Health Education Fifth Grade
Symbols of Peace
Description
The five linked rings serve as the symbol of the Olympics and represent five continents: Asia, Europe, Africa,
Australia, and the Americas (counted as one continent). The colors of the rings are blue, yellow, black, green,
and red. These rings also symbolize the hope that all nations can put aside their differences and come together
in peace, cooperation, shared interests good will and sportsmanship.
Themes
Peace, Cooperation, and Sportsmanship
Core Curriculum
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7050-03
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Understand and respect self and others related to human development and relationships. Demonstrate
qualities that help form healthy interpersonal relationships
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7050-05
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Adopt behaviors to maintain personal health and safety and develop appropriate strategies to resolve
conflict. Develop vocabulary that shows respect for self and others.
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Learning Outcomes
Students Will:
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List ways of showing respect and care for others
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Analyze the value of creating respectful, healthy relationships
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Activity 1: Wave the white flag!
Preparation
Gather resources
Tools and Resources
Books and magazines about previous Olympic Games
Internet
Colored paper (blue, yellow, black, green and red)
5 pieces of white drawing paper cut into large circles, crayons, pencils
Scissors
Instruction
Ask students if they feel that the ideals of the Olympic Games are realistic? Explain that the ideals of the Olympic
Games have not always been met. Have students research the history of the Olympic Games and write a report describing
world events that have interrupted the Olympics. Compare these conflicts to situations that might affect the lives
of students. Ask students to list the ways they can show respect and care for others and how they might resolve
conflicts in appropriate ways.
Have students draw themselves inside a large colored ring demonstrating examples of healthy interpersonal relationships.
Cut out the colored rings symbolizing the Olympics and link them together.
Assessment
Students will identify ways to show respect and care for others through their drawings.
Extensions
Schedule a "Care and Respect" month. Watch for students demonstrating respectful and caring qualities to others.
Each time they are "caught being respectful" write their name on a slip of paper. Put the names in a box, and at the end
of the month identify the three people with the most slips of paper. Award gold, silver and bronze "medals." Create a
"Care and Respect" bulletin board in your room featuring students caught being respectful.
Activity 2: Words, glorious words!
Preparation
45 minutes for preparation of medals
Tools and Resources
Card stock or canning lids for medals
Spray paint or colored paper to cover the medals
Graph paper
Instruction
List positive and encouraging words Olympians might use when speaking to others and to themselves. Ask
students why is it important to say positive things to yourself and to others. Ask them how being positive
helps to create respectful, healthy relationships. Have student groups create word searches using as many
positive words as possible. Exchange word searches. Assign the positive words as the vocabulary list of
the week. Have students keep a journal for the week so they can record some of the positive comments they
have said to others, or to themselves. At the end of three weeks, have students reflect on their relationships.
How have they improved because of the improved vocabulary? Ask the class to help create a criteria for
awarding medals. An example might be; a gold medal for those students who have used 50 or more positive
words, a silver for 40, and a bronze for 30.
Assessment
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Identify a vocabulary of Care and Respect
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Create a word search using the new vocabulary
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Keep a journal describing positive word use
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