Kid Scoop News—SH August 2025

August 2025

Enjoy hands-on craft ideas for making Christmas snowmen as well as some holiday fun puzzles and games. CRAFTS HOLIDAYS

How many words can you make with the letters in SMOKEY BEAR ? REINDEER For years, Finnish reindeer herders had problems with cars hitting their herds. Discover their ingenious solution to this problem. MAGNIFICENT MONEY MAZE Can you make your way through?

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We’ve come up with jobs for you to make money over the summer, and also show you a way to have fun at your own backyard carnival! BACKYARD CARNIVAL & JOBS FOR KIDS FOUNDATION

Dear Readers,

News ..................................... Smokey Bear ......................... Monk Seals of Hawaii ............ Jobs for Kids .......................... Germ Patrol ........................... Puzzles .................................. Activity Calendar ................... Paul Bunyan .......................... Backyard Carnival .................. Bike Safety ............................ Sports Surprise ...................... Parent Scoop ......................... Early Learners ........................ Answers ................................ 3

2. What do a monk seal’s nostrils do when it dives under water? ________________________________ 3. What is an entrepreneur? ________________________________ 4. What is one important weapon that can stop the spread of germs? ________________________________ 5. What is the day banana lovers love? ____________________________ 6. What was Paul Bunyon’s job? ____________________________ 7. What is one bike safety tip? ___________________________ Happy Reading!

Happy August! Kid Scoop News welcomes you to a month of reading and learning. Remember, if any topics in this month’s issue get you curious to learn more, head over to your local library and ask the librarian to help you find books on the topics you want to know more about. August Scavenger Hunt All of the answers to these questions can be found in this month’s issue. Can you find them all? 1. In what year did Smokey Bear appear as a symbol for wildfire prevention? ____________________

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Dear Louisiana Friends, Summer is here, and that means sunshine, adventure, and plenty of chances to do something amazing—even from your own backyard! Have you ever heard of a bear who teaches kids how to protect the forest? Or an animal that naps on warm beaches far, far away? There are some pretty incredible creatures out there, and I hope you’ll take a little time this summer to learn more about them. Even at home, there are lots of ways you can pitch in—tidying up, helping your family, or just being kind without being asked. And don’t forget: one of the best ways we can take care of one another is by keeping ourselves healthy. There are a few simple habits that are more powerful than you might think, especially when it comes to washing up and keeping germs away. They may seem small, but they’re superhero moves in disguise! Before you take off on a bike ride or dive into a new story, remember to stay safe, stay curious, and enjoy every bit of this sunny season. You might even meet a giant lumberjack and his very unusual pet along the way… I’m so proud of you. Keep shining, keep helping, and keep having fun! Hugs & High Fives, First Lady Sharon Landry

To escape from a fire in an upstairs bedroom, you should have a folding or rope ladder. Help this Dalmatian save her puppy by finding a safe

path across the ladders.

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Publisher and Editor Vicki Whiting

Art Director/Illustration Je Schinkel

Graphic Designer Eli Smith

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So far in 2025, scientists have discovered several species of animals and plants. Tiny Sheep Plant

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

What is this article about?

A fuzzy little plant was discovered in Big Bend National Park, Texas. It is the first new plant discovery in a U.S. national park in nearly 50 years. The scientific name of this plant is Ovicula biradiata . Ovicula means “tiny sheep.” Scientists gave the plant this name because it’s covered with thick white hairs. It looks a bit like a tiny sheep. The small, fuzzy flower grows in the rocky soils of the Chihuahuan Desert and appears only after rainfall. Its wooly appearance has also earned it another nickname: the wooly devil. Researchers on an expedition to Peru have been seeking new animals—and they succeeded! So far, they’ve discovered 27 new animal species. One of the most unusual finds is a fish that the researchers are calling the “blob-headed” fish. Why the name? Because its head has a large blob-like shape. Scientists have never seen Blob Fish Mystery

What did the people in this article do?

Researchers are studying the wooly devil to see if the plant might offer health benefits. Using a microscope, they noticed small glands that, in other plants, have been linked to anti-cancer properties. Discovering new plants like this one shows how important it is to preserve plant life in deserts and other parts of the world.

When did this happen?

Where did this happen?

