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SIUSLAW NEWS z WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2015
© 2015 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 31, No. 9
Draw a heart around
the healthy snacks.
Draw an X through
the unhealthy ones.
February is Heart Month and Dental Health Month. Use the tips
on today’s page to exercise your heart and be sweet to your teeth!
Jumping rope is fun and it is
good exercise. It is a workout
for your legs, your arms and
your cardiovascular system
(your heart and lungs)!
Jumping rope is a sport you
can do almost anywhere!
Try it – you’ll LOVE it!
Your heart is a muscle. And, like all
of your muscles, it works best when
you exercise, rest, drink water and
eat healthy. Love your heart, and
your heart will love you!
Do you feel with your heart?
We see and hear about hearts everywhere.
Long ago, people thought our feelings came
from our hearts. Maybe because strong
feelings can make our hearts beat faster. Now we know
feelings come from the brain, not the heart.
CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK
Are you making pictures of hearts and giving little
heart-shaped candies to friends for Valentine’s Day?
When you make a promise you really, really mean,
do you “cross your heart”? Or, do you
listen to songs about broken hearts?
Standards Link: Health: Recognize the fitness benefits from various types of foods.
My Funny Valentine
Make a Valentine Puzzle for your special Valentine.
Cut a heart shape out of some pink or red paper.
Write a message on your heart. Then cut the heart
into four or five puzzle pieces. Put all the pieces in
an envelope and give it to your Valentine!
Standards Link: History/Social Science: Understand the purposes of and events
honored in holidays.
Broken Heart Puzzle
Cut out these shapes. Can you put them together to
make a heart? What does the Valentine message say?
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written
directions.
7 - 12 - 12 - 7 - 19 - 25 - 9 - 6 - 8 - 19
Every day a terrible troublemaker hides in your teeth,
waiting to carve holes in them – PLAQUE! (Say it
like plak, rhymes with tack.) You must remove it
everyday, or else it will cause your teeth to decay.
How do you get rid of it? Use the secret code to
to find the names of the Mighty Plaque Fighters
and you will learn how to keep your smile dazzling!
How fast
can you
find
all of the
letters of
the
alphabet
in order?
Y Z A B
X 2 1 26
C
25
W 3
24 D
4
23 E
V 5
22
U 6
21 F
T 7
20 G
19
S 8
H
9
18
R 10
17 I
Q 11 12 13 15 16 J
14
P
O N M L K
21 - 15 - 6 - 12 - 9 - 18 - 23 - 22
21 - 15 - 12 - 8 - 8
7 - 12 - 12 - 7 - 19 - 11 - 26 - 8 - 7 - 22
Standards Link:
Reading
Comprehension:
Follow simple
written directions.
Complete the grid by using all the
letters in the word HEART in each
vertical and horizontal row. Each letter
should only be used once in each row.
Some spaces have been filled in for you.
Do this after every
meal to keep germs
off your teeth:
25 - 9 - 6 - 8 - 19
Standards Link: Health: Understand good personal hygiene practices that include caring for teeth.
Jill and Phil are pals. They like many of
the same things. How many ways can
you find that Jill and Phil are the same?
Look through the
newspaper for ads
and/or articles that
encourage you to
eat or drink things
that are bad for
your teeth. Can
you find anything
in the newspaper
that encourages
eating and
drinking things
that are good for
your teeth?
Standards Link: Recognizing similarities and patterns in
objects.
Standards Link: Health:
Recognize foods that
promote good health.
SWEET
HEART
EXERCISE
VALENTINE
PLAQUE
CANDIES
PICTURES
SECRET
PAPER
DAZZLING
SNACKS
CARING
TEETH
SMILE
PALS
Find the words in the puzzle,
then in this week’s Kid Scoop
stories and activities.
L O S E I D N A C E
G N I L Z Z A D S N
V E U Q A L P I E I
S H T E E T C L R T
C A Y E E M O R T E
The noun rate means the
amount of something
measured in units.
N S E C R E T E I A
Jane walked at a rate of
three miles per hour on
her way to school.
K P A P E R I T U N
A L W X S U R A C L
S G N I R A C H P V
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognizing identical
words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
Try to use the word rate
in a sentence today when
talking with your friends
and family members.
Valentine
Surprise
Have a Heart!
Look through the newspaper for an example
of someone who was “heartless” or totally
lacking compassion or caring. Is there a
way they can make up for their behavior?
ANSWER: “I find you very attractive.”
Standards Link: Social Science: Recognize behaviors that
demonstrate good character.
RATE
Make up a story about a
Valentine’s surprise. Who
was surprised? Use five or
more adjectives in your story.