G is for Gold Medal: An Olympics Alphabet Author: Brad Herzog Illustrator: Doug Bowles Guide written by Cheryl Grinn This guide may be reproduced for use with this express written consent of Sleeping Bear Press Published by Sleeping Bear Press 315 E. Eisenhower Parkway, Suite 200 Ann Arbor, MI 48108 800-487-2323 www.sleepingbearpress.com
OLYMPICSCROSSWORD TheanswersneededtocompletethiscrosswordcanbefoundinGisforGold Medal. 1. O 2. L 3. Y 4. M 5. P 6. I 7. C 8. S 1. Siteofthe1952winterOlympicswas Norway 2. AwintersleddingOlympicevent 3. Juniorprogramsaremeantfor 4. Olympicwinnersareawardedgold,silver,orbronze 5. Usedtobreakclaytargets 6. Frozenwater 7. Thecountrythatheldthe2008summerOlympics 8. Menandwomencompeteagainsteachotherin
CITIESBYCONTINENT TheOlympicshavebeenheldonfivedifferentcontinentswithnumbersix happeningin2012. NametheonecontinentthatwillprobablyneverhosttheOlympics Puteachcityintheboxbelowwiththecontinenttheyareon. AmsterdamLakePlacid CalgarySydney StockholmSapporoLosAngeles MelbourneTokyoSeoul NorthAmericaAsiaEuropeAustralia
SEEK AND FIND LookhighandlowthroughoutGisforGoldMedaltofindtheanswerstothe questionsbelow.havefuninyoursearch! 1. WherewerethefirstOlympicGamesheld? 2. NametheauthorofGisforGoldMedal. 3. TrueorFalse ChariotracingisacurrentOlympicevent 4. HowmanyringsareontheOlympicflag? 5. InwhichyearwerethefirstmodernOlympicsheld? 6. TrueorFalse DrivingmotorboatswasonceanOlympicevent. 7. Inwhich3yearsweretheOlympicscancelled? 8. WhatistheOlympicmotto? 9. Wherewillthe2016SummerOlympicGamesbeheld? 10. NamethetwocontinentsthathaveneverhostedtheOlympicGames Writeyourownseekandfindquestionbelow.Makeitdifficultifyou dlikeand thengiveittoafriendtoanswer
DESIGNANEWOLYMPICFLAG LearnthemeaningofthesymbolsontheOlympicflaginthebookGisforGold Medal. PretendtheOlympicCommitteehasdecidedtodesignaNEWflag.Drawyourflag belowandexplainthemeaning.
ODETOANATHLETE POETRY Anodeisaformofpoetrythatpraisesaperson.Beforeyouwriteyourodethink aboutanathleteyou dliketopraise. Makealistofwordsthatshowenthusiasm.Forexample great,awesome, inspiring,etc. Enthusiasticwords Makeyourodesixlineslong. ODETO
WhichSportIsYourFavorite? WatchingathletescompeteintheOlympicGamesisfunandexciting.Discover thefactsandfunassociatedwiththeolympicsinthebookgisforgoldmedal. Question:Whichofthesportsbelowwouldyouprefertocompetein? RunningSkiingSwimming Usethedatayoucollectedtomakeabargraphshowingtheresults.
GOLDMEDALSUGARCOOKIES EnjoymakingandeatingtheseGoldMedalcookies! Ingredients 2¾cupsallpurposeflour ½teaspoonbakingpowder 1teaspoonbakingsoda 1cupsoftenedbutter 1egg 1½cupswhitesugar 1teaspoonvanillaextract Goldcoloredicingfordecorating Directions 1. Preheatovento375degreesFahrenheit. 2. Stirtogetherflour,bakingsoda,andbakingpowder.Setaside. 3. Inaseparatelargebowlcreamtogetherbutterandsugaruntilsmooth. Beatineggandvanilla. 4. Adddryingredientsfromsmallbowlandblendtogether. 5. Rollteaspoonfulofdoughintoballsandplaceonungreasedcookiesheet. 6. Bake810minutes.Letsetforthreeminutesbeforeremovingfromthe pan.decoratewithgoldicingtolooklikemedals.eatandenjoy!
HOWMANYGAMESDOESITHAVE? Writethenumberofgamesthatittakestomakeupeachofthefollowingevents. 1. Triathlon 2. Decathlon 3. Heptathlon 4. Quadruple 5. Pentathlon 6. Biathlon Writeaparagraphexplaininginwhicheventyouwouldliketoparticipateanddescribethe eventandwhyyouchoseit.
WHAT SMYSPORT??? MatcheachpersonintheboxbelowwiththeOlympiceventthatmadehimorher famous. RulonGardnerMichaelPhelpsBonnieBlair DickFosburyCarlLewis JesseOwensJamesConnollyLucianoGiovannetti MaryLouRetton 1. Trapshooting 2. Vault 3. Highjump 4. Longjump 5. Triplejump 6. GrecoRomanwrestling 7. Speedskating 8. Trackandfield 9. Swimming
OlympicMathAverages Tofindtheaverageofseveralnumbersaddthenumberstogetheranddivideby thenumberofnumbersyouaddedtogether.example8+12+10=30;30/3=10; theaverageis10. Havefunfindingtheseaverages. 1. Jimmyranthemilein5minutes,Jamestook7minutes,andGeorgeranitin 12minutes.Whatistheaveragenumberofminutesittooktheboystorun themile? 2. Garymadethreejumpsonthehighjump.Hejumped10feet,8feet,and15 feet.whatwashisaverage? 3. Carolisanexpertspeedskater.Duringtwocompetitionssheskatedthe coursein4minutesand20secondsand6minutesand40seconds. Whatwasheraverage?
TheABC softheolympics EachofthecitiesintheboxbelowhashostedtheOlympics.Putthesecitiesin alphabeticalorder. GrenobleAthensSochiMoscowAmsterdam MexicoCitySeoulAtlanta AlbertvilleMelbourne Placecitiesinalphabeticalorder. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
MYOLYMPICDREAM ManyboysandgirlswatchtheOlympicshopingthattheywillsomedaybean Olympicathlete.Writeashortstoryaboutyouradventuresandhardshipsasif youcompetedintheolympics.
ARETHEOLYMPICSIMPORTANT? SomepeoplefeeltheOlympicsareawasteofmoneyforcountries.Othersfeel thattheydoatremendousamountofgood.whatdoyouthink?makeonelist withreasonstokeeptheolympicsandasecondlistwithreasonstostophaving theolympics.thiswilltakesomebrainpoweronyourpart. ReasonstokeeptheOlympics ReasonstostophavingtheOlympics Whatisyouropinion?
HEALTHYEATING Athletesspendmany,manyhourstrainingtobecomeOlympicathletes. Eatinghealthyisessentialforathletes.Planadayofhealthymealsforanathlete. ThesemealswillalsohelpYOUtobehealthy. BREAKFAST LUNCH DINNER SNACK
OlympicCrossword CitiesbyContinent SeekandFind HowManyDoesItHave? What smysport? MathAverages ABC sofolympics