Kid Scoop News—March 2025

March 2025

FAMILY RESOURCE GROUP FOUNDATION PRESENTS

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

ASK A GIRAFFE

If you could ask a girae any questions you wanted, what would you ask?

ST. PATRICK’S DAY How do leprechauns get their pots of gold? See how it all comes together after the fairies make the shoes! 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?

Woodword’s kite has stripes. His kite has a tail, but not a short one. Woodword doesn’t like polka dots on kites. His kite doesn’t look like a rainbow. WHICH KITE IS WOODWORD’S? Scan Now to Track Your Reading Progress!

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Dear Readers,

News ..................................... Stargazer ............................... Leprechaun Gold ................... Branches of Government ....... Media Literacy ....................... Puzzles .................................. Activity Calendar ................... Ask a Girae .......................... Basketball ............................. Salvador Squirrel ................... Parent Scoop ......................... How to Draw ......................... Answers ................................. 3

Happy March! What does March make you think about? Shamrocks? Leprechauns? Pots of Gold? Look for those in this month’s Kid Scoop News. How do those clever leprechauns get their gold? They don’t just find it at the end of a rainbow, the fairies have a lot to do with it!

Headlining the March sports scene is the NCAA basketball tournament. We go back in time to describe the roots of the game — a peach basket! A concrete hoop! Who knew? Read all about that on pages 16-17. Have you ever met a giraffe? Kid Scoop News gets the scoop on these tall, tall animals. How long is a giraffe’s tongue? Read and learn!

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Find out more on pages 6-7. We also celebrate Women’s History Month with the story of Maria Mitchell who, against the odds, was able to become accepted as a professor of astronomy and even had a comet named after her.

Find all this and more, more, MORE fun things to read and learn about in our March issue of Kid Scoop News!

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March is Women’s History Month

ARRESTED FOR VOTING?

How long do you think women in this country have had the right to vote? 300 years? 200 years? 150 years? In the United States, women have had that right for only 106 years of the 249 years we have been a country. And getting the right to vote took decades of protesting and writing to lawmakers —who were all men at the time. In 1848, a group of people met in Seneca Falls, N.Y. to talk about the problems women faced because they didn’t have the same rights as men. At that time, women could not own Meeting for Women’s Rights Can you imagine a world in which women do not have the right to vote?

On Election Day, Nov. 5, 1872, Susan B. Anthony walked into her polling place and voted. Two weeks later, a U.S. marshal knocked on her door. “I have a warrant for your arrest,”he told Susan.“You are charged with voting without the lawful right to vote.” In 1872, by U.S. law, a person had to be 21 years or older to vote. Susan was born in 1820. Was she old enough to vote? Susan met two other requirements for the right to vote. She was a U.S. citizen and she had never been convicted of a felony crime. Why was she arrested for voting? Would she have been arrested in November of 1920?

Victory!

property, could not vote, and very few could go to school. This meeting was the first women’s rights convention in the United States. At that meeting men and

On May 21, 1919, the U.S. House of Representatives finally approved the 19th Amendment , also known as the Susan B. Anthony Amendment, guaranteeing women the right to vote. That was just the first step. The U.S. Senate and at least three quarters of the states had to approve it before it would become the law of the land. The United States Senate approved the amendment a week after the House. On August 18, 1920, Tennessee became the last state needed to ratify the 19th Amendment. One week later, on August 26, the 19th Amendment officially became part of the U.S. Constitution, forever protecting American women’s right to vote.

women signed a document called the “Declaration of Sentiments and Reso- lutions.” By signing, these people agreed to the goals of what was becoming the women’s movement. For more than 70 years, women and men marched, wrote letters, articles, protested, and picketed to get an amendment to the Constitution which would give women the right to vote. These people were known as suffragists .

Today, more than 68 million women vote in elections because of the courageous suragists who never gave up the ght for equality.

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How many dierences can you nd between these two pictures?

Replace the missing words.

They believed it was a __________ because of the way it moved, which was ________________ from the paths of the stars and planets. Maria tracked this little spot of light’s ________________ and then asked her friend Professor Bond what he thought. He watched it for a couple of nights and __________ that this was a comet.

