Free Activities January to March 2017 Contents Crossword Puzzle Level of difficulty: Moderate 2 Scrambled Words Level of difficulty: Easy to Moderate 3 Word Search Level of difficulty: Easy to Moderate 4 Snowflake (to colour) Level of difficulty: Easy 5 On our Way Playing Outside (to colour) Level of difficulty: Easy to Moderate 6 Sleigh Ride (to colour) Level of difficulty: Moderate to Difficult 7 Labyrinth Level of difficulty: Easy to Moderate 8 Labyrinth Level of difficulty: Moderate to Difficult 9 Quiz Winter Sports and Activities 10 Fruit & Brownie Trifles Recipe 11 Answers 12 1
Crossword Puzzle Vertical 1. Winter sport in which teams make timed runs down narrow, twisting, iced tracks in a gravity powered sled. 4. Sport in which players slide stones towards a target area consisting of four concentric circles. 5. A vehicle designed for winter travel and recreational outings on snow. Driven mostly over open terrain or trails. 7. Winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. Horizontal 2. Canada s national sport, in which two teams play against one another by trying to maneuver a puck into the opponent's goal. 3. Recreational activity and competitive winter sport in which participants use skis to glide over snow. 6. Sport played on an ice surface, requiring the use of ice skates, a blue rubber ring and straight sticks. 8. Form of hiking using a shoe attachment that provides a larger walking surface area so feet do not completely sink into the snow. 9. Another term for downhill skiing is skiing. 10. A small one- or two-person sled on which the rider is positioned face up and feet-first. A favourite wintertime activity with kids. 11. One needs an ice rink and skates to practise this activity. List of Words Alpine, Biathlon, Bobsled, Curling, Hockey, Luge, Ringette, Skating, Skiing, Snowmobile, Snowshoeing 2
Scrambled Words Unscramble the letters to find the words from the list below. 1. cie snhgifi e s 2. nagtbogo _ g 3. geul _ u 4. sbeobld b 5. ogd hlsieg g e _ 6. swon s _ 7. cukp _ u 8. cei _ c _ 9. nginsdbi _ i 10. stekas _ k 11. ckrso c 12. ormsob o _ 13. oscrs-ntyrcuo ksingi _ r _ - _ o k List of Words Bindings, Bobsled, Brooms, Cross-country skiing, Dog sleigh, Ice, Ice fishing, Luge, Puck, Rocks, Skates, Snow, Toboggan 3
Word Search Find the words from the list below. List of Words Alpine, Biathlon, Bindings, Bobsled, Brooms, Curling, Hockey, Ice, Luge, Puck, Ringette, Rocks, Skates, Skating, Skiing, Snow, Snowmobile, Snowshoeing, Toboggan 4
Snowflake (to colour) 5
On our Way Playing Outside (to colour) 6
Sleigh Ride (to colour) 7
Labyrinth Lead the curling rock to the target! START FINISH 8
Labyrinth Help the hockey player reach the puck! START FINISH 9
Winter Sports and Activities Quiz Answer these questions with your residents. The answers are in a bold underlined font. January to March 2017 1. Name 3 mountains where you can ski in Canada. 2. How do we name the person that protects the goal in a hockey team? Goalie 3. In skiing, is the snow-plow position used to slow down or accelerate? 4. Are sled dogs huskys, labradors or dalmatians? 5. Name 3 Canadian cities who have a hockey team. 6. How many members can a bobsled team be composed of? 2, 4 or all these answers? 7. Where was hockey born? Russia, United States or Canada? 8. What is the name of the giant bull s eye at the end of the sheet of ice in curling? House Discussion Have you ever invited or been invited to go skating for a date? Have you ever been part of a hockey team? Which position where you at? Which is your favourite winter sport or winter activity? Did you play a lot outside at winter time with your brothers, sisters, cousins or neighbours? 10
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Answers Crossword Puzzle (p.2) Vertical 1. Winter sport in which teams make timed runs down narrow, twisting, iced tracks in a gravity powered sled. (bobsled) 4. Sport in which players slide stones towards a target area consisting of four concentric circles. (curling) 5. A vehicle designed for winter travel and recreational outings on snow. Driven mostly over open terrain or trails. (snowmobile) 7. Winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. (biathlon) Horizontal 2. Canada s national sport, in which two teams play against one another by trying to maneuver a puck into the opponent's goal. (hockey) 3. Recreational activity and competitive winter sport in which participants use skis to glide over snow. (skiing) 6. Sport played on an ice surface, requiring the use of ice skates, a blue rubber ring and straight sticks. (ringette) 8. Form of hiking using a shoe attachment that provides a larger walking surface area so feet do not completely sink into the snow. (snowshoeing) 9. Another term for downhill skiing is skiing. (alpine) 10. A small one- or two-person sled on which the rider is positioned face up and feet-first. A favourite wintertime activity with kids. (luge) 11. One needs an ice rink and skates to practise this activity. (skating) 12
Scrambled Words (p.3) 1. cie snhgifi ICE FISHING 2. nagtbogo TOBOGGAN 3. geul LUGE 4. sbeobld BOBSLED 5. ogd hlsieg DOG SLEIGH 6. swon SNOW 7. cukp PUCK 8. cei ICE 9. nginsdbi BINDINGS 10. stekas SKATES 11. ckrso ROCKS 12. ormsob BROOMS 13. oscrs-ntyrcuo ksingi CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING List of Words Bindings, Bobsled, Brooms, Cross-country skiing, Dog sleigh, Ice, Ice fishing, Luge, Puck, Rocks, Skates, Snow, Toboggan 13
Word Search (p.3) 14
Labyrinth (p.8) START FINISH 15
Labyrinth (p.9) START FINISH 16