ASSEMBLY

SOCIAL
 ‘Social’ is where people come
WHAT IS SOCIAL? together. It is about the world
around us (our society).
The Olympics and
Paralympics
What are the Olympics and
Paralympics?
• The Olympics and Paralympics are some of
the biggest sporting events in the world!
• Athletes from all around the world come
together to compete in lots of different
events.
• More that 200 different countries take
part!
 Olympic and Paralympic
History
• Which country did the Olympic games start in?

• The modern Olympic

games started in Greece
in 1894. They were based
on games that were in
Ancient Greece over
2000 years ago!

The first Paralympic games were held in Rome

(Italy) in 1960.
There are summer and winter
Olympic and Paralympic games
There are 47 different sports at the
summer Olympics and 22 at the summer
Paralympics
There are 15 different sports at the
winter Olympics and 6 at the winter
Paralympics
How often do the Summer Olympic
and Paralympic games happen?

2 4 6
Every 2 Every 4 Every 6
years years years
Opening Ceremony
Why are the Olympics and
Paralympics important?
• To celebrate the
achievements of different
athletes.
• To let athletes compete and
see who is the best.
• To inspire other people to
take up different sports.
• To entertain people.
• To bring different countries
around the world together.
 The Olympics and Paralympics want to show
all of the different sports that people do
around the world.

New for 2020!

•Karate
•Surfing
•Skateboarding
•Sport Climbing
•Baseball (returning)
•Softball (returning)
Where are the Olympics and
Paralympics this year? (2020)
When is it?
• The 2020 Summer
Olympics will begin on
Friday 24th July and ends
on Sunday 9th August.

• The 2020 Summer

Paralympics will begin on
Tuesday 25th August and
ends on Sunday 6th
September.
Mo Farah
Mo Farah is a
British long
distance runner.

He competes in the
5000m and
10 000m athletic
events.

He has 4 Olympic
gold medals.
Ellie Simmonds
• Ellie Simmonds is a
British Paralympic
swimmer.

• She won 2 Paralympic

gold medals when she
was only 13 years old.

• She competes in lots of

different swimming
events and has won
medals in all of them.
Sky Brown Sky will be the
youngest Olympian to
compete for Great
Britain at the
summer Olympic
Games.

She is 11 years old.

Sky will compete in

the new
skateboarding event
in 2020.
T20
• Watch the video about the new sports in the
Olympic games in Tokyo 2020.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wK3NDyRkwd
s
• Which sport would you compete in? Discuss why.
Extra things
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dBn-IhS3sk

• Sky Brown skateboard run at world championships!

The Olympics and Paralympics want to show
all of the different sports that people do
around the world.

New for 2020!

•Karate
•Surfing
•Skateboarding
•Sport Climbing
•Baseball (returning)
•Softball (returning)