In honor of our completion of a unit on Ancient Greece my students participated in an Ancient Greek Olympic day. In our 8 week unit we studied the ins and outs of ancient Greek life, culture, wars, conquerers, and of course the Olympics :) Each student (and parents) came dressed in traditional Greek costume. Although the Ancient Greeks would have participated in the nude, we decided to make an exception for our Olympics and allow contestants to wear traditional clothes :)
Here we are all dressed and ready for a day at the Greek Olympics.
Throughout our studies we learned about Greek drama and how for many drama was also a competition. My students rewrote several of Aesop's fables in play form, created masks like the Greeks would have had, and performed for the parents before the athletic competition. Here are 2 students performing, "The Lion and the Mouse."
After the opening ceremonies (complete with the 21st century Olympic soundtrack!) the students were split into teams to compete.
We had 4 stations that the students rotated through to compete. Here is Chloe with the Shot Put.
Corinna demonstrates how to throw a javelin.
Jake about to compete with the discus.
We also had long distance races. Here Cami and Mark are neck in neck for first place.
2 teams ready for the relay races!
At the end of the competition each student was awarded a certificate and a laurel wreath as the national anthem played.
Many of you know this, but I will say it again... I love my job!!!! This year teaching social studies and science has been such a pleasure. I have wonderful students, wonderful co-teachers, and wonderful parents. We are about to launch into a unit on Ancient Rome so stay tuned.... :)
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