One theory is that the blob helps this fish locate food, but for now, that remains a hypothesis. The blob is still a mystery.

Why is this important?

anything quite like this catfish cousin.

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Color this picture.

mokey Bear first appeared as a symbol of wildfire prevention in 1944.

bear cub was sent to an animal doctor to be treated and bandaged. A forest service ranger named Ranger Ray cared for the cub. Ray’s 4-year-old daughter

In the spring of 1950, winds were pushing a wildfire through a forest in the Capitan Mountains of New Mexico. Firefighters from far and wide rushed to put the fire out.

played with the bear and cheered him up.

A little bear cub climbed a tree to escape the flames burning on the ground. He was only five pounds and he was very scared. Firefighters found the cub still alive, but

The little bear was named Smokey and moved to the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. and he became the living symbol of Smokey Bear.

his paws and hind legs were badly burned. They couldn’t find his mother. The little

Use the water bucket to put out this campre.

The United States Forest Service received so many letters from children for Smokey that he needed to have his own: (Circle every other letter)

How many trees can you nd on this page?

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Make sure your campre is completely out before leaving it.

Always watch your campre.

Never play with matches or lighters.

Always be careful with re.

Only YOU can prevent wildres.

Visit Smokey at www.SmokeyBear.com

MOUNTAINS WILDFIRE

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

SMOKEY FLAMES FOREST RANGER SCARED MOTHER

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T L I A E E E I P

S Y V Z R R L A S

E E E A F D W S R

R V C K F S S G E

O S T I O O E E R

F R R

R E G N A R S T I

P E N M O T H

S N I A T

Replace the missing words in this article.

In 1952, a _______ was written about Smokey Bear. The songwriters, Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins, were having __________ making Smokey Bear fit with the beat of the song. They added the word, ‘the’ between Smokey and Bear to make the ______ work. The song was so popular, that

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BEAR PAWS FIVE LEGS FAR CUB ZIP

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even today many people _________ the famous character’s name is “Smokey the Bear.” But it is ____________ just Smokey Bear .

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

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The folds of skin around the seal’s neck look like a cowl, or hood. Also, monk seals spend a lot of time alone, or in small groups. Why is it called a monk seal?

Endangered Marine Mammal

Swimming in the warm, clear waters of Hawaii is a cute animal with large eyes. It’s called the monk seal. Unfortunately, the Hawaiian monk seal is one of the most endangered marine mammals in the world. Hawaiians call the seal ‘Īlio holo i ka uaua. Circle every other letter to find out what ‘Īlio holo i ka uaua means.

Baby monk seals are called pups. Help mom nd the pup.

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SIZE:

7.5 feet length

Monk seal pups weigh 25-35 pounds when they are born.

WEIGHT:

500 to 600 pounds

SIZE COMPARED TO A MAN WHO IS 6 FEET TALL:

Pups weigh about 200 pounds within ve to six weeks.

The Good News

Standards Link: Understand people impact other living things. When people realized that the number of Hawaiian monk seals was getting smaller, they started taking actions to protect them. In 2022, the Hawaiian monk seal population was estimated to be between 1,512 and 1,743. This was the first time in over 20 years that the population surpassed 1,570.

Monk seal nostrils are small vertical slits. They close when they dive.

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Monk seals can hold their breath for up to 20 minutes as they forage in the coral reef. They can dive deep under the sea to more than 1,800 feet! Deep Divers

How many sh can you nd in the coral reef?

BABY BREATH CORAL CUTE EYES FIRST HAWAII HOLD HOOD MAMMAL MONK REEF SEALS UNDER YEARS

Monk seals are generalist feeders and eat different kinds of marine animals. Circle the animals that you think a monk seal will eat. Then, check your answers by doing the math. The items that add up to even numbers are what monk seals will eat.

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

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L V M R M Z J O E

D O O H M

P C N S A S H C T

B U K R L R V U H

T Y B A B I W

E R E E N F P E H

N S L Y O Q Y U N

U N D E R E E F L

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octopus

crab

seagulls

5 + 3 + 2 =

2 + 2 + 2 =

7 + 4 + 1 =

3 + 4 + 2 =

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T S X A

shrimp

eels

corn dogs

urchins

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T S

8 + 3 + 3 =

6 + 8 + 2 =

4 + 8 + 4 =

5 + 5 + 7 =

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

Standards Link: Life Science: Understand that some animals are generalist feeders.

