Kid Scoop News—November 2025

November 2025

Sometimes it’s a great idea to kick back and just relax. Take some tips from a three-toed sloth about how to slow down. SLOTHS

Learn all about one of the foods that is served at many Thanksgiving dinners—cranberries! CRANBERRIES

“How many pages in Kid Scoop News do you want to read this month?”

News ..................................... Thanksgiving Poetry .............. Magnets ................................ Cranberries ........................... Sloth ..................................... Puzzles .................................. Activity Calendar ................... Hockey .................................. Bear’s Tail .............................. Wants or Needs ..................... Friends Around the World ...... Parent Scoop ......................... Early Learners ........................ Answers ................................ 3

Dear Readers,

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November is a good time to share with your family the people, places, and things you are thankful for! I just realized that people, places, and things are all NOUNS! Are you also grateful for some verbs? Here’s an idea—give your family the gift of poetry by playing along with the games on pages 4 and 5. I’m sure they’ll get a kick out of a Thanksgiving cinquain. After working on some poetry, take some time to kick back and relax. Take things S-L-O-W-L-Y like a sloth. They move so slowly that algae and fungi can grow on their fur. On what page can you learn more about a sloth?

Is hockey your game? Then skate on over to the Hockey page and complete the alphabet game to learn more about hockey pucks! And there is so much more to explore and learn this month in Kid Scoop News. Simply flip through the pages and see how many you want to read. Thanksgiving is a good time for ME to THANK YOU!—for being a Kid Scoop News reader! Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

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November is a time to pause and give thanks for the people and moments that make our lives special. As Thanksgiving approaches, try writing a short poem about what you’re grateful for, it’s a beautiful way to reflect and share kindness. This month, we also celebrate curiosity and learning. From exploring how magnets work to discovering the cranberry’s place on our Thanksgiving tables, there’s so much to enjoy about this season. Even the gentle sloth reminds us that slowing down can help us notice life’s simple joys. Whether you’re spending time with family, cheering at a hockey game, or sharing a meal, I hope you find reasons to be thankful all month long.

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Say thank you to the veterans in your community by coloring the poster above and displaying it. Or give it to a veteran in your family or neighborhood.

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

Who is this article about?

What did the people in this article do?

ave you ever heard the saying, “One person’s trash is another person’s treasure ”?

Where did this happen?

A Growing Collection

There are now so many books that the salvaged books are sent to schools, educational programs, and even prisons. Village schoolteachers from all over Turkey are requesting books. The city government hired a full-time employee to manage the library. Reading brings joy. It gives people an opportunity to become educated and to lead a successful life. Getting access to books is truly a treasure for thousands of people in Ankara. All because of some very smart and caring garbage men!

A Treasure Discovered At first, they shared the books with friends and family, but the collection became so big, they realized they needed a place for them. Garbage men in Ankara, Turkey, saw a lot of usable books in the trash. They gathered these books and wondered what to do with them.

Why is this important?

They found an empty brick factory and turned it into a library. Now people come from all over Ankara and borrow books. The library has more than 6,000 books. It even has a special section with books for kids and comic books!

Where is Ankara, Turkey?

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Amaze your family with the gift of poetry this Thanksgiving! Complete all the poetry activities on this page. Then, cut them out and glue them into a booklet.

Look through the newspaper and cut out words that go with Thanksgiving. Glue these words onto the drawing of the turkey. Use collections of words to create interesting tail feathers. Standards Link: Vocabulary: Understand the meaning of grade-level appropriate words.

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

Peter Pilgrim is having trouble finishing his poems. Can you help?

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Write a poem about Thanksgiving, using the letters that spell its name. Start each line of your poem with the letter provided on that line.

What’s a cinquain ? It’s a five-line poem, which follows this formula: Subject—one word only Description of subject Something more about subject Opinion about subject One word related to subject that supplies impact.

Feast Delicious, warm, tradition The whole family is here It’s a wonderful day Tasty! Example:

Give it a try:

Standards Links: Writing Applications: Write in a variety of forms and genres.

THANKFUL FEATHERS CINQUAIN

Sometimes you can change a word and make a rhyme just by changing the first letter or letters in a word. How many of these can you figure out? The first one is done for you.

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

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Locomotive: Hurts:

A silly laugh: Worm’s movement:

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A bell sound: A choir’s job:

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

Standards Links: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.

