Kid Scoop News—SH December 2025

SH December 2025

If you read 20 minutes every day, in one year you will have read about 1.8 million words. Give it a try! This is a great place to start. THE GIFT OF READING It’s sunny outside, so why can’t I put on shorts and sunbathe? Dr. I. Cicle, our winter expert, explains why sunny winter days are cold. WINTER SUN

Find each snowake’s exact twin!

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outside. The Winter Sun page explains why that is happening. Time on your hands and looking for a project? Create a Gingerbread House! It would be fun for each member of the family to create their own house and then you would have a gingerbread village. Our team here at Kid Scoop News wishes you all good health and happiness throughout the holiday season. Be healthy and happy and always keep reading!

December is the time to reflect on the magical Gift of Reading. Can you find the pages about this? How many minutes a day does it suggest that you read for fun? The more you read, the more you will succeed. There are lots of entertaining word games in this month’s issue to help you read. What’s the weather doing? Is it cold and rainy, snowy, or frosty? When it’s cold outside, I like to stay active by putting on music and dancing! How about you? Maybe it’s sunny where you live, but that probably doesn’t mean you can put on a swimsuit and sunbathe

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There’s something magical about opening a book—you never know where it will take you! Reading is one of the best gifts we can give ourselves. Every time you read, you learn something new, spark your imagination and grow your curiosity about the world. As we head into winter, it’s also important to take good care of our bodies so we can keep exploring and learning. Simple habits like washing your hands, drinking plenty of water and moving around each day help keep you strong and healthy. Even a quick stretch, a walk outside or dancing to your favorite song can make a big difference! Reading, staying healthy and staying curious help us grow into kind, smart and adventurous people—ready to make Louisiana a better place!

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What problem is this article about? Read the article on this page. Then answer the questions below!

A Growing Problem People are buying more new clothing and throwing out old clothing faster than ever. Since 2000, clothing sales have doubled. Some people are helping to solve this problem by buying less cloth- ing or buying it from second-hand stores. In France, a company has turned unwanted fabric into bricks! ach year around the world, more than 100 million tons of old clothes are thrown in the trash. Much of this fabric takes decades to decompose. And some kinds take hundreds of years to decompose! E

Where did it happen?

Here is how they do it: They collect old clothes. They gather clothes that people have thrown away, like t-shirts and jeans. 1.

A New Solution FabBRICK is a French company that turns old, unwanted clothes into new, colorful bricks. These fabric bricks can be used to make furniture, special walls, and other decorations instead of just ending up in the trash.

Why did this problem need solving?

They chop up the clothes. The company uses a special machine to shred the fabric into tiny pieces. They add a special glue. These little pieces of cloth are mixed with a special, Earth-friendly glue. They press the mixture into bricks. The soft mixture is squeezed into a brick shape and left to dry.

How did people solve a dicult problem?

FabBRICKs are available in a rainbow of colors.

How Much is 100 Million Tons? One hundred million tons of old clothes is the weight of about 18 million elephants. Lined up from trunk to tail, 18 million elephants would form a line that is long enough to wrap around the Earth at the equator nearly three times!

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The number code below assigns a value to every letter of the alphabet. Figure out the “value” of a headline in the newspaper. Then see if you can find another headline with a higher value. Valuable Headlines

Reading is powerful! If you read 20 minutes a day just for the fun of it, you would read about 1.8 million words in a year! That amount of reading gives kids an edge in school. The newspaper offers great ways to play games that help you read more. A subscription to a newspaper brings reading opportunities to your doorstep every day!

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Draw a line connecting each gift with its exact twin. Circle the gift that is one-of-a-kind.

Word Game

Can you find the letters that spell the word SUBSCRIPTION on one page of the newspaper? Circle each letter then connect the letters in the order that spells S-U-B-S-C-R-I-P-T-I-O-N. Color in the design made by the lines.

After you nish reading the newspaper, cut a square out of one page. 1.

