Kid Scoop News—November 2026

November 2026

Red, yellow, orange, brown … fall leaves can be beautiful, but why do leaves change color in the fall? We’ve got the answer inside! FALL LEAVES

Veterans Day is the day to say“Thank You!” to those who have served in our country’s military. Find out more about this important day inside this issue of Kid Scoop News!

Thanksgiving is a great time to challenge a family member to a little friendly competition. It’s a great way to spend some quality family time at the holiday gathering! TURKEY DAY TOURNAMENT

There are lots of stars on this page! Are there more RED, WHITE, or BLUE stars?

Elephants in America ............. Turkey Day Tournament ......... Secondhand Smoke ............... Fall Leaves ............................. Aerodynamics in Football ...... Sharks ................................... Puzzles .................................. Activity Calendar ................... Veterans Day ......................... Founding Fathers .................. Meet the Elephants ............... The Joy of Saving ................... Carrots ................................... Parent Scoop ......................... Early Learners ........................ Answers ................................ 3

Dear Readers,

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different colors? This month’s Kid Scoop News gives you the scoop! Can you find the answer? Let’s not forget veterans in November. Veterans Day is November 11. There will be parades in communities across America. If you know a veteran or the family of a veteran, tell them, “THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE!” November is a time to be thankful. I thank YOU for being a Kid Scoop News reader!

November is a special month. Nights are longer, the air is cooler, leaves are falling from the trees, and there’s nothing better than curling up with a copy of Kid Scoop News to read. And, this month, we bring you a surprising scoop — Elephants in America! How can that be? Read on to find out. The Thanksgiving holiday brings the family together for food and fun. This month, we give you some games and puzzles to play with your family! Have you ever made a pile of fallen leaves and then jumped into the middle of them? Have you also stopped to consider why leaves are

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Dear Kids, One of my favorite things about Louisiana is that there is always something new to learn, celebrate, or be curious about. Our state is full of wonderful traditions, and I especially love finding ways to share those moments with our children and families. As we head into Thanksgiving, I’m reminded of how much there is to be grateful for. I’m thankful for our Louisiana families, our communities, and the people who make this state such a special place to call home. Around the same time, we also take a moment to honor our veterans and remember the Founding Fathers who helped shape our nation. Their service and sacrifices remind us that freedom is something we should never take for granted. Of course, I can’t talk about the fall without mentioning one of my favorite places to be on a Saturday night — Death Valley! I love heading to the LSU football games and feeling that incredible energy in the stadium. There’s nothing quite like cheering with fellow Louisiana fans and being part of that purple-and-gold tradition. Whether we’re learning about science, history, health, or simply enjoying a Saturday night in Death Valley, I hope we never lose that sense of curiosity. There is always something new to discover, and there’s no better place to do it than right here in Louisiana. Hugs & High Fives, Sharon Landry First Lady of Louisiana

Chief Executive Ocer Brandon Foreman Publisher Amy L. Foreman Associate Chief of Sta Alexis Alexander Teri Hodges Roxane Voorhies Business Operations

Editorial Amanda Miller

Art/Production Madeline Miletello Asarel Smith

ISSN 2768-2382

Publisher and Editor Vicki Whiting

Art Director/Illustration Je Schinkel

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Read the article on this page. Then answer the questions below!

What is this article about?

When did it happen?

What was the problem?

It looked like these elephants were walking along the tops of cliffs overlooking the ocean. These weren’t real, live elephants. They were life-sized elephant sculptures made from a weed called lantana . The story of these elephants starts in India, where Asian elephants live in the wild. The Asian elephants there are facing a big problem. A weed called lantana is taking over forests. When the lantana plant takes over, there is nothing left for the elephants to eat. People living near these elephants wanted to help them. A Growing Problem O n July 4, 2024, in Newport, Rhode Island, something unusual happened: A herd of 100 very interesting elephants showed up.

