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| Title | The 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, Part 1 |
| Body | The Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony will take place at Vancouver’s BC Place on February 12, 2010. The Closing Ceremony on February 28, 2010 will also be held at BC Place. Here are some ideas and resources for incorporating the Olympics and the Paralympics into your classroom: --- The games will be broadcast in 22 different languages, including eight languages indigenous to Canada, Cantonese, Italian, Mandarin, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, and Ukrainian. See a list of languages and TV stations at http://www.ctvolympics.ca/news-centre/newsid=19873.html --- French and English teachers will find the official Winter Olympics website especially useful, as it is available in both of these languages (English at http://www.vancouver2010.com and French at http://www.vancouver2010.com/fr --- Young students may enjoy learning about the three mascots: Sumi, Quatchi, and Miga. Learn more about them and explore the available games and activities (students of any language can send mascot-related e-cards as a class project) at http://www.vancouver2010.com/mascot, or http://www.vancouver2010.com/mascot/fr/index.php in French. --- A collection of black-and-white Olympic coloring pages is available at http://www.primarygames.com/socstudies/olympics/coloring.htm . These images can also be useful for creating new learning materials dealing with the winter Olympic sports. --- A large collection of Olympics activities is available from EdHelper at http://www.edhelper.com/olympics.htm . Scroll down for Spanish, French, Italian, and German as well as a multitude of materials that can be adapted for any language. --- Check out Larry Ferlazzo’s collection of Best Sites to Learn about the Vancouver Winter Olympics at http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2010/01/10/the-best-sites-to-learn-about-the-vancouver-winter-olympics --- If you’re teaching science in the target language, you’ll be glad to know about a 16-part video series focusing on the science behind the games. Learn more about it at http://www.eschoolnews.com/2010/01/24/free-videos-explore-the-science-behind-the-olympics --- Read a short article about Germany’s Olympic hopefuls at http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/__PR/P__Wash/2010/01/22__Olympics__Team__PR.html |
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