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ccording to a legend, a shepherd discovered magnets 4,000 years ago. One day, the shepherd Magnes was walking in a region of Greece called Magnesia. He sat down and looked at his sandals. He had metal nails in his sandals. The sandals kept sticking to the rocks where he was walking. The metal end of the shepherd’s hook also stuck to the rocks. The rocks that stuck to metal were naturally occurring magnets called lodestones .

Read the legend. Then number the pictures in order.

Is the legend true? No one knows for sure. Some say the story took place in India instead of Greece. But finding rocks that could stick to sandals started some creative thinking and new inventions that have used magnets for thousands of years.

Standards Link: Reading: Recount stories including legends.

You can’t see the force that pulls certain kinds of metal towards a magnet. But it is a force in nature, like gravity is a natural force, that we can’t see. What do magnets attract? Metals such as iron, nickel, and cobalt are attracted to magnets. Other materials such as aluminum, glass, plastic, and wood aren’t attracted to magnets. Invisible Power: Magnetism Do the math to see which of these items are attracted to magnets. If the answer is an even number, that means it’s magnetic.

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Standards Link: Science: Understand the interaction between magnets and magnetic materials.

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Magnets Push and Pull We usually think of magnetic force attracting options towards a magnet. But magnets can also repel or push away

objects. This is because magnets have a north pole and south pole . In short, opposite poles attract , and the same poles repel .

A north pole side of a magnet will repel (push away) the north pole side of another magnet.

A south pole side of a magnet will attract the north pole side of another magnet.

There is an invisible area around a magnet where its pulling force can be felt. Circle every other letter to find out what this area is called.

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

Standards Link: Science: Understand magnetic forces and earth’s magnetic field.

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Find your way through the cranberry vines.

mericans eat about 400 million pounds

of cranberries a year! Many are eaten at Thanksgiving, but there are lots of ways to eat these little red, tangy berries all year round. Cranberries are native to North America. Native Americans used them for both food and medicine.

Cranberry Chart Use the chart to answer the questions!

Which state grows the most cranberries?

About how many millions of barrels of cranberries does New Jersey grow?

About how many more millions of barrels of cranberries would Massachusetts need to grow to catch up with Wisconsin?

NOTE: 1 barrel equals 100 pounds of berries. SOURCE: USDA Economic Research Service and USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service

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Standards Link: Number Sense: Interpret data from charts and graphs.

Bee Power Cranberry farmers need bees. The bees pollinate the plant’s blossoms, so they turn into berries.

Healthy Berries Cranberries are high in Vitamin C. Long ago, sailors and pirates took barrels of cranberries on long voyages. Eating the berries prevented a disease called scurvy .

Cranberry plants can live and grow for 100 years!

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Growing and Harvesting Cranberries Number the pictures in order.

Cranberry vines are planted in sandy soil. They grow into long vines that crawl along the ground. When the cranberries are ripe, the farmers flood the field. Cranberries have little air pockets inside that cause them to float to the top of the water. Farmers wearing rubber “waders” walk through the floating cranberries and push them into a big vacuum in the center of the field. The berries are sucked out of the water and end up in a big truck.

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Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Sequence events in the correct order.

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

Ways to Eat Cranberries Some people like the tart _________ of cranberries. Others _____________ them with sugar, maple syrup, or honey. While they are tart, cranberries can be eaten ______ or chopped raw into salsa, salads, and other dishes. Most cranberries are used to make _________, sauce, and craisins. Craisins ® are dried cranberries that look like reddish __________. Canned cranberry sauce is a popular Thanksgiving side _________. It can also be enjoyed on turkey sandwiches.

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

Craisins ® is a trademark of Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.

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How many leaves can you nd on this page? Have a friend try. Who found the most?

In a sloth’s life, slow is the word. They’re the great reminders that sometimes it’s a good idea to kick back, relax, and just enjoy hanging around.

There is a little moth that only lives on a sloth. It feeds on the algae that grows in the sloth’s fur.

We sloths rarely come down from the trees because on the ground is when we’re most easily caught by predators. Once a week, we descend for one reason. Why? Circle every other letter to discover the answer!

Sloths eat very slowly. They eat mostly leaves and fruit. Because they move so slowly, they don’t go looking for watering holes. They get their water from the fruits and leaves they eat. Sloths digest food slowly. It can take up to a month for a sloth to digest a single meal, according to the Jacksonville Zoo in Florida.