A Creative Idea

Back to America

Dr. Tarsh Thekaekarais came up with an idea to turn the nasty weed into something beautiful. He worked with local artists to use the weed to make life-sized elephant sculptures. His project removes the lantana from the forest, too. Making the sculptures are good, well- paying jobs for people living in the area. “It’s a win-win for both people and nature,”

One hundred of the lantana elephants started their trip, or migration , across the United States in Rhode Island. The elephants visited eight places. They ended their trip in Livermore, California, in October of 2026. Look at the map to see all the places the elephants visited.

Browning, MT

Boston, MA

said Dr. Thekaekarais. It can take a month to make just one of the elephant sculptures. The sculptures can cost from $8,000 to $22,000.

New York City, NY

Newport, RI

Livermore, CA

Beverly Hills, CA

Miami Beach, FL

Jackson Hole, WY

Houston, TX

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Player A points out one difference between these two turkeys. Then Player B takes a turn. Keep going until you’ve found them all, scoring 1 POINT for every difference you find.

Cut out the above squares. The player who assembles their puzzle first wins 10 points.

Race to see who can do the math to match the leaves with the same answers. The faster player gets 5 POINTS, the slower player gets 2 POINTS. Standards Link: Number Sense: Calculate sums and differences.

There are 12 pencils hidden in this picture. Each player has 60 seconds to find as many as they can. Score 1 POINT for each one found.

Get two crayons. Take turns drawing a horizontal or vertical line between two dots. The player who draws the line that completes each square gets 1 POINT. If there is pumpkin pie in that square, the player earns 3 BONUS POINTS.

Who can make the most words using the letters in the word THANKSGIVING ? Take turns, scoring 1 POINT for each word a player makes.

Standards Link: Spelling: Spell grade-level appropriate words correctly.

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Pass the giggles! Ask a friend or family member to give you four nouns, four plural nouns, one verb, and four adjectives. Then, fill in the blanks below and read the silly story aloud. Let the laughter begin!

Ted Turkey

Ted Turkey decided to ________ to the island of ______________ _________ during Thanksgiving vacation. But, being a turkey, he couldn’t just buy an airline ticket. So, Ted made a boat using a _________ , a ____________, and a _______________ .

Ted set sail. But soon he was in rough ___________ and had to head back to shore. His boat was very ______________ and Ted didn’t dare try to sail it again.

Luckily, a __________ flock of _______________ landed on the beach. They offered to give Ted a lift to the island. Ted was thankful, and arrived on the island feeling very __________ .

Ted still lives there to this day, in a hut made of ___________ and ________________ .

Standards Link: Grammar: Use nouns, adjectives and verbs correctly in writing and speaking.

CHALLENGE PILGRIM

Race to see who can draw their shape on another sheet of paper the fastest. The winner gets 3 POINTS.

Find the words by looking up, down, backwards, forwards, sideways, and diagonally.

VERTICAL PUMPKIN TWISTERS LEAVES CRAYONS TURKEY RACE BRAIN DOTS SKIP PIE LINE

S V E S D U T T C

T K P I L

E R C I E B P P Y

T G N R R I U R L

W E N A A M P A E

I Y I E P Y C C A

S N E K L I O E V

T K I K T L D N E

E N I R R O A

R U E P T U Y H A

G R I M

L S

Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.

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Secondhand smoke has chemicals that are poisonous and causes more than 3,000 deaths in non-smokers every year. Children who are exposed to secondhand smoke are more likely to have: • Asthma

Would you like some gum that somebody else has already chewed? That would be secondhand gum!

• More colds and sore throats • Bronchitis and pneumonia • Ear infections • Behavior problems • Hyperactivity problems

Secondhand smoke is a combination of the smoke from a burning cigarette and the smoke exhaled by a smoker.

Standards Link: Health: Students develop knowledge for choosing not to use harmful chemical substances.

Secondhand smoke has a very distinctive smell and it contaminates the air with poisons. Even if you don’t smoke, when you breathe in secondhand smoke, you are breathing the poisons. How many harmful chemicals are in secondhand smoke? To find out, color the squares, then add a zero to the number. RED YELLOW

Yuk! Snappy Pappy’s Pizza Parlor is a disgusting mess! Can you find 12 dirty, harmful things in the picture?

Standards Link: Health: Students develop knowledge for choosing not to use harmful chemical substances.

Secondhand smoke is deadly. Because of that, many states prohibit smoking in public places like restaurants, schools, libraries, stores, and etc. So where do people who smoke end up?

This is where smoking leads.

Stores forbid smoking.

You can’t smoke here.

The movies? Forget it.

No smoking at the library.

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In the United States alone, all of the cigarette butts thrown away in one year weigh about the same as 177,895 of these:

Each year, millions of cigarette butts end up being washed down storm drains and into streams, rivers, lakes, and the ocean. Seabirds, fish, and other animals mistake them for food. Their bodies have no way to digest cigarette butts and they can die. It takes about 2-5 years for one cigarette butt to decompose, so it sits like a poison that an unsuspecting animal could eat.

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Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.

SECONDHAND SMOKE POISONOUS HARMFUL CHEWED

Find the words by looking up, down, backwards, forwards, sideways, and diagonally.

Cigarette billboards often use pictures of strong, healthy cowboys. The truth is that smoking isn’t healthy at all. Circle all the words that describe this cowboy.

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C A O K D K E N S

S R O N N A C U I

E M I H T

S F E

E U Y L O M D

L L E S L S H A Y

S N I D Y

M O V I

P C H E W E D I G

S S E M S

SICKLY SMELL WEARY SORE DEATHS MESS SELL MOVIES FIND

H A N N H K

E S N D N

O O S C

R A E W

H O

T L

Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.

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Hey! Where are you going?

To get a jacket for the tree! It’s going to get cold out here in winter!

Oh, no! This poor tree is sick!

No, it isn’t. Trees drop their leaves in fall to get ready for winter.

T U W

Y M O

R M U

Many plants stop making food in the fall. When they stop making food, the green color in their leaves starts to disappear.

Plants make their own food using these ingredients:

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions. with the letter in the triangle. Then read every other letter as you move along the border. Funny You Should Ask! When the rain comes down, what goes up? Find the answer in the fall leaf border! Start

CARBON DIOXIDE

SUNLIGHT

Trees take water from the ground through their roots. They take a gas called carbon dioxide from the air. They use the sunlight and something called chlorophyll (clor-oh-fill) to turn water and carbon dioxide into food. Chlorophyll is green. It gives leaves their green color.

WATER

CHLOROPHYLL

When winter days get short and there is less sunlight, the leaf makes less chlorophyll. Then we can see orange and yellow colors. These colors were in the leaves all summer, but the green covered them up. Red leaves are another story. This color is made in the fall, from food trapped in the leaves.

Standards Link: Life Science: Plants have structures that serve different functions in survival; plants use carbon dioxide and energy from sunlight to build sugar and release oxygen.

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A simile compares two things using the words “like” or “as,” such as “The leaves were as colorful as a box of crayons.” Complete the similes in the leaves below to create “simi-leaves” to decorate your classroom walls. Simi-leaves

Fall is as exciting as _______________.

The wind howled like _____________.

The dry leaves were as crunchy as _____________.

The children were as happy as _____________.

Squirrels ran quickly, like _______________.

LEAVES WATER SYLLABLES

Find the words by looking up, down, backwards, forwards, sideways, and diagonally.

START

S Y A D G R E E N

B S

O Y E A C O R N I

R L V H N B E C S

D L S C A R G R A

E A R

R B A S V C

E L L A F A C P E

S E A S O N E G A

Y S T O O R N L R

CARBON SEASON WINTER SCENE BORDER CRISP

R E T N I W D

E T A W I P

ACORN GREEN DISAPPEAR ROOTS

S S P

FALL DAYS

FINISH

Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.