2. Fold the square over.

3. Fold it a second time.

Carefully unfold the paper to reveal a snowake shape!

Cut the edges of the folded paper. 4.

How many snowakes can you count on this page?

Make more newspaper snowakes to decorate your home for the holidays!

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Rockstar Reader Work with a family member to put the parts of this story in the correct order.

Daliyah with Carla Hayden at the Library of Congress.

NEWSPAPER ALPHABET READING POWERFUL

Make as many words as you can using the letters in “READ NEWSPAPERS EVERY DAY”

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

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1-5 WORDS: GOOD START

6-15 WORDS: WORDFUL WONDER

16 WORDS OR MORE: HEADLINE HERO

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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Dance Up a Storm: Turn on some music and dance for joy and good health! Happy, jumpy music will make you feel good as well!

hen the weather outside turns frightful, it gets harder to get your much needed exercise. Moving around keeps you healthy and feeling good. Give these safe and fun indoor activities a try and let us know what you think!

Hydrate!

If it’s cold outside, you might not feel thirsty. However, it is important that you keep drinking water throughout the day. A good reminder is to drink a glass of water each time you go to the bathroom. How many dierences can you nd between this boy and his reection?

Exercise keeps you healthy. Remember to wash your hands throughout the day. Visit kidscoop.com/scrub-squad/ to find a Kid Scoop video and printable activity pages that help make hand washing fun! Wash Your Hands Often!

Starting up top at “GO,”can you nd your way through the gaps in these bubbles all the way back down to this little boy?

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Now that your hands are nice and clean, they could use a little exercise. Try these: Hand Exercises

Extend your arms straight out, level with your shoulders. Slowly start twirling your arms in a circular motion. Spin them faster and faster for 60 seconds. Helicopter Hands

Spread your fingers out as far as possible. Feel that s-t-r-e-t-c-h? Now squeeze them into two tight fists. Repeat 10 times. Stretch & Squeeze

Hold your hands out in front of you. Reach over your shoulders and pat your back for 30 seconds. Cross your arms and try again. Do this for 30 seconds. You deserve a pat on the back! Pat on the Back

Stand with your feet slightly apart. Reach your hands up, up, UP as high as you can. Now bend and reach for your toes. Repeat 10 times. The Big Reach

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

REMINDER EXERCISE HEALTHY HYDRATE WEATHER PRETEND THIRSTY MOVING TRAVEL

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

Unscramble each of the mixed-up words.

When should I wash my hands?

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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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How many keys can you nd on this page?

Do you have private stuff that you don’t want your little brother or sister to get into? How can you keep others out of your private stuff? This is not a new problem. For thousands of years, people have looked for ways to keep things safe from others.

Long ago, people used a broken clay coin to find out who had permission to get certain things and information.

Can you draw lines to connect each piece of coin to another to create whole coins?

Say your uncle had a treasure saved just for you, but he had not seen you since you were a baby. Your uncle would need a way to know that it was really you coming to get the treasure.

One way to do this was with a broken coin. When you were a baby, he would have given you half of the coin and kept the other half for himself. (Well, since you were a baby, he would have given it to someone to save for you.) Then, when you showed up years later to get your treasure, you would show your half of the coin. If it matched the half your uncle had, the treasure would be yours!

Standards Link: Geometry: Students make a direct comparison with reference objects.

Today, people use locks with keys or combinations to keep things safe.

No two numbers are the same. There are three odd numbers. The only even number is greater than 6.

To unlock this safe, you must figure out which combination will work. Read the clues and see if you can “unlock” this mystery!

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Standards Link: Mathematical Reasoning: Analyze problems by identifying relationships and sequencing information; check validity of results from context of the problem.

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One of the world’s most famous magicians was Harry Houdini. He made a name for himself by escaping from chains locked around his body, from handcuffs and other locked contraptions. One time he was asked to unlock a bank vault. To make it even more difficult, he would unlock the bank vault from the inside. He was locked inside the bank vault, and in a short time, he freed himself. Houdini always said that there was no magic in his acts—each was some sort of a trick. To discover the trick he used to get out of the locked bank vault, put each sentence part in numerical order from lowest to highest.

