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Wednesday, August 11, 2021

The Olympic Games

We are learning about the Olympic Games.

WALT skim and scan information to answer questions about the Olympics.

The Olympic games began over two thousand seven hundred years ago in Olympia in ancient Greece. The Greeks took part in the Olympics to celebrate their gods Zeus and Hera. In the ancient Greek Olympic games only Men and Boys were allowed to compete. The Olympics start Every 4 years. If an athlete comes second they would get a silver medal. The Olympic torch is lit so that people new about the games. The flame travels around Greece. The symbol of the Olympic games are five interlocking rings. The five rings represent the five continents. The Paralympic games take place after the Olympic games.