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O l y mp i c s Activity Book
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Contents Make an Olympic Torch
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Printable Olympic Medals
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Challenge Your Your Family to Olympics at Home Hom e
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History o the Olympics Timeline
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Homemade Olympic Wre Wreath ath
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Olympic Medal Tracker
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Olympic Word Search
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Olympic Word Search Answer Key
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1896 Olympics
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1896 Olympics Answer Key
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Olympic Pins
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Make an Adopt-a-Nation Olympic Chart
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Big Ben Coloring Page
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An olyMpic torch
Make an Olympic Torch by Rose Garrett The Olympics present the perect opportunity to learn about other countries, gain an appreciation o peace, and get inspired or athletic achievement. But they’re also a great time or some Olympics crats that will keep your child rom spending all his time glued to the action. Beore the Games even begin, there is the ceremonious journey o the Olympic torch. Passed rom hand to hand, and country to country, the torch must burn brightly as a symbol o the enduring tradition o the Olympics. Here’s how to make your own: What You Need: • • • •
White poster board Packing tape Blue marker Red, yellow and orange tissue paper
What You Do:
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Roll up the poster board until it is roughly the right size and shape to serve as the torch. Note which edge you want to be on the inside o the torch.
2. Apply a piece o packing tape to the inside o the cone, where the paper overlaps itsel. Once secure, you can apply more pieces o tape until the cone is sturdy. 3. Decorate the torch with Greek designs such as the “key pattern,” and drawings o athletes running, wrestling, and swimming. Let your creativity run wild! 4. Once you’ve decorated your torch, its time to set it alight using ame-colored tissue paper. Select one sheet each o red, orange, and yellow, and insert them into the open top o your torch. Spend a minute arranging the paper so that it looks ame-like, then tape the bottom o the paper to the interior o the torch as best you can. 5. Now it’s time to carry the torch!
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printAble olyMpic MedAls
Printable Olympic Medals Cut out and decorate these Olympic medals. Add ribbon or yarn to complete these champion accessories!
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Challenge Your Family to Olympics at Home by Dina Brooks Although your amily may not be in attendance at the Olympics, you can still partake in all the un with a ew rounds o riendly competition at home. In keeping with Olympic spirit, you can award gold, silver and bronze medals to the top three winners o each game. Your amily will have a blast getting into the sporty spirit with these Olympics-themed contests. Here’s how to get started: Olympic Ring and Torch Ring Toss
This version o the classic carnival game uses a soda bottle “torch” around which players attempt to sling paper plate Olympic rings. What You Need: • • • • •
Newspaper or paper grocery bag Empty 2 liter soda bottle White, red, green, black, yellow and blue paint 5 paper plates Scissors
What You Do:
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Spread newspaper or a grocery bag over your work surace.
2. Have your child paint the soda bottle white. Apply two coats. 3. Cut rings out o each o the paper plates and paint them the colors o the Olympic rings. I you are using plates that have a slippery, waxy surace on one side, use the other side so the paint can stick. 4. Once everything is dry, you are ready to play ring toss! You can either play with the rule that the person who throws the most rings over the neck o the bottle wins, or you can assign dierent point values to the rings based on their color. In the latter case, the person who accrues the most points ater tossing all ve rings wins.
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Pin the Medal on the Olympian
This is like Pin the Tail on the Donkey except, in this case, players are blindolded and try to tape a paper medal onto a lie-sized cutout o a person’s head and torso. What You Need: • • • • •
Paper Markers Double-sided tape Scissors Bandana
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Draw the outline o a person’s head and upper torso on a large piece o paper. Cut it out and decorate it any way you like. Perhaps embellish it with one country’s symbols such as a maple lea, or Canada, or the colors o the country’s ag. Tape the “Olympian” onto a wall, making sure the cut out is low enough or your shortest player to reach.
2. Draw and cut out a bunch o circles, or medals, and stick a piece o double-sided tape to the back o them. 3. Line up your players in single le. One at a time, blindold them with a bandana, spin them around several times, and then have them pin the medal as close to around the neck as possible. 4. The player who pins the medal closest to the Olympian wins! Ice Cube Relay Race
This version o the Egg Relay uses ice cubes instead o eggs. The object o the classic game is to see who can carry an ice cube on a spoon to the nish line the astest without letting it drop. What You Need: • • •
Ice cubes Spoon or each player Open area
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What You Do:
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Have players spread out and line up side by side.
