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Paralympic School Day Manual
The Paralympic School Day Manual is divided into two sections:
- Section one looks at the concept and organization of a Paralympic School Day and helps to plan, implement and follow up on a Paralympic School Day.
- Section two provides background information about the Paralympic School Day, the International Paralympic Committee, the Paralympic Movement, Paralympic Games and sports as well as general information about persons with a disability.
Please note: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is fully responsible for the content of the Paralympic School Day Manual, the European Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.
Paralympic School Day Activity Cards
The Paralympic School Day Resource Kit contains 19 Activity Cards, which have been divided according to the four values of the Paralympic School Day. Each value is represented by a different colour. These cards give you information about the activity and suggest tools to help you implement the activity. Alongside, many of the cards have video footage and worksheets that might be helpful for the activity.
Respect for sporting achievement
- 1 Athletics: Practicing Athletics (track and field) skills
- 2 Boccia: Practicing Boccia skills
- 3 Goalball: Practicing Goalball skills
- 4 Sitting Volleyball: Practicing Sitting Volleyball skills
- 5 Wheelchair Basketball: Practicing Wheelchair Basketball skills
- 6 Wheelchair Rugby: Practicing Wheelchair Rugby skills
- 7 Winter Sport: Alpine Skiing, Cross Country Skiing or Ice Sledge Hockey
Respect and acceptance of individual differences
- 8 A Fairy Tale: Class discussion about inclusion
- 9 Photo Game: Experiencing similarities and differences
- 10 Equipment: Obstacle course - how to use adapted equipment
- 11 Accessibility: Discovering the school’s accessibility
Sport as a human right
- 12 Table Tennis: Practicing Table Tennis skills
- 13 Football: Practicing adapted Football skills
- 14 Dance: Practicing inclusive dancing
- 15 Paralympic Games: Video presentation and discussion on the Paralympics
- 16 Quiz: Gaining knowledge about Paralympic sports and athletes
Empowerment and social support in sport
- 17 Athlete Story: Meeting an athlete with a disability
- 18 Classification: Examining functional classification in Paralympic Sport
- 19 Art: Reflecting through art
Please find below additional worksheets, that might be helpful for the activities:
- Colouring Sheet - Dragons
- Colouring Sheet - Football
- Colouring Sheet - Spirit
- Crossword
- Crossword - Teacher Sheet
- Paralympic Host Cities
- Paralympic Host Cities - Teacher Sheet
- Spot the Difference
- Spot the Difference - Teacher Sheet
- Wordfind
- Wordfind - Teacher Sheet
