Engage Your Pupils with the All-Star Paralympic Athlete Profile Template

Are you looking for an engaging way to teach your Grade 4-5 pupils about Paralympic athletes? This innovative social-media-style template is the perfect solution. By combining the excitement of social media with educational content, this resource captures pupils’ interest and enhances their understanding of the Paralympics.

Dive Into the Lives of Paralympic All-Star Athletes

With this social media profile template, pupils will select a Paralympic athlete to research and create a detailed profile. The template encourages pupils to:

• Draw a profile picture of the athlete.
• Complete basic information boxes about the athlete’s life.
• Write sentences detailing the athlete’s biography.
• Use descriptive adjectives
• Compile interesting facts about the athlete.
• Record the athlete’s classification, participation, and medal count.

How to Use the Athlete Profile Template 

This template is designed to develop pupils’ writing and research skills in a fun and interactive way. By creating an Instagram profile for their chosen athlete, pupils will learn to:

• Conduct thorough research on a specific Paralympic athlete.
• Summarise and organise biographical information.
• Use descriptive language effectively.
• Present their findings in a visually appealing format.

Easy to Download and Print

Getting this resource is simple and stress-free. Click the download button and select your preferred format—editable Google Slides or easy-to-print PDF. Provide your pupils with copies of the template, pencils, crayons, and glue, and watch them explore and learn enthusiastically.

This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher and Teach Starter Collaborator.

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