Kid Scoop News—August 2026

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AMUSEMENT PARK MYSTERY Use an amusement park map to reveal the surprising facts about America’s rst thrill ride. Search for clues to break the secret code and put your skills to the test! FLIP THE SWITCH Temperatures are on the rise and so are energy bills. Find ways you can save energy, protect the Earth’s resources, and stay cool this summer.

How many words can you make using the letters found in AMUSEMENT PARK?

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Find the pages about the Giant Tortoise and find out how long one can go without eating or drinking! We also have a page all about inventors. Can you find the page and find out about a toy invented by a nine-year-old boy? So much to see and read in this month’s edition. I’m going to sit in the shade of a tree and read it all! I hope you are too. Happy Reading!

While August still feels like summer, I am starting to look forward to a new school year! But before summer comes to a complete close, this month’s pages of will take you on a trip to an Amusement Park to uncover a mystery! Use the decoder to figure out what the mystery letter says. Is it still HOT where you live? Running the A/C can cost a lot of money, so I share some fun activities that can cool you down and save energy! Sometimes days are just too hot to move quickly. This month we meet a real slow animal, that is slow all year round. Kid Scoop News

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Dear Friends, August is an exciting time of year as many of you head back to school, reconnect with friends, and begin new adventures in the classroom! This month, we’re learning about how small actions can make a big difference. You’ll discover ways to reduce waste, learn what happens when things decompose, and the Earth’s valuable resources. You’ll also take a look at the history of school lunches and how they have changed over the years to help students learn and grow. If you’re an animal lover, you’ll enjoy learning about the giant tortoise, one of the most fascinating creatures on our planet. Finally, you’ll be inspired by the life and words of Maya Angelou, who showed us the power of kindness, courage, and perseverance. Her story reminds us that each of us has the ability to make a positive impact on the people around us. As you begin a new school year, I hope you’ll stay curious, work hard, and never stop learning. Every new lesson is an opportunity to grow, and I can’t wait to see all the wonderful things you’ll accomplish. Wishing you a fantastic August and a successful school year! Hugs & High Fives, Sharon Landry

Chief Executive Ocer Brandon Foreman Publisher Amy L. Foreman Associate Chief of Sta Alexis Alexander Teri Hodges Sarah Miller 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

Graphic Designer Eli Smith

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hat if you could eat your spoons after eating your food, rather than having to wash them or throw them away? Narayana Peesapaty is one smart problem solver in Hyderabad, India. He saw millions of plastic spoons and forks in landfills. Plastic has only been around for about 70 to 80 years, and so far none of it has decomposed . We don’t really know how long it might take for plastic to decompose. Most likely it will be around longer than most people. arayana realized that if the spoons in the landfill kept piling up, there could be mountains of undesirable trash. He realized this was a problem that needed solving. Narayana invented an edible spoon that is made out of different kinds of flour and rice. The spoon is strong enough to be used with hot food but will decompose by itself in four to five days. Or you can eat it! It is completely natural and there are both sweet and savory flavors available. Narayana started a company called Bakeys , and now is dealing with an overwhelming demand for his products. His future plans include edible chopsticks, forks, cups, and plates.

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Sky Tram

Ice Cream Corner

Haunted House

Pizza Plaza

Mega Maze

Souvenirs

Oh no! The end of this article has been torn o! Use the Kid Scoop Wonderland Amusement Park map to nd the letters for each of the code numbers to complete the mystery news story. How? Just follow the Decoder Directions on the next page for clues.

Timber Games

Chicken Subs

Tia’s Tacos

Snack Shack

Main Entrance Gate

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Next, go west of that stand and ride this coaster. The mystery letter is the last letter of the rst word in its name. = Head southeast to the theater. The next mystery letter is the rst letter in the theater’s name. = Go south to the shop. The mystery letter is the rst letter of both words in the name of the ride to the west of the shop. The last mystery letter is the rst letter of both words in the name of the ride just to the south . Now, use the code to reveal the solution to the mystery! = =

Figure out what mystery letter each number stands for by following the clues in order using the Kid Scoop Wonderland map.

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From the Main Entrance Gate, go to the rst ride just north of the entrance. This mystery letter is the sixth letter of the second word of the ride’s name. Head to the southwest corner of the park. The mystery letter is the one that’s rst in both words of this ride’s name.

