Kid Scoop News—SH February 2026

February 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PRESIDENTS! Presidents’Day celebrates the birthdays and lives of two important American presidents: George Washington and Abraham Lincoln WONDERFUL WEDGES This month we’ll learn the value of an incline plane. These beautiful birds mate for life and make a perfect pairing for Valentine’s Day. TRUMPETER SWANS

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News ..................................... Katherine Johnson ................ Wedges ................................. Presidents’ Day ...................... Winter Olympics .................... Puzzles .................................. Activity Calendar ................... Mardi Gras ............................. Lice ........................................ Trumpeter Swans .................. Pencilympics ......................... Fit & Fun ................................ Parent Scoop ......................... Early Learners ........................ Answers ................................ 3 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

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This month, the world turns its attention to Italy for the 2026 Winter Olympics. You can simply turn the pages of this month’s to have some Olympic fun of your own. While the Olympics celebrates physical achievements, also helps you strengthen your mind. It builds your READING SUPERPOWER! For example, what is a wedge and what would we do without it? Turn the pages to find out! What do you know about lice? Kid Scoop News Kid Scoop News

A lot? A little? After you read the Yikes! Lice! pages, you will be in the know! And, because this is the month with Valentine’s Day, we tell you all about the beautiful trumpeter swans who pair up and stay together for life. A love story if ever there was one. Happy February and enjoy this issue I have filled with fascinating fun just for you!

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Hi friends!, This time of year is one of my favorites in Louisiana. There is so much to celebrate, learn, and of course, plenty of Mardi Gras fun! Mardi Gras is one of the most exciting traditions we have in Louisiana. I love seeing the parades, hearing the music, and watching everyone smile as the floats roll by. One of my favorite Mardi Gras treats is King Cake. It is colorful, sweet, and fun to share with family and friends. And if you find the baby inside, lucky you! But it’s not just Mardi Gras; we also celebrate Presidents’ Day! This day is a great time to learn about past presidents, read a book about history, or talk about what makes a good leader. Speaking of leaders, have you ever heard of Katherine G. Johnson? She was a Math STAR who helped plan NASA space missions. You will learn more about her as you dive deep into this month’s newsletter! I hope this edition brings you joy, curiosity, and maybe even a slice of King Cake, too. Keep learning, having fun, and enjoying everything that makes Louisiana such a special place! Hugs and high fives, Sharon Landry

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

Who is this article about?

What did these people do?

his past year, children across Italy entered a contest. They were asked to create the mascots

When did it happen?

Committee thought Tina and Milo represented the energetic, fun-loving spirit and friendliness of the Winter Olympics.

for the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Games. People all over the world will see the winning mascots in advertising, clothing, toys, and more.

Mountain flowers, known as snowdrops, were the second- place winners. These characters, known as the Flo, were based on those flowers.

Where did it happen?

What’s a Mascot?

A mascot is an animal or symbol that represents your event or team. Your school probably has a mascot. Hundreds of ideas created by students were presented to the Olympic Committee. Drawings came from children across Italy. Animals, superheroes, and even mountain flowers were among the creative entries. Then the big moment came when people voted online for their favorite characters. The winning mascots are Tina and Milo. They are stoats , a member of the weasel family. The Olympic The Winning Characters

Why did they do this?

The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina will be held February 6 - 22. The Paralympic Games will happen March 6 -15.

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s a child, Katherine Johnson loved to count. She counted the dishes. She counted the steps. She even counted stones. She simply counted everything!

Count the stars on this page. Then have a friend try. Who found the most?

Katherine was born in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. She was the youngest of four children and she couldn’t wait to join her siblings at school! She used to follow them as they walked to school. Let Me Go to School!

Find the path to school.

After graduating from college in 1937, Katherine became a teacher. In 1953, she was hired by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) and was finally able to use her math skills! Patience

Katherine said it was hard work to be good at math and her other subjects. And work hard she did. She skipped two grades in elementary school, and went on to get degrees in mathematics and French. Hard Work

Determination

Katherine’s community was segregated . That meant there were many places African-American people couldn’t go, including the local high school. Katherine’s parents were so determined that she have a good education that they moved the family 120 miles so Katherine and her siblings could attend high school.

