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© 2016 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 32, No. 29 Usually the newspaper covers the Olympics with stories and pictures. This week, Kid Scoop brings the challenge, the thrill, the glory of the games to you. All you need is Kid Scoop and today’s newspaper! Dizzy Dora Who will win the race? The runner with the highest score! Challenge a friend or family member! Each of you look through the newspaper to see how many of these words you can ind in 10 minutes. Add up your scores to see who wins! PLAYER ONE ONE POINT WORDS PLAYER TWO people Dizzy Deanna city Estimate Dizzy Deanna: Dizzy Daniel: local state said parks Dizzy Dora: Find 12 numbers in today’s newspaper and cut them out. event Dizzy Daniel Quickly glue the numbers onto boxes on the racetrack. THREE POINT WORDS Next, estimate the score for each runner. Who do you think has the highest score? mayor meeting health Complete the math equation to find out who actually gets the highest score. Standards Link: Mathematics: Number Sense: Estimate and calculate the sum of whole numbers. idea future FLAG political HEADLINE Dash through today’s newspaper and cut out the letters that spell each of these newspaper terms at left. Glue the letters onto the hurdles to spell each word— one word on each hurdle. Can you clear each hurdle? plan FIVE POINT WORDS authority Standards Link: Spelling: Spell grade level appropriate words correctly. Dizzy Dora at the start of today’s race. CUTLINE How many stars can you find on this page? How many stars can you find in other parts of the newspaper? quoted debate police objection study opinion BYLINE COLUMN TEN POINT WORDS election Select a headline from the sports page in today’s newspaper. Rewrite the headline so it communicates just the opposite. Find and read an article in today’s newspaper that is as long as the jump made by Jumping Judy. Cut out the article, lay it on its side, and paste it over the area Judy jumped. JUDY’S JUMP Washington, D.C. discussion community candidate challenge scheduled Standards Link: Vocabulary: Understand and explain common antonyms. Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions. PLAYER ONE SCORE: Cover each picture below with a small piece of newspaper. Have a friend lift one square, then try and guess where its opposite might be. If they match, remove those two pieces of paper. If not, replace them and try again. Standards Link: Vocabulary: Understand common antonyms. HURDLES DASH GAMES DIZZY RACETRACK GLORY CLEAR FLAG JUMP ESTIMATE SCORE GO SIDE THRILL CUT YOU Find the words in the puzzle, then in this week’s Kid Scoop stories and activities. E T A M I T S E R S B Y S J U M P A G E T K G C S R C U T L H R L V O E T Z L D R A O Y T R M Z G R I E D R Z O E A I U L L A O G Z L W G H This week’s word: EQUATION The noun equation means a mathematical statement, with two expressions, usually divided by an equal sign, that are the same value. L C S L P F I U O Y A simple equation would be 2+2=4. K F H G M S I D E T Try to use the word equation in a sentence today when talking with your friends and family members. Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns. Summertime News Sports Search Look through the newspaper and see how quickly you can find and circle the following: a distance, a time in minutes or seconds, any first place finisher, and an Olympic event you would like to see. ANSWER: A fence. Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information. PLAYER TWO SCORE: Write a news story about something that you do in the summer. Remember to tell who, what, when, where, why and how.
