Kid Scoop News—March 2026

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Replace the missing words. Olivia wanted a new soccer ball. There wasn’t anything __________ with the one she already had, but the new one had cooler colors. It was expensive, but she had enough money in her

Circle every other letter to reveal one of the most powerful ways you can help your family save money at home.

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_______________ to buy it. Olivia decided not to buy it right away. She ___________ making an impulse buy.

Each time she went to the store, Olivia _________ at the new ball but didn’t buy it. Instead, she went home to _________

about it. Did she really need it? She found that the longer she waited, the less she thought about the new ball. And her ball was still in _________ shape. If her ball starts to wear out, she has the ___________ saved and can buy the new ball at the store.

Steven was hungry. He made a huge sandwich. After a few bites, he was full! Wasting food wastes money. Use the code to discover a shocking fact about food waste. Don’t Waste It!

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

S L L I B Y E S N O

L N Y R C E B R I N

U O D A D D S T D E

P W

M L Y C

I U B S R P D Q P L

B N E A L V W A S O

W L C E M O H Z W J

A T H I N K I N G F

E T E M

CART HELP HOME IMPULSE LESS MONEY NEED SPENDING STORE TEMPTING THINKING WRONG

R O N G H C N Y

181014 6 111618 9 5

S T O R E V

P T I

2 18 5 4 14 18

4 17 8 3

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A B C D

18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10

N O P R

9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

= = = = = = = = =

13 8 6 4 1

714616149 4

N G M

41214 138 815

8 13

E F H I M

S T U W Y

7 6 8 15 3 161415

14 14 6 1

1 14 18 6

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

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