KIDNUSWTVIBTCUZTNEMWQEFSRTEVWIGRCGNICNJISA Circle every other letter to discover where the family moved.

Curiosity

Because of her intelligence, curiosity, and positive attitude, Katherine was asked to work on many different projects. When NACA turned its attention to space flight, it changed its name to NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). Katherine was asked to work on the complicated math problems that would establish the flight path for the spacecraft that would take the first American into space and back in 1961. Use the code to discover his name.

In 1953, computers were not as good as they are today and mathematicians, who were called “computers,” did the math needed for ight research. The Human Computer

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Replace the missing words. Persistence

How fast did Friendship 7 travel in its 4 hour and 56 minute ight? Do the math!

When Katherine was _____________ at NASA, women were not allowed in the spaceflight meetings. She kept ____________ if she could go, even asking if there was a _________ against it. Her persistence paid off and she was finally invited to attend all ______________.

Over time, even though electronic ____________ took on more work at NASA, Johnson remained highly valued for her accuracy. She performed calculations for John Glenn’s successful orbits around Earth in Friendship 7 in 1962, as well as the Apollo 11 and 13 flights to the __________. Working on these manned flight paths was stressful. Katherine knew that if her calculations were off by even a few feet or seconds, the astronauts might not make it ____________! miles per hour

Standards Link: Students use strategies to understand literary passages.

KATHERINE CURIOSITY POSITIVE ACCURACY COMPUTER COUNTED DISHES

Humility

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

Katherine won many awards and made history for the space program, for women’s rights and for racial equality. But she always remained

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humble. She quoted her father. Replace the vowels to find out what her father would tell her. “Y_ _ AR_ AS G_ _D AS _NYB_DY. B_T Y_ _ ’RE N_ B_TT_R.”

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

Standards Link: Follow simple written directions.

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An inclined plane is a sloped surface like this illustration. Wedges are made up of inclined planes that make our work much easier.

The sun was out. The classroom was getting warmer and warmer. Wonder Wedge looked around and saw his friends

How many wedges can you nd on this page?

A knife, a nail, a doorstop, a pushpin, and even a screw are types of wedges.

sweltering. One at a time, the kids got up and tried to open the door. But, each time the door slammed shut. How could they keep the door open? Wonder Wedge came to the rescue! He showed the kids two pieces of wood. Which one would work best to keep the door open?

They help us do many different things. Look at these pictures and circle all of the wedges the children are using. Standards Link: Physical Science: Students recognize simple machines and how they work.

“The wedge is best!” says Wonder Wedge. A wedge is made out of one or more inclined planes. It helps us do many different things.

Standards Link: Physical Science: Students understand simple machines and how they work.

Draw a line to match the tools that work together. Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.

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A wedge and a screw are both made with an inclined plane. To see how a screw is made from an inclined plane, try the following experiment: 1. Cut out the triangle-shaped wedge pictured here. (Fig. 1) 2. Tape side A to a pencil. (Fig. 2) 3. Roll the triangle around your pencil. Tape the tip of the triangle to the pencil. (Fig. 3) 4. What has happened to the slanted line of the triangle? This slanted line is also called an inclined plane .

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Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow multiple-step written directions.

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WEDGE WONDER SCREW WORKING WARMER WHEEL WITHOUT WOULD WOOD WACKY WILD WOW WORLD DRAW SHOWED

WOW! How many Ws are here? Wild & Wacky Puzzle

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

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

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.

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This month, Kid Scoop News celebrates Presidents’ Day—a day to celebrate the birthdays and lives of two important American presidents, President Abraham Lincoln and President George Washington.

The year was 1860. Abraham Lincoln was traveling across the United States asking people to vote for him to be president.

Mr. Lincoln would have looked different to you that year. He didn’t have his famous beard. He received this letter from an 11-year-old girl named Grace Bedell.

Standards Link: History: Identify the people honored in commemorative holidays. Connect the dots and color in the space to put a beard on Lincoln’s face.

Lincoln grew a beard as Grace suggested. Grace’s one letter changed the face of the president!

How many stovepipe hats can you nd on this page?