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re you looking to earn some money? You can become an entrepreneur ! That’s a person who starts a business. Fill in the missing vowels to discover some ideas for types of businesses YOU can start this year!

What’s an entrepreneur? An entrepreneur (on-trah-preh-nyur) is a person who sees a way to earn some money by solving a particular problem. For example, lots of kids have learned that thirsty people on hot days will pay for a cold glass of lemonade. Entrepreneurial Thinking Can you see the job opportunity in each of these pictures? Look at each picture. What problems do you see here? What kind of help might they be willing to pay for?

One way to make money is to get a job. But that is not possible for everyone. Oftentimes kids can’t get jobs because they are too young. But that hasn’t stopped kids around the world from finding clever ways of earning some cash. Some kids turn doing something they love into a way of earning money. Look at each of the following pictures. Write down ways a business you could start might be able to help.

Standards Link: Economics: Students know that entrepreneurs are people who use resources to produce innovative goods and services they hope people will buy.

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Label each pocket with each person’s name. Chris: Beth: Jessie:

$1.35 87¢ 63¢ $1.03 93¢

Kate: Amy:

PARTICULAR LEMONADE SOLUTION BUSINESS THINKING PROBLEM

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

Do the math to reveal the answer to this riddle.

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P P R M O

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R O L E A K N Y I

T B E S R A E S T

I L H T B N N R U

C E D A N O M

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L E N T I D E A S

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IDEAS START OFTEN JOBS CASH HELP MAKE BANK

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

Standards Link: Number Sense: Addition and subtraction to 40.

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Number the pictures in order to show how a virus germ makes you sick.

Disgusting germs don’t stand a chance against my powerful SECRET WEAPON!

YOU can stop the spread of germs that cause illness. But you’ll need two important pieces of equipment to get the job done—SOAP and WARM, RUNNING WATER.

Germs that cause colds and flu are called viruses and bacteria .

roper hand washing

requires vigorous lathering for at least 20 seconds—about as long as it takes

When a virus germ gets inside your body, it finds a healthy cell and digs its way inside. Then it begins to multiply. One virus germ becomes two. Two become four. Four become eight. Soon the cell is full of hundreds of virus germs. The germs break out of the healthy cell. Each germ finds another healthy cell and begins multiplying. Soon there are millions of virus germs in your body.

to sing the ABC song.

Use whatever soap gets you scrubbing. Regular soap works well!

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Lather up both sides of your hands, around your wrist, between your fingers, and around your nails. Rinse well to remove all the soap. Dry hands with paper towels. Tip: Use a paper towel to turn off the faucet after washing hands.

The way a movie vampire covers their face with a cape is a good way to stop the spread of germs. It’s called the Vampire Cough. Next time you cough or sneeze, cough into the inside bend of your elbow. If you

At the library, I talk with kids about washing their hands both before and after they read our books. They should wash before to help keep the books nice and clean. That helps the library. Then they should wash after they’re done reading to remove germs they picked up from the books. And that helps kids stay healthy. Standards Link: Health: Students recognize behaviors that promote healthy living.

cough into your hands, the germs from your mouth get spread around.

Think about it—what was the last thing you touched with the inside of your elbow?

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hen you touch a germ, it clings to your hand. Then when you touch your

mouth, eyes or nose, the germ slips into your body. Or if you touch some food, the germ moves onto the food, and when you eat the food, the germ gets inside you. When someone sneezes, germs fly into the air. Those germs can land on surfaces and, if you touch those surfaces, germs get on your hands. GROSS!

Find the two identical germs.

GERM WASH

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

WEAPON VIRUSES BACTERIA HEALTHY VAMPIRE COUGH ELBOW EQUAL CAUSE HUNDREDS SOAP HANDS BUG

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D A H O I R G I U

S E U T U P R S Q

C G N

H A E G T A R A E

C S U C R F E P V

E G A

B B A W E A P

Place the numbers 1 to 12 in the circles so that the sum of the numbers in the four circles along any straight line will equal 26.