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he quarterback takes the snap and

gets ready to throw the prolate spheroid to the open receiver downeld and … Wait. What? That strange football shape is called called a prolate spheroid . That

shape lets football players put a spin on the ball when they throw it or kick it. This spin creates air ow over the ball while it travels. That matters because gravity is always trying to pull the ball down to the ground.

The word aerodynamics comes from two Greek words:

(meaning‘of the air’) and

(power, strength, force) Scientists use aerodynamics to make things go fast and far — like cars, jet planes, and footballs. The weight of an object makes it harder to lift. But knowing about aerodynamics keeps a 300,000 pound plane in the air!

Spin forces air above the ball downward

Quarterbacks grip the ball in different ways to create spin. And spin is how they get more lift on the ball. Air traveling above the ball is forced downward by the spin and the air below creates lift.

Air below the spinning ball creates lift

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Which scar you more? A shark or a bee? es

Most people are more afraid of sharks than bees. Yet bee stings have killed more people than sharks! Most of the more than 300 different kinds of sharks are not dangerous. The Great White shark is the most dangerous of all, but hardly anyone sees it. It likes to stay in deep ocean water where most people don’t swim. Standards Link: Life Science: Students understand that animals have different external features that help them survive in different habitats.

Sand Tiger Shark

Sharks come in all shapes and sizes. Some have stripes. Others have spots. Can you list one or more ways each of these sharks is different from the others? Example: The leopard shark has spotted markings.

Standards Link: Students recognize similarities and differences in common objects.

Great White Shark

Hammerhead Shark

Leopard Shark

Match each shark to its silhouette.

Did you know that lantern sharks have bellies that glow in the dark? To learn more fascinating facts about sharks, take a dive into your local library!

Thresher Shark

No two kinds of sharks have the same kind of teeth. Scientists can tell what kind of shark a tooth came from just by the way it looks. To find out what type of shark each tooth came from, unscramble the words. Standards Link: Life Science: Animals have features that help them survive in different environments.

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Use the words at right to fill in these boxes. Each word is used only once. Then, unscramble the circled letters to answer the Mystery Spot question of the month.

In this two-player game, Player A uses a BLUE crayon, Player B uses a RED crayon. Take turns drawing a horizontal or vertical line between two dots. The player who draws the line that completes each square gets 1 POINT. If there is a wishbone in that square, the player earns 3 BONUS POINTS.

Grandma is working on a Thanksgiving quilt, but she needs your help. Cut out these fabric shapes and assemble them so that they form a square.

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NOVEMBER 2026

Bonfire Night in Great Britain. Learn about the plot to blow up Parliament.

Did you remember to move your clock back by one hour?

Enjoy a brisk walk or hike today. How many signs of the seasons can you spot along the way?

The Library of Congress has a site dedicated to Native American Heritage Month with exhibits and links. Check it out at nativeamerican heritagemonth.gov Start off the month with a resolution to eat right. November is Eat Smart Month Look at a map of the world and find: • Portugal • Mali • Peru • Fiji Geography Awareness Week Look through your newspaper for local events, season’s concerts, plays, and holiday celebrations.

Daylight Savings

Choose words from the headlines of today’s newspaper, and create a funny title for a book. At 11:11 a.m., pause for a moment of silence to honor the service men and women who risk or lose their lives in the service of their country. Veterans Day Make a simple message to brighten the day of a soldier. Go to amillionthanks.org

Sit down with your favorite dog and read him or her a story.

Time Ends

Election Day

Use this day to write to a friend or relative that you have not seen in a while.

Ask a nearby veterans’ hospital if you can send a card to a veteran to thank them for defending our country.

Collect toys that you and your friends have outgrown and donate them to a homeless shelter.

Have a family story night. Turn off the TV and ask your mom or dad to tell you a story about their childhood.

On this day, Mexico celebrates the anniversary of the revolution. Do something or say something kind to a friend or neighbor today. World Kindness Day

Forget-Me-Not Day

The chrysanthemum is the November flower of the month. Draw one to decorate your room.