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Is there something you would like to tell the president? You can write him at:

As first president of the United States, George Washington helped to make the laws and policies that formed our country. Some people wanted him to be the king of the United States. He refused because he believed it was better to have a president who was elected by the people.

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Have you heard this story about George Washington? When George was young, he cut down his father’s cherry tree. His father was angry. He asked George who cut down the tree. “I cannot tell a lie,” said George. “I cut it with my hatchet.”

Then his father gave George a hug instead of punishing him because he had told the truth. This story comes from a book that was written after George Washington died. Is it a true story? Probably not. But it is told over and over again to remind people that George Washington was a good man.

How many differences can you find between these two pictures? There are at least 10. Standards Link: Investigation: Find similarities and differences in common objects.

A picture of Abraham Lincoln is on the penny. A picture of George Washington is on the quarter. Color the pennies brown. How many are there? Color the quarters gray. How many are there? How much money in all?

LINCOLN WASHINGTON PRESIDENT STORY GEORGE HATCHET FACE

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

Standards Link: Math/Number Sense: Calculate sums using money.

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A design competition among students across Italy led to the creation of Tina and Milo, the ocial mascots of the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games in Milano-Cortina. People around the world will be watch athletes compete in the 2026 Winter Olympic Games! The Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics will take place in locations in northern Italy from February 6 through February 22. Meet the Mascots

The Opening Ceremonies will take place in Milan, Italy. Can you circle it on this map?

Tina is a white-coated stoat (a relative of the weasel). She will represent the Olympic Games. And Milo is a brown-coated stoat. He will represent the Paralympic Games, which will be held in March.

The Flo is a team of six little snowdrop ower characters that will bring extra fun and energy to the events.

The rst Winter Olympic Games were held in 1924. Circle every other letter to reveal where they took place. ACTHRAYMLOBNJIN XVFWRDAQNLCHE Winter Olympic History

Pencilympics! How fast can you“ski”your pencil through this mountain maze?

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Pictograms Puzzler

LUGE SKI JUMPING HOCKEY ALPINE SKIING

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CROSS COUNTRY SKIING CURLING SNOWBOARD

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BOBSLEIGH SPEED SKATING FIGURE SKATING

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The Winter Olympics features pictograms (simple pictures) of each event. These are used on banners, signs, and TV broadcasts. Do the math to label each of the pictograms below.

5 + 5 + 7 =

11 + 11 =

5 + 5 + 5 =

2 + 8 + 2 =

6 + 6 + 6 =

3 + 7 + 1 =

6 + 6 + 9 =

4 + 5 + 4 =

7 + 7 + 2 =

5 + 3 + 1 =

How many snowakes can you nd?

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.

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Can you nd the path that connects these two hearts?

Mrs. Lovecraft’s class made an amazing variety of Valentine hearts. Only two of them are exactly alike. Can you nd them?

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FEBRUARY 2026

When’s the last time you got a new toothbrush? Dentists say we should use a new toothbrush every month. Children’s Dental Health Month Do you know the Judy Blume books? Do you know what the I.S.A.F. Club is in Fudge-a-Mania? Judy Blume’s Birthday Get an aerobic workout today. Go out for a jog, or if the weather is bad, jog on the spot or do jumping jacks for at least 10 minutes. Today is the birthday of Levi Strauss. He invented blue jeans. Survey the class to see how many people wear blue jeans. How many people own more than one pair? Graph your results.

Imagine you are alone on an uninhabited island. Write a story describing a day in your life. Robinson Crusoe Day Being a member of Scouting builds character, citizenship, and fitness. Learn more about Scouting today. Boy Scouts Day Susan B. Anthony believed all people should have equal rights and that girls should get the same education as boys. Celebrate the birth of Susan B. Anthony today in 1820. George Washington was born on this day in 1732. Collect all your quarters, sort them, and count them up. 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.

Celebrate the achievements of African Americans by naming three of your African American heroes.

If you could change your name, which name would you choose for yourself? Get a Different Name Day Do something special for your pet today. Clean out their bowls, brush them, wash their bedding, or take your dog for a long walk. Love Your Pet Day Make up a story today with a friend about a lonely polar bear. Polar Bear Day The first Monopoly game was sold on this day in 1935. Gather some friends and play a game today.

