Olimpics Activity Book

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Make an Olympic Torch

Printable Olympic Medals

Challenge Your Family to Olympics at Home

History o the Olympics Timeline

Homemade Olympic Wreath

Olympic Medal Tracker

Olympic Word Search

Olympic Word Search Answer Key

1896 Olympics

1896 Olympics Answer Key

Olympic Pins

Make an Adopt-a-Nation Olympic Chart

Big Ben Coloring Page

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Activity MAkeAnolyMpictorch

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 theyre 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. Heres how to make yourown:

What You Need:

White poster board

Packing tape

Blue marker

Red, yellow and orange tissue paper

What You Do:

1. 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 youve 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 its time to carry the torch!1


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Worksheet printAble olyMpic MedAls

Printable Olympic Medals

Cut out and decorate these Olympic medals. Add ribbon oryarn to complete these champion accessories!

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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-sizedcutout o a persons head and torso.

What You Need:

Paper

Markers

Double-sided tape

Scissors

Bandana

What You Do:

1. Draw the outline o a persons 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 countrys symbols such

as a maple lea, or Canada, or the colors o the countrys

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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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

What You Do:

1. 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 players 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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Worksheet historyoftheolyMpicstiMeline

HistoryoftheOlympicsTimeline

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Activity hoMeMAdeolyMpicWreAth

Homemade Olympic Wreathby 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 Greecewas 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:

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)

What You Do:

1. Cut a 2-inch wide strip o the construction paper, utilizing as

much o the length as possible.

2. Measure the circumerence o your childs head using the strip

and staple it togetheraway rom your childs headso 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 cant nd enough leavesoutside, 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 dont 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,

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Worksheet olyMpicMedAltrAcker

Olympic Medal Tracker

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200m

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800m

400m Hurdles

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Kayak Double 500m

Kayak Double 1000m

Kayak Single 500m

Canoe Single 200m

Canoe Single 1000m

Canoe Double 1000m

BMX

Mountain Bike

Individual TimeTrial-Road

Road Race

Sprint-Track

Keirin-Track

Omnium-Track

Team Sprint-Track

Team Pursuit-Track

Kayak Four 500m

Kayak Four 1000m

Canoe Single

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Kayak Single 200m

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GoldAthletics

Badminton

Silver Bronze

Gold Silver Bronze

20km Walk

50km Walk

Marathon

10,000m

4 x 100 Relay

4 x 400 Relay

Decathlon

Heptathlon

GoldArchery Silver Bronze

GoldBeach Volleyball Silver Bronze

GoldBoxing Silver Bronze

GoldCanoe Slalom Silver Bronze

GoldCanoe Sprint

Cycling

Silver Bronze

Gold Silver Bronze

GoldBasketball Silver Bronze

Olympics Medal TrackerUse this chart keep track of which countries won the medals each Olympic event!

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Single Sculls

Double Sculls

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ScullsLightweight Four

Finn

Laser

Star

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Elliott 6m

Laser Radial

25m Pistol

50m Pistol

25m Rapid Fire Pistol

10m Air Pistol

Trap

Double Trap

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10m Platform

Synchronised3m Springboard

Synchronised10m Platform

Individual Dressage

Individual Jumping

Team Jumping

Individual Eventing

Team Eventing

Individual Foil

Individual Epee

Individual Sabre

Team Foil

Team Sabre

Team Epee

Floor Exercise

Vault

Parrallel Bars

Uneven Bars

Horizontal Bar

Beam

Rings

Pommel Horse

Individual All-Around

Team

Individual All-AroundGroup All-Around

Team Dressage

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Diving Judo

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Bronze Gold Silver Bronze

Gold Silver Bronze

Gold Silver Bronze

Sailing Gold Silver Bronze

Shooting Gold Silver Bronze

Bronze

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Gold Silver Bronze

Gold Silver Bronze

held in Athens, Greece in 1896 and consisted of just 9 events:

athletics, cycling, fencing, gymnastics, shooting, swimming, tennis,

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50m Freestyle

100m Freestyle

200m Freestyle

400m Freestyle

800m Freestyle

1500m Freestyle

100m Breaststroke

200m Breaststroke

100m Backstroke

200m Backstroke

200m IndividualMedley

400m IndividualMedley

10km Marathon

4x100m Freestyle Relay

4x100m Medley Relay

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Triathlon

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Volleyball Gold Silver Bronze

Water Polo Gold Silver Bronze

Weightlifting Gold Silver Bronze

Wrestling Gold Silver Bronze

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Which countries won the most medals?

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Worksheet olyMpicWordseArch

OlympicWord Search

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Worksheet olyMpicWordseArch

OlympicWord Search Answer Key

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Worksheet 1896 olyMpics

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Activity olyMpic pins

5. I youre 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 three-

dimensional 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

doesnt 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, its 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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Activity MAkeAn Adopt-A-nAtion olyMpic chArt

Make an Adopt-a-NationOlympic Chartby 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! Heres 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:

1. 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 countrys team? Who is your childs

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 athletes 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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Activity MAkeAn Adopt-A-nAtion olyMpic chArt

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 countrys

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, pin 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 countrys

perormance by afxing an appropriately colored star in the

medal column when the team wins a medal. You can track theperormance 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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