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Commonwealth Games
Activity Pack
At the Canal & River Trust we’re getting excited about
the Commonwealth Games coming to the West
Midlands. We’re looking forward to welcoming 4 million
visitors to our wonderful region over the summer, but we
also want to make sure that the waterways and wildlife
are treated with care.
We’ve created this activity pack to help you join in with
the celebrations in a fun and sustainable way.
The Queen’s Baton Relay – Page 2
Commonwealth Calendar – Page 3
Design a Medal – Page 5
Make a Celebration Flag – Page 6
Teachers: Please see the Commonwealth Games Activity Plan for
guidance and support in the delivery of these activities.
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The Queen’s Baton Relay
Before every Commonwealth Games the ‘Queen’s Baton’ travels in a rela
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It visits the 72 nations and territories that will take part. r
The design of the
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Check out this year’s relay route online.
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2022 Queen’s Baton
the world.
was a team effort. 1 In teams, choose one of the 72 nations (Try to pick one
that you are not yet familiar with). A few ideas are given
It has been made with
below:
the help of Birmingham
based craftspeople and Sierra Leone Fiji Grenada
local materials.
Kiribati Solomon Islands Cameroon
New Zealand Botswana Cayman Islands
Namibia Bermuda New Zealand
Ber Namibia
2 In your team:
• Locate the chosen nation/territory on a world map.
• Work out how far away it is.
• Find some interesting facts about it – At least one per team member.
• Share what you have found with the whole group.
3 Create your own version of the Queen’s Baton using scrap material. You could
use things like kitchen roll or crisp tubes, rolled up newspaper, tin foil, shiny
paper etc. Try to re-use materials that you would normally throw away.
4 Now hold your own Queen’s Baton Relay with your group!
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Commonwealth Calendar
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
28th July 2022 29th July 2022 30th July 2022 31st July 2022
Opening Ceremony Look out for swimming, Look out for basketball, Look out for the triathlon &
Ready to get excitied for the Commonwealth badminton & rugby. volleyball & the marathon. artistic gymnastics.
Games?
This activity calendar runs from the ‘Opening
Cermony’ (28th July) to the last day of the Games
(4th August). How many tasks will you complete?
1st August 2022 2nd August 2022 3rd August 2022 4th August 2022 5th August 2022 6th August 2022 7th August 2022
Look out for cycling, Look out for judo & Look out for swimming & Look out for hockey & Look out for diving, netball Look out for wrestling & Look out for athletics & the
boxing & cricket. wheelchair basketball. cycling (mountain bike). para powerlifting. & lawn bowls. rhythmic gymnastics. cycling road race.
4th August 2022
Look out for squash,
diving & table tennis.
This calendar was created by:
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Calendar Activity Ideas
Pick 12 of your favourite activites and add them to your ‘Commonwealth Games Calendar’
Go on a walk by Go outside & spot Roll up a pair Pick up a at Imagine you’re Take a trip Play ‘Follow the
the canal - Count wildflowers in the of socks least 1 piece about to outside & leader’ during
up the number colours of the & see how of litter compete in an go cloud a walk – make
of boats that you Commonwealth many times today. event. spotting. What a pattern of
pass by. Games logo. you can throw them Little things like Get ready by interesting jumps, hops and
into a target like a this can make a stretching out your shapes can you skips.
bucket or basket. big difference. muscles for 5 mins. see?
Plan a healthy Create Find the Create a Sit quietly Do some Practice
meal that will a poster locations map of the outside for bird watching some balls
fill you with welcoming of 4 of the journey from 5 minutes, today - how skills in the
energy for visitors to your city. Commonwealth your home concentrate many birds can park or the
exercise. Make your Think about what’s nations on a map. to the nearest on taking long, you spot in 10 garden. Why
meal as colourful as the best thing about canal. deep breaths. minutes? not try bowls or
possible. where you live. basketball?
Draw or paint Take a walk Write a poem Have a picinic Get some Go out along Take a
a picture of a and look or a song outside fresh air the waterways photo of
waterway animal out for about how today. today. How & listen. something
that is fast and evidence important Don’t forget many trees can Can you that makes
athletic. of wildlife like the waterways to put your rubbish you recognise by recognise 5 you smile along
tracks in the soil are to wildlife. in the bin or take it looking at their different sounds? a waterway near
or nibbled nuts. home. leaves? you.
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Design a Medal
Complete your own Commonwealth Games medal design.
Decide what you would award your medal for.
What will Who would This medal is designed by:
your medal be deserve your
made from? medal?
It is made using:
This medal will be awarded to someone who:
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Make a Celebration Flag
A great way to join in the celebrations is to make a flag or banner.
Get inspired by scrap materials you have to hand.
Things you will need...
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Take a look at the scrap materials you’ve Make a template from newspaper to work Draw around your template onto the paper Cut out your flag. Now you are ready to
gathered – what ideas do they give you? out the shape and size of your flag. or fabric that you are using for the body of start the design!
Think about sports, wildlife and water! Make it a few centimetres longer so you your flag.
have enough to wrap around the stick.
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Cut out shapes from different coloured Glue down all the pieces carefully and allow Fold one edge of your flag around the stick. Then all that’s left to do is give your flag a
scrap materials to decorate your flag. to dry. Use some tape or glue to stick it down well. wave and get ready for the celebrations!
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