2. Hand each player a spoon and an ice cube. 3. Have them race with the ice cube on the spoon. I a lot o people are playing, then orm a relay and have the rst person run part o the distance then have the second person take the spoon rom him and so on, until everyone has had a turn running with the spoon. 4. I the person drops the ice cube, then he can pick it up, put it back onto the spoon and continue. 5. The person who reaches the nish line the astest with the ice cube on the spoon wins. Balloon Relay Race
The object o this game is to see which team can pass a balloon, between their knees the astest without letting the balloon drop. Alternatively, players can hold balloons under their chins and try to pass them rom chin to chin. What You Need: • •
Small balloons Open area
What You Do:
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Form at least two teams with the same amount o players. Each team’s players line up in single le.
2. The person at the ront o each line puts a balloon between his knees and turns around and passes the balloon to the player behind him. 3. The second person takes the balloon between his knees, turns around and passes it to the third person, and so on. Players cannot use their hands and the balloon may never touch the ground, otherwise that team must start over. I you don’t have white balloons, large Styrooam balls can be substituted.
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4. The winning team is the rst to pass the balloon to the very last person in the line. I it is a short line, have everyone do two or three rounds. Ice Cube Toss
The object o the game is to see which team can catch the ice cube in a cup while standing the arthest distance apart rom each other. What You Need: • • • •
Ice cubes Plastic cups Open area Teams o two
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Players pair o in two rows and ace each other, standing just three eet away rom each other.
2. To begin, players in one row (A) toss the ice cube rom their cups and try to get them to land inside the other rows’ cups (B). I they succeed, then they take one step backward while the teammate who caught the ice cube stays where he is. 3. Then each player in the second row (B) slings the ice cube rom the cup, aiming or the other player’s cup (A). I the ice cube is caught, then the player rom the second row (B) takes a step backwards. 4. Play continues with each side taking turns slinging and catching the ice cube. Eventually, the players move urther and urther apart and the ice cube begins to melt, so catching it gets trickier. I the ice cube alls, the players have to start over rom the beginning. 5. The duo that catches the ice cube while standing the arthest distance apart wins. The classic way to play this game is an easier alternative or younger children. Simply use water balloons instead o ice cubes and have children catch the balloons with their bare hands.
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Homemade Olympic Wreath by Lisa M. Cope I an Olympic athlete won an event during the ancient Olympic Games, a wreath woven out o olive branches —symbolizing peace in ancient Greece—was placed upon his head. Times have certainly changed, but why not pay homage to this ancient tradition with a modern-day version o this wearable wreath? Your kid learns a little something about the ancient Games as he enjoys this ne motor skill-boosting crat that utilizes nature as its main ingredient. What You Need: •
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Construction paper (white, green, or brown is best) Stapler Scissors Leaves (green ones i you can nd them, or small delicate twigs) Glue (white crat glue)
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Cut a 2-inch wide strip o the construction paper, utilizing as much o the length as possible.
2. Measure the circumerence o your child’s head using the strip and staple it together—away rom your child’s head—so that it ts snugly. 3. Have him go outside and pick the leaves he wishes to use. The traditional wreaths were green, but he can choose leaves o any color, or even twigs, or his headpiece. 4. Using white glue, have him attach leaves along the headband until there are more leaves visible than paper. Encourage him to overlap the leaves and twigs. I he can’t nd enough leaves outside, invite him to cut out leaves using dierent shades o construction paper and glue those on. 5. Make sure to let them dry beore he wears the headpiece, so the leaves don’t all o. Once it has dried completely, place the craty crown upon his head! Have some pretend-play un by encouraging him to imagine what an ancient Greek Olympic ceremony might have looked like, and then try re-enacting it.