Make a list of all the things you are thankful for to share with family and friends on Thanksgiving. to recycle and participate in your community. America Recycles Day Check on which items you are allowed

Clean out your backpack. Get rid of old pens that don’t work and make sure everything is organized and ready to go. To promote world peace, say “Hello” to at least 10 people today. World Hello Day

Pop some popcorn and enjoy a movie at home.

Make a decoration for your Thanksgiving table.

Ask if your family can donate some canned goods to a local shelter for their Thanksgiving meals.

Today is the biggest shopping day of the year. Look in the paper for bargains; compare prices at different stores.

Say “Thank You” to your teachers today for all they do for you and your class.

Thanksgiving

Black Friday

Tick the box on each day when you have completed 20 minutes of reading. Children who develop a love of reading will become better students and build a better future.

The Christmas season will soon be here. Visit toysfortots.org to see how you can help a child in need.

How many leaves can you find on this page in 60 seconds? Now have a friend try. Who found more?

Make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches today for your entire family. Peanut Butter Lovers Month

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Find and count all the triangles, squares, circles and rectangles you can find in the kids’ parade.

efore 1954, Veterans Day was called Armistice Day. The first Armistice Day, November 11, 1918, marked the signing of the peace treaty that ended World War I. (An armistice is an agreement to stop fighting, and it’s made just before the signing of a peace treaty.) More soldiers had died in World War I than in any other war in history. An Australian journalist named George Honey started a practice that became a tradition. He asked people to observe two minutes of silence at 11:00 a.m. as the treaty

was signed, to remember the many fallen soldiers. In 1954, President Eisenhower signed a law changing the name of Armistice Day to Veterans Day, thereby extending the tribute to veterans of all wars. Peace Treaties How Veterans Day Began All About President Eisenhower The best title for this story would be: Standards Link: History: Students understand the reasons Americans observe certain national holidays.

It’s a tradition to display blue and gold stars in the homes of families of veterans. A blue star means the veteran in the family is living. A gold star means the veteran died.

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Who were the Founding Fathers?

The Founding Fathers signed the Constitution of the United States into law in 1787. They were a group of men who organized the American colonists’ revolution and formed an independent country—the United States of America. They knew that after they won the war with England, they would need a Constitution to create laws for the new country. The men who led the revolution, worked on the Declaration of Independence, and wrote the Constitution are known as the Founding Fathers. Seven of those men are considered key figures and students today study their lives and writings.

Do the math to label each Founding Father pictured.

17 + 17 13 -9 14 - 7 16 + 12

Thomas Jeerson John Jay George Washington John Adams

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24 - 7 13 + 5 19 - 6

Benjamin Franklin Alexander Hamilton James Madison

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Thomas Jefferson was 33 years old when he wrote the Declaration of Independence; he was not part of the Constitutional Convention, as he was the minister to France at the time. Four years after the Constitution was written, he insisted that Ten Amendments be written up as The Bill of Rights to protect an individual’s rights as a citizen.

Heroic Homonyms

Benjamin Franklin used these words urging his fellow signers to be of the same mind. “We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.” This reveals two meanings of the word “hang”— to stay together and to be killed by a rope tied around the neck . Many homonyms have at least two different meanings. Write down another meaning for each word other than the one given.

BANK: The edge of a river or BAT: A small ying animal or LIGHT: Weighing very little or RING: A sound made by a bell or

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Students understand homonyms.

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Elephants are the largest land animals in the world. But not all elephants are the same. Most scientists divide elephants into two main groups: African elephants and Asian elephants. (Some scientists say that the forest and grassland elephants of Africa are so different that there should be three groups of elephants—Asian and two groups of African. What would you call the different African elephants?)

Standards Link: Life Science: Students know there is variation among populations.

African elephants are _________ than Asian elephants. They have large ears shaped a little like the continent of ________. Large ears help keep the elephant _______ on the _______ African plains. African elephants have a sway back and very ___________ skin. They also have a rounded head without any big bumps. Asian elephants live in _________ forest areas and they have _________ ears. They also have rounded backs, smoother skin, and a high forehead with two “bumps.”