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Understand grade-level appropriate materials; extract information from text including problems and solutions.

KEYS LOCK BANK

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

here is a key that can take you around the world. It can take you back in time. It can even take you into the homes and lives of famous people. It is a key to knowledge, a key to adventure and a key to enjoyment.

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And this key is available to everyone. What is this key? To find out, circle every third letter below. Start with the starred letter.

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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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“When I was 10 years old and I said …

Jane loved to read. Two books Jane read as a child led her to dream of going to Africa. What are the names of these books? Circle every other letter. It All Started with Reading Dr. Jane Goodall was the rst person to study chimpanzees in the wild! She learned many new things about chimpanzees.

… everybody laughed at me. Girls couldn’t dream of doing that.”

Jane kept dreaming. And then worked hard to make her dream come true.

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Arriving in Africa In July 1960, at the age of 26, Jane was finally able to travel to Africa. She got a job studying chimpanzees in the country highlighted on the map.

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Use the code to discover the country’s name.

Look for these books in your local library and discover what young Jane found so interesting about them. Standards Link: Language Arts: Follow simple written directions.

Before Jane, chimps were each given a number. Jane was different. She gave the chimps names based on their appearance or personalities. For example, she named the chimpanzee that first approached her David Greybeard because he had a gray chin. Naming the Animals Use the letters found on each correct path to discover the name Jane gave each chimpanzee.

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Jane’s Discovery

Jane was the first scientist to see chimpanzees make and use _________.

Replace the missing words.

Jane observed a chimp using a __________ of grass as a tool. The chimp put the grass into a termite ________ to catch termites to eat. She also saw chimps ___________ leaves from twigs to make a tool. And she _____ chimpanzees use rocks to crack open nuts.

Standards Link: Language Arts: Read a variety of genres (biography).

hen Jane was young, she had a favorite toy. It was a stuffed chimpanzee. Use the code to discover this toy’s name.

CHILD CHIMPS DREAM EAT FIRST GREY NEW NUMBER ROCKS SEE TOOL TRAVEL

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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Look very carefully at these candy canes. All but one of them has an exact duplicate. Can you nd the one unique candy cane? Now have a family member try. Who found the one-of-a-kind candy cane faster?

Use the code to reveal the answer!

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DECEMBER 2025

Decorate your Christmas tree today. Put lights on first, then add ornaments. 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.

In Northern Europe, gifts are left in children’s shoes on this day.

Imagine you were Rosa Parks, tired from a day’s work and being told to give up your seat on the bus. What would you do? Rosa Parks Day Make room for new toys by giving away some of your used ones to a shelter for needy children. There are 10 days left until Christmas. Do you have presents for all your family? Create your own gift tags to go on each present. The thermometer was invented more than 400 years ago. A thermometer measures the temperature. What is the temperature where you live today? The bowling ball was invented on this day in 1862. Find a local bowling alley and go bowling

Ask your friends to recommend a book that you haven’t read. Then go to your local library to get the book.

Do you like to get letters? Then spend a few minutes to hand write a letter to a friend. Letter Writing Day On this day in 1620, the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock. Make a drawing showing the event.

Look on your local newspaper’s website to find the season’s concerts and holiday activities.

Walt Disney was born on this day in 1901. How many Disney movies do you know?

Read a New Book Month

St. Nicholas Day

Christmas seals help raise awareness and raise money for research on lung diseases. Buy some Christmas seals today.

With an adult, make a cup of hot cocoa. Put a dollop of whipped cream on top and stir with a candy cane. National Cocoa Day

Find a Christmas movie and enjoy watching it with your family tonight.

The first Christmas card was created in 1843. Today would be a good day to write and send your Christmas cards.

Tree Dressing Day

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Help make pancakes for breakfast and enjoy some real maple syrup.

