SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2016
© 2016 by Vicki Whiting, Editor
Jeff Schinkel, Graphics
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Vol. 32, No. 28
Can’t make it to Rio to see the Summer
Olympics? Then it’s time for your OWN
Silly Summer Games!
Try these silly exercises with a
friend or family member.
The motto of the Olympic Games is
“Faster, Higher, Stronger.” Kid Scoop’s
Silly Summer Games has a motto, too.
Use the code to discover it!
Find the
two identical
ice cream
cones.
The frigid fun begins with
this ceremonial event.
Give each participant an
ice cream cone with one
scoop of their favorite
flavor. The winner is the
person who can finish
their cone with the
fewest licks and drips.
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Silly Time
Create this goofy headgear to
wear during the Silly Games.
You’ll need:
• Brown paper sack
• The newspaper
• Construction paper
• Tape / glue stick
• Scissors
Standards Link: Investigations: Find similarities
and differences in common objects.
All sorts of countries can
participate in the Silly
Summer Games.
Countries like
Jarodtopia, Amyland
and The Royal Republic
of Kevin will attend the
festivities. Never heard
of them? That’s because
these kids invented countries
named after themselves!
Create a flag for a country
named after YOU! Have
your friends do the same,
and display them at
your Silly Games.
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Race against
a group of
friends –
chicken style!
Fold your
arms into
wings, and
2 run like a
chicken towards
the finish line.
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Add the numbers
on each path. The
smallest number
is the winning
chicken!
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Roll the paper bag down a few
inches to create a brim.
Invisible Surfboard
Cut out long strips of newspaper and
construction paper.
Roll the strips around a pencil to make them
curly and bouncy. Tape or glue the ends of
the strips to the top of the hat.
Don’t live near an ocean?
No problem, dude! Stand on a
piece of cardboard as if you are
balancing on a surfboard. Pretend
you’ ve caught a big wave or even
have a spectacular wipe out!
Cut out pictures or comic characters from
the newspaper and paste them on your hat.
Wear your zany creation proudly!
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension:
Follow multiple step directions.
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Pretend you are a clock.
Your left hand is the minute hand.
Your right hand marks the hour.
Your leg is the second hand,
moving all the way around the
clock in 60 seconds. What time
is it? Time to laugh!
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Can you find five or more differences
between Patricia and her reflection?
Who has the most
pucker power? Give
each participant a lemon
wedge. At the count of
three, each participant
holds the pulpy side of
the lemon wedge in their
mouth. Ewwww! Eyes
water! Noses twitch!
Fingers cringe! The last
one to spit out their
lemon wedge is the
Big Wincer!
Give each participant
a tortilla. How far can
you toss it?
Add the
numbers on
each tortilla.
The odd-
numbered
tortilla flew
the farthest.
Rubber Bones
Read the sports
pages to find
quotes from
athletes. Then
pretend you
are being
interviewed
about being an
athlete in the
Silly Summer
Games. Write a
quote about your
participation in
the games.
Pretend that your arms and legs
are suddenly made of pasta
noodles. Crank up your favorite
song and do a spaghetti dance!
Standards Link:
Writing Applications:
Use quotations in writing.
Standards Link: Science Investigations: Find similarities and differences in common objects.
Submarine Singer
his song is sung to the tune of ‘Yankee Doodle Dandy.’
But there are a few lines missing. Complete the song
with your own silly words, then sing it while wiggling
your fingers over your lips!
The Silly Games are really ____________________!
They’re goofy,
And they’re funny!
They make the summer
_____________________________
when the day is sunny!
Silly Games
You make us _________________
And feel like _________________
But it’s okay
’Cause summer days
______________________________!
Standards Link: Writing Applications: Write compositions that describe
familiar events; Speaking Applications: Recite poems, songs and rhymes.
Find the words in the puzzle,
then in this week’s Kid Scoop
stories and activities.
ZANY
GAMES
TORTILLA
COMIC
FUN
CHICKEN
CONE
COUNTRY
BRIM
FLAG
FREEZE
TAPE
HAT
WEDGE
PUCKER
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In a pool, stand on your hands with
your feet sticking out above the
water’s surface. Then try singing
your favorite song. Sounds fishy!
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Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical
words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
This week’s word:
CEREMONIAL
The adjective ceremonial
means something used at
a formal occasion.
The ceremonial crown was
worn by the Prom Queen.
Try to use the word
ceremonial in a sentence
today when talking with your
friends and family members.
Summer Jokes
and Riddles
Victory vs. Defeat
Look through the sports section of the
newspaper to select and clip a picture that
shows the thrill of victory and one that
shows the agony of defeat. Pose yourself to
show each emotion.
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow multiple
step directions.
Write down a list of your
favorite jokes and riddles.
Practice saying them, then
perform a comedy show
for your family.
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