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Written by Paul Shipton Illustrated by Kay Dixey Page 18: Look at the chart showing Ian Thorpe’s weekly training schedule. On which day does Ian Thorpe do the least training? (Sundays) If Ian Thorpe spends 1 hour and 25 minutes on each session of weight training, how much weight training does he do each week? (2 hours and 50 minutes) How long does he train altogether on Tuesdays? (5 hours and 55 minutes) page 21: What do athletes have to do to keep fit, as well as all their training? (eat healthy foods and drink water) The pie chart on the next page shows how much we need to eat of different food groups to have a really healthy diet. Show your child the chart and ask them the questions below. Which two food groups do you need most of? (fruit and vegetables, carbohydrates) Which food group do you think is the third biggest? (milk and dairy foods) Which food group should be less than 1 — 10 of what you eat? (foods high in fat and/or sugar) By Nash Kramer Help your child to find the maths in this eBook by asking them the questions below. Possible responses are shown in brackets. Train like an athlete What would your child like to get really good at? It could be a sport, or another hobby or something they do at school. In our Fun Activities section, your child can find out how to make their own Weekly Training Schedule, like Ian Thorpe’s, to show when they are going to practise each week and for how long. You could also set them a Three Day Training Challenge. Page 1 of 2 © Oxford University Press 2013 For more support, visit www.oxfordowl.co.uk The eatwell plate shows how much of what you eat should come from each food group. This includes everything you eat during the day, including snacks. So, try to eat: • plenty of fruit and vegetables • plenty of bread, rice, potatoes, pasta and other starchy foods – choose wholegrain varieties whenever you can • some milk and dairy foods • some meat, fish, eggs, beans and other non-dairy sources of protein • just a small amount of foods and drinks high in fat and/or sugar Training like an Athlete
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Written by Paul ShiptonIllustrated by Kay Dixey
Page 18: Look at the chart showing Ian Thorpe’s weekly training schedule.
On which day does Ian Thorpe do the least training? (Sundays)
If Ian Thorpe spends 1 hour and 25 minutes on each session of weight training, how much weight training does he do each week?(2 hours and 50 minutes)
How long does he train altogether on Tuesdays? (5 hours and 55 minutes)
page 21: What do athletes have to do to keep fit, as well as all their training? (eat healthy foods and drink water)
The pie chart on the next page shows how much we need to eat of different food groups to have a really healthy diet. Show your child the chart and ask them the questions below.
Which two food groups do you need most of? (fruit and vegetables, carbohydrates)
Which food group do you think is the third biggest? (milk and dairy foods)
Which food group should be less than
1—10
of what you eat? (foods high in fat and/or sugar)
By Nash Kramer
Help your child to find the maths in this eBook by asking them the questions below. Possible responses are shown in brackets.
Train like an athleteWhat would your child like to get really good at? It could be a sport, or another hobby or something they do at school. In our Fun Activities section, your child can find out how to make their own Weekly Training Schedule, like Ian Thorpe’s, to show when they are going to practise each week and for how long. You could also set them a Three Day Training Challenge.
Page 1 of 2 © Oxford University Press 2013
For more support, visitwww.oxfordowl.co.uk
The eatwell plate shows how much of what you eat should come from each food group. This includes everything you eat during the day, including snacks.
So, try to eat:• plenty of fruit and vegetables• plenty of bread, rice, potatoes, pasta and other
starchy foods – choose wholegrain varieties whenever you can
• some milk and dairy foods• some meat, fish, eggs, beans and other non-dairy
sources of protein• just a small amount of foods and drinks high in fat
and/or sugar
Training like an Athlete
Page 2 of 2 © Oxford University Press 2013
Training like an Athlete (continued)
For more support, visitwww.oxfordowl.co.uk
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