On the night of October 1, 1847, Maria Mitchell looked through her rooftop telescope and saw a spot of _________ she had never seen before. She showed her dad and they both believed she had __________ a new comet. Miss Mitchell’s Comet

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Use context clues to determine the meaning of words.

A Love of Learning

Maria lived on Nantucket island, off the coast of Massachusetts. At that time, whaling was the way people made their living on this island. The sailors who hunted whales used the stars at night to guide their ships. How many stars do you see? Whales and Stars

Maria never went to school to be an astronomer. Yet she learned how to read the skies and solve math

problems that described the movements of stars, planets, comets, moons, and asteroids. How did she learn this? Hold this page up to a mirror to read the answer.

Harvard Help

Maria helped her father with star observations for the United States Coast Survey. From their rooftop, they took measurements to help sailors use the stars to navigate at sea. Through the work for the Coast Survey, Maria became friends with Professor William Bond at Harvard University. In those days, women could not go to Harvard. But Professor Bond helped Maria with her understanding of astronomy on his own.

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Can you nd the two identical telescopes?

In 1861, a university for women was formed in Poughkeepsie, New York. Maria Mitchell’s reputation led to her being one of the first professors of astronomy there. While she wasn’t able to go to college for astronomy, now she could teach younger women who shared her curiosity and love of watching the night sky. A University for Women

Maria Mitchell was related to one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Circle every other letter to find out who. Family Riddle CBAELNSJTACMUIVNYFBRHAPNVKQLSIUN

In addition to a comet, other things have been named after Maria Mitchell. Use the code to find out two of them. Remembering Maria

MOONS MITCHELL HARVARD ISLAND WHALES

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

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T M

W A I

M I

D A C O A

R W S K I

A A H G M

V R S O I A T A G

R D C P G H R L H

A E C N I W H I T

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GAZER MARIA COMET COAST SHIPS SKIES DAYS LIGHT STAR

S L A N D Y

= A = B = C = E = O

= R = S = T = V = Y

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on the moon.

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

Standards Link: Follow simple written directions.

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We make shoes for fairies!

round St. Patrick’s Day, you will often hear legends about leprechauns and their pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Have you

So, we are always busy making new shoes for them. And they pay us in gold—LOTS of gold!

ever wondered where they get all of that gold?

W Their shoes wear out very quickly because fairies dance all night.

hat if the leprechaun spent more gold coins to make the shoes than he charged the fairies? He would run out of gold pretty quickly!

Just making and selling shoes isn’t enough to collect the gold needed

50 gold coins!? That’s way too expensive for me!

If it costs 7 gold coins for the supplies to make one pair of fairy shoes, what should the leprechaun charge so that he covers his costs and has some money left over to pay himself for his work to make the shoes?

to ll a leprechaun’s pot. Leprechauns have to keep an eye on the costs of making fairy shoes too. Take a look at the cost of shoe supplies on this list.

How many shamrocks can you nd on this page?

Picking the right price is important. If the leprechaun charges too little, he will lose money. But if he charges too much, he will lose customers. Use these worksheets to add up the costs of making each pair of shoes. Then nd the dierence between the costs and the selling price to determine the prot for each pair of shoes.

Pixie Prancers

Pretty Petunias TREE BARK .............. DAISY PETALS ......... PINE NEEDLES ......... PETUNIA PETALS ..... TOTAL COST: PRICE: PROFIT:

Rened Rosies

PROFIT: Money earned after the expenses are paid. LEPRECHAUN’S GOLDEN VOCABULARY WORD:

TREE BARK .............. DAISY PETALS ......... PINE NEEDLES ......... LILAC PETALS .......... TOTAL COST: PRICE: PROFIT:

TREE BARK .............. DAISY PETALS ......... PINE NEEDLES ......... ROSE PETALS .......... TOTAL COST: PRICE: PROFIT:

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Add up the coins on each path that leads to the Leprechaun piggy bank. Which path has the most gold coins?

