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2012 Curriculum
Year 6 - My Olympic friends: "Is Anything Fair?" (Paralympics and Equality)
Key Skills
- I can research a paralympian and the
celebrate successes of past paralympians;
- I can research and discuss whether
separating ability or other factors (gender,
race) is a necessary part of the Olympics
(sports days);
- I can formulate an argument based on my
beliefs;
- I can show empathy through a variety of
activities and appreciate differences;
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Entry points
- To have an
afternoon
of sporting
activities
which highlight
Olympic/Paralympics
differences;
- Watching
examples of
Paralympics
activities;
Activities
- "Just a Minute" games to develop speaking skills;
- A variety of short speaking and listening games to
develop debating and argument skills;
- Make contact with a paralympian for the children
to interview;
- Research the requirements for categorizing
disabilities in the Olympic Games;
- Plan and write an argument about equality in the
Olympic and Paralympic games;
Outcomes
- To be able to carry out a
individual presentation on a
paralympian of their choice;
- To write a persuasive argument
expressing my own opinions
with evidence about equality in
the Olympics/Paralympics;
- To be able to debate about
the equality in the Olympics/Paralympics;
- To be able to express my
feelings;
Resources
- Websites for
Paralympics: Paralympic Games | Ability vs ability | Paralympics GB |
- Examples
of written
arguments
and their
features: Earl Spencer | JFK | Martin Luther King | William Shakespeare | Winston Churchill |
- Filmed/taped
examples
of public
speakers
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