Vancouver 2010 Aboriginal Education Resources
The Vancouver 2010 Find Your Passion in Sport posters provide a unique opportunity for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal students to learn about Aboriginal athletes and their commitment to their sport and culture.
A complimentary set of lesson starters is also available for K-12 teachers across Canada to use in conjunction with the poster series. The lesson starters provide teachers with developed ideas for lessons that they can modify to suit their particular classroom needs. Developed in collaboration with the BC Ministry of Education and Aboriginal teachers from across the province, the lesson starters can be used in a number of curriculum areas, such as language arts, geography, science, social studies, health, career education and drama.
Lesson Starters
When Aboriginal Athletes Meet the Press . . .
Grade Level(s)
4–7
Subject Area(s)
English language arts (oral language, reading comprehension and writing), drama (imagination
and role exploration, voice and movement skills) and social studies (culture and place)
Links to Vancouver 2010 Education Program Component(s)
Sport and healthy living, culture, global citizenship
Activity Description
Like all young athletes, up-and-coming Aboriginal athletes of today have much to share about
both the sacrifices and rewards of seeking excellence through achievement in sport. At the same
time, their personal journeys will be quite distinctive, reflecting the cultural uniqueness of the First
Nations, Inuit or Métis communities where they have grown up.
In this lesson, students are challenged to imaginatively re-create an interview situation from two
differing points of view: the point of view of a newspaper reporter assigned to write a profile of a
young Aboriginal athlete, and the point of view of a particular young Aboriginal athlete being
asked to tell his or her story.
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Setting Goals
Grade Level(s)
6 - 9
Subject Area(s)
Health & Career Education, Health & Life Skills, Health & Physical Education, Guidance; English Language Arts
Links to Vancouver 2010 Education Program Component(s)
Olympic Movement, Paralympic Movement, Sport and Healthy Living, Culture, Sustainability, Global Citizenship (all are areas in which students may choose to set or examine goals)
Activity Description
Inspiration and some careful forethought can be helpful in enabling students to set and achieve personal goals with respect to physical activity or, more broadly, with respect to any kind of achievement (personal, interpersonal, academic). This lesson invites students to consider some of the ingredients needed to achieve success by focusing on the young role models portrayed in the Vancouver 2010 Find Your Passion in Sport poster series featuring Leah, Sammy and Travis.
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The ABCs of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
Grade Level(s)
K-1
Subject Area(s)
English Language Arts, Drama, Visual Arts
Links to Vancouver 2010 Education Program Component(s)
Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, Culture
Activity Description
This lesson starter proposes using the Vancouver 2010 Find Your Passion in Sport poster series, featuring Leah, Sammy and Travis, as a springboard for various early literacy activities that can be implemented over a period of several weeks or throughout the year, either individually or as part of an interconnected program of activities based on Vancouver 2010 themes.
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More lesson starters:
Grade Level(s)
K-7
The Value of Sport
Grade Level(s)
6-12
Healthy Lifestyle Drama
Grade Level(s)
9 to 12
Celebrating Your Strengths
Grade Level(s)
5 to 8
Understanding Traditional and Modern Plant Uses
Grade Level(s)
9-12
Legends of the Olympic Games
Grade Level(s)
8-10
About the Posters
Each poster in the series includes text in English, French and the Aboriginal language of each athlete’s ancestry. The photos are situated in the natural landscape where the athlete lives or trains. More >>>
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