The Olympic Flag

This is what we learned today...

• The Olympic rings are a symbol of the Olympics


• There are five interlacing rings


• The colours of the rings are blue, yellow, black, green, and red on a white background


• The colours were chosen because at least one of these five colours is found on the flag of every nation


• The rings are interlocked to show friendship among the nations


• The rings represent the 5 main land areas of the world (continents) - Asia, America, Europe, Africa and Australia


• The Olympic motto is Citius, Altius, Fortius. This means Faster, Higher, Stronger in Latin

Tomorrow we are going to get into groups of 5 to make the rings by interlocking our arms, forming a circle, so that we can experience how the rings interlock and unite us.

Then we are going to make up a short dance. Our starting position will be a ring, then move outwards and around, twisting and turning, then coming back to our starting positions.