Draw lines between each pair of fairy shoes to make exact matches. Look carefully! Fairy Shoe Sorter

LEPRECHAUN CUSTOMERS PATRICK LEGENDS

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

S O A D P I U T C

Y G L E G E N D S

P R O F I T L S S

O S P R I C E F R

K C I R T A P A E

H P O S O P R I M

R E O S E I E R O

S I T T T O C I T

B D A H R S H E S

U L N P G F A S U

FAIRIES PETALS PROFIT COSTS SHOES PRICE NIGHT GOLD PAIR BUSY POT

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

Standards Link: Follow simple written directions.

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The United States (our Federal Government), each state government, and each local government has three branches of government jobs elected by the people.

The founders of this country wrote a document called The United States Constitution. This document set down important laws and described how American government would work. The Founding Fathers wanted to make a government that did not allow one person to have too much power. While under the rule of the British king, they had seen how this could be unfair. To solve the problem of giving one leader too much power, the authors of the Constitution decided to set up three separate branches of government—executive, legislative, and judicial. Each would have its own responsibilities, and all would work together to make the country run smoothly. Power is shared between these three branches in a system of checks and balances . (These checks and balances have nothing to do with your parent’s bank account!) Each branch of the government checks the power of the other two in order to maintain a balance of power. Standards Link: Civics: Understand how the U.S. Constitution serves to limit the powers of government (e.g., separation and sharing of powers, checks and balances, Bill of Rights). Why are there three branches of government?

Sunshine Week is a special time in March when people celebrate the importance of sharing information. It’s like having a flashlight that helps everyone see what’s going on. During this week, Americans celebrate why it is important for governments to share information about what they do, so people can understand how decisions are made and make sure everything is fair. It teaches that asking questions and getting answers helps people make good decisions!

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Each branch of government has no more or less power than the others, creating an equal balance. Think of them as see-saws: if any of them had too much power, our government would be out of balance!

When the Legislative Branch (the Senate, the Unicameral, House of Representatives, the City Council) creates a new law, the Executive Branch (the President, the Governor, the Mayor) has to agree to it before it can be put into effect.

If the Executive Branch does not agree with the law, it has the power to veto, or cancel it.

If the Judicial Branch (the United States Supreme Court, the State Supreme Court, county and district courts) thinks a law goes against the Constitution, that branch of government can judge a law to be illegal.

GOVERNMENT FOUNDERS CHECKS BALANCES BRANCH POWER SUPREME VALUES PROBLEM THREE

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

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A O M

L C P O T E V T O

A F O U N D E R S

N V W

C A E T K I N E O

E L R A N C M

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N E T A T S N H N

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… understanding how your government works.

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R E M

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STATE COLIN LAWS STAR VETO

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

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While the Kid Scoop News article below is very silly, we wrote our article in the format of a real news article. News reports tell WHO did WHAT, WHEN, WHERE and, when possible, HOW .

Kid Scoop News reporter Woodword is working on a silly article for the very silly Kid Scoop News Fun Times. Can you help him out?

News Articles Lead with the FACTS Who, what, when, and where are often the rst questions people ask when something happens. News reporters put those facts into the rst paragraph — sometimes the rst sentence — of the news article. This is called the lead . Read Woodword’s article. Then ll in the facts in his notes.

Choose a HEADLINE

The headline of a news article could also be called the title. It is written in bold type above the story. Most headlines have a subject and a verb that tell the topic of the article and summarize the main idea, or most important part of the topic. Read the three headlines that Woodword has written. Circle the headline you think is the best for this silly article.

POLICE CAPTURE UNUSUAL PIZZA CHEF AT PETE’S

PIZZA-LOVING CROCODILE ARRESTED

CROCODILE ESCAPES FROM ZOO

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The photos that go with a news article can give more information. A photo can also create a feeling about a news event. The text that describes a photo is called a cutline and is usually below the photo. Which picture would you use? Cut and paste it onto the news article. Write a cutline for the photo you select on the lines at right. Choose a PHOTO for the Article

Cutline:

ARTICLE BOLD FACT HEADLINE HOW LEAD NEWS PHOTO PIZZA REPORTER WHAT WHERE WHEN WHO ZOO

Proofreading a news article is important to make sure it is accurate and fair. Each headline below has an error. Circle the errors and rewrite the headlines correctly. PROOFREADING

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

A R T I

E T O Z O

N P H Z C H J B O L

I H L

L O F T L H N A V O

D T W H E

A O Q R Z A E U W S

E M E V E K Q W

H B O L D W P N S A

Z R E P O R T E R Y

AUTHOR’S LATEST BOOK IS A BEST CELLAR

OWNER SAYS NEW STORE IS IS NOW OPEN

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C L E W Z V

T C E O W

N D N H Z

H A T

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

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To discover the answer to this silly riddle, fill in the missing letters below by reading the clues. The answer will appear in the yellow boxes.

