2026 Winter Games Activities

Description

Bring the excitement of the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Games into your classroom with this engaging, research-based resource. Designed to be used alongside official Team NZ athlete profiles, these activities help students develop critical research, persuasive writing, and creative journaling skills.

What’s Included:

Adopt an Athlete: A comprehensive research worksheet where students track an athlete’s age, world ranking, career bests, and technical sporting vocabulary.

The Flagbearer Pitch: A persuasive writing task using the PEEL structure. Students hunt for evidence of resilience and leadership to argue why their athlete deserves to lead the New Zealand team.

The Italian Alps Journal: A creative writing activity that tasks students with researching specific Olympic venues (like Livigno or Bormio) and writing a “night before the final” diary entry from their athlete’s perspective.

Perfect for: Year 5–8 students exploring New Zealand’s role in global sporting events.