Discover Michael Milton – Australia’s Paralympic Legend!

Michael Milton is one of Australia’s most celebrated Paralympians, known for his incredible resilience and record-breaking achievements. Born in Canberra, Michael lost his leg to cancer at the age of nine, but that didn’t stop him from pursuing his passion for skiing. He went on to become a six-time gold medallist, proving that determination can overcome any obstacle.

With the Winter Paralympics in Milano Cortina fast approaching, this resource pack about Michael Milton’s life and achievements is the perfect way to bring the Games to life in your classroom. It includes a variety of activities that will not only teach your students about this notable Australian Paralympian but will also support key literacy skills, such as reading comprehension and vocabulary development.

This 7-page pack contains the following activities about Michael Milton:

• A comprehension passage to build reading and understanding skills.
• A sequenced timeline to explore key milestones in his life.
• A fact or fiction cut-and-paste activity for critical thinking
• A life events sequencing activity to reinforce chronological understanding.
• A personality traits worksheet for vocabulary development.
• An acrostic poem template to encourage creativity and apply understanding.
• A word search for engagement and reinforcement of key concepts.

This Michael Milton worksheet pack downloads as an easy-print PDF or an editable Google Slides file. Answers are included in both file options to make marking quick and easy.

Further Extend Learning About Michael Milton

This set of worksheets can be used in multiple ways to explore the life of Michael Milton and the Paralympic values his achievements represent. Here are a few suggestions from our teacher team:

• Class Reading and Discussion – Read the comprehension passage about Michael Milton as a whole class, or have the students read it collaboratively in small groups. Afterwards, discuss how Michael demonstrated resilience and overcame challenges in order to achieve his goals.
• Class Timeline Display – Have students use the timeline information contained within the resource to create a class timeline display depicting key events in Michael’s life. Students could work in pairs or small groups to research additional events to add to the timeline.
• Writing and Art Integration – After writing their acrostic poems, have the students draw or paint a portrait of Michael Milton to couple with their writing. These could be displayed together on a classroom wall or in the school library for the duration of the Winter Games.

Download This Michael Milton Worksheet Pack

Use the dropdown menu on the Download button to access your preferred version of this Michael Milton worksheet pack. (Note: You will be prompted to make a copy of the Google Slides version to your personal drive before accessing it.)

As this resource contains answer sheets, we recommend printing one copy of the entire file. Then, remove the answer sheets and make photocopies of the worksheets as required.

This resource was created by Lisamarie Del Valle, a teacher and a Teach Starter collaborator.

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