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Sloths move so slowly that algae and fungi grow on them. This is a good thing because the algae makes their fur look a bit green. This helps to camouflage them when they are hanging from branches in the rainforest.

While on the ground, three-toed sloths travel at just 6–8 ft (1.8–2.4m) per minute. They’re slightly quicker in the rainforest canopy, where they can whiz by at speeds of 15 ft (4.6m) per minute! Even at their fastest, they still move five times slower than a drifting iceberg.

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Fill in the missing words from the list below.

There are two main ____________ of sloth. One has two and the other three ____________ on their front feet. The two species look a lot alike. Two-toed sloths are slightly ______________. Three-toed sloths have markings on their faces that make them look like they're always __________________.

They also have two extra neck _____________, allowing them to turn their heads 270 degrees!

Where do they live? Sloths live in Central and ____________ America. Life-saving sloths? A recent ______________ shows that some species of fungi found in sloth fur might ____________ to cure certain kinds of cancer.

CAMOUFLAGE HANGING MONKEYS

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

Who are relatives of sloths? With their long arms and shaggy fur, they look a bit like monkeys, but they are actually related to another group of animals. Use the code to discover the answer.

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

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Can you help Autumn Anderson nd her favorite fall sweater? Read the clues below to gure out which sweater of these is Autumn’s favorite.

Autumn likes stripes, but not wide ones. She doesn’t like to wear turtleneck sweaters. Autumn doesn’t have any sweaters with stars. Her favorite sweater is a pullover.

She loves hearts, but not pink ones.

How many slices of pie do you see?

Circle every other letter to reveal the answer.

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NOVEMBER 2025

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

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

Start off the month with a resolution to eat right. November is Eat Smart Month Ask a nearby veterans hospital if you can send a card to a veteran to thank them for defending our country. Check on which items you are allowed to recycle and participate in your community. America Recycles Day

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

To promote world peace, say “Hello” to at least 10 people today. World Hello Day Today is the biggest shopping day of the year. Look in the paper for bargains; compare prices at different stores. Black Friday The Library of Congress has a site dedicated to Native American Heritage Month with exhibits and links. Check it out at nativeamerican heritagemonth.gov The chrysanthemum is the November flower of the month. Draw one to decorate your classroom.

Use this day to write to a friend or relative that you have not seen in a while. Make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches today for your entire family. Peanut Butter Lovers Month

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 have given or risked their lives for their country. Veterans Day Make a simple message to brighten the day of a soldier. Go to amillionthanks.org

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

Time Ends

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

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

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

Forget-Me-Not Day

Clean out your backpack. Get rid of old pens that don’t work and make sure everything is organized and ready to go. Hug your teacher today and say “Thank You” to them for all they do for you and your class.

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

Make a list of all the things you are thankful for to share with family and friends on Thanksgiving.

Pop some popcorn and enjoy a movie at home.

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

Watch the parade on TV, feast on turkey, and tell everyone in your family how much you appreciate them. Thanksgiving

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

Make a decoration for your Thanksgiving table. countryliving.com/ diy-crafts has some ideas for you.

Look through your newspaper for local events, concerts, plays, and holiday celebrations.

sure, but for hundreds of years, kids have been sliding stones and other objects across ice with sticks and tree branches. Over the years, in different parts of Europe, a variety of games played on ice with sticks and sliding objects were created.

wish, click, swoosh. Swish, click. Click! Click! CLACK! “GOAL!” These are the lively sounds of a hockey game! Who were the first people to play hockey? No one knows for

How many silly things can you nd in this hockey scene?

A hockey puck slammed into the article about pucks, scattering the letters a , b , and c . Can you put them all back where they belong? Ho_key pu_ks weren’t _lw_ys m_de of _l_ _k ru_ _er like they _re tod_y. The e_rly pu_ks were pro_ _ _ly _ _lls, _ut other obje_ts, su_h _s stones, lumps of _o_l, or frozen _ow or horse poop were _lso used. Wooden pu_ks were used for m_ny ye_rs. Mothers sometimes put hot _ _ked pot_toes into their _hildren’s sk_tes so th_t the sk_tes would _e _ozy _nd w_rm when the _hildren re_ _hed the rink or pond. The pot_toes were not thrown _w_y. They eventu_lly froze and were used _s pu_ks. Although ru_ _er w_s invented in 1839, it w_sn’t until the l_te 1880s th_t someone thought of m_king ru_ _er pu_ks.