Liam hid gold at each end of a rainbow. He’ll share it with anyone who finds it. Race a friend to see who can get to their pile of gold first.

CLUES:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

A kind of clock to wake you up. Another word for flavor. The opposite of over. You sweep with this. The sound of a sneeze. What ice does in warm weather. Another name for killer whales. A place in the desert with water. A train travels on this. Something that weighs a lot. Tinker Bell uses this kind of dust. Upstairs storage space in a house. You cover spaghetti with it. You study before taking these. The opposite of friend.

10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

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MARCH 2025

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.

Learn all you can about pigs today. National Pig Day

Can you nd the four-leaf clover on this page?

Read Across America celebrates the birthday

Oh, say, do you know all the words to The Star Spangled Banner? Congress made it our national anthem in 1931. National Anthem Day Gather some old magazines and make a collage today. Be creative.

Showcase talented students by putting on a concert today.

When you brush your teeth today, make sure your brushing lasts for two minutes.

Make a list of the women who have made a difference in the world.

Casey Jones was a train engineer who became a folk hero. He was born on this day in 1863. half. Remove the nut. Add hair and a hat to make your peanut puppet. National Peanut Month Cut a whole peanut shell in

Get some aerobic exercise today. Ride your bike, take a fast walk, or run around a park. Make sure you keep it up for at least 30 minutes. This is the middle of the month and a festive day in the Roman calendar. The day was dedicated to the Roman god, Mars.

of Dr. Seuss. Write a poem to honor Dr. Seuss.

National Women’s History Month

Music in Our Schools Month Celebrate today with lots of apples—fresh apples for lunch, applesauce, or apple pie.

What does it mean when someone says “Use your noodle!”?

Did you remember to move your clocks forward?

National Bubble Week into the liquid and make hundreds of tiny bubbles. The Girl Scouts were founded on this day in 1912. Find out if there’s a troop you could join in your area. Pour bubble solution in a large, shallow pan. Dip a new fly swatter

Daylight Savings Time Begins

Johnny Appleseed Day

National Noodle Month

Ides of March

Wear green today. Write a story about finding a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow.

Randolf Caldecott was born on this day in 1846. The Caldecott Medal is awarded to children’s books with superior illustrations. Have you read any?

Write a poem today—see how many rhyming words you can include.

Today is the anniversary of the first walk in space in 1965. Can you find out something about space exploration today?

Go for a walk to find signs of spring, like new buds on trees or birds building nests. First Day of Spring

World Poetry Day

March is said to be a windy month. Go to the park or the beach to fly a kite today.

With adult help, melt chocolate in the microwave. Dip strawberries, pretzels, and raisins. Let harden on wax paper and enjoy.

The flower for the month of March is a daffodil. Draw your favorite flower today.

Everyone who hates his or her name can be called “Joe” today.

Do some spring cleaning. Clean out your closets, dust your dresser, and donate your outgrown clothes.

The famous cliff swallows of Mission San Juan Capistrano are returning from their winter vacation in Argentina.

Can you find a book about puppies at the library? National Puppy Day

National “Joe” Day

Surprise someone by doing a chore for them.

Take a Walk in the Park Day

Join us on a trip to Africa to interview a giraffe!

Catch that ea! A ea is tickling

the girae. Follow the ea’s path.

If you could ask a giraffe any questions you wanted, what would you ask?

FINISH

That little bird is called an oxpecker and it is a good friend to a giraffe. We don’t have arms and hands to flick away pesky ticks, fleas and flies. Oxpeckers pick them off of us. They eat the little pests and also help keep us clean.