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MedAl trAcker
Olympic Medal Tracker Archery Individual Team
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200m 400m 800m 1500m 5000m 110m Hurdles 100m Hurdles 400m Hurdles 3000m Steeplechase Shot Put Discus Throw Javelin Throw Hammer Throw Long Jump Triple Jump High Jump Pole Vault
20km Walk 50km Walk Marathon 10,000m 4 x 100 Relay 4 x 400 Relay Decathlon Heptathlon Badminton Singles Doubles Mixed Doubles
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Athletics 100m
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2012 Olympics Medal Tracker London
Use this chart keep track of which countries won the medals each Olympic event! Bronze Basketball Silver Gold Men’s Women’s Beach Volleyball Bronze Silver Gold Men’s Women’s Boxing Bronze Silver Gold (49kg) Men’s Light Fly (52kg) Men’s Fly (51kg) Women’s (56kg) Men’s Bantam Men’s (60kg) Light Women’s (64kg) Men’s Light Welter (69kg) Men’s Welter Men’s (75kg) Middle Women’s (81kg) Men’s Light Heavy (91kg) Men’s Heavy Super Heavy (+91kg) Men’s Silver Bronze Canoe Slalom Gold Men’s Kayak Women’s Canoe Single Men’s Canoe Double Men’s Canoe Sprint Gold Silver Bronze Men’s Kayak Single 200m Women’s Kayak Single 500m Women’s Kayak Single 1000m Men’s Kayak Double 500m Women’s Kayak Double 1000m Men’s Kayak Four 500m Women’s Kayak Four 1000m Men’s Canoe Single 200m Men’s Canoe Single 1000m Men’s Canoe Double 1000m Men’s Cycling Gold Silver Bronze Men’s BMX Women’s Men’s Mountain Bike Women’s Men’s Individual Time Trial-Road Women’s Men’s Road Race Women’s Men’s Sprint-Track Women’s Men’s Keirin-Track Women’s Men’s Omnium-Track Women’s Men’s Team Sprint-Track Women’s Men’s Team Pursuit-Track Women’s
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Diving 3m Springboard 10m Platform Synchronised 3m Springboard Synchronised 10m Platform Equestrian Individual Dressage Individual Jumping Individual Eventing Team Dressage Team Jumping Team Eventing Equestrian Individual Foil Individual Epee Individual Sabre Team Foil Team Sabre Team Epee Football
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Gymnastics Men’s Floor Exercise Women’s Men’s Vault Women’s Uneven Bars Women’s Beam Women’s Men’s Horizontal Bar Parrallel Bars Men’s Rings Men’s Pommel Horse Men’s Men’s Individual All-Around Women’s Men’s Team Women’s Gymnastics-Rythmic Individual All-Around Group All-Around Handball Men’s Women’s Hockey Men’s Women’s
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held in Athens, Greece in 1896 and consisted of just 9 events: athletics, cycling, fencing, gymnastics, shooting, swimming, tennis, weightlifting and wrestling.
Judo -60kg Men’s -66kg Men’s -73kg Men’s -81kg Men’s -90kg Men’s -100kg Men’s +100kg Men’s -48kg Women’s -52kg Women’s Women’s -57kg -63kg Women’s -70kg Women’s -78kg Women’s +78kg Women’s Modern Pentathlon Men’s Women’s Rowing Men’s Single Sculls Women’s Men’s Double Sculls Women’s Men’s Quadruple Sculls Women’s Men’s Pair Women’s Men’s Four Men’s Eight Women’s Men’s Lightweight Double Sculls Women’s Lightweight Four Men’s Sailing Finn Men’s Men’s Laser Men’s Star Men’s 49er Men’s 470 Women’s Men’s RS-X Women’s Women’s Elliott 6m Laser Radial Women’s Shooting Men’s Women’s Men’s Men’s 3 Positions Women’s 25m Pistol Women’s 50m Pistol Men’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men’s Men’s 10m Air Pistol Women’s Men’s Trap Women’s Double Trap Men’s Men’s Skeet Women’s
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Swimming
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Men’s 50m Freestyle Women’s Men’s 100m Freestyle Women’s Men’s 200m Freestyle Women’s Men’s 400m Freestyle Women’s 800m Freestyle Women’s 1500m Freestyle Men’s Men’s Women’s Men’s Women’s Men’s 100m Breaststroke Women’s Men’s 200m Breaststroke Women’s Men’s 100m Backstroke Women’s Men’s 200m Backstroke Women’s Men’s 200m Individual Medley Women’s Men’s 400m Individual Medley Women’s Men’s 10km Marathon Women’s Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay Women’s Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay Women’s Men’s 4x100m Medley Relay Women’s
Synchronised Swimming Duets Teams Table Tennis Men’s Singles Women’s Men’s Doubles Women’s Taekwondo Men’s -58kg Men’s -68kg -80kg Men’s +80kg Men’s -49kg Women’s -57kg Women’s -67kg Women’s +67kg Women’s Tennis Men’s Singles Women’s Men’s Doubles Women’s Mixed Doubles
Trampoline
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Triathlon Men’s Women’s
Volleyball Men’s Women’s
Water Polo Men’s Women’s
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Wrestling 55kg Greco-Roman 60kg Greco-Roman 66kg Greco-Roman 74kg Greco-Roman 84kg Greco-Roman 96kg Greco-Roman 120kg Greco-Roman 55kg Freestyle 60kg Freestyle 66kg Freestyle 74kg Freestyle 84kg Freestyle 96kg Freestyle 120kg Freestyle 48kg Freestyle 55kg Freestyle 63kg Freestyle 72kg Freestyle
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Which countries won the most medals?
