SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2016
© 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 find in 10 minutes. Add up
your scores to see who wins!
PLAYER
ONE
ONE POINT
WORDS
PLAYER
TWO
people
Dizzy
Deanna
city
Estimate
Find 12 numbers in today’s
newspaper and cut them out.
local
Dizzy Deanna:
state
Dizzy Daniel:
said
Dizzy Dora:
parks
event
Dizzy
Daniel
Quickly glue the numbers
onto boxes on the racetrack.
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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.
idea
Standards Link: Mathematics: Number Sense: Estimate and calculate the sum of whole numbers.
future
FLAG
HEADLINE
political
plan
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?
FIVE POINT
WORDS
authority
quoted
Standards Link:
Spelling: Spell grade
level appropriate
words correctly.
How many
stars can you
find on this
page? How
many stars
can you find
in other
parts of the
newspaper?
Dizzy Dora at the
start of today’s race.
CUTLINE
BYLINE
debate
police
objection
study
opinion
TEN POINT
WORDS
election
COLUMN
Washington, D.C.
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
Standards Link:
Vocabulary: Understand and
explain common antonyms.
discussion
community
candidate
challenge
scheduled
PLAYER ONE SCORE:
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.
PLAYER TWO 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.
Find the words in the puzzle,
then in this week’s Kid Scoop
stories and activities.
HURDLES
DASH
GAMES
DIZZY
RACETRACK
GLORY
CLEAR
FLAG
JUMP
ESTIMATE
SCORE
GO
SIDE
THRILL
CUT
YOU
E T A M I
B Y S
T S E R S
J U M P A G E
This week’s word:
T K G C S R C U T L
EQUATION
H R L V O E T Z L D
The noun equation means
a mathematical statement,
with two expressions,
usually divided by an equal
sign, that are the same value.
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
L C S L P F
I
U O Y
K F H G M S
I
D E T
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical
words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
A simple equation would
be 2+2=4.
Try to use the word equation
in a sentence today when
talking with your friends
and family members.
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.
Write a news story about
something that you do in
the summer. Remember to
tell who, what, when,
where, why and how.
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