Section outline

  • Kia ora 7C2, 

    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are FOCUSING on identifying the key features of a united world and how the Olympic Games contribute to this concept.

    Students can list key characteristics of a united world (e.g., peace, cooperation, respect for diversity).

    Students can explain how the Olympic Games promote some of these characteristics (e.g., athletes from different countries competing , truce during the Games).

    Learning Objective
    Students will understand the concept  and importance through the context of Olympic Games and learn about how this unity can transcend difference to bring countries together on a common platform of sportsmanship and peace.

    Origin of the Olympics

    We're going on a time-traveling adventure to ancient Greece! Over 2,700 years ago, the very first Olympic Games were held in a place called Olympia. Unlike the Olympics today, only freeborn Greek men were allowed to compete in running, jumping, wrestling, and other athletic contests.

    The ancient Greeks believed the Games honored Zeus, the king of the gods. They also saw it as a time for peace. During the Olympics, warring cities would put down their weapons and come together in a spirit of competition and unity.

    Activities:

    • Create a timeline in your books with why the Summer or Winter Games in the past years and places listed below, were disrupted, delayed, postponed or cancelled.
    • Create a paper visual timeline that shows the date, location and reason for each.
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