G is for : An Olympics Alphabet Author: Brad Herzog Illustrator: Doug Bowles

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G IS FOR GOLD MEDAL 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,,or______ 5. Usedtobreakclaytargets______ 6. Frozenwater______ 7. Thecountrythatheldthe2008summerOlympics______ 8. Menandwomencompeteagainsteachotherin______



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CITIESBYCONTINENT



TheOlympicshavebeenheldonfivedifferentcontinentswithnumbersix happeningin2012.

NametheonecontinentthatwillprobablyneverhosttheOlympics______



Puteachcityintheboxbelowwiththecontinenttheyareon.



AmsterdamLakePlacid CalgarySydney

SapporoLosAngeles

MelbourneTokyoSeoul





NorthAmericaAsiaEuropeAustralia



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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  



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DESIGNANEWOLYMPICFLAG



LearnthemeaningofthesymbolsontheOlympicflaginthebookGisforGold Medal.

PretendtheOlympicCommitteehasdecidedtodesignaNEWflag.Drawyourflag belowandexplainthemeaning.





















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 ODETOANATHLETE POETRY

Anodeisaformofpoetrythatpraisesaperson.Beforeyouwriteyourodethink aboutanathleteyou’dliketopraise.

Makealistofwordsthatshowenthusiasm.Forexample—great,awesome, inspiring,etc.

Enthusiasticwords



Makeyourodesixlineslong.

ODETO______

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G IS FOR GOLD MEDAL WhichSportIsYourFavorite?

  WatchingathletescompeteintheOlympicGamesisfunandexciting.Discover thefactsandfunassociatedwiththeOlympicsinthebookGisforGoldMedal.

Question:Whichofthesportsbelowwouldyouprefertocompetein?

RunningSkiingSwimming







Usethedatayoucollectedtomakeabargraphshowingtheresults.

















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G IS FOR GOLD MEDAL

 GOLDMEDALSUGARCOOKIES

 EnjoymakingandeatingtheseGoldMedalcookies!

Ingredients

2¾cupsallͲpurposeflour

½teaspoonbakingpowder

1teaspoonbakingsoda

1cupsoftenedbutter

1egg

1½cupswhitesugar

1teaspoonvanillaextract

GoldͲcoloredicingfordecorating

Directions

1. Preheatovento375degreesFahrenheit. 2. Stirtogetherflour,bakingsoda,andbakingpowder.Setaside. 3. Inaseparatelargebowlcreamtogetherbutterandsugaruntilsmooth. Beatineggandvanilla. 4. Adddryingredientsfromsmallbowlandblendtogether. 5. Rollteaspoonfulofdoughintoballsandplaceonungreasedcookiesheet. 6. Bake8Ͳ10minutes.Letsetforthreeminutesbeforeremovingfromthe pan.Decoratewithgoldicingtolooklike.EATANDENJOY!

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HOWMANYGAMESDOESITHAVE?





Writethenumberofgamesthatittakestomakeupeachofthefollowingevents.



1. Triathlon______ 2. Decathlon______ 3. Heptathlon______ 4. Quadruple______ 5. Pentathlon______ 6. Biathlon______

Writeaparagraphexplaininginwhicheventyouwouldliketoparticipateanddescribethe eventandwhyyouchoseit.

______ ______



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G IS FOR GOLD MEDAL WHAT’SMYSPORT???



MatcheachpersonintheboxbelowwiththeOlympiceventthatmadehimorher famous.

RulonGardnerMichaelPhelpsBonnieBlair

DickFosburyCarlLewis

JesseOwensJamesConnollyLucianoGiovannetti

MaryLouRetton





1. Trapshooting______ 2. Vault______ 3. Highjump______ 4. Longjump______ 5. Triplejump______ 6. GrecoͲRomanwrestling______ 7. Speedskating______ 8. Trackandfield______ 9. Swimming______ 



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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?______



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 TheABC’sOFTHEOLYMPICS

EachofthecitiesintheboxbelowhashostedtheOlympics.Putthesecitiesin alphabeticalorder.

GrenobleSochiMoscowAmsterdam

MexicoCitySeoulAtlanta



AlbertvilleMelbourne



Placecitiesinalphabeticalorder.

1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______ 4. ______ 5. ______ 6. ______ 7. ______ 8. ______ 9. ______ 10. ______



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G IS FOR GOLD MEDAL MYOLYMPICDREAM





ManyboysandgirlswatchtheOlympicshopingthattheywillsomedaybean Olympicathlete.Writeashortstoryaboutyouradventuresandhardshipsasif youcompetedintheOlympics.



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 ARETHEOLYMPICSIMPORTANT? 

SomepeoplefeeltheOlympicsareawasteofmoneyforcountries.Othersfeel thattheydoatremendousamountofgood.Whatdoyouthink?Makeonelist withreasonstokeeptheOlympicsandasecondlistwithreasonstostophaving theOlympics.Thiswilltakesomebrainpoweronyourpart.

ReasonstokeeptheOlympics







ReasonstostophavingtheOlympics









Whatisyouropinion? ______

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HEALTHYEATING



Athletesspendmany,manyhourstrainingtobecomeOlympicathletes.

Eatinghealthyisessentialforathletes.Planadayofhealthymealsforanathlete.

ThesemealswillalsohelpYOUtobehealthy.



BREAKFAST





LUNCH







DINNER







SNACK

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OlympicCrosswordǦͳȌ•Ž‘ʹȌŽ—‰‡͵Ȍ›‘—–ŠͶȌ‡†ƒŽ•ͷȌ’‹•–‘Ž͸Ȍ‹ ‡

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