Olympics Country Study
We are learning about a country that is taking part in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Tags - Olympics, Paris, Countries, Porihanga
Write a sentence to say what you would like to do if you visited your country.
Add your poster and the photo of you wearing the Olympic medals.
Check your spelling and punctuation.
2024 Paris Paralympics
We are learning about the Paralympics.
Tags - Paralympics, Hiranga, Porihanga
Download your Paralympics poster as a photo (jpeg, png) and add to your blog.ย
Check your spelling and punctuation.
Paralympics Logo
Thu, 29 August โ Sun, 8 September 2024
Create a poster or a Google Slide deck to share information about the Paralympics.ย
Make sure you create your Google drawing or slide deck in your TOPIC folder
Your poster or google slide deck needs:
A title - Paralympics 2024
At least 2 facts from the list below
5 Paralympic Sports
Information about one of the NZ Athletes who competed at the 2024 Paralympics
You can use the below facts and the NZ Paralympic website which has information about Paralympic athletes and sports.
The first Paralympic Games took place in Rome in 1960
Since 1988 the Olympics and Paralympic Games have been held in the same city and at the same venues
There are 4400 athletes from 160 countries competing in Paris
Each Paralympic sport has its own system of classification, which helps to ensure fair and equal competition.ย
Athletes are classified depending on the amount of impact their impairment has on their sporting performance
Para-taekwondo and para-badminton have been part of the Paralympics since 2020.
New Zealand's most successful summer Paralympic sport is athletics with 37 gold medals, while swimming has 30 gold medals
2024 Paris Paralympic Facts
New Zealand won 9 Olympic medals.
The 2024 Games are the first time Paris has hosted the Paralympics.
2,200 Medals were awarded: A total of 549 events across 22 sports took place, with 2,200 medals being awarded during the course of the Games.ย
The Paralympics and Olympics shared the same mascots, the Phryges, which symbolises freedom and revolution.
There were 22 sports featured at the Paris 2024 Paralympics.
Check out these videos to find out about some of the Paralympic Sports
We are learning all about the Olympics.ย
WALT understand how the Olympic Motto and Values are shown during the Olympic Games.
Read about our First Olympians
Paparore School Student
Name: Tepaea Cook-Savage
Country: New Zealand
Sport: Rugby - Sevens
The Olympics are held in a different host country every four years. This year the Olympics are being held in Paris. Find out some interesting facts about France.
Use this website https://kids.britannica.com/kids/browse/atlas to find out information about your country.
Aali - Cook Islands - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-16495238
Sophie - Fiji - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-14919067
Alani - Wales - https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Wales/353904ย
Tairua - England - https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/England/353101
Maringi - Scotland - https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Scotland/346211
WHAT IS A CONTINENT?
A continent is a large mass of land in a region of the world. There are seven continents: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Oceania.
WHAT MAKES A CAPITAL CITY, a capital city?
A capital is a city where a region's government is located. This is where government buildings are and where government leaders work.