To celebrate the 2016 Olympic Games, we have brought together these sports-themed challenges for you to try.
Use your reasoning skills to solve these sporty tasks. You will even need to set up your own Olympics throwing event for one of them!
Use your reasoning skills to solve these sporty tasks. You will even need to set up your own Olympics throwing event for one of them!
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Half Time
Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
What could the half time scores have been in these Olympic hockey matches?
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Favourite
The animals' sports day
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
One day five small animals in my garden were going to have a sports day. They decided to have a swimming race, a running race, a high jump and a long jump.
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Favourite
Can you do it too?
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
Try some throwing activities and see whether you can throw something as far as the Olympic hammer or discus throwers.
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Favourite
The Games' Medals
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
Can you see who the gold medal winner is? What about the silver medal winner and the bronze medal winner?
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Games from around the world
Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
Here are a collection of games from around the world to try during the holidays or the last few weeks of term.
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Opening patterns
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
Look at some of the patterns in the Olympic Opening ceremonies and see what shapes you can spot.
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Favourite
Olympic rings
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
Can you design your own version of the Olympic rings, using interlocking squares instead of circles?
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Who can be the winner?
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
Some children have been doing different tasks. Can you see who was the winner?