Laura Ingalls Wilder was born on this day in 1867. Can you name her famous series of books?

What is your favorite book? Tell at least two people you know about your favorite book. Think up an invention that would help a disabled person in honor of Thomas Edison’s birthday today. National Inventors’ Day The February flower of the month is a violet. Draw a bouquet of violets and give it to your mother or grandmother.

Go outside and check on the weather. Then come back in and give your family a weather report. National Weather Service established in 1870. If the groundhog sees his shadow, winter will last for another six weeks! Groundhog Day

Black History Month

Find out how to say “I love you” in different languages.

Umbrella Day This day honors the invention that protects us from rain and sunlight.

Valentine’s Day

Volunteer to read to younger students at your local library.

The first day of the year in the Chinese calendar brings in the Year of the Horse.

Presidents’ Day Who is your favorite president?

Library Lovers’ Month

Invent some snack food today. Combine some of your favorite nuts, seeds, and fruits to make it as nutritious as possible. Snack Food Month

Write a letter to a friend or relative who lives far away. International Friendship Month

Join the Jump Rope for Heart challenge to improve your health and the health of kids with heart problems.

Today is Quiet Day. Speak in a low voice, no shouting, and make your classroom a quiet place today.

Mardi Gras is French for “Fat Tuesday.” The “fat” in the name comes from the ancient custom of parading a fat ox through Paris on this day. The ox was to

remind the people that they were not allowed to eat meat during the time of fasting known as Lent. Lent runs from

Standards Link: History: Students understand cultural contributions from various regions and how they helped to form a national heritage. French people who came to the United States brought the custom of Mardi Gras with them. Ash Wednesday through Easter Sunday. ince “Mardi” means “Tuesday,” you can tell the holiday is always celebrated on that day of the week. The date can fall between February 3 and March 9, depending on the lunar calendar used by the Catholic Church to determine the date of Easter. Mardi Gras is always 47 days before Easter Sunday.

Help the jester nd his way to the Mardi Gras doubloons.

25 People celebrate with parades and masked balls. Trinkets, especially beads and doubloons, are tossed to the crowds from parade floats. 28 Paraders wear giant

17 People dance in the streets.

Mardi Gras parades happen throughout the world. Some of the most famous celebration centers are: New Orleans and

Lafayette in Louisiana, Biloxi in Mississippi, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Nice in France, and Viareggio in Italy.

29 During Mardi Gras, people dress in costumes and put on an ancient play.

masks that make them look like walking heads with tiny bodies. 7 + 8 + 5 + 9 = Southern Italy 4 + 3 + 5 + 5 = Rio de Janeiro 37 - 9 = Nice, France 31 - 6 = New Orleans Standards Link: History: Understand cultural contributions from various regions. Do the math to discover where these Mardi Gras customs take place.

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Find the identical Mardi Gras masks.

Mardi Gras in the United States has three official colors. To find out what each of these three colors means, cross out the letters M-A-R-D-I G-R-A-S in each of the lines below. Write the remaining letters in order to learn what each color symbolizes.

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple multiple-step written directions.

MARDI GRAS

n England, the Tuesday before Lent is called Shrove Tuesday. Because it is a tradition there to eat pancakes on Shrove Tuesday, it is also called Pancake Day. Read the clues below and see if you can complete the words that all contain the letters P-A-N .

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

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A large black and white mammal that lives in China.

A sudden, sharp pain.

PARADE FRANCE ITALY MASK BILOXI PLAY

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A sudden terror that often causes wild behavior.

To breath in quick, short breaths.

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

Standards Link: Vocabulary Development: Understand grade-level appropriate vocabulary.

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Lice do not jump, hop, or fly. But they do get around! Here’s how the kids in Room 12 got lice.

Zack’s head itched, but he didn’t know he had lice. He grabbed his new hat and ran out the door to catch the school bus ...

But Zack didn’t know some lice had crawled onto his hat for a look around.

