1.   The Commonwealth Games The city saw off competition from the Nigerian capital Abuja, which had hoped to be the first location in Africa to host the games. Top officials reached the decision after a meeting in Sri Lanka.

2.   Pinpoint a City Children will practice locating the home cities of sports teams on a simple state or national map.

3.   Innovation and Origins of Sport This lesson plan is based on viewing the Historica Footprints for Jeff Adams, Father David Bauer, Debbie Brill, Foster Hewitt, James Naismith, Lester Patrick and the Brier. Each of these legends in Canadian sports history made major contributions to their sports, as did the founding of curling's Brier.

4.   Let’s play Salixbol Let's play Salixbol is a project that helps in the learning of the individual and collective sports tactics, working through the Information Communication Technologies (ICT), and being used for students as a game they invent while they are playing with it.

1.   Good Sports Good Sports Social Studies/Language Arts Access to the Internet or sports reference books. What You Need Access to the Internet or sports reference books. What to Do 1. Ask students to choose and research a sports star from the past century. To get them started, you may want to direct them to a Web site which o...

2.   Problem Solving/Spatial Relationships ...lls: clicking and dragging + Problem solve by matching spaces (spatial awareness) with softball and baseball words + Assess knowledge of baseball/softball Materials: + Use of the Internet + Pencil + Worksheet URL: http://www.snoopy.com Procedures: 1. Click on: Fun and Games, then Game Gallery, then Sports Match Start 2. Click and drag words 3. When finished, if time permits, complete the attached worksheet Setup Time Required: 5 minutes Class Time Required: 20 - 30 minutes Problems/Issues that may be encountered: Not possible to connect to Internet - crossword will be reproduced as a backup Name:____...

3.   Let the Games Begin! Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Return to Unit List Grade 3 3 Unit 5: Problem Solving Teacher's Edition p. 386 Project File Project File Let the Games Begin! Overview Students will use K-W-L charts to brainstorm a list of questions they want to answer about sports. They will each choose one sport at the Kids' Zone: Olympics Web site and will research the sport by completing their K-W-L charts. Then, students will design sports guides. They will write paragraphs about topics such as the rules and equipment of the sport, and will draw pictures to accompany the...

4.   Basketball ...e, "Basketball." Canadian teacher, Dr. James Naismith, invented Basketball over 100 years ago when he hung a peach basket on a gym wall. Aims Using the story of James Naismith as the starting point, students can either research and write about other Canadian inventions, or other moments in Canadian sports history. Activity 1. Canadian Sports Hall of Fame There are many great sports stories in Canadian History. - Discuss the attraction of sports stories: the drama, the uncertainty, the character qualities that arise in competition. Also discuss the sense of pride and identification that fans feel for...

5.   Are sports dangerous? CNNfyi.com > Lesson Plans Education Search Partners Click to Search! Are sports dangerous? March 6, 2001 Harcourt Web posted at: 4:52 PM EST (2152 GMT) · From 'acoustics' to Lesson Plans by month 'zoology,' Lesson Plans by subject explore our online Dictionary of Science and Editor's note: If you are planning to use the news story that this lesson plan is Technology based on fo...

6.   Favourite Sports and Athletes: Introduction to Sports Media Media Awareness Network Search Home For Teachers For Parents Media Issues News Special Content Cart Réseau éducation-médias Initiatives LESSON PLAN printable version email a friend français Favourite Sports and Athletes: An Introduction to Sports Media Level: Grades K to 3 Overview About the Author Used with permission from Responding To Media This lesson and all Violence: Starting Point for associated documents Classroom Practice K-6, by (handouts, overheads, the Metropolitan Toronto backgrounders) is...

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8.   Action Words (Verbs) ...me of Activity: Elem Lessons Action Words (Verbs) PE Central Store Health Ed Products PEC Store Secondary Lessons Purpose of Activity: To integrate language arts skills in Physical Education. More Products Suggested Grade Level: 4-5 Description of Idea Copyright/ Students will turn in a list of ten sports the first day of class. I will Disclaimer take the list of sports and combine them to make a big list of sports for them to work from, adding in other sports that they might not have thought of because they aren't well known. During the next couple of classes during stretches we talk about nouns and...

9.   A Century of Canadian Women in Sports CBC.ca Homepage News Sports Entertainment Radio TV My Region Search CBC.ca Home > For Teachers > Grades 6-8 : Fair Game: Pioneering Canadian women in sports Accessible version "For Teachers" home page Overview of educational materials What we provide Tips for classroom use Assessment Suite Search the Archives site >>Advanced S...

10.   McGraw-Hill Mathematics Grade 3, Chapter 11: Sporting Sizes Macmillan/McGraw-Hill McGraw-Hill Mathematics Return to McGraw-Hill Mathematics Web-Linked Lesson Plans Grade 3 book McGraw-Hill Math - Grade 3 Chapter 11: Measurement Theme: Sports and Fitness Sporting Sizes Introduce Teach Close/Assess Check students' work. Ask students to share new facts they have learned about one of the sports. Have students create a jeopardy-style game using units of measure from the Web site for the answers. Extend Back to Student Activity Activity Answe...