COOL

HOT

WARM

RED

ASIA

SMALLER

AFRICA

SMOOTH

WRINKLED

SPICY

COOLER

LARGER

PEANUTS WARMER

Standards Link: Life Science: Students know that adaptations in physical structure may improve an animal’s chance for survival; animals have structures that serve different functions in growth, survival and reproduction. Height and weight are for the average male of each species.

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2. Asian elephants have one small “finger” at the end of their trunks for grasping. African elephants have two “fingers.”

One of these statements is false. Which one?

1. The first elephants appeared about 60 million years ago.

4. There are more than 100,000 muscles in the trunk, making it very flexible, and strong enough to lift whole trees.

3. Elephants’ trunks

contain bones similar to the human spine.

One early relative, called Moeritherium (meer-uh-THEER-ee-um), was only about 2 feet (0.6 m) tall and had no trunk.

Standards Link: Life Science: Animals have different structures to help them survive.

ELEPHANTS SCIENTISTS TRUNKS SOCKS ASIAN WRINKLED

Find the words by looking up, down, backwards, forwards, sideways, and diagonally.

The skin of an elephant is rough and wrinkled. In fact, the creases in the lower part of their legs can be used to tell elephants apart. Like fingerprints, every elephant has its very own crease pattern.

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Which picture comes next in each pattern below?

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AFRICA LARGE EARS SKIN PAGES COOL PATTERN TREES

Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.

Standards Link: Math/Reasoning: Extend simple paterns.

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Hey, Thrifty! Can I borrow $100 to buy a totally cool electric race track?

Well, yeah, but the race track costs $130! Grandma sent me $30.

Sigh… it’s not working. I’ve been patient for 60 seconds and I still need $100!

If you are patient and save your money , you can get that race track.

Didn’t your grandma just send you money for Christmas?

Standards Link: Economics: Students understand basic economic principles.

Watch how Fritter saves money and reaches his goal. Then use the blank spaces to make a plan to save for one of your goals!

How much money do you need to buy the thing you want? That’s your savings goal . For extra inspiration, tape a picture of the thing you want to buy in a place where you’ll see it everyday. Fritter wants: Cost: You want: Cost:

Write down everything you spend money on. After a week or so, add up what you

spent. Is there anything you could do without? How much would that save you? How much money did Fritter spend this week?

What things would you suggest Fritter do without to save for the race track?

How much money would he save by not buying those things?

Work with a parent to add up the value of the coins on this page!

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Cross out the word CARROT each time it appears in this box. Write down the remaining letters to discover some other root vegetables. A carrot is a root vegetable. That means it grows underground and is part of the root of its plant.

In the past, our leaves were used to decorate the hats of 25 . •

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We were one of the 22 vegetables grown by humans.

• • We’re related

Doctors say that we improve 24 because of our very high level of vitamin A (carotene).

to 21. Don’t our feathery green tops look similar?

Some food comes to us straight from the farm. These are known as fresh foods. Processed foods go to factories before the store. The food gets frozen, canned, cooked into meals, or even dried. Fresh or Processed

Use raisins, berries, or olive slices for eyes and peanut butter for glue.

Use carrots, fruits, vegetables, and imagination to make creepy treats!

Use bell pepper slices to make fangs and broccoli for hair.

Carefully slice one carrot into round, coin- like shapes.

Slice another carrot into sticks.

The small carrots that most people call baby carrots are not young carrots. They are small segments of regular carrots that have been peeled and made to look like smaller, hence younger, carrots.

Look at the chart showing the fresh and processed foods. Can you add two or more fresh foods and then show how they are sold after being processed? This can help make food last, but it isn’t always the healthiest way to eat. Eating fresh, whole foods helps us be our best at everything we do and keeps us healthy far into the future. Eating real food is also good for the earth. Foods that are unprocessed consume less energy as they go from farm to market than foods that take a side trip to be sliced, diced, and rearranged in factories.

