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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL February 17, 2016
© 2016 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 32, No. 10
Are you an eagle-eyed
reader? Read the story
below and circle the eight
errors you find. Then
rewrite the story correctly.
Wild White House
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eet Bo and Sunny! They are the Obama
family’s pet Portuguese water dogs. The family
carefully researched which kind of dog to get
because of Malia’s allergies.
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During World War I, this
president kept a herd of
sheep on the White House
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lawn to cut the grass!
U.S. presidents have had many different kinds of pets.
Dogs, mice, parrots and even bears have made a home at
the White House. This week’s Kid Scoop page celebrates
Presidents Day by getting to know some of these pