SIUSLAW 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
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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.
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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.
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HAMMOCK
OPPOSITE
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LOOPS
ANNUAL
HONOR
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GIANT
STRENGTH
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Find the words in the puzzle,
then in this week’s Kid Scoop
stories and activities.
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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.
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