Look carefully! Only one of these carrots is dierent than the others. Can you nd it?

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The way a movie vampire covers his face with his cape is a good way to stop the spread of germs. Teach your children how to do “The Vampire Cough.” Next time you need to cough or sneeze, cough into the inside of your elbow as shown. If you cough into your hand, you’ll spread germs as you touch things. Think about it: When was the last time you used the inside of your elbow to touch something?

W ith the cold and u season here, it is very important to talk with kids about

why washing their hands matters. But they probably think that it’s BORING. To make it more fun, learn the Kid Scoop Scrub Squad Sing-a-Long Song! Experts say that washing your hands for at least 20 seconds is the best way to make sure you remove germs and gunk. Help your kids memorize and sing one of the online Scrub Squad songs while you scrub to help you make sure that you wash long enough. SUDSY STUDY: A comprehensive study by the University of Oregon revealed that ordinary bar soap is just as eective as antibacterial soaps in helping reduce instances of illness.

Some people hate rainy weather. They complain about it and grumble beneath their umbrella. But other people enjoy the rain, knowing it provides fresh water, wildowers in the spring, and lls rivers and lakes. It’s all a matter of one’s attitude . Attitudes are part of mental health. Take time to ip through a newspaper with your child and use the time to not only foster reading skills but also as an opportunity to start a discussion about attitudes.

EDITOR’S PICK by Vicki Whiting, Kid Scoop News By Melissa Sweet Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade E

puppeteer Tony Sarg, capturing his genius, his dedication, his zest for play, and his long-lasting gift to

veryone is a New Yorker on Thanksgiving Day, when young and old rise early to see what giant new

America—the inspired helium balloons that would become the trademark of Macy’s Parade. This is a great book the whole family will enjoy, perfect to read before watching the big parade.

balloons will ll the skies for Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Who rst invented these “upside- down puppets”?

Look through the newspaper to nd examples of optimistic statements and pessimistic statements. Circle optimistic statements in green and pessimistic statements in red. Ask your child to try turning one of the pessimistic statements into a positive one. Have them turn an optimisitic statement into a negative one. Which was easier to do? It sometimes takes a lot of practice, and often a whole new attitude, to stay optimistic!

In Melissa Sweet’s award-winning book, readers meet Tony Sarg, puppeteer extraordinaire! In brilliant collage illustrations, the award-winning artist Melissa Sweet tells the story of the

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H is for Hole h is for hole

Connect the dots to find out. Then, color the picture.

How many words or pictures can you find on this page that start with the H sound like the word hole ? Learning Buddies: Read the two phrases aloud. Have your child read with you. Trace the uppercase and lowercase letter H . Say the letter as you trace it.

How many

hats

How many

The woodpecker pecked out A little round hole, And made him a house In the telephone pole.

holes

Learning Buddies: Trace and say the number. Read the questions. Touch and count to find the answers.

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O-T Game

With your child, look through the newspaper to find pictures of things that begin with the same sound as the letter H in hole . Letter Identification

Point to the number 8 in the newspaper. Have your child say the number and, if it’s large enough, have your child trace the number. Math Play

With your child, find and circle six uppercase H s on one sheet of the newspaper. On the same sheet of newspaper, find and circle six lowercase h s. Have your child connect the “dots” to make a silly picture. Match Game

I Spy

Have your child trace his/her hand on a sheet of newspaper. Next, have your child circle all of the H s that are inside the hand. H is for Hand

Have your child find and circle the letters that spell his/her name on one newspaper page. Connect the letters with lines in the correct order to show how the name is spelled. Repeat and see how many more times you can find your child’s name. My Name Dot-to-Dot

Cut out the letters o and t from the headlines. Then cut out the letters h , l , c , and p . Show your child how you can spel l the words hot , lot , cot, and pot simply by changing the first letter in front of the ot .

Find a page in the newspaper with several pictures or drawings. Play “I Spy” by giving clues about a picture. For example, “I spy something with wheels. What is it?” Let your child give you a clue about a different picture.

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