Leicestershire, UK - 21 February 2012 - Education company Wildgoose has
launched a new cross-curricular teaching resource based around the
London Olympic Games. The interactive pack includes a CD-ROM packed with
teaching activities and background notes as well as high-resolution
aerial photographs of the Olympics site dating back to the 1960s.
Wildgoose is part of Bluesky International, the UK-based aerial mapping
company.
The digital resource features information on competing nations
including reference information such as the country’s capital, language
and major religion, past Olympic records including holders name and
nationality as well as a comparison of modern and ancient Olympic
events. The accompanying teacher’s notes include a range of activities
covering Maths, English, Design and Technology, Geography, ICT, Modern
Foreign Languages (MFL), Religious Education, Music and Physical
Education. Each subject area includes learning objectives, detailed
activity descriptions and learning outcomes.
The Wildgoose ‘Get Ready, Get Set, Go!’ resource also includes three A3
aerial photographs of the London Olympics site and its surrounding
area. Taken between 1960 and 2010 these high resolution images show how
the region has changed in the past fifty years and pupils are guided
with an ‘I can see …’ activity to explore and interpret the images.
“As the countdown to the games gathers pace and excitement levels grow
it is a good opportunity to harness this interest in the classroom,”
commented Kathryn Lucas, Education Manager at Wildgoose. “By tying such a
nationally significant event to a range of educational subjects we hope
to promote learning by making it both enjoyable and relevant.”
Wildgoose has been providing resources for education for over 15 years
and has grown into one of the UK’s leading school suppliers. For further
information, or to request a copy of either of the Wildgoose education
catalogues, please call Wildgoose on +44 (0)1530 518568 or visit www.wildgoose.ac
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