How many hockey pucks can you nd on this page?

uropean settlers in Canada developed the game of hockey as we know it today. The first rules of the game were published in a

Standards Link: Physical Education: Understand the role of sport in a diverse world (e.g., the influence of professional sport in society).

Source: Backcheck: Hockey for Kids Library and Archives Canada

Unscramble the answer!

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ZAMBONI and the configuration of the Zamboni ® ice resurfacing machine are registered trademarks of the Zamboni Company. Zamboni ® ice resurfacing machine after its inventor! Ice hockey players push off and skate in bursts of speed up to 30 miles per hour! These quick starts, stops, and turns chew up the ice very quickly. In 1949, a man by the name of Frank Zamboni solved the problem of rough, chopped-up ice. He invented a machine that smoothed the ice by applying a layer of water which freezes to the top of the ice surface. This machine is still used today. It smoothes the ice and is called a

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HOCKEY STICKS PUCKS ZAMBONI PENCIL INVENTOR POTATOES COZY SKATES GAME

Can you redraw the pattern a skater left on the ice without crossing over any lines or removing your pencil from the page? Icy Art

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

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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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This tale is told all over the world! There are versions from Germany, Poland, Norway, and from many of the Native American tribes in the United States. Read the story and look at the pictures. Can you number the pictures in the correct order?

nce upon a time, bears had beautiful long tails. One bear was very, very proud of his tail. Bear would brag about his magnificent tail to anyone who would listen. Fox got tired of listening to bear brag day after day. So, he came up with an idea to trick Bear. Fox stole a big bunch of fish and waited for Bear to walk by. Bear saw the fish and asked Fox, “How did you get so many tasty fish? Can you teach me how to get fish like that?”

“Oh, it is so easy!” said Fox. “Start by going to the frozen pond, cut a hole in the ice and then drop your tail into the hole and wait as long as you can! The longer you wait, the more fish you’ll catch. If your tail starts to hurt, don’t worry about it,” Fox explained. “It means that the fish are biting.” Bear did just as Fox said. Bear waited and waited. His tail started to hurt, but he remembered Fox’s advice and he stayed put. After a while, he fell asleep. ox came by the next morning to find Bear sleeping and covered with snow. The hole in the ice had frozen over, trapping his long tail. Fox shouted, “GOOD MORNING!” in Bear’s ear, causing him to jump up in surprise and yank his tail out of the ice. Bear’s tail snapped right off and that is why bears have stumpy tails to this very day.

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Fiction is any story made up by an author. It’s a creation of the author’s imagination. It is not based strictly on history or facts. The opposite of fiction is non-fiction , writing that deals with facts. Was the story of how the bear lost his tail fiction or non-fiction? Fiction or Non-Fiction?

Tales That Teach

Folktales were often told to teach people lessons. What do you think is the lesson being taught in the tale, “Why the Bear has a Stumpy Tail”?

Why do you think this?

Help Fox use the prexes UN and DIS to create new words. Look at each word and write UN or DIS on the line. Can you nd one root word that works with both UN and DIS? Prex Fox

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

Standards Link: Language Arts: Identify and know the meaning of common prefixes.

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Food is a human need . You can’t live without it!

A NEED is something you must have in order to survive. For example, you need shelter, clothing, food, water, and sometimes medicines.

A WANT is something you would like to have but can live without. A music player, television, and bike are wants, not needs.

But ice cream and other treats are wants , while healthy fruits and veggies are needs!

Wants or Needs Through History

Look at each of the periods of history below. Write a W next to the things that you think would have been a WANT in that time. Write an N next to the items that would have been needs. Cross out the items that didn’t exist at that point in history.

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What do you think? Over time, most needs have stayed the same. But some things are needs in one time period and wants in another. For example, during the times of the American West, having a horse helped people travel and hunt. While some people did not have horses, most did, and they were highly needed. Today, having a horse is more of a want. What do you think? In which time period would a digital tablet be a need, and in which time period would it be a want? Why would a digital tablet be a need in the time of coronavirus?

Draw a GREEN circle around needs that have stayed the same over time. Draw a RED circle around things that have been a need in one time period and a want in another.

