Olympics Project: Building Knowledge of our Olympic Athletes

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We’ve made some exciting connections with athletes through social media, which has led to further Olympics inquiry.  Once we’d learned about pairs skaters Paige & Rudi, hockey player Hayley Wickenheiser and skeleton racer Mellisa Hollingsworth, we were excited to find out about other athletes.  Our class decided that our Olympics project should include research to […]

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There are 3 different colors of medals: -gold -silver -bronze People take turns carrying the torch from the place the Olympics was last held to the place it’s going to be. On the very first day of the  Olympics they have a celebration called opening ceremonies. At the opening ceremonies the person with the torch

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Olympics Project: Art

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Right from the project launch, there has been great potential for our Olympics project to address a number of subject areas.  One of the first things students suggested was Olympics-themed art, so I was pleased to provide some opportunities this week for students to create art projects that linked to their learning.  After we learned

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