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= From that ride, head north to Tia’s Tacos. This mystery letter is the last letter of the ride’s name located just east of Tia’s. 3 = From there, head east to Timber Games. This mystery letter is the third letter of the attraction north of Timber Games. 4 = Now, head west . The mystery letter is the fth letter in that spinning ride’s name. 5 = Head north to Pizza Plaza. Then, head northeast to have a refreshing drink. The mystery letter is the rst letter of this stand’s name. 6 = Go northwest and take the Sky Tram to the northeast corner of the park. Get a scoop at the spot just south of the tram station. The next mystery letter is the rst letter of the second word in this stand’s name. 7

Standards Link: Follow simple written directions.

AMUSEMENT CLUES EGG GRAVITY LOFTY MAP MYSTERY PARK ROCKY RODE SKY

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

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C U A K R O W

K M

Y V I E

T W

F N Y A H O S G U

O L P P T

L M Y

J P B S E U L C X

R O G L J E L N T

Look through the newspaper for a number to place on each chair of the Ferris Wheel so that the numbers on two chairs across from each other and the number in the center of the Ferris Wheel add up to 15.

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T C R B R Q S

S T E R Y A

T R I K M

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SPACE STORY TORN WORK

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

Standards Link: Use main idea and supporting details in writing.

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Summer is here, and as temperatures rise, so can energy bills. Is there anything that can be done? Plenty! Kid Scoop News sheds light on ways you can save energy, protect our Earth’s resources, and stay cool this summer.

Playing video and computer games uses electricity. Reading Kid Scoop News and playing newspaper games saves electricity!

Grab a few friends, take off your shoes and socks, and cool off with a game of Bucket Brigade ! You need: • two buckets • a paper or plastic cup for each player 1. Start by forming two teams. 2. Have each team line up. 3. Place a bucket filled with water at one end of each line. Place an empty bucket at the other end of each line. 4. Pass water from the full bucket to the empty bucket by passing water down the line from cup to cup. 5. When all the water has been moved from one bucket to the other, the team with the most water in its bucket wins. (Although, if it is really hot, the wettest team may feel it is really the winner!)

Add up the number of ounces along each correct path to see which team won.

1. Turn off the TV, radio, CD player, computer, and any electric gadget that you are not using. 2. Turn out lights when you leave a room. 3. Recycle! It takes a lot of energy to make newspapers, cans, plastic bottles, and other things. Recycling these items uses less energy than it takes to make them from raw material. Standards Link: Social Science: Students recognize individual civic responsibility to protect the resources in our environment.

Standards Link: Mathematics. Reading Comprehension.

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow multiple step directions.

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Can you find five or more differences between these two painted people?

Get into your bathing suit and get some tempera paints! Using the tempera paints and your fingers, paint lines, shapes, and pictures on your body. After covering as much of your body as you can, get out the hose, sprinkler, and sponges and wash your canvas clean.

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow multiple step directions.

Standards Link: Visual Discrimination: Finding similarities and differences in common objects.

FRIGID BUCKET SPRINKLER HOSE PAINTS ENERGY WATER BATHING TEAMS

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

Solve this chilly puzzler before it melts away! Fill in the blank blocks of ice to make the sum of each side and each diagonal add up to 15.

CHILL GAME POWER SUIT CLEAN SURGE

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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School Lunches Back to School: A History of As Kid Scoop News readers return to school, they start to wonder, what’s for lunch? And what will I use to carry my lunch? When people started eating lunch at work or school, lunches were packed into pails, baskets, and tins. What do you use when you pack a lunch? Turn of the Century Serving school lunch to children began in the early 1900s when it was believed that many children did not eat a nutritious midday meal. This began in Boston, but it didn’t happen everywhere. (Early 1900s)

Colonial Kids

(1607 to 1776)

In America’s colonial times, the midday meal was called dinner. It was the biggest meal of the day. Most families ate this meal together at home, even if the children attended school. Supper was the evening meal, and it was typically smaller and made up of leftovers.

Did children in colonial times eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches? Hold this page up to a mirror to read the answer.

