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Warm up for the Games ResourcesNeed some help getting started?
We’ve got a range of great ideas to kick start your school’s work on the Games. Download our free project templates, get inspiration from the World Olympic Dreams project, or take a look at our resources for language learning. And find out what other teachers from around the world are doing in our discussion forum.
Project Templates Please use our project templates to guide you.
Pupils aged 7-11 and 11-14 Who’s your local Olympic or Paralympic athlete? Discover their amazing stories and share inspiration with your partner class. Or get to grips with healthy eating, Olympic-style! These project templates can be used with your class or as a joint project between your class and your partner class.
Pupils aged 11-16 How can we use the power of sport to bring people together and build a more peaceful world? This is just what the Olympic Truce aims to do. Download our project template to explore this fascinating topic with your partner school.
You can also get some excellent Olympic Truce resources from Get Set, the official London 2012 education programme.
Need some project ideas? Get inspiration from schools who are already working together in the World Olympic Dreams Network. And you can learn all about the athletes training for the Games too. World Olympic Dreams The BBC's World Olympic Dreams programme follows 23 athletes from around the world, as they prepare for the London 2012 Games. Ranging from stars such as Usain Bolt and Shawn Johnson to young hopefuls in judo, hockey and distance running, these aspiring Olympians and Paralympians share their highs and lows as they train for the world’s biggest sporting event. You can use this material with your partner school – click here to find out how.
Olympic Dreams Network
The Olympic Dreams Network is a group of UK schools twinned with the schools that educated the athletes from World Olympic Dreams. We worked with the
You can find out more about the schools and what they’ve been up to, as well as getting lots of great resources, at
Resources for language learning English
Our English for the Games site has lots of free resources for learners of English to help them practice their skills and learn all about the Games. You could also use these with English-speaking pupils who want to understand more about the Olympic and Paralympic history, sports and values. Learners can find out all about a range of Olympic and Paralympic sports here with a new sport highlighted every week. French and Spanish Help learners practice their skills with resources in French and Spanish from Get Set, the official London 2012 education programme.
International Inspiration Traditional Games Resources International Inspiration's traditional games resources have been developed specifically to recognise each country’s participation in the International Inspiration programme since 2007. Each of the 20 overseas countries and the UK have selected a game that they feel best represents their culture and traditions. These 21 games are showcased in this resource for young people to play and share, using physical education as a tool to develop learning and inspire intercultural dialogue.
Links Get Set, the official London 2012 education programme, has exciting resources, inspirational films and great ideas and opportunities to help you make the most of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Bridges has free, downloadable resources on the Olympic and Paralympic values, for primary and secondary pupils.
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