Lives about 30 days. Females can lay up to 100 nits. They can’t fly, jump, or hop, but they can crawl. A tiny gray-white egg that the adult louse “glues” to a strand of hair close to the scalp. A baby louse freshly hatched from the nit. It feeds on a person’s blood. Standards Link: Life Science: Students know there are sequential stages of life-cycles for different animals. Ask a school nurse, teacher, parent, or adult friend to look for lice and nits in your hair. If they don’t see any the first time and your head continues to itch, have your hair looked at again. If you do have lice, your school nurse or family doctor can help find the best way to get rid of them. Don’t share hats, helmets, combs, pillows, or anything that has touched your head. Don’t panic. You can get rid of lice. Standards Link: Health: Students understand responsibility of their role in the prevention and treatment of personal health problems.

Brian wore Zack’s hat at recess one day.

The lice on the hat crawled onto Eric’s head and Ashley’s, too. Soon all of his friends wanted to try on Zack’s hat.

A few days later ...

Ashley shared her brush with Amy and Abby.

Eric and Andrew, head to head, waited for a lizard to crawl out from under a rock.

After just a few days, how many kids in Room 12 could have lice? What could the children have done to protect themselves from getting lice?

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Challenge a friend to see who can nd the most hearts on this page!

A pair of trumpeter swans form a heart shape when they nuzzle beak-to-beak. Connect the hearts to draw a trumpeter swan. Heart-to-Heart Art

Real Love Birds

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Trumpeter swans make for a LOVELY topic for a Valentine’s Day page! Trumpeter swans pair up and stay together for life.

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Flying Fact Maze

Trumpeter swans are the largest native waterfowl in North America. Do the math to nd out how big they are: Large and Lovely An adult swan can grow to be 25 - 21 = ______ feet tall. (Are you taller than a trumpeter swan?) A trumpeter swan’s wingspan is about 21 - 14 = ______ feet wide. A trumpeter swan weighs about 7 + 7 + 7 = ______ to 42 - 12 = _______ pounds.

In order to take o, how many feet of water does a trumpeter swan need? Add the numbers on the correct path to the center of the heart to get the answer.

Trumpeters _______ underwater to eat plants. Their broad, at _______ have tiny

FINISH

tooth-like notches along the edges to help them strain aquatic __________ from water as they feed.

The birds’long necks and strong feet allow them to ___________ plants in water up to 4 feet deep.

Why are they called “trumpeter” swans?

These birds eat the leaves, ________, and roots of many kinds of pond weeds.

They make a noise that sounds like a person playing a trumpet!

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This page is filled with events to give your brain a real workout. Tally your score from each event. Then have a friend give the page a try. Who has the higher score? Grab a pencil and let the games begin!

There are lots of pencils on this page, but only one pen . Find it in under 30 seconds and earn 10 points . 60+ seconds earns you 5 points . Standards Link: Visual Discrimination: Sorting objects by common attributes.

Close your eyes and trace the figure 8. Score 1 point for each dot you cross.

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.

There are 5 differences between these ski jumpers. Score 1 point for each one you find. Standards Link: Visual Discrimination: Sorting objects by common attributes.

Place your pencil on START. Close your eyes. Draw 10 dots, trying to put one in the circle over each of the 10 trees. Score 1 point for each circle that contains one and only one dot.

Place a pencil on START. Close your eyes. Trace the curving path down the slalom run. Score 1 point for each slalom flag cleared. Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.

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19 Kid Scoop News believes that being active, preventing childhood obesity, and eating healthy are all objectives we want to promote. Our Fit & Fun page will help you do just that. Join in and enjoy getting t and having fun!

Here’s a fun way to get some good exercise! Invite some friends and family members to go for a walk around your neighborhood. Cut out a checklist for each person. As each person spots an item on their checklist, they do the exercise shown for that item. A Winter Walk Workout

A bird on a branch or wire: Hop on one foot for 15 seconds. A puddle: Take 10 steps backwards. A uy cloud: Dance for 60 seconds. An airplane ying overhead: Do 10 jumping jacks. A squirrel: Sing Happy Birthday as loud as you can. A blue car: Touch your toes 10 times. A mailbox: Stand like a statue for 60 seconds. A police car: Hop on one foot for 15 seconds. A delivery truck: Take 10 steps backwards. A mud puddle: Dance for 60 seconds. Someone walking a dog: Do 10 jumping jacks. A motorcycle: Sing Happy Birthday as loud as you can. A gate: Touch your toes 10 times.