The Great Depression was a time of great hardship. Parents were without jobs, and their children went without good food. At the same time, farmers had produce that people couldn’t afford to buy. The government of President Franklin D. Roosevelt bought up the extra food and opened kitchens which started the school lunch program. In 1946, another president signed the first National School Lunch Act to provide lunch in all schools. Circle every other letter to reveal his name. Great Depression (1929 to 1939)

How many apples can you nd on this page?

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Design a Lunch Box In 1950, Aladdin Industries created the first children’s lunch box based on a TV show. Hopalong Cassidy . Over the years, more and more TV, film, and cartoon characters showed up on lunch boxes. For decades, choosing a new lunch box was a treasured back-to-school ritual for kids.

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions. Draw a lunch box here you’d like to have. Will it feature popular characters or something of your own design?

Food Share Tables at school help reduce food waste. If you don’t want to finish all of your lunch, you can share your lunch by placing it on the table. Food that is whole, uneaten, or unopened can be placed on the Food Share table. Circle the foods that can go to the Food Share Table. What goes on the Food Share Table?

LEFTOVERS COLONIAL HISTORY DECADES

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

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S U H I S T O R Y

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JELLY MEAL PAIL TINS SHOW BOX

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

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6 + 3 + 7 9 + 2 + 6 4 + 3 + 7 5 + 5 + 8 7 + 3 + 5 4 + 5 + 4

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REPTILES PLANTS LARGEST GALÁPAGOS SLEEP SLOWLY

Long ago, these giant reptiles lived in many places around the world. Sadly, because they move so _______________, they were easily hunted to near extinction. Today, most of the remaining giant tortoises live on the _____________________ Islands. 18 Use the code to unlock amazing facts about these incredible creatures! WHERE DO THESE GIANT TORTOISES LIVE? Giant tortoises are some of the biggest _______________ on Earth. The _________________ giant tortoise ever recorded weighed 919 pounds (417 kg) and measured more than 4 feet long! HOW BIG ARE GIANT TORTOISES? 16 14 13

ARE GIANT TORTOISES DANGEROUS?

Not at all. In fact, some people call them gentle giants. They only eat ____________, making them herbivores . And, they love to _____________. Sometimes, they sleep 16 hours a day! 17 15

A giant tortoise can go a year without eating or drinking! Follow the maze to find a sweet patch of the giant tortoise’s favorite grass. NO FOOD? NO PROBLEM!

Hold this page up to a mirror to read a surprising fact about tortoise teeth. TORTOISE TEETH

There is no such

thing as tortoise teeth!

Tortoises tear

up and “chew” with their strong beaks.

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written instructions.

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Can you nd the two identical tortoises?

BIG CLEAN DAY EAT FOOD GIANT ISLANDS LIVE NECK PLANTS SHELL SLEEP SLOWLY TORTOISE WORLD YEAR

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hen a certain small bird flies in front of a giant tortoise, the tortoise stretches out its neck and legs. This bird eats bugs and dead skin off the tortoise’s skin to help keep it clean. Circle every other letter to discover the name of this helpful bird.

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A L D E Y V E N Y

N W Y O H N J A W

T O R T O I S E O

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B S L E E P E C L

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

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On the grid below, you’ll find lots of important gear you’d need on a camping trip. Match each gear group on the right, in the exact same position on the large grid.

Fill in the missing letters below. The answer to the riddle will appear in the yellow squares.

Use the code to discover the answer.

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A timid person Female chicken Nocturnal bird Fuel for a car To question To glide over snow Ten minus nine Nickname for a dad Consumed food All-terrain vehicle What to say when you’re leaving

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AUGUST 2026

It’s Smokey Bear’s birthday. Make sure you have an escape plan and a way to link up with family members in case of an emergency. Line up chairs and imagine they are the seats of a roller coaster. Get a copy of a newspaper and see who can find the most exclamation marks in three minutes. Roller Coaster Day Make your own ice cream sandwich today. Use chocolate, graham crackers, and sprinkles, and be creative. 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.

Make a card for your parents today to tell them how important they are to you. Respect for Parents Day Find an apple recipe. Ask an adult for help and make it for your family. Brinton Turkle was awarded the Caldecott Honor in 1970. Ask at the library for one of his children’s books. Brinton Turkle’s Birthday Can you make a difference in someone’s life by doing a good deed today? Be An Angel Day

Summer evenings are a great time for stargazing. How many stars can you find on this page in two minutes? Have a friend try. Who found the most?

