Uploaded June 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Welcome to the Ancient Sports Academy, where children write instructions for an Ancient Sport to bring it back to life!
For today’s lesson, you might need:
+ chopsticks game bit.ly/chopstickgame

For ANCIENT SPORT RESEARCH
oldest.org/sports/sports
olympic.org/ancient-olympic-games/the-sports-events

This 10 lesson online project helps children age 7-11 write and film their own historical instructions. Using National Curriculum writing skills, children can engage with this practical project to improve their literacy.

For more fiction writing, check out ‘How To Write and Film an Adventure’ - 35 lessons of fun! bit.ly/writeafilm-fullplaylist
For non-fiction writing, check out The Quick-Fire Write series - youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_odjZ7bN8F5fnRbjaDnpSTKVJUIEZvKP