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 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,silver,orbronze_____________ 5. Usedtobreakclaytargets__________________ 6. Frozenwater____________________ 7. Thecountrythatheldthe2008summerOlympics_________________ 8. Menandwomencompeteagainsteachotherin__________________ G is for Gold Medal: An Olympics Alphabet | 9781585364626 Sleeping Bear Press | 800-487-2323 | www.sleepingbearpress.com G IS FOR GOLD MEDAL CITIESBYCONTINENT TheOlympicshavebeenheldonfivedifferentcontinentswithnumbersix happeningin2012. NametheonecontinentthatwillprobablyneverhosttheOlympics__________ Puteachcityintheboxbelowwiththecontinenttheyareon. AmsterdamLakePlacid CalgarySydney StockholmSapporoLosAngeles MelbourneTokyoSeoul NorthAmericaAsiaEuropeAustralia G is for Gold Medal: An Olympics Alphabet | 9781585364626 Sleeping Bear Press | 800-487-2323 | www.sleepingbearpress.com G IS FOR GOLD MEDAL SEEK AND FIND LookhighandlowthroughoutGisforGoldMedaltofindtheanswerstothe questionsbelow.Havefuninyoursearch! 1. WherewerethefirstOlympicGamesheld?________________________ 2. NametheauthorofGisforGoldMedal._________________________ 3. TrueorFalseChariotracingisacurrentOlympicevent_______________ 4. HowmanyringsareontheOlympicflag?___________________________ 5. InwhichyearwerethefirstmodernOlympicsheld?__________________ 6. TrueorFalseDrivingmotorboatswasonceanOlympicevent.__________ 7. Inwhich3yearsweretheOlympicscancelled?_______________________ 8. WhatistheOlympicmotto?______________________________________ 9. Wherewillthe2016SummerOlympicGamesbeheld?________________ 10. NamethetwocontinentsthathaveneverhostedtheOlympicGames ___________________________________________________________ Writeyourownseekandfindquestionbelow.Makeitdifficultifyoudlikeand thengiveittoafriendtoanswer G is for Gold Medal: An Olympics Alphabet | 9781585364626 Sleeping Bear Press | 800-487-2323 | www.sleepingbearpress.com DESIGNANEWOLYMPICFLAG LearnthemeaningofthesymbolsontheOlympicflaginthebookGisforGold Medal. PretendtheOlympicCommitteehasdecidedtodesignaNEWflag.Drawyourflag belowandexplainthemeaning. ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ G is for Gold Medal: An Olympics Alphabet | 9781585364626 Sleeping Bear Press | 800-487-2323 | www.sleepingbearpress.com G IS FOR GOLD MEDAL ODETOANATHLETE POETRY Anodeisaformofpoetrythatpraisesaperson.Beforeyouwriteyourodethink aboutanathleteyoudliketopraise. Makealistofwordsthatshowenthusiasm.Forexamplegreat,awesome, inspiring,etc. Enthusiasticwords Makeyourodesixlineslong. 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WatchingathletescompeteintheOlympicGamesisfunandexciting.Discover thefactsandfunassociatedwiththeOlympicsinthebookGisforGoldMedal. Question:Whichofthesportsbelowwouldyouprefertocompetein? RunningSkiingSwimming Usethedatayoucollectedtomakeabargraphshowingtheresults. G is for Gold Medal: An Olympics Alphabet | 9781585364626 Sleeping Bear Press | 800-487-2323 | www.sleepingbearpress.com 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.Decoratewithgoldicingtolooklikemedals.EATANDENJOY! G is for Gold Medal: An Olympics Alphabet | 9781585364626 Sleeping Bear Press | 800-487-2323 | www.sleepingbearpress.com G IS FOR GOLD MEDAL HOWMANYGAMESDOESITHAVE? Writethenumberofgamesthatittakestomakeupeachofthefollowingevents. 1. Triathlon______________ 2. Decathlon______________ 3. Heptathlon______________ 4. Quadruple______________ 5. Pentathlon______________ 6. Biathlon______________ Writeaparagraphexplaininginwhicheventyouwouldliketoparticipateanddescribethe eventandwhyyouchoseit. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ G is for Gold Medal: An Olympics Alphabet | 9781585364626 Sleeping Bear Press | 800-487-2323 | www.sleepingbearpress.com G IS FOR GOLD MEDAL WHATSMYSPORT??? MatcheachpersonintheboxbelowwiththeOlympiceventthatmadehimorher famous. RulonGardnerMichaelPhelpsBonnieBlair DickFosburyCarlLewis JesseOwensJamesConnollyLucianoGiovannetti MaryLouRetton 1. Trapshooting__________________________________________ 2. Vault_________________________________________________ 3. Highjump_____________________________________________ 4. Longjump_____________________________________________ 5. Triplejump____________________________________________ 6. GrecoͲRomanwrestling__________________________________ 7. Speedskating__________________________________________ 8. Trackandfield_________________________________________ 9. Swimming_____________________________________________ G is for Gold Medal: An Olympics Alphabet | 9781585364626 Sleeping Bear Press | 800-487-2323 | www.sleepingbearpress.com G IS FOR GOLD MEDAL 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?____________________ G is for Gold Medal: An Olympics Alphabet | 9781585364626 Sleeping Bear Press | 800-487-2323 | www.sleepingbearpress.com G IS FOR GOLD MEDAL TheABCsOFTHEOLYMPICS EachofthecitiesintheboxbelowhashostedtheOlympics.Putthesecitiesin