Discover Athletes with Our Paralympic Athlete Profile Template 

When learning about athletes, it’s important for students to examine them critically. They need to consider not only the basic facts but also the inspiring and interesting details that make each athlete unique. This differentiated graphic organiser pack is designed to help students record information about different para-athletes. 

The athlete profile template can easily be used with comprehension texts, picture books, or guided readers. Each levelled graphic organiser includes various sections where students can draw their chosen athlete’s portrait, write about their number of medals, interesting facts, and basic details such as country and personal records.

How to Use and Benefit from the Athlete Profile Template

These graphic organisers include sections for students to fill in details about the athlete’s background, personal records, number of medals, interesting facts, and what makes them fascinating. There’s also a box where they can attach a picture of the athlete or draw one themselves.

Benefits of Using This Resource:

• Enhances Critical Thinking: Encourages students to look beyond basic facts and consider what makes each athlete unique and inspiring.
• Boosts Reading and Comprehension Skills: Integrates with comprehension texts and picture books and guides readers to improve literacy.
• Fosters Engagement: The interactive nature of drawing and writing about athletes keeps students motivated and involved.
• Differentiated Learning: Tailored for different learning levels to ensure all students can participate and benefit.

These templates can be seamlessly integrated into your lesson plans for various activities:

• Whole-Class Activity: Ideal for when you, the teacher, read the comprehension passages aloud to the entire class.
• Small-Group Activity: Perfect for collaborative reading and discussion of athletes’ biographies.
• Individual Activity: Suitable for independent reading and profile creation.

Multiple Formats for Different Age Groups:

• Years 1-2: Simplified templates with prompts for basic information about athletes.
• Years 3-4: More detailed templates that encourage writing more about the athletes.
• Year 5: Challenging templates that prompt students to think critically about why the athlete is inspiring.

Get Your Athlete Profile Template Today!

Ready to engage your students with the inspiring world of Paralympic athletes? Simply click the dropdown arrow on the Download button and choose your desired format. Available in editable Google Slides or an easy-to-print PDF format, you can adapt them to suit your classroom needs. Make your copies, share them with your students, and you’re ready for a great lesson.

This resource was created by Brittany Kellogg, a teacher and Teach Starter Collaborator.

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