E L B O W V L

S L E M O E

S F M

G H E

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

Standards Link: Mathematical Reasoning: Solve problems using logic.

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In this two-player game, one player has a RED crayon and the other uses a BLUE crayon. Take turns drawing a horizontal or vertical line between two dots. The player who draws the line that creates a closed box earns 2 POINTS. If the box contains an apple, that player earns 4 POINTS. The player with the most points when all the dots are connected wins.

Here is the school bus fleet for the Scoopville School District. Each has been freshly painted. Of course, each has its own unique number and license plate. But if you look VERY closely, one bus is different from all the others and needs to go back in the shop before it can begin the new school year!

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AUGUST 2025

Count the seeds in a slice of watermelon. 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

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. Make your own ice cream sandwich today. Use chocolate, graham crackers, sprinkles, and be creative.

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?

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? Did you get your shots? All people need to protect their health by being immunized against infectious diseases. National Immunization Awareness Month

On this day in 1789, Congress approved the establishment of lighthouses, beacons, buoys, and piers.

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.

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

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.

Make a collage of smiling faces using pictures from a newspaper or magazine.

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? write out a list of clues. Invite your friends over for a scavenger hunt to find the lost treasure. Hide some treasure in your yard and then Make preparations for a summer yard sale. Take out the clothes and toys you no longer need and label them with a price.

Roller Coaster Day

Smile Week

Send an e-mail to your favorite station.

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

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

Get a copy of a newspaper and see who can find the most exclamation marks in 3 minutes. Who can find the most headlines that begin with the letter P? The classic stories of Babar the Elephant began as a bedtime story told by Laurent de Brunhoff’s father. Make up your own bedtime story.

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

National Aviation Day

Be An Angel 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.

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

Can you make a difference? Offer to water a neighbor’s garden, or run an errand for them.

Laurent de Brunhoff’s Birthday

Banana Lovers Day

For more than 150 years, loggers have told tall tales about Paul Bunyan—a giant who helped shape the American frontier.

Find the two fallen trees that match.

If what they say is true, Paul Bunyan was born in Maine. And he must have been a pretty husky baby, too. When he was only three weeks old, he rolled around in his sleep and knocked down four square miles of standing timber! Standards Link: Literary Analysis: Students comprehend basic plots of folk tales.

Standards Link: Visual discrimination.

Paul became a logger. With one swing of

It was so cold one winter that all of the snow turned blue. Cows even gave blue milk! Paul found a baby ox shivering under a blue snowdrift. He adopted the ox and named him Babe. Babe and Paul both grew and grew, but the ox always remained the color of the blue snow.

his giant axe, he could slice through dozens of trees. Settlers followed

Paul and set up farms and towns in the cleared land. Some say the entire Midwest was once covered with trees until Paul cleared it all!

Draw the other half of Babe. Then color him blue. Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.

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Paul took good care of his loggers and loggers love flapjacks. But Paul had so many men that the camp stove wasn’t big enough. So he made a colossal griddle. His men greased it by skating across it with slabs of bacon on their feet! Standards Link: Literary Analysis: Students comprehend basic plots of folk tales.

Dragging his axe behind him on his way to the Pacific Ocean, Paul left a deep, jagged trench behind him. Unscramble the letters to discover what we call this trench today.

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.

BUNYAN BABE FLAPJACKS GIANT

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

Once Paul Bunyan and his loggers reached the Pacific Ocean, they ran out of trees to log. Some say that Paul and Babe have moved north and that his laughter can be heard like thunder in the wilds of

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R A G C E D D O H

E P I N E B N C K

E L A P L A A A Z

S C N U E N L B R

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SLICE TREES BLUE FROZEN BACON HUSKY TALES OCEAN LAND SNOW

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A D K L S LUMBERJACK CODE

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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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Summer is a great time for a group of friends to make a carnival for the neighborhood kids! Kid Scoop News provides ideas for games and prizes. If you want to raise money for a favorite charity, charge people a nickel or dime to play each game.

Fill a jar with jelly beans or other candies. Provide paper and pencils so kids can write down how many candies they think are in the jar. The person whose guess is closest to correct wins the candy jackpot.

Who won? Use the clues.

The correct answer has three digits.

The correct answer is greater than 142.

The correct answer is less than 175.

