SIUSLAW NEWS | WEDNESDAY, J ULY 18, 2018 | 5B
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Vol. 34, , No. 32
Summertime is the perfect time to invite a group of friends over for
Telling ghost stories at a slumber
party is fun. But not all ghost stories
are scary. Ask a parent for each type
of word to fill in the blanks. Then, dim
the lights and read it aloud tonight!
Here are a few tips for planning
the perfect slumber party:
Create some colorful cards to
invite your friends. Be sure to
tell the start time and end time
for the party.
Boris had fallen asleep in his
___________ reading one night.
Around 2:00 a.m., a loud
Have a plan for things your
guests will enjoy, such as
playing games, watching a
movie, working on a craft, etc.
The room was completely dark.
Have yummy snacks such as
s’mores, popcorn or fresh fruit.
A deep voice in the shadows
_________ startled him awake.
“Who’s there?” cried Boris.
replied, “It is I, a ___________
Encourage everyone to help
clean up any mess the next
morning! It’s not fair to leave
it for your parents to do.
_____________. And there is no
escaping my __________ !”
mber Part be y r
Sloppy Slu
ys at Noah’s slum
Boris ran across the dark room
Wow! The bo
n, but they sure
party had a lot of fu s. Can you
mes
made a really big
ong the clutter?
am
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m
find these ite
11 pretzels
11 crayons
7 socks
6 cups
4 plates
6 apple cores
and began to _________ the
stairs. But he felt a cold
_____________ grip his ankle.
3 books
8 flashlights
5 pizza slices
2 action figures
3 basketballs
4 sneakers
He couldn’t _________ at all!
“Wait!” shouted Boris. “If I give
you my collection of _________
Silly Sleepover Sentence
____________, will you leave?”
Which two sets
of pajamas are
exactly alike?
Write a sentence about a silly sleep over.
over
Use one noun, one verb and three adjectives!
“You collect those, too?” said the
voice. “That’s amazing! Do you
also like to eat _____________
______________ on toast?”
“My favorite!” said Boris.
He turned on the overhead
How many
differences can
you find between
these two
pictures?
__________ and the two hairy
Sleepover
Scavenger
Hunt
monsters shook ___________.
“Nice to meet you! I’m Boris!”
Look through the
newspaper to find:
A flashlight
A picture of a bed
Three nouns
Four adjectives
Five verbs
How many slippers can
you find on this page?
“My name is Edgar,” said the
other monster. “I know it’s late,
but I think we can still catch a
few __________ ___________
before the sun comes up.”
Standards Link:
Research: Use the newspaper
to locate information.
Standards Link: Visual Discrimination.
With that, the two monsters
friends stepped out into the
Sleepovers are fun, but you’ll need to
catch up on your sleep. Why does sleep
matter? Replace the missing words.
Your brain needs sleep, so you can:
• Remember what you _________
• Pay ___________________ and concentrate
• Solve problems and think of new __________
Your body needs sleep, so your:
• Muscles, bones, and __________ can grow
• Muscles, skin and other parts can fix ___________

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Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.
SLEEPOVER
SENTENCE
PAJAMAS
HEALTHY
PILLOW
SPEECH
FIGHT
BRAIN
SOLVE
BONES
VERBS
GHOST
SKIN
GROW
BED
Find the words by looking up,
down, backwards, forwards,
sideways and diagonally.
dark __________ night.
P A J A M A S A F T
E R P D A B L S R H
T H G I
F K E
I
T E
G S S L L N E D V A
This week’s word:
SLUMBER
H I K G T L P L E L
O H I
The verb slumber means
to sleep, usually lightly.
E W T O S R T
S E N O B S V W B H
Grandpa slumbered through
most of the boring movie.
T C R H C E E P S Y
Try to use the word
slumber in a sentence
today when talking with
your friends and family.
E G O U T B R A I N
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recongized identical
words. Skim
S
and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
Opposite Headlines
THAT’S STRANGE
Select five or more headlines in today’s
newspaper. Re-write each headline so that
it says exactly the opposite of what the
original headline said.
Standards Link: Vocabulary Development: Students understand
and use antonyms to determine the meaning of words.
ANSWER:You make headlines!
Siuslaw News
What is one of the strangest
things you have ever heard
about? Write about it and
share it with a friend or
family member.
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