Count the seeds in a slice of watermelon.

On this day in 1789, Congress approved the establishment of lighthouses, beacons, buoys, and piers. National Lighthouse Day Make a collage of smiling faces using pictures from a newspaper or magazine.

Clean out a section of your room and rearrange your things there.

Draw a picture of your family. Invent a family crest and choose the colors that could represent your family.

Visit a place with water today—a river, beach or lake. Take photos or sketch on location.

Play catch with a friend. If you’re right-handed, try catching with your left hand. If you’re left-handed, try catching with your right. Send an e-mail to your favorite station.

S’mores are a favorite campfire treat for everyone. Get your chocolate, graham crackers, and marshmallows, and make some s’mores today. National S’Mores Day

National Park Service established in 1916 Visit a national park near where you live. What are the sights there that are most striking to you? Make preparations for a summer yard sale. Take out the clothes and toys you no longer need and label them with a price. Hide some treasure in your yard and then write out a list of clues. Invite your friends over for a scavenger hunt to find the lost treasure.

Make some paper airplanes today and fly them with a friend.

The waffle iron was invented on this day in 1869. frozen, enjoy this cool treat. Pour fruit juice into an ice cube tray. Insert a popsicle stick as it starts to freeze. When it’s completely

Clean out your backpack and get it ready for a great school year!

National Aviation Day

Grab a banana and enjoy this fruit high in fiber and potassium. National Radio Day

Place markers approximately 20 feet apart. Time yourself to see how many times you can run from one marker to the next in 2 minutes. Continue with this exercise every day to see if you can improve the distance you can run in 2 minutes.

National Waffle Day

Gather the family for an evening of your favorite board or card games.

Mix 3 cups of dried fruit, 2 cups of mixed nuts, and 1 cup of granola. National Trail Mix Day

Make up your own bedtime story.

Banana Lovers Day

aya Angelou was born Marguerite Ann Johnson on April 4, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri. Today she is one of the most honored women in the world, recognized as a poet, memoirist, novelist, educator, dramatist, producer, actress, historian, filmmaker, and civil rights activist. She has won three Grammys for her spoken-word albums, and in 2011, President Obama awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom for inspiring young people with her words.

As a young woman, Maya was San Francisco’s first African-American female streetcar conductor. She worked hard to support herself and her son. Streetcar Conductor

she was moved from home to home for many years, living in turn with her mother, her

Maya’s life didn’t have an easy start. After her parents’ divorce, grandmother, and her father. For a while, she was homeless. But she didn’t let the poverty, pain, or suffering of her childhood destroy her. In response, she created works of art. Look at the list of art forms. Circle the ones with even numbers. These are art forms that helped Maya become famous.

Find the two identical streetcars.

Standards Link: History: Students understand that specific individuals can have a great impact on history.

Maya died in 2014. She published more than 30 best-selling books. She wrote a series of books about her life. To discover the name of her first book, hold this page up to a mirror.

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Maya’s first book was an autobiography. Based upon what you know of Maya’s life, what do you think the title meant to her? Standards Link: Comprehension: Respond to questions citing evidence.

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Maya loved to perform. She started singing and dancing in nightclubs and changed her name to Maya Angelou. Maya came from her brother’s nickname for her, “my-a-sister.” Angelou came from her first husband’s name, Angelos . After Maya was cast in the opera Porgy and Bess , she traveled throughout Europe performing in the show. While on tour, she learned the languages of the countries she visited. Follow the maze to see which languages she learned.

GERMAN RUSSIAN ARABIC FANTI * GREEK

SPANISH ITALIAN ARABIC FANTI * FRENCH

* A West African language Standards Link: Behavioral Studies: Understand that people learn about each other in different ways.

Maya is one of six poets in U.S. history to read a poem at a presidential inauguration (the others being Robert Frost, Amanda Gorman, and Elizabeth Alexander). The poem Maya read is “On the Pulse of Morning.” Here is the last stanza. Can you replace the missing vowels?

JOURNALIST LANGUAGES CONDUCTOR

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: Art: Know that ideas are used to communicate meaning.

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Looking for some new games to play with friends this summer? Look no further. Here are games you can play in your backyard or a park. Most of the games on this page work for two or more players. So invite some friends to join you at The Kid Scoop News Backyard Games!