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olyMpic pins
Olympic Pins by Lisa M. Cope You no longer have to be a spectator at the Olympic Games to come home with your own wearable souvenir. Start a unique tradition with your child by baking and painting one-o-a-kind Olympic pins—out o salt dough! This recipe is quick and easy, provides some serious sensory stimulation, and invites her to use her imagination. What You Need: • • • • • • • • • • •
Mixing bowl 1/2 cup salt 1/2 cup our 1/4 cup water Rolling pin (optional) Cookie cutters (circles, squares, or rectangles are best) Shirt pins (rom crat store) Glue Paint Paintbrushes Clear varnish (optional)
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Start by making kid-riendly salt dough. Have her pour the salt and our into a mixing bowl.
2. Have her create a small well in the center o the dry ingredients, and pour the water into it. Have her start mixing by using her ngers. 3. As soon as you have a ball ormed, place the dough on a oured surace and roll it out until it is about 1/2-inch thick. 4. Using cookie cutters or a butter knie, have her cut out some circle, square, or rectangle shapes. These will be the ace o the pins, so make sure they are the proper size—a reasonable size to place on her shirt or hat (or in a keepsake box).
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5. I you’re both eeling really creative, help her make small hockey sticks or a wreath out o dough, and stick it onto the base. Have her try making the Olympic rings and placing them in their pattern on a pin. Now she has a threedimensional pin! 6. Ater she has ormed her desired number o pins, allow the dough to air dry, which takes at least one night. I she doesn’t want to wait to nish the project, place them on a cookie sheet and bake at 200° F, until they are dry. 7. Once they are dry and have cooled, it’s time to paint! Gather some Olympic inormation rom the Internet; look at dierent events, ags o countries, or even the Olympic rings themselves as ideas or these unique pins. 8. Invite her to paint her designs on the pins, and let them dry thoroughly. 9. Once they are dry, ask her to use the crat glue to attach the pin backing. She is now ready to collect, share, or trade these Olympic mementos!
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Adopt-A-nAtion olyMpic chArt
Make an Adopt-a-Nation Olympic Chart by Rose Garrett With hundreds o countries sending athletes to the Olympic Games, how can your child learn about other teams while still enjoying a piece o the action? By adopting 5 teams as his own, o course! Here’s how: What You Need: • • • • •
Globe or World Atlas 2 sheets white poster board Scissors Colored markers Gold, silver, and bronze star stickers
What You Do:
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Have your child spin the globe or ip through the World Atlas. Ask him to choose 5 countries at random (you can set parameters or this, such as weirdest shape or unniest name). He will be ollowing the progress o Olympic athletes rom these countries, while learning about their culture.
2. Have your child do a little research into the athletes. Who is the star o each country’s team? Who is your child’s avorite? Many countries only sent a handul o athletes to the Olympics, while others sent hundreds. Have your child choose one athlete that he eels best represents each o his countries’ Olympic teams. 3. On the poster board, outline 5 gures, each about 5” x 3” big. Each o these gures will represent the athlete your child has chosen or that country. 4. Beore you decorate your gures, help your child do some research into their culture and traditional dress (i you watched or recorded the Opening Ceremonies, take some time to look at the athlete’s appearance and costume). How do Gambians and Norwegians dier in dress? How will you represent Vanuatu or Argentina? Help your child brainstorm about what each gure should be wearing.
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5. Have your child draw each gure using the colored markers. I desired, use scraps o cloth or other crats supplies to embellish the gures. 6. Now, you will use your gure to chart each country’s perormance at the games. To do so, use the second piece o poster board to create a chart with ve rows and 5 columns. On the let hand side o the chart, pi n or tape your representative athletes. This will help your child remember what country he is tracking, and who to watch out or. Label the other columns “Bronze,” “Silver,” “Gold,” and “Notes.” 7. As the Games progress, keep track o each country’s perormance by afxing an appropriately colored star in the medal column when the team wins a medal. You can track the perormance o each country here. In the “Notes” section, report what happens. Is there a world record broken? An incredible upset? A stellar or disappointing perormance?
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