The correct answer has a 6 in the tens place.

You don’t have to spend money to have great prizes for your games. Consider giving:

used toys and games that are in good shape baked goods coupons that local restaurants and businesses may donate business freebies, like pens, rulers or other items used books, CDs and DVDs small handmade crafts

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Toss some coins and a handful of prizes into a small wading pool. Cover the “loot” with sand. The person who runs this booth can

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wear a pirate hat and say, “Shiver me timbers, matey! I know you’ll find some doubloons in me sandpit, thar.” A child has 30 seconds to dig through the sand, and gets to keep any “treasure” found.

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Standards Link: Number Sense: Add and subtract money amounts.

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Drape a cloth over a small table and have someone dress up as a fortune teller. Use an empty fishbowl to create a crystal ball. You can have kids choose a fortune cookie or make up your own silly fortunes!

You need 10 “rockets” (small objects such as clothespins, pebbles or pencils). And you need 10 paper or plastic cups in different sizes. Write numbers on the bottoms of

A carnival favorite!

different-sized cups. Place the cups in a group on the ground. For one ticket, kids get to send 10 “rockets” into the cups. Add up the numbers on the bottom of cups in which the player landed a “rocket.” Have prizes for the player to win with their points.

Unscramble the mixed up words in each funny fortune.

Standards Link: Number Sense: Add and subtract whole numbers.

BACKYARD CARNIVAL ROCKET TREASURE FORTUNE

Newspaper reporter Monty Molenski needs to find a good story to please the editor. He bumbles along, oblivious to the ghosts, aliens, vampires, and other shadowy characters roaming the city! Fill in the missing vowels in the title of this book. Then, check it out at your library this summer!

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

K T O P K C A J L

S R R G A M

A O E R I L N R S

N C Y E S P U C E

D K A A I S T H I

G E L R A K R T D

U T P E N A O O N

E S R C N I F O A

S T O

S D R A Y K C A B

COOKIE PLAYER JACKPOT CANDIES GUESS GAMES CUPS TOSS BOOTH SAND

S S

V V B C

E S E

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

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

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ARE YOU READY TO BIKE SAFELY?

This summer, you’ll probably be spending a lot of time riding your bike in the fresh air. It’s great exercise and lots of fun for the entire family. But before you put on your helmet and start peddling, be sure to use this handy safety check list to make sure you and your bike are ready to roll!

I know and obey all of the trac signs and stop at all stop signs.

I get o my bike when I cross the street at a corner.

I wear light-colored and close-tting clothing.

I always wear a helmet—it’s the law!

I don’t ride or walk on railway tracks.

I don’t dart between parked cars and I look before entering bike lanes.

I use headlights and reectors at night.

I give the right-of-way to pedestrians.

Safety ag and reectors to make your bike more visible to drivers.

Bell to alert pedestrians.

Chain guard is in place.

The brakes work properly.

Wheel spins without touching bars on the sides.

Front fork is straight, and

NOTE: It’s a good idea to visit your local bike shop for a yearly check up of your bike! handlebars are centered over the front wheel and tight.

Tires are properly inated and the valve stem is straight.

I can straddle the bike frame with both feet at on the ground.

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Egg and Spoon Race Competitors carry an egg on a spoon and race to cross the finish line first, without dropping and breaking their egg! Holding the spoon with two hands or touching the egg with hands is not allowed. If a competitor drops the egg, they have to pick it up, put it back onto the spoon, and balance it before they can resume running.

hat do you think of when you think of sports? Many people think of sports such as soccer, football, baseball, and basketball.

There are hundreds, maybe thousands of sports played all over the world. We went looking for some of the most surprising!

In Tasmania, Australia, people drop apples from a bridge and watch the apples bob down the Houn River for 300 meters (328 feet). The owner of the first apple to cross the finish line wins. The Rotary Club of Houn Valley raises money by selling apples. Apple Racing

How many dierences can you nd?

Which apple won? Do the math to see how each apple nished. 6 7 + 1ST PLACE 2ND PLACE 3RD PLACE 4TH PLACE 5TH PLACE 6TH PLACE 8 7 + 6 4 + 9 9 + 5 4 + 9 5 +

Standards Link: Math: Calculate sums and differences.

