June 23, 2021
After a much-anticipated wait, the Tokyo Olympics 2020 are finally coming, starting on 23rd July and running all the way until 8th August. The Paralympic Games follow and will be held from 24th August, through to the 5th September. The Olympic Games happen every 4 years and is an international multi-sporting event, celebrated globally. The Olympic Games are held in both summer and winter, with the ultimate goal being to promote world peace through sport.
The Paralympic Games, featuring athletes with an impairment, take place shortly after every Olympic Games in the same host city. The history of the Paralympic Games dates back to 1948, when Sir Ludwig Guttmann, a physician working at a hospital in Stoke Mandeville, England, organised an archery competition involving World War II veterans with spinal cord injuries as part of their rehabilitation programme. In 1952 the event became an international competition, and from the 1960 Games in Rome, they were held in the same host country as the Olympic Games. Since the 1988 Games in Seoul, they have been held shortly after the Olympic Games using the same venues and facilities.
We have several resources that you can use to celebrate both the Olympics and Paralympics using Purple Mash and our PE and wellbeing platform, Striver.
In Purple Mash, we have several resources you can use to explore the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Find them all here. More are being created over the next few weeks so maybe bookmark this link. Use our History of the Olympics templates to compare the Modern and Ancient Olympic Games.
You could also test your knowledge using our Ancient Olympics Quiz. Create an information leaflet about the events that are held at the Olympics or Paralympics.
You can write a newspaper article about a local hero winning a gold medal using our Paralympic and Olympic templates. Choose a picture of your favourite sport and write about it using this template.
The Olympics and Paralympic Games are both held in Tokyo. To celebrate the Tokyo games, we have several resources on Purple Mash to learn about Japan. You can use our Postcard from the Games Olympics and Paralympics templates to tell your friends and family how you are enjoying the Games and Tokyo. You can also use our fact file to learn all about Japan.
We have several paint projects to paint some Olympic and Paralympic scenes. Paint an Olympic Swimmer using this template. You could also paint some Athletics runners, or paint yourself your winning gold medal! You can also use our Swimmer Mashcam or Sprinter Mashcam to become one of these Olympians.
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Striver is our PE and wellbeing platform which aims to improve primary aged students' long-term physical and mental wellbeing. It aims to achieve this by ensuring children of all abilities feel motivated and engaged, and teachers of all experience levels feel confident and in control.
Within Striver, there are several resources that link to the Olympics.
Our free sample pack includes two full lessons, plus an overview of Striver that you can share with others in the school. If you'd like to see a lesson from a particular unit, get in touch and we'll be happy to provide one.
The sample pack includes:
Let us know how you are getting involved in the Olympic and Paralympic celebrations by tweeting us, or sharing your work on Facebook.
