Olympics: Ancient and Modern – box of artefacts to facilitate learning in the classroom

Contents

Ancient Games

  • A pair of Ancient Greek long jumper hand weights- halteres
  • Ancient Greek dish depicting the Olympic torch
  • Laurel leaf head wreath
  • Strigil (A tool with a curved blade used, especially by ancient Greeks and Romans, to scrape sweat and dirt from the skin after exercise; a scraper

Modern Games

  • ‘Roll of victors’ book In the Wenlock Olympic Games
  • William Penny Brookes & Wenlock Olympian Society Story Cards
  • Wenlock Olympian Society Information Pack

In recent times

  • Ice skate
  • Team GB bunting and GB flag (ideal for a classroom display)
  • Beijing Olympic T shirt belonging to Naomi Foulkard, a Team GB Archer
  • The Independent Newspaper London 2012 Souvenir Edition Monday 13th August 2012
  • Royal Mail commemorative stamps set London 2012
  • Mandeville soft toy – mascot for the 2012 Paralympic games

Information Pack

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To book a loans box contact Su Vale, our Learning Co-Ordinator on museum@worcestershire.gov.uk or phone 01299 250416.

Key topics – Olympic games: ancient and modern

Contents of the Olympics: Ancient and Modern Loans Box