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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2017 © 2017 by Vicki Whiting, Editor s is remembered as a nonsense orn January 30, 1866, Gelett Burges r favorite authors, even though expert. In fact, he may be one of you . you have probably never heard of him and He invented such great words as told of the boneless, ill-mannered Goop comes from the many tales he ed “goops.” and sort-of-human characters he nam Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 33, No. 38 oks series of goop bo a te ro w ss ge ur Gelett B n manners. to teach childre out les has verses ab ta p o o g f o e k o th o One b r each letter of ibes fo o tw , n re d il escr 52 ch child’s name d alphabet. Each a fault. Draw a line fr name to that om each goop child ҋs fault. Asleepnogo Teeza Nevashair wo shar uld not e thi ngs y t r i d had hands Inkafi nga didn’t want to go to bed picked on others Standards Li nk: Reading Co mprehension: Follow simple The most quoted poem of the 1890s was a little ditty by Gelett Burgess called “The Purple Cow.” A Oops! The goops have dropped the lines of the poem and got them scrambled. Can you put the poem together? B directions. ribed by these What faults are desc names? Askalotte Xcitabelle Badinskool Fibius ning from : Understand word mea lary Standards Link: Vocabu context clues. C D ANSWER: The correct order is D, C, A, B. Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions. 5 B Here are some limericks written by Kid Scoop readers. Use the words in the Word List to make each limerick rhyme. There once was a clever young lad But sometimes he gets really _____ He found a big clover It flipped him right ________ In the end he was very glad. – by Sam G. Hey, it’s free pizza day _________. All the towns people cheered, “Horray” But the fools didn’t __________ ‘Cause they went with the flow That I was going to yell April Fools Day! – by John D. I was sitting in my comfy ________ Eating like a big grizzly bear I just couldn’t ___________ I thought I would pop! Now I’m fat, but I really don’t _____! – by Cece D. I love playing in the bright _______ Oh my it is so much good fun To play in a ___________ Make up names for children with But always stay ____________ these faults: She would not brush her teeth. It is so sad when the day is done. – by Audra P. He liked to sing too loud. He pinched his baby sister. She ate with her fingers. Standards Link: Vocabulary: Crea te words from context clues. Well, this is udder nonsense! Standards Link: Vocabulary: Identify words that rhyme. Draw big, simple shapes for your cow’s body with a pencil. Draw very lightly. A cow’s body is a rectangle. Cows have short legs and a long tail. Draw ovals for the head and feet. Still drawing with a pencil, start adding details like eyes, hooves, udders, and horns. Remember to draw lightly with the pencil because you’ll be erasing the pencil lines. Draw over the pencil lines in ink. Make sure the ink is dry, then erase all the pencil lines. Color your cow and add spots, stripes, or wild & wacky patterns. Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions. Only two of these kooky cows are identical. How fast can you find them? Better get moooo-ving! Standards Link: Visual discrimination: Recognize objects that match. NONSENSE PURPLE EXPERT GOOPS BLURB ALPHABET POEM VERSES BROTH NEVER WORDS COW LOUD TEETH LICK Select one page of the newspaper and find all of the letters that spell the word NONSENSE. Circle each letter. Draw a line from the ‘N’ to the ‘O’ and so forth until you have connected all the letters. What kind of picture can you make from the design created by these dots and lines? Complete the grid by using all the letters in the word RHYME in each vertical and horizontal row. Each letter should only be used once in each row. Some spaces have been filled in for you. Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow multiple-step directions. G M E R E V E N L E T T E G B E U R E T S D R O W R E S L E This week’s word: G B P O P S N E P B The noun nonsense means words or actions that have no meaning, are silly or that don’t make sense. T R E P X E S W R A E O D S S S O U U H E T U N S C L W P P T H O O R B K C I L H N L D X N N A M A NONSENSE A limerick is a silly poem that sometimes is nonsense. Try to use the word nonsense in a sentence today when talking with your friends and family. Why read? Opposite Ads Find an ad in the newspaper. Rewrite the ad so that it says just the opposite of the original. Standards Link: Writing: Write brief descriptive narratives. Why is it important to know how to read? Tell other students the reason reading is important and entertaining. ANSWER: Wrong. New Patients Welcome Gentle, Personal, Comprehensive Care Root Canals • Crown & Bridge • Extractions • Implant Restorations • Cosmetic Dentistry • Teeth Whitening (541) 997-3423 Relaxing riverfront view from all rooms. www.myflorencedds.com 1256 Bay Street