A long, deep sleep is very dangerous for giraffes. We might not sense when a predator comes near. During the day, we doze on and off for a few minutes at a time. Quietly and gently we relax our necks and let our heads hang downward. At night, we lie down. But even then, we only take cat naps. We wake up every few minutes and look around.

Giraffes are the tallest land animals. Use the missing number in the equasion to find out how tall a giraffe grows.

Male giraffes can grow to be ___ meters tall. That is the size of 3 – 4 grown men standing on each other’s shoulders!

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Female giraffes can grow to be ___ meters tall. Baby giraffes are about 2 meters tall when they are born. That is more than 6 feet tall! If one meter equals about 3 feet, approximately how many feet tall are adult giraffes? Standards Link: Algebra: Solve problems involving numeric equations; express simple unit conversions.

Don’t challenge a giraffe to see who can stick out their tongue the farthest! Color the spaces that have 2 dots red to find out how many inches a giraffe can stick out its tongue.

Add the numbers to find out!

Do you know how many bones are in your neck? Subtract these numbers for the answer.

Standards Link: Number Sense: Solve problems using addition and subtraction.

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Five pieces of information below are true and one is false. Can you figure out which it is? 1. The tongue of a giraffe is a bluish-purple and is strong enough to grasp the foliage from the thorny acacia tree. They can also use their tongue to clean their nose. 2. There are nine subspecies of giraffe each with different pattern markings and each giraffe has its own individual markings. 3. Giraffes will rub their necks together as a sign of friendship. 4. All giraffes have horns called ossicones. 5. A giraffe can close its nostrils to protect it from sandstorms and ants. 6. Giraffes have to splay out their legs or kneel down to drink. They are vulnerable to predators when drinking.

GIRAFFES BLEND TONGUES PATTERNS TICKS SLEEP HANG SPOTS PREDATOR BONES NECK GROWS OXPECKER

The patterns on a giraffe’s body are not just for looks. They camouflage us. We can blend in with the shadows and shafts of light that filter around trees and bushes. Color all of the giraffes you see in the grove of trees.

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

S R E K C E P X O

X S W

T I C K S I S H R

N O K E R R T R E

S E N O B A P E D

P E C G P F E L A

A P N K U F E P T

N A C D N E L B O

H S T O

O S N R E T T A P

O R G I K P

P S S

X R

PATH NAPS

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

Standards Link: Life Science: Animals have different structures that serve different functions in survival.

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How many basketballs can you nd on this page in two minutes? Now have a friend try. Who found more?

Replace the missing words.

Read the history of basketball. Then number these pictures in the correct order.

Long, long ago, around 1400 B.C., the __________ of Mexico played a game in which they moved a ball down a long narrow court and with the goal of getting it _____________ a stone hoop. Only players didn’t pass the ball with their ___________, they sometimes used their hips! Why is basketball called basketball? Because the modern game was started in 1891 by James Naismith, a P.E. ____________ in Springfield, Massachusetts with a _________ and a couple of peach baskets. He was looking for a __________ his students could play indoors on cold winter days. When he couldn’t find a game that was active enough, he _____________ one. Peach Basket Game Naismith hung a peach basket from each end of the gymnasium An Ancient Game Snowy Day Game

and had students ___________ a soccer ball up and down the _______ and try to shoot it into the peach baskets. In 1893, metal hoops with net bags replaced the peach baskets. Officials pulled a cord attached to the net to ______ the bottom of the net to release the ball. In 1894, the first backboard appeared. Baskets with nets open at the bottom were introduced around 1913. Metal Hoops Joe Fulks played for the Philadelphia Warriors from 1946 to 1954. To shoot, he _________ up and released the ball at the peak of his jump. This became known as the jump shot , still used by most players to this day. Cool New Shot

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Use context clues to determine the meaning of words.

Who wears short shorts? OMJILCNHPAREVLWJKOARCDTABN Basketball shorts were very short until 1984, when a future superstar began wearing longer length shorts. Circle every other letter to reveal his name.

How many dierences can you spot between these two players?

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Standards Link: Visual Discrimination: Classify common objects by similar attributes. How many silly things can you nd in this basketball scene?

BASKETBALL TEACHER ANCIENT HISTORY

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

Unscramble the basketball words. Then write each numbered letter in the correct box to reveal the answer to the basketball question.

2 4

L A

G S P O R T S L T

H I S T O R Y B C

W M

I T E K S A B S U

N N R

T E T U P E Y E L

E I T T O H A T E

R C S S

A N E R H A E A Y

BASKET WINTER COUPLE SPORTS PEACH COURT HOOPS METAL GAME

T E M E N L G

A D G I H A O

E S R M K P

O C G B M

5 3

7 8 Every year, the top 68 college basketball teams compete in a nationwide tournament to nd out which team is the very best. What is this tournament

NETS GYM

1 2 3 4 5

1 6 7 8 9 10 10

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

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To be money smart, you need to know the importance of saving for later.

He left the nest in spring and found lots of food. He ate all of his favorites: tender shoots, new leaves, mushrooms, and bugs!

In summer, he gobbled up fruit and berries day after day.

Salvador’s big sister, Sonia, didn’t play as much anymore. She was busy saving nuts and acorns to eat in the winter, when food would be hard to nd.

Then the weather started to turn cold and snow began to fall. The nuts on the trees and ground were nearly all gone. They had been gathered and saved by the other squirrels.

Now Salvador was really worried about the long winter ahead!

Salvador thought Sonia was b-o-r-i-n-g!

Saving Plan Like squirrels, people also need to save to help with future needs. They also need to save to be able to buy things they don’t have the money for in the present. Is there something you would like to buy, but you don’t have enough money? Make a plan to see if you can save enough to buy this at some time in the future! Write down what you want to buy and the amount of money you need.

Salvador would go out to play, but when he got hungry it was very hard to nd anything to eat.

I need $

to buy

$ $ $ $

Money I have saved: Weekly allowance I can save: Weekly work/chores income: TOTAL AFTER ONE WEEK:

After one week, how much more money do you need to reach your goal? Repeat this plan each week until you have the money you need.

What should Salvador have done dierently?

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Follow these six easy steps to learn how to draw a squirrel. Let’s Draw!

FAVORITES SQUIRREL FLIPPING SAVING WINTER SISTER FRUITS LEAVES HUNGRY MONEY COLD

Match each cap to the acorn with the math problem it answers.

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

F A V O R I T E S

L S T S E N Q L L

I I

P S L U N N T A U

P T S T I U R F N

I E

N R A A O C R R R

G S S V M

S E V A E L R I L

A L M

3 + 2

8 + 9

Q D T A G L H

A V W R S

O N D S U E

O N E Y

R G

FALL NEST EAT

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

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Pay It Forward The ripple eect of kindness starts with one person. One person compliments another, then that person holds a door open for someone, and that person picks up a piece of litter, and so on. Fill in the blanks with your child on this family involvement activity.

Re-Use the News Game Children who come from homes where there is a lot of printed reading material have improved reading scores.

Write something you could do to be helpful to someone in our class.

What is an act of kindness you could do at home?

What could you say to someone who might need cheering up?

List three examples of people being kind to other people, animals, or the planet.

How does i t make you feel when you help others?

hen a child looks up to nd some There Was an Old Man Who Painted the Sky W EDITOR’S PICK by Vicki Whiting, Kid Scoop News By Teri Sloat Illustrated by Stefano Vitale

this imaginative story expresses the awe of contemplating the creation of the world and locating beauty in an unexpected place. Children will revel in this timeless tale with truly breathtaking images.

One easy way to bring in fresh printed and high-interest reading material into your home is to subscribe to your local newspaper. Children are fascinated to read and learn about their local community. And, you can play games with the newspaper. Here is one to try: You and your child each cut out 10 words from the newspaper headlines and create a story using one clipped word per sentence. Trade stories and read aloud. Have fun! The stories will probably be pretty silly. Have a good laugh together!

drawings on the ceiling of a cave, she wonders how they were painted. Planets that spin, the birds and the beasts, woman and man, how did the old man in the sky paint it all?

Based on the 1879 discovery of ceiling paintings in Spain's Altamira Cave,

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