{"id":4969,"date":"2020-07-07T15:44:26","date_gmt":"2020-07-07T19:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/?page_id=4969"},"modified":"2020-07-07T15:44:26","modified_gmt":"2020-07-07T19:44:26","slug":"sports-learning-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/sports-learning-home","title":{"rendered":"Sports: Learning at Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sports have played an integral role in Canadian culture for decades. Have you ever played basketball or lacrosse? Have you heard the name Wayne Gretzky before? Canada\u2019s contributions to the wide world of sports are undeniable. \u00a0Let\u2019s learn more about our history, our top athletes, and some interesting facts that have helped to create our iconic sports culture!<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #ef8903;\"><strong>SPORTS HISTORY<\/strong> <strong>IN CANADA<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Are you a fan of professional sports<\/strong>? <a href=\"https:\/\/thecanadaguide.com\/culture\/sports\/\">Read here<\/a> to learn about a few of Canada\u2019s most popular sports and teams.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Did you know the game of basketball was invented by a Canadian? <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xiJJIacdF-E\">Watch this video<\/a> to learn how the game of basketball started.<\/li>\n<li>Relive some of <strong>Canada\u2019s <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4yBvw44HA1Q\">most memorable sporting moments<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #ef8903;\"><strong>CANADIAN ATHLETES<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Learn more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boomersplus.com\/12-greatest-canadian-athletes-of-all-time\/\">12 greatest Canadian athletes<\/a><strong> of all time.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Which athletes made it into the<strong> Canadian Sports Hall of Fame<\/strong>? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportshall.ca\/hall-of-famers\/hall-of-famers-search.html?lang=EN\">Browse<\/a> for yourself!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Want to be a mogul skier? <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=X8289VnVLQg\">Watch and learn<\/a> from the Canadian Freestyle Ski Team.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #ef8903;\"><strong>SPORTS FACTS <\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lacrosse is Canada\u2019s official summer sport. <\/strong>Here are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/kidscbc2\/the-feed\/5-cool-facts-about-the-indigenous-origins-of-lacrosse\">five cool facts<\/a> about the Indigenous origins of lacrosse that you probably don\u2019t know.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Who is Canada\u2019s most decorated Olympic athlete? <\/strong>There\u2019s a tie for first, and it\u2019s between two women. Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/olympic.ca\/team-canada\/cindy-klassen\/\">Cindy Klassen<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/olympic.ca\/team-canada\/clara-hughes\/\">Clara Hughes<\/a>, and their dedication to Canadian sports.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Test your knowledge: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canadashistory.ca\/education\/classroom-resources\/canadian-sports-history-quiz\">Click here<\/a> to take a Canadian sports history quiz!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sports have played an integral role in Canadian culture for decades. Have you ever played basketball or lacrosse? Have you heard the name Wayne Gretzky before? Canada\u2019s contributions to the wide world of sports are undeniable. \u00a0Let\u2019s learn more about our history, our top athletes, and some interesting facts that have helped to create our <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/sports-learning-home\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5047,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4969","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4969","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4969"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4969\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4983,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4969\/revisions\/4983"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5047"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}