(Be sure to pick up all the little water balloon pieces after the event!)

Draw four squares on your patio or the

Stuff you need:

sidewalk. Draw a large numeral 1 in the first box, a large 3 in the second box, a large 5 in the third box and a large 7 in the fourth square. • water balloons • sidewalk chalk

From a good distance away, each player throws four water balloons, trying to score the most points. If your balloon lands in the box marked 1 , you get one point, score three points for the box marked 3, and so on. Before each

Find the two identical girls. Look carefully!

Stuff you need:

• at least 4 players • 1 person to judge • boom box

Choose one person to be the judge. Divide everyone else into teams of two. One person on each team is the stander; the other is the shadow.

throw, spin around three times!

The judge turns on the music, and each stander moves to the music, while her shadow tries to make the same movements. When the judge stops the music, everyone freezes. If the stander and the shadow are not in

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow multiple step directions to play a game.

identical positions, they’re out. The game continues until only one identical pair remains.

Can you nd each object’s

Crumple one sheet of newspaper into a ball. Wrap tape around it to hold it together. Facing your partner, hold a sheet of newspaper

Stuff you need: • newspaper • tape

shadow on this page? Standards Link: Investigation: Find similarities in common objects.

flat between you. Try to make the ball bounce up and down on the newspaper. How high can you toss it and still catch it? How many times in a row can you catch it?

Place the box or basket on one side of the yard. Each player takes a turn trying to throw the disc into it from 10 steps away. After everyone has had a turn, try throwing from 30 steps away. Score 10 points for each successful throw.

Stuff you need:

Have left-handers throw with their right hands and right-handers throw with their left hands.

• plastic flying disc or coffee can lid • empty box or laundry basket

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Platter Patterns: Draw the disc that comes next in each row below.

Standards Link: Math/Probability: Extend simple patterns.

STEPS BALL SHADOWS DISC MUSIC GAME POINTS STUFF BACKYARD PARK EVENTS

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

Decide on a start and a finish line on a patch of grass. Then, somersault like a bike wheel as you race towards the finish line! Somersaults can make you dizzy! Help this kid find his way to the finish line.

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

Standards Link: Physical Education: Hand-eye coordination.

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The other day, Aunt Mary gave Franco one dollar. Then she said:

Franco’s friends, Sara and Andrew, had some ideas on what he should do.

5 lemons and sugar: expenses = $1.00 22 cups of lemonade X 50¢ = PROFIT: $10.00 $11.00 – expenses $1.00

Sponge and soap: expenses = $1.00 Wash 11 cars, $1 per car = PROFIT: $10.00 $11.00 – expenses $1.00

Standards Link: Social Science: Understand the use of money to purchase goods and services in a free-market economy.

What I would invest in: ___________________________________ What I would do or make: ___________________________________ Price for my product or service: __$_______________ Subtract expenses: – $ _________________ MY PROFIT: $ _________________

Franco puts 50¢ into his piggy bank every day. How many days until he has $6.00? HINT: Use your multiplication tables to find the answer.

Put the coins back together! Draw lines to connect the parts that match. Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.

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When the owner of a toy company called Wild Planet went to meet with some children to talk about how to improve their toys, she

asked the children to do some inventive thinking. To start, she asked them what different things could be done with a glove. A nine-year-old boy named Shahid Minapara instantly had an idea. “I was thinking about dark,” he said, “and then I thought about light, because it is the opposite of dark. Then I saw the glove. I wanted a light on all five fingers.” Shahid made a drawing of his idea. The toy company loved the idea and a new toy was invented. It was called the Light Hand and it was one of Wild Planet’s best sellers!

Which one of these people is an inventor?

Standards Link: Social Science: Students understand the contributions of individuals in shaping our economy; the role of interdependence of consumers and producers of goods.

Answer: All of them! Inventors come in all shapes and sizes. What they have in common is an interest in solving problems and thinking creatively. Read this list of inventions. Then decide who might have invented each one. Check your answers below.

n 1903, Mary Anderson took a trip to New York City. While touring the city on a streetcar, she saw that the shivering driver had a tough problem. He had to get out of the streetcar every time he needed to wipe off the snow and ice that collected on the windshield. Mary had an idea. She made a quick drawing in her sketchbook. What did Mary invent? Use the code to find out.

