympics.com.au EVERYONE CAN PARTICIPATE Brainstorm ways that you can celebrate the Olympic Games at your school. Add your ideas to your display. The Olympic Games Friendship What can you do in your class or school to encourage friendship and recognise the understanding of differences? Athletes Create an Olympic event at your school. u/programs/olympic- day/olympic-day u/programs/olympic- day/olympic-day Countries Everyone can take part from all over the world. What ways can you celebrate with people from different countries and cultures? Ceremonies What ceremonies can you do at school to celebrate friendship, health choices, achievements and inclusion? MIDDLE
CELEBRATE THE OLYMPIC GAMES AT SCHOOL Create an activity or event to celebrate the Olympic Games The event can be sport, arts or a cultural Share your activity with the Australian Olympic Team at ACTIVITY 1: THE OLYMPIC GAMES 8© Australian Olympic Committee Rio 2016/Primary School Lesson Plan education.olympics.com.au WOULD YOU LIKE MORE? MIDDLE