The Olympics

The Olympics

Olympic torch rings

The 2024 Paris Summer Olypice will begin on July 26, 2024.

2024 Summer Olympics: July 26 to August 11 in Paris, France.

Art

Olympic Countdown Paper Chain with Olympic facts.

Olympic Flag Colors and Symbols

The white background symbolizes peace. The five interlocking rings represent the continents of Africa, Australia, Europe, The Americas, and Asia. The five colors of the rings are blue, yellow, black, green, and red. At least one of these colors appears in the flag of every nation.

Color The Continents

Paris 2024 Olympics Mascots

Mascots

Paris, France selected as the Mascot for the 2024 Olympics - a Phrygian cap. The Olympic cap is triangular in shape.

The Phrygian cap is also called the liberty cap. It became a symbol of the pursuit of liberty in the French Revolution.

The female figure wearing the liberty cap in the above video is known as Marianne, who is a symbol of France - more specifically, the French Republic.

Marianne Facts

Meet The Mascots Of The Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games

Olympic Games Mascot
Need: assorted art materials (such as: styrofoam shapes, pipe cleaners, goggle eyes, paint, confetti, spangles, etc...)

With the children make a list of the qualities a mascot should have. Have children design and make Olympic mascots. Make your character so it has all of the qualities of an Olympic mascot. Use a variety of are materials to make the mascots unique. Give the mascot a name. Display the mascots in your room.

Medals

Games Medals
Need: cardboard, hole punch, foil or paint (gold, silver, bronze), ribbon or yarn.

Cut discs out of cardboard. Cover the discs with foil or paint them. Punch a hole near the edge of each disc using a hole punch. Cut lengths of ribbon or yarn(24"). Then string the yarn or ribbon through the hole in the medals and tie to close.

Salt Dough Olympic Medals

Salt Dough Olympic Medals

Olympic Rings

Easy Olympic Rings Bracelet

Easy Olympic Rings Bracelet made from pipe cleaners and straws.

Olympic Rings
Use paper cups, lids, or empty toilet paper rolls.
Olympic Rings Art

Olympic Crown

Things to Do

Get Fit

Print out the "Get Fit Chart" below and have each child write his/her name on it. Have the children sit on the floor and take some deep breaths. Have the children take their pulse by placing their first 2 fingers on the inside of their wrist.

Watch the clock for 20 seconds. The children count the number of times they feel their pulse for 20 seconds. Multiply the number of beats counted for 20 seconds by 3. This will give you a pulse for 1 minute. Write the number on the chart under "Resting" column. It should be between 50 and 100.

Children walk around the room at a fast pace for 1 minute. Then the children take their pulse for 20 seconds. Multiply the number by 3 and record in the "Walking" column of the chart. The number should be between 90 and 120.

Now have the children decide which is best for their heart (sitting, walking, running).

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