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Classrooms with an Olympic feel

Not so long now until the Olympics will be just down the road at Stratford. London Borough of Waltham Forest is of one of the host boroughs and its a good time to start bringing some ideas together.

These web sites have some great information and are full of ideas for you and the children, so just take a look and start planning......

www.london2012.com

On 17 September the Paralympic flag will be handed to the Mayor of London marking the start of the build up to the 2012 Olympic Games and the launch of the London 2012 Education Programme.

en.bejing2008.cn

The official website of the Beijing Olympics 2008

www.globalgateway.org

Visit this site to make a link with a school in China

www.first-school.ws/activities/firststeps/olympics

Lots of activities for Early Years and Foundation Stage

History Focus

A really small sample of web sites looking at aspects of history that are a really useful resource, for ideas and for materials too. There are loads more and the Newport school web site will soon have some local material too that will be good to use.

www.schoolhistory.co.uk

Includes a 'walk the plank' interactive game for all pirate and high sea adventures

www.bbc.co.uk/schools - history section

Has to be included and always has some great stuff

www.show.me.co.uk

Great site for children, try 'Dinosaur Adventure'.

www.ehs.org.uk

A site for social and economic history, probably only for Yr6 and above but interesting.

www.ohs.org.uk

An oral history site, it enable voices which have been hidden from the historical record to be heard. If your class are wanting to work with families in the community this is a great tool.