Sports biography assignment elementary school

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Research famous athletes participating in the Summer 2024 Olympics from Team USA! Each student will be assigned an Olympic athlete to research and use the.

This is a great tool to teach students how to research while also celebrating important people.

Assign or encourage your children to choose and research an Olympic athlete.

In this lesson, we'll learn about a Native American athlete, Jim Thorpe, who was one of the best athletes ever.

This is a great tool to teach students how to research while also celebrating important people..

This resource pack has been created by double Paralympic gold medallist and award-winning author, Danielle Brown MBE, to bring incredible role models to the classroom and help pupils find different ways to engage with sport.

The resource pack contains an extract from Danielle’s book, Run Like a Girl, alongside a pupil worksheet, teacher notes and other resources.

Run Like a Girl features the biographical stories of 50 incredible sportswomen, from boxing superstar Nicola Adams to record-breaking yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur.

Starter activity

Watch Danielle’s video, above, and read the extract from the book, before asking these discussion questions:

Is this fiction or non-fiction?

Why do you think that?
Confidence was a very important skill for Danielle.
This sports template guides students through organizing and presenting biographical details, early and adult life, famous quotes, sports participation, and.
What other skills do you think athletes need to perform at their very best?
World-class athletes aren’t always brilliant at their sport from the very start. What sport (or other activity) would yo