Speed Puzzlers Often, people think of doing jigsaw puzzles as relaxing. But some puzzlers also see it as a chance to see who can put a puzzle together the fastest. Use the code to discover some amazing puzzle facts!

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Students at Vietnam’s University of Economics put together a massive _ _ _ , _ _ _ -piece puzzle! This puzzle measured nearly _ _ feet

The fastest time to complete a _ _ _ -piece jigsaw puzzle is _ _ minutes and _ _ seconds, set by Alejandro Clemente León at the 2023 World Jigsaw Puzzle Championship.

In 2020, Sarah Mills of the United Kingdom completed a 1,000-piece puzzle in _ hour and _ _ minutes. That’s one piece each _ seconds!

by _ _ feet (14.85 x 23.2 meters). It took _ , _ _ _ students _ _ hours to put this big picture of a lotus ower together.

Standards Link: Language Arts: Read informational text.

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Fun and Learning Every Day! Everyone wants to have interesting and engaging ideas for interacting with their children, but some days we just can’t think of an idea. No worries! Kid Scoop News is here to help! After comparing the prediction to the actual count, talk about why they think their prediction was correct or o. This is an introduction to the scientic method!

“Why do I have to wash my hands all the time?”

National Roller Coaster Day is also in August. And, you don’t need to spend a lot of money to go to an amusement park. The Activity Calendar has a little game you can play with your kids. It is sure to start some giggling!

Each month, we provide an Activity Calendar with something fun to do or interesting to talk about. It is a great way to begin some interactions with your child and see what comes up! This month, you can celebrate National Watermelon Day by counting the seeds in a slice of

Reminding your children to wash their hands is important, but if your child asks why—here’s a fun experiment to answer that question.

Cut out the Kid Scoop News Activity Calendar each month and post it on your fridge or somewhere else easy to see. It will remind you to have a little fun each day—and fun that encourages brain development and bonding. How cool is that?

watermelon! Great counting practice. Enhance the activity by rst asking your child to predict how many seeds the slice has and then to check their prediction with counting. There is no right or wrong answer.

EDITOR’S PICK by Vicki Whiting, Kid Scoop News The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame O riginally written as a series of bedtime stories for the author's son, The Wind

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

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PEPPER (which acts as the germs) BOWL OF WATER (which acts as the surface of the skin on your hands) LIQUID SOAP

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Shake pepper on top of a bowl of water. Give it a good coating! Have your child stick one ngertip directly into the bowl of water with pepper or “germs”on it. You’ll see the “germs”stick when you don’t wash your hands!

in the Willows, is a classic tale of children’s literature that can equally be enjoyed by the entire family. It tells the adventures of Toad, Mole, Rat, and Badger, who all live by the riverbank. This collection of stories has been popular with families for more than 100 years. Read the tales aloud to your children and then discuss whether or not any of the characters act like people they know.

Rub a clean ngertip in soap. Make sure it is coated well.

Stick the nger with the soap on it into the “germy”water and watch the germs spread out across the water! The soap breaks down the virus!

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T is for Towel t is for towel

Circle the things that go with a towel.

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

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tugboats

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

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Make an elephant trunk by rolling a sheet of newspaper and taping it into a long elephant trunk. Have your child hold the “trunk” on his/her nose, and pretend to be an elephant. Make one for yourself and join the fun! Elephant Trunks

Practice ordinal numbers with your child by pointing to a word in a headline. Point to the first letter and name it. Then say, “(Name of letter) is the first letter in the word (name of word).” Ask, “What is the first letter in (name of word)?” Who’s first?

Top, Bottom, Side Lay one newspaper page on the ground. Play Simon Says, giving directions such as, “Simon says, ‘Touch the top of the paper with your toes.’” If your child follows your direction without your having said “Simon Says,” he or she is out.

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

Point to the number 2 in the newspaper. Have your child say the number and, if it’s large enough, have your child trace the number. Math Play

Ask your child to find examples of pairs of things in the newspaper. For example: two eyes, two ears, two knees, and two elbows. Two-by-Two

With your child, find and circle six uppercase T s on one sheet of the newspaper. On the same page, find and circle six lowercase t s. Have your child connect the “dots” to make a silly picture. T-to-t Dot-to-Dot

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