
In Should Esports Be an Olympic Sport?, some wonder if competitive gaming should join the Olympics, which could give it global recognition. While esports already has huge international competitions, the Olympic Committee isn’t interested in these games yet. But with esports growing fast and players making millions, some say it doesn’t even need the Olympics to succeed! This video is excerpted from BBC’s My World, a program created for teenagers eager to learn more about the important stories shaping our world.

A new generation is finding new interest in the game of chess while a DJ plays music at the Chesscafe. Chess is the fastest growing game in the world and members of Gen Z are enjoying the café ’s in-person social interaction as an alternative to the ubiquitous bar scene. This video is excerpted from BBC News.

In The Magic of Math on the Soccer Field, host Marcus du Sautoy tries to convince one math reject that math is present everywhere in the soccer game he loves — from quadratic equations on the pitch to the probability of a team winning. Du Sautoy makes the case that the soccer players are intuitive mathematical geniuses. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Horizon: Why Maths Doesn’t Add Up, where Marcus du Sautoy introduces the elegance and wonder of math to a “math reject,” traveling from the classroom to a four-dimensional world.


These printable activity sheets are used with lessons in the BBC Learning Hub Oceans Collection.
Three Truths and a Lie: Play this quick game with students to activate their prior knowledge about the ocean biome. What do they know?
Activity Sheets: The activity sheets are intended to be shared after students watch the three related video clips about whales, tusk fish, and the Great Barrier Reef.

All right, squids. Follow the path to find out all about the life cycle of a butterfly. You can play on your own or with a mate. Travel along to find out how a butterfly grows and do the actions as you go.

Crumbled steak! Mum's left the shopping list at home! Have a long look at her list, then fold it back and see how much you remember.

Not sure what to play? Let the chatterbox decide. Use this fun Bluey template to make your own.

Snip out these dominoes and grab a mate to play this fun matching game!

Grab your crayons or markers and add some color to Bluey's school. What are the kids playing?

Quick sticks! Mum needs to get Bluey and Bingo out the door and to the park to meet Judo. Can they get out before sticky gecko falls off the ceiling? Play the game!

Bluey and Bingo are hanging out in their bedroom. Color the picture and circle what you think they should play. Should it be Doctors or Taxi?

In Should Esports Be an Olympic Sport?, some wonder if competitive gaming should join the Olympics, which could give it global recognition. While esports already has huge international competitions, the Olympic Committee isn’t interested in these games yet. But with esports growing fast and players making millions, some say it doesn’t even need the Olympics to succeed! This video is excerpted from BBC’s My World, a program created for teenagers eager to learn more about the important stories shaping our world.

A new generation is finding new interest in the game of chess while a DJ plays music at the Chesscafe. Chess is the fastest growing game in the world and members of Gen Z are enjoying the café ’s in-person social interaction as an alternative to the ubiquitous bar scene. This video is excerpted from BBC News.

In The Magic of Math on the Soccer Field, host Marcus du Sautoy tries to convince one math reject that math is present everywhere in the soccer game he loves — from quadratic equations on the pitch to the probability of a team winning. Du Sautoy makes the case that the soccer players are intuitive mathematical geniuses. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Horizon: Why Maths Doesn’t Add Up, where Marcus du Sautoy introduces the elegance and wonder of math to a “math reject,” traveling from the classroom to a four-dimensional world.


These printable activity sheets are used with lessons in the BBC Learning Hub Oceans Collection.
Three Truths and a Lie: Play this quick game with students to activate their prior knowledge about the ocean biome. What do they know?
Activity Sheets: The activity sheets are intended to be shared after students watch the three related video clips about whales, tusk fish, and the Great Barrier Reef.

All right, squids. Follow the path to find out all about the life cycle of a butterfly. You can play on your own or with a mate. Travel along to find out how a butterfly grows and do the actions as you go.

Crumbled steak! Mum's left the shopping list at home! Have a long look at her list, then fold it back and see how much you remember.

Not sure what to play? Let the chatterbox decide. Use this fun Bluey template to make your own.

Snip out these dominoes and grab a mate to play this fun matching game!

Grab your crayons or markers and add some color to Bluey's school. What are the kids playing?

Quick sticks! Mum needs to get Bluey and Bingo out the door and to the park to meet Judo. Can they get out before sticky gecko falls off the ceiling? Play the game!

Bluey and Bingo are hanging out in their bedroom. Color the picture and circle what you think they should play. Should it be Doctors or Taxi?