Las Posadas begins a nine-day celebration and Hanukkah begins at sundown.

Go for an evening walk downtown and admire the holiday lights and decorations.

Write a winter poem and make it into a card to give to a friend.

The South Pole was discovered in December 1911. Draw a picture of penguins at the pole. Ask an older family member to tell you stories about what Christmas was like when they were young.

Read the story or watch the movie of A Christmas Carol . Who is your favorite character? Boxing Day is a national holiday in Britain, and historically, the servants had the day off. Give your parents the day off and make dinner tonight. Boxing Day

Maple Syrup Day

Celebrate the first day of winter by looking for all the symbols of winter around you.

Hang your stocking by the fireplace. Have you been good this year?

Write thank you notes to everyone who gave you gifts. Tell them what you liked most about the gift.

Merry Christmas – count your blessings today!

Christmas Eve

First Day of Winter

Spend some time today playing cards with friends or family members. Card Playing Day

Go for a family bike ride and look

Make a list of five things you want to accomplish in 2026. Seal the list in an envelope to be opened on

for signs of winter like barren trees or icicles.

Find the packages that are wrapped the same. Not every package will have a match.

with some friends or family.

12/31/2026. New Year’s Eve

Gingerbread houses come in an endless variety of shapes and sizes. Can you nd the two gingerbread houses that look exactly alike? Seeing Double

STUFF YOU’LL NEED:

powdered sugar

plastic zipper bags

graham crackers

assorted candies

shredded coconut

pretzel sticks

milk

bread knife

INSTRUCTIONS:

Make icing by mixing 2 cups powdered sugar with 3 to 4 tablespoons milk. Whip until it is the consistency of toothpaste.

Using a gentle sawing motion, carefully cut the corners of two graham crackers with a bread knife.

Next, carefully cut a full size graham cracker in half.

Squeeze a line of icing from bag along edge of graham cracker wall.

More decorating ideas!

Frost ice cream cones to make trees. Add candy ornaments.

Put icing in zipper plastic bag. Snip a tiny hole in a bottom corner of the bag.

Attach graham cracker wall as shown.

Use marshmallows, pretzel sticks and candies to make snowmen.

Licorice ropes form pathways.

Keep attaching walls and roof panels with icing.

Frost roof and sprinkle with coconut akes.

Use icing and pretzel sticks to make a fence for your house.

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How many candy canes are on these pages?

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How many candy canes can you find in this box?

SPRINKLE CRACKER PRETZEL COCONUT GRAHAM ZIPPER HOUSES DOUBLE SAWING

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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Why are sunny winter days COLD, while sunny summer days are HOT? Kid Scoop News’ winter expert Dr. I. Cicle explains it all!

Standards Link: Earth Science: Students know that weather can be observed, measured and described; changes in weather and seasons are affected by the Earth’s position.

Try this experiment to understand the difference between indirect and direct sunlight. Keep track of your work on a separate sheet of paper like the Scientist’s Notebook. • 2 metal pie tins or flat pans • A sunny winter day • Watch or clock 1. Lay one pan flat on the ground in the direct sunlight. (Fig. 1) 2. Tilt the other pan on its side. Lean it against a rock or a shoe. This pan is being hit with indirect sunlight. (Fig. 2) 3. Wait three minutes. 4. Which pan is warmer?

SCIENTIST’S NOTEBOOK

Which pan do you think will feel warmer after three minutes in the winter sun? Question

What do you think the answer to the question is? Hypothesis

Which pan was warmer in three minutes? Observation

Conclusion

Was your hypothesis correct? What did you learn from this experiment?

(Fig. 1) direct sunlight

pan in direct sunlight pan in indirect sunlight

(Fig. 2) indirect sunlight

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Complete the following: HEADLINE (effect):

One important thing to understand when you read is cause and effect . For example, in the legend of Groundhog Day, when the groundhog sees his shadow, he goes back in his burrow. In this case, the effect is that the groundhog goes back in his burrow. That is what happens. What causes him to go back in his burrow? Getting frightened by his shadow.

