LEARNING AREA: History LESSON TOPIC: How the Olympics were formed

YEAR LEVEL: 5 DURATION of LESSON: 30 Minutes

LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Sequence historical people and events (ACHHS0!"
#se historical terms and concepts (ACHHS0"
LESSON OBJECTIVES
$o learn the story of the Olympic %ames
&hy they were formed
$o learn the o'(ective of the Oracle
&here the first Olympics were held
By the end of this esson! st"dents #i h$%e $n o&&o't"nity to de(onst'$te thei' $)iity to:
)* #nderstand the Ancient %reece had a lot of wars
+* $his was one of the ways that Ancient %reece made peace in the country
3* How important the Oracle was in Ancient %reece
RESOURCES AND CLASSROOM ORGANISATION
History ,oo-s
.ocus te/t0 Olympia0 &arrior Athletes of Ancient %reece
1encils
1ens
,lac- and &hite copy of the Oracle
Coloured 1encils
STUDENTS* PRIOR +NO,LEDGE
1rior -nowled2e will come from previous history lessons tau2ht*
LESSON PROCEDURE
Moti%$tion -O'ient$tin. Ph$se/ 0 Mins
%et classes attention
3/plain that today they are 2oin2 to learn a'out the Olympic %ames and how they were first formed
P'o1ed"'e -Enh$n1in. Ph$se/
3/plain that Ancient %reece was at war4 as they read in the 'oo- Olympia0 &arrior Athletes in Ancient %reece -23
Mins/
5ead from pa2es 56! of 'oo-
%et students to write down the facts that were listed in the 'oo- such as the 7in2 who or2ani8ed the Olympics4
which city it was held in etc*
As- students what they thin- the Oracles role was in Ancient %reece
Hand out Oracle sheet
As- them to colour in usin2 the colours what they thin- that the Oracle wore* -23 Mins/
Con1"sion: 0 Mins
1ac- up history 'oo-s
Ma-e sure class is prepared for the ne/t lesson