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Newspaper Page TextSIUSLAW NEWS | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2021 | 5B © 2021 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 37, No. 50 Carpenters have a saying: Measure twice. Cut once. What do you think this saying means? What do you want to be when you grow up? Have you ever thought about being a carpenter? ave you ever sat in a chair or opened a cupboard or closet and wondered how it was made? If so, you can thank a carpenter! A carpenter is a person who works mainly with wood. They can make cabinets, build houses, make furniture, or do other things with wood throughout your home. If you like making things and working with your hands, a career as a carpenter might be a good job for you. The pay is very good. And since there is a shortage of skilled carpenters, there are many job opportunities for people who want to learn this craft. Talk about it with a family member. Is it a saying that can be helpful outside of being a carpenter? Choose a newspaper story about a place. Write or paste the headline in this box. WHEN did the event happen? Do you know a carpenter? Ask them about their job. How do I become a carpenter? Carpenters learn their trade by working in an apprenticeship training program. It takes about four years to learn what is needed to pass the carpenter test. Some people learn enough to pass the test through work experience. Carpenters Need to Be Good at Measuring Whether you are building a doghouse, a bird house, or any kind of building, you need each side to be the same height. Circle the things below that you think carpenters make. Then, check your answers by doing the math problems below each picture. The ones with even-numbered answers are things made by carpenters. What questions did the reporter ask to find out when the event happened? Practice Measuring with the Newspaper! Get a ruler or tape measure and start looking through the newspaper. Find five pictures and measure how tall they are (height) and how wide. 7 + 9 = 12 + 12 = BONUS: Calculate the area of the picture by multiplying the height by the width. 13 + 4 = Standards Link: Math: Measure using standard units; calculate area. 15 + 4 = 18 - 8 = 16 - 4 = The Right Tools Make Work Easier Look at the three jobs and the three sets of tools. Draw a line to the tool that is best for each job. Being a carpenter is a really great job: Join two pieces of wood with screws. Paint a doghouse. Make a temporary fix to a ripped tent. TOOL BOX TRIVIA: HAMMER A hammer is a tool for pounding metal nails into objects such as wood. It has a long handle, and a metal head with a flat end for hitting nails. Carpenters use nails to hold pieces of wood and other things together. Sometimes a nail is used as a peg to hang things. How many nails do you see? Standards Link: Mathematics: Undertstand base 10 place value. Nail or Nail? Are there more hammers or screwdrivers on this page? Carpenters get to help people. The pay is very good. Carpenters touch most everybody’s lives. There is a shortage of carpenters so there are many job openings. CARPENTER DOGHOUSE CUPBOARD MEASURE HAMMER NAILS RULER TWICE CHAIR WOOD WORK FLAT CUT END The word nail has more than one meaning. Our fingers and toes have nails. And a nail is a tool used to build things. In both cases, the word is spelled the same, but has different meanings. These are called homonyms. Look through the newspaper for five re words that have more than one meaning. Standards Link: Language e Arts: Identify homonyms. SPONSORED BY Kid Scoop opens the doors of discovery for elementary school children by providing interactive, engaging and relevant age-appropriate materials designed to awaken the magic of reading at school, at home, and throughout their lives. For more information about our literacy non-profit, visit kidscoopnews.org U I E I N L D I C M P A N D K A R T I E This week’s word: B H D R O E I A W A APPRENTICESHIP O C O N M O G L T S The noun apprenticeship means a period of time to learn a trade under a skilled worker. A W V M H P W F S U R C A R P E N T E R D H C U T G O U S E E E S U O H G O D S Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns. It takes a four-year apprenticeship to become a qualified carpenter. Try to use the word apprenticeship in a sentence today when talking with your friends and family members. What do you want to be? ANSWER: He thought the royal carpenters had cut corners. Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information. Children are born curious. From their earliest days, sensory exploration brings delight and wonder. New discoveries expand their minds. When they unlock the joy of reading, their world widens further. Magic happens. C R R U L E R B E U Carpentry Categories Look through the newspaper for images that show things a carpenter made. Find 10 images and then group them into categories based on similarities. Come up with a name for each category. Standards Link: Reading/Writing: Draw evidence from informational text. What do you want to be when you grow up? Write a few paragraphs to explain.