CAUSE(s):

1. With a parent or learning buddy at home, select an article from today’s newspaper. Read the headline. Discuss what you think caused the news reported in the headline. 2. The headline usually tells what happened. This is called an effect . Read aloud to your learning buddy the first paragraph of the article. Does this tell you the cause ? Read the rest of the article aloud. After each paragraph, stop and discuss what you have learned about what caused the news reported in the headline.

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Distinguish between cause and effect in text.

SUNLIGHT EXPERIMENT SUMMER MILES PAPER DIAMETER HYPOTHESIS METAL WINTER SAND SNOWBALL PAN AXIS SHOE

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

The Sun is covered with spots! Use the spots to solve the

mystery questions. How far is the Sun from the Earth?

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

Standards Link: Earth Science: Students know about the sun, planets and stars.

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s the holidays approach and our thoughts turn to giving and getting gifts, you may be surprised to learn about how worms give the gift of clean water and healthy soil to grape growers in California. Worms can turn old food into plant food. It’s called vermicomposting .

That’s where the red wigglers (as the worms are called) come in. They lter more than one million gallons of water every day. Within four hours, treated water ows out of pumps throughout the worm beds and into the irrigation ditches in the eld. This water is now full of nutrients which improve soil health. The worm beds cover 5 acres and the entire system of red wigglers reduces waste, lowers the winery’s carbon footprint, and protects the environment—all while supporting plants growing in the elds.

Red wigglers love leftover salads, melon peels, and apple cores. Help this worm reach a delicious rotten apple meal!

Vermicomposting , or composting with worms, creates rich soil that helps gardens grow. And it gives humans a clean, odor-free, environmental way to get rid of garbage. The worms get a good meal and contribute their poop, or castings , to the production of good soil that grows better flowers and vegetables.

The winery plans on the red wigglers to recycle up to 80 million gallons of water a year. That is the same as 2.7 million full bathtubs or 640 million water bottles!

A company called BioFiltro took this on in a big way!

ioFiltro partnered with O’Neill Vintners & Distillers to create the largest worm-powered winery wastewater system in the world. Each day, more than 22 million red worms are at work eating organic matter in the wastewater created in the wine-making process. The water needs to be ltered and cleaned before it can be put back into the soil.

Red worms won’t eat plastic trash.

The latin word vermis means worm.

Replace the missing vowels to learn more about earthworms.

Standards Link: Life Science: Know that all organisms cause changes in their environments and these can be beneficial or detrimental.

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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!

Reindeer Shake Imagine you are a reindeer with lots of snow on your antlers.

Stretch your arms over your head like reindeer antlers. Tip to the left to let snow fall o your antlers.

Now tip to the right for more snow fall o.

(If you don’t have a giant candy cane, you can use a broom for this elf-ercise favorite.) Hold the broom across you shoulders, then twist left and right, left and right, left and right. Candy Cane Twists

Shake left and right, side to side, quickly to shake o all the snow.

Using pairs of rolled up socks as snowballs, elf #1 rolls the snowballs towards elf #2. Elf #2 tries to leap over the snowball without letting it touch them. If the snowball touches elf #2, that’s one point for elf #1. Switch places and see who gets the highest score! Snowball Roll

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

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Make a Holiday Book to Read Over and Over!

Red & White Christmas Ball Salad Cooking together boosts reading time. Practice reading and following directions when you make this easy, healthy salad with your child.

One way to inspire your child to read is to help them write a book of their own. And then read it to everyone in the family, even your pets!

Start with two sheets of blank paper. Fold them in half to create a little booklet with eight pages. (Use more pages if your child wants to write a longer story.) Use a “starter” to get your child thinking about their story. You could start with “Once upon a time …” or “The night before Christmas at our house …” Your child can dictate the story as you write it down or write the story themselves. Write the story on a lined piece of paper as a rst draft. You can cut out the sentences from the lined paper and glue them to the blank book pages.

