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Newspaper Page TextSIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 2017 © 2017 by Vicki Whiting, Editor there is a day just for goofing off? March 22 is National Goof Off Day! What a great day for a page full of fun and games to enjoy. Jeff Schinkel, Graphics 7 B Vol. 33, No. 15 How many goofy things can you find in this picture? Replace the missing words from the word list below to find out how Goof Off Day might have started. ho started Goof Off Day? It’s not ___________. Maybe it On the island of _____________, Goof Off Day is was started by a hard-working celebrated with a _________ in the ____________ ____________ who realized he or she needed to ___________ lagoon. For thousands of years, islanders have and took a day to just goof off. enjoyed the annual ____________ building contest. How do we know it wasn’t The top prize is a bag of __________. The winner ______________ by someone who is always goofing off? gets to ______ to a neighboring island for a vacation, Because that person would and receives all the _____________ he or she can have created a Goof Off carry. It is customary to shout ___________ while __________ or month or year! juggling ___________ at the end of the day. Finally, asked people to tell what they Giant __________ have been carved to honor Goof most liked to do on Goof Off Day. The top activity was Off Day, and these can be seen from miles away. playing ___________ games. Standards Link: Language Arts: Grammar: Students use grammatical conventions. extra-strength Connect the tubes using a rope. clothesline or manil Get ready for Goof Off Day by making a hammock out of newspaper! Be sure to save this Kid Scoop page so you can do the games while lounging on your hammock! Who _________________ the survey? Nintendo. Hmmmm. Do you have any other ideas? Roll about 5 0 newspaper in pages of tube. Make 1 to a tight 5 to 20 tubes . Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Use skills and strategies of the reading process to follow written directions. Hang the ham indoors or outd mock oo tying it to sturdy rs, supports at each end. long as your When the hammock is as together to body, bring the rope ends ing. ng ha form loops for What would you like to do best on Goof Off Day? The newspaper hammock idea is from Steven Caney’s The Invention Book. Check it out at your local library for more inventive projects! Can you read these pictures? Each group is a word. Example: Rewrite three or more headlines in the newspaper to mean just the opposite. Try not to laugh! Standards Link: Writing: Use skills of the writing process to convey the main idea. F ANSWERS: Belly button, carpentry, beforehand, shoehorn, delightful. E Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Read grade-level appropriate expository text. Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Use skills and strategies of the reading process to follow written directions. … knowing when it is time to work hard and when it is time to relax. Goof Off Time Each of these clocks shows a time between noon and 7 p.m. Number them in order from the earliest time to the latest. Standards Link: Measurement: Know time intervals and how to read time to the nearest minute. GOOFY HAMMOCK OPPOSITE VACATION GADZOOKS LOOPS ANNUAL HONOR CLOCKS GIANT STRENGTH CONNECT SHOUT PRIZE GEE Find the words in the puzzle, then in this week’s Kid Scoop stories and activities. Z N O I T A C A V O C L O C K S U S P E O L K M G R K P A Z N A G C L O O P S I N U R G O S O N B R E N T Z I M H F O P C N D T Z A M O Y H T A E E G Y N A U C G S T R E N G T H T Goofy Creatures This week’s word: CUSTOMARY The adjective customary means something that is based on a usual practice. It was customary for the kids to goof off when their parents left the room. Try to use the word customary in a sentence today when talking with your friends and family. National Goof Off Day Celebration Make Goofy Creatures by cutting out newspaper pictures of animals and people. Use different parts of the pictures to create new and goofy creatures. March 22 is National Goof Off Day. Tell how you would like to celebrate. Be creative! Standards Link: Visual Arts: Use a variety of media to communicate ideas. New Patients Welcome Gentle, Personal, Comprehensive Care 5RRW&DQDOV&URZQ%ULGJH([WUDFWLRQV,PSODQW5HVWRUDWLRQV&RVPHWLF'HQWLVWU\7HHWK:KLWHQLQJ Relaxing riverfront view from all rooms. (541) 997-3423 1256 Bay Street CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK A few years ago, a survey there is the ____________ of the _____________.