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Kid Scoop News encourages people around the world to be friends. There is always something special about getting a postcard from a friend who lives in another place.

Some young travelers have sent postcards home to family in the United States, but the senders forgot to say which country they were visiting. Can you use the geography clues to determine which country each postcard was sent from? Standards Link: Social Science: Use map and globe skills to find the absolute location of places; use the internet or encyclopedia to research.

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Understand simple written directions. The names of the four countries where these postcards came from are hidden in the letters that form the border at left and right. To find out the names, circle every third letter—starting with the starred one in each row of letters.

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Thanksgiving Interview Thanksgiving is often a time to see family members outside your immediate family. It is a good time to help your children learn about their family and its history. Make a list of questions to ask people. Use the following to get you started.

When you were my age …

Make Family Talk Fun! The Pilgrims talked a little dierently than we do today. Here are a few examples of Pilgrim words, greetings, and phrases that were used back then. Practice them and use them when the family connects for Thanksgiving!

What did you eat on Thanksgiving?

What chores did you do?

What were you thankful for?

How did you get spending money?

Did you have a pet?

What did you like to spend it on?

What were your hobbies?

What was your favorite story your grandparents told you?

What We Say

What Pilgrims Said

Did you watch television? What was your favorite show?

“Hi, how are you?”

“Good morrow!” “How now?” “How do you fare?” “What cheer?”

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How did you celebrate Thanksgiving?

EDITOR’S PICK by Vicki Whiting, Kid Scoop News Kid Scoop’s Super Silly Jokes for Kids

“Excuse me.”

“Pray pardon me.”

“Congratulations!”

“Huzzah!”

T his has been a year of challenges and stress for many of us. We at Kid Scoop News thought it would be a good time to relax and laugh with some good, clean, silly, sometimes ridiculous jokes! Kid Scoop’s Super Silly Jokes for Kids has more than 200 jokes designed to make you and your friends and family laugh. Where do crayons like to ski? What do you call a 100-year-old ant? Why did the vampire visit the library? Stumped? Get the Kid Scoop Super Silly Jokes for Kids book to nd the answers! You can nd copies at Amazon.com or better yet, order it from your local bookstore!

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“Fare thee well!” “Pray remember me.”

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As Daylight Saving Time ends and the holidays approach, it’s a great time to check to make sure your home’s smoke detectors are in good working order. Make sure your kids know what to do in case of a re in your home. Review your family’s emergency escape plan and where you will gather to know everyone is safe.

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EARLY LEARNERS

W is for Waffle Learning Buddies: Read the two phrases aloud. Have your child read with you. Trace the uppercase and lowercase letter W . Say the letter as you trace it. w is for waffle How many words or pictures can you find on this page that have the sound that the letter W makes in the word waffle ?

Circle the number that tells how many are in each box.

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With your child, look through the newspaper to find pictures of things that start with the same sound as the letter W in waffle . Letter Identification

Point to the number 5 in the newspaper. Have your child say the number and trace the number 5 s that are large enough. Math Play

With your child, look at one page of the newspaper. Say, “The big W , called uppercase W , is looking for his little brother (sister) called lowercase w . Let’s see how many big W , little w matches we can find.” Big W, Little w

With your child, look at a photo or drawing in the newspaper. Ask your child to tell you what is happening in the picture. Then ask what things happened before the picture was taken. What happened after ? What happened?

Have your child find a picture he/she likes in the newspaper. Look at the picture for 15 seconds. Then cover it and ask your child to tell you what he/she remembers about the picture. Who, What, Where, When

Ask your child to point to a word in the newspaper. Read the word aloud to your child. Ask questions about the word you are reading together. For example, if the word is car, ask, “Do we have a car? What color is our car?” What ʼ s that word?

Come up with a word that will be the Wiggle Word . Choose a common word such as the , or it . Then, read some words from the newspaper. Tell your child to listen for the Wiggle Word and to jump up and wiggle when he/she hears it. Wiggle Word

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Page 9 Growing and Harvesting Cranberries 6, 3, 1 4, 2, 5 Ways to Eat Cranberries taste sweeten raw juice raisins dish Massachusetts need to grow to catch up with Wisconsin? 2 1/2 million Page 8 Cranberry Chart Which state grows the most cranberries? Wisconsin About how many millions of barrels of cranberries does New Jersey grow? 1/2 million About how many more millions of barrels of cranberries would

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