Leave room for drawings. Have your child illustrate the

Mix cherry tomatoes with small balls of mozzarella cheese in a bowl.

sentences with their own drawings, or pictures cut out from magazines or printed from the internet. Use heavier cardstock or construction paper to make a cover. Decorate with stickers, glitter, ribbons, or whatever makes your child smile!

EDITOR’S PICK by Vicki Whiting, Kid Scoop News

When a cookie discovers he does NOT taste delicious, he has to nd a new identity in this clever picture book twist on a holiday classic. Tough Cookie: A Christmas Story By Edward Hemingway

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delicious — and he’s certainly not t to be eaten. What’s an unsavory cookie to do? Is there another option for this not-so-sweet treat?

Season with a little salt and pepper.

This inventive story celebrates the joy of being accepted for who we are. Enjoy a delightful video of this book being read aloud on the YouTube channel Awnie’s House. She uses dierent voices to bring characters to life.

While Fox was visiting the land of Holiday Treats, a little cookie — still warm from the bakery oven — burst out the front door looking sweet and ready to be devoured. But, as it turns out, when Fox nally catches him, they’re both in for a big surprise: Sugar Cookie does not taste

Take a bite! Can you bite a tomato without squirting?

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All of these Santas look very similar this Xmas, but only one has all the following features: A round nose Green mittens A big smile A square belt buckle Three buttons A cotton ball on his cap • • • • • •

X is for eXtra x is for extra

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

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‘Twas the night before Christmas, And all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, Not even a mouse.

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

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Find some objects in your house and wrap them in newspaper. Ask your child to figure out what is inside by feeling the packages. Ask what clues your child used. Unwrapping solves the mystery! Mystery Wrap

With your child, look through the newspaper to find pictures of things with the same sound Letter Identification

Point to the number 6 in the newspaper. Have your child say the number and, if it’s large enough, have your child trace the number. Math Play

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Pick a shape you want to study—square, circle, or any other. Have your child look through the newspaper and draw an X on all examples of that shape. X Marks the Spot- Shapes!

With your child, locate Christmas images in the newspaper. Examples you may find are: Christmas trees, presents, jingle bells, Santa,reindeer ornaments , , and gingerbread. Cut out images and make a Christmas collage. Xmas Images

The pages of the newspaper can take you and your child on a pretend shopping trip for gifts. Look through the newspaper and pick out pretend gifts for your child’s loved ones. Holiday Shopping

Many words that contain the letter x begin with the letter e like the word extra . Look through the newspaper with your child and put an X through all the words that start with ex . Circle any other words that contain the letter x .

as the letter X in extra .

Existen muchas palabras que contienen la letra x y que además comienzan con la letra e, como por ejemplo la palabra extra . Junto a tu hijo(a) hojea el periódico y mara con una X todas las palabras que comienzan con ex. Marquen con un círculo cualquier otra palabra que contenga la letra x .

Las páginas del periódico pueden llevarlos a tu hijo(a) y a ti a un paseo de compras imaginario. Busca el periódico y seleccionen los regalos imaginarios para los seres queridos de tu hijo(a).

Con tu niño(a), busquen imágenes Navideñas que aparezcan en el periódico. Algunos ejemplos que pueden aparecer son: árboles Navideños, regalos, campanitas, Santa Claus, renos, ornamentos o pan de jengibre. Recorten estas imágenes y compongan un collage Navideño.

Escoge alguna figura con la que te gustaría trabajar, puede ser un cuadrado, círculo u otra figura. Pídele a tu hijo(a) que busque en el periódico y que marque con una X todos los ejemplos de esta figura.

Apunta al número 6 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 X de Extra .

Encuentra algunos objetos en tu casa y envuélvelos en papel de periódico. Pídele a tu hijo(a) que trate de adivinar el contenido de los paquetes tocándolos. Pregúntale que pistas usó. ¡Desenvolviendo el paquete resolverá el misterio!

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