In August of 1998, the United Inventors Association of the USA (UIA-USA), the Academy of Applied Science and Inventors’ Digest founded National Inventors Month as a national month-long celebration of ingenuity.

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Big News for Better Learning

Newspapers in the home boost academic achievement!

It just makes sense that a teaching tool that works in the classroom would also work at home! For pennies a day, you can provide fresh, high-interest reading material. And, when your kids see you reading the newspaper, it models reading and life-long learning!

ooking for ways to help your child succeed in school?

A subscription to your local newspaper is one great way to give your students an academic edge. Research shows that students who attend schools where newspapers are used in the classroom perform an average of 10% higher on standardized tests.

Kids do better in school when parents are involved in their school experience. Attending back-to-school night at the start of the school year is a great way to get to know your child's teacher and to understand your child’s day-to-day school environment, teacher expectations, and more. The more familiar you are with your child’s teacher, classroom, and school, the easier it is to start a conversation with your child about the hours they spend at school each week. The more you show your interest in your child’s school and their learning, the more motivated they will be to succeed.

Grab the local paper and try some of these newspaper activities with your child!

Show a friend pictures from the newspaper with a piece of the picture missing. Then have them ask questions that can only be answered“YES” or “NO” to determine what is missing. What’s missing?

Look through the newspaper to nd ve or more ways people are working to protect the planet. Look for things that save resources, that save energy, and that can be recycled. Protecting Earth

Read an article in today’s newspaper and nd a quote from a person being interviewed. What question do you think the interviewer asked? Question Finder

EDITOR’S PICK by Vicki Whiting, Kid Scoop News

hen I was teaching third grade, any book about Amelia Bedelia was a By Peggy Parish • Illustrated by Fritz Siebel Amelia Bedelia W class favorite. There are 41 books in the series and most can be found at the

His Aunt Peggy passed away in 1988. Popular demand for more Amelia Bedelia books led Herman to continue the series about the literal housekeeper.

library. Check out a bunch and read aloud. I guarantee you will also laugh out loud. Amelia Bedelia was rst created by a teacher in New York named Peggy Parish. Herman Parish was in the fourth grade when Amelia Bedelia was published.

One of the many funny things the literal-minded Amelia does is to knit little jackets for books. (Get it? Book jackets!) You can imagine what she does when instructed to“dress the turkey” and “dust the furniture.” It’s a fun-lled series that also builds literacy skills for children.

In addition to your child knowing you care about their school work, your child’s teacher will appreciate having you as a partner in your child’s education, too!

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E is for Eagle e is for eagle

Draw a line from each small animal to its large animal match.

Learning Buddies: Read the two phrases aloud. Have your child read with you. Trace the uppercase and lowercase letter E . Say the letter as you trace it. How many words or pictures can you find on this page that have the long E sound in them like the beginning of the word eagle ?

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There was an Old Man who said, “Hush! I perceive a young bird in this bush!” When they said, “Is it small?” He replied, “Not at all! It is four times as big as the bush!”

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

Show your child two or more newspaper pictures. Ask your child, “Which picture is bigger? Which is smaller?” Have your child circle or point to the large picture. Underline or point to the small picture. Large and Small

Newspaper Flag Art American Symbols

With your child, find a newspaper picture of a happy person. Then find a happier person. Can you find a person who is even happier than that? Cut out the pictures and label them Happy , Happier, and Happiest . Happy, Happier, and Happiest!

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

Point to the number 3 in the newspaper. Have your child say the number and, if it’s large enough, have your child trace the number. Math Play

Big E, Little e On one page of the newspaper, find and circle an uppercase letter E . Then find and circle a lowercase letter e . Have your child draw a line to connect the two. How many more big E , little e pairs can you find?

The bald eagle is a symbol of the United States. Look through the newspaper with your child for other symbols of the United States, such as the American flag, the Statue of Liberty, the White House, the Liberty Bell, stars and stripes, etc.

Use a newspaper page to make an American flag. Use blue paint to paint a square in the top left corner. Let your child use the columns of type as guides for painting red and white stripes. Your child can paint little white dots (stars) on the blue square.

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Here on the pulse of this new day You may have the grace to look up and out And into your sister’s eyes, and into Your brother’s face, your country And say simply Very simply

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