A pile of leaves: Hop on one foot for 15 seconds. A cat: Take 10 steps backwards. An umbrella: Dance for 60 seconds. Someone doing yard work: Do 10 jumping jacks. A re engine: Sing Happy Birthday as loud as you can. A chimney: Touch your toes 10 times. Someone wearing a scarf: Stand like a statue for 60 seconds. A car horn honking: Hop on one foot for 15 seconds. A stop sign: Take 10 steps backwards. A cardboard box: Dance for 60 seconds. Flowers: Do 10 jumping jacks. A bicycle: Sing Happy Birthday as loud as you can. A baseball cap: Touch your toes 10 times.

Standards Link: Physical Education: Use a variety of basic and advanced movement forms.

Do you know how to do a cartwheel? They take a lot of practice! Ask a grown-up to help you. Cool Cartwheels

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Play “Valentine’s Day Healthy Heart Tag”

Directions:

Cut out the Healthy Action Cards at right. Paste them on construction paper to make them sturdier. Give the stack of activity cards to the person who is “It.” Start playing tag. When “It” tags someone, that person selects a card and performs the named activity for the amount of time stated. After the person completes the activity, he or she becomes “It.”

JUMP up and down for 30 seconds.

RUN in place for 60 seconds.

HOP for 10 seconds.

SKIP for 30 seconds.

Vegetable Valentine With your child, make Valentine’s Day cards with a healthy message using the name of one or more vegetables or fruits. Lettuce Be Friends You make my heart BEET faster. ORANGE you glad to be my valentine?

DANCE for 10 seconds.

STAND ON ONE LEG for 15 seconds.

WALK backward for 60 seconds.

Do JUMPING JACKS for 30 seconds.

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Do SIT UPS for 60 seconds.

SING “Row Your Boat”for 20 seconds.

ROLL across the grass for 30 seconds.

HOP ON ONE FOOT for 30 seconds.

You’re the APPLE of my eye. I’ve BANANA tizzy over you.

EDITOR’S PICK by Vicki Whiting, Kid Scoop News The BFG By Roald Dahl W hen Sophie is snatched from her orphanage bed by the BFG

I don’t CARROT all for anyone but you. Be mine or I’ll PEAR ish from sadness. You’re BERRY special to me. PEAS be my valentine. You’re in a CORN er of my heart.

Then make and eat a Vegetable Valentine’s Day salad! Yum!

your kids. Be prepared for some extended giggling sessions!

(Big Friendly Giant), she fears she will be eaten. But the two join forces to vanquish the nine other far less gentle giants who threaten to consume earth’s children. Despite the somewhat dark synopsis, The BFG is a hysterical book and is best read aloud to

When I was teaching, I would read this book to my class. The school library was across the hall and the librarian would open her door and listen in. We often heard her laughing along with us. World Read Aloud Day is February 4th. Celebrate by Reading The BFG aloud with your young reader!

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How many cookies?

Now how many?

Z is for Zero z is for zero

Learning Buddies: Read the two phrases aloud. Have your child read with you. Trace the uppercase and lowercase letter Z . 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 Z makes in the word zero ?

How many birds?

Now how many?

How many

How many balloons?

Now how many?

zucchinis

How many How many

Zero, two, four, six, eight Being even is just great! One, three, five, seven, nine Being odd is just fine!

zeroes

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

zigzags

Look at pictures in the newspaper and ask your child to find things that come in twos , or pairs. Examples might be two eyes, two feet, two hands, etc. Two By Two

Counting Down Explain that zero means “nothing.” Looking at a page in the newspaper, count down from 4. Find 4 letter Z s on the page. Find 3 circles on the page. Find 2 O s on the page. Find 1 square on the page. Are there zero triangles on the page?

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

Math Play

Make a large circle on one sheet of today’s newspaper. With your child, find as many letter Z s as you can in that circle. Circle all uppercase letter Z s in blue; circle all lowercase letter z s in red. Letter Z Round-up

Stripes

Crumple up a page of the newspaper and wrap tape around it to make a ball. Toss the ball back and forth counting down from 10 to 0. If someone drops the ball, start counting down from 10 again. Newspaper Toss

Together with your child, look at pages, pictures, and ads in the newspaper. Can you find stripes in the newspaper? Zebras have stripes. What other animals have stripes? Circle anything you can find that has stripes.

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.

Primero explica que cero significa “nada”. Luego observando una página del periódico, cuenta regresivamente desde 4. Encuentra 4 letras Z en la página. Encuentra tres círculos en la página. Encuentra 2 ceros en la página. Encuentra 1 cuadrado . Pídele a tu hijo(a) que encuentre cero triángulos en la página. Por último, ¡ríanse juntos de esta idea disparatada!

Junto con tu hijo(a), observen páginas, imágenes y anuncios del periódico. ¿Pueden hallar franjas en el periódico? Las cebras tienen franjas o rayas. ¿Qué otros animales tienen rayas? Marca con un círculo cualquier cosa que tenga franjas.

Observen fotos del periódico y pídelele a tu niño(a) que encuentre cosas que vienen en pares o de a dos. Algunos ejemplos: dos ojos, dos pies, dos manos, etc.

Estruja una página del periódico, crea un bollo y cúbrelo con cinta adhesiva, de manera que formes una pelota. Lancen la pelota de uno al otro contando de 10 a 0. Si alguien no atrapa la pelota, comienza la cuenta regresiva nuevamente.

Apunta al número 2 en tu periódico. Pídele a tu hijo/a que diga el número y que, si el mismo es lo suficientemente grande, lo trace en el papel.

Junto con tu hijo/a, busca en el periódico imágenes de cosas que empiecen con la letra Z de “Zero” .

En una página del periódico de hoy, traza un gran círculo. Junto con tu hijo(a), encuentren todas las letras Z que puedan hallar dentro del círculo. Marquen con círculos azules todas las letras Z mayúsculas y círculos rojos todas las letras z minúsculas.

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Page 4 Determination: Circle every other letter to discover where the family moved. Institute, West Virginia Curiosity: Use the code to discover his name. Alan Shepard

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D W I T

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H W I D W

O O E W O E M R W

W R D G O R E D S

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H N O A H E W O W

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S K I V O V S N P

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I X I X O L I B E

C S Y L T E T I D

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L J N H O C K E Y

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Page 17 Large and Lovely An adult swan can grow to be 4 feet tall. A trumpeter swan’s wingspan is about 7 feet wide. A trumpeter swan weighs about 21 to 30 pounds. Replace the missing words

Page 12 Varied Valentines 11 and 38

Page 9 Puzzler 4 pennies, 4 quarters, $1.04 total

moon home How fast did Friendship 7 travel? 17,500 miles per hour Humility: Replace the vowels to nd out what her father would tell her. “You are as good as anybody. But you’re no better.”

Page 14 Mardi Gras Customs 17 = Rio de Janeiro 25 = New Orleans 29 = Southern Italy 28 = Nice, France Page 15 The Colors of Mardi Gras Purple: Justice

F W G E

H A U L A W S M R

A S Y R R E H C E

T H N P Y A G

C I

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E G C K T C L H E

T T O J S

R O B E A R D I T

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Green: Faith Gold: Power

T E I H S O

A H H A S T

Page 10 Winter Olympic History Chamonix, France

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Page 11 Pictograms Puzzler

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5 + 5 + 7 = Snowboard 11 + 11 = Figure Skating 5 + 5 + 5 = Cross Country Skiing 2 + 8 + 2 = Hockey 6 + 6 + 6 = Bobsleigh 3 + 7 + 1 = Ski Jupming 6 + 6 + 6 = Speed Skating 4 + 5 + 4 = Alpine Skiing 7 + 7 + 2 = Curling 5 + 3 + 1 = Luge How many snowakes can you nd? 20

Puzzler A large black and white mammal that lives in China: Panda A sudden, sharp pain: Pang To breath in quick, short breaths: Pant A sudden terror that often causes wild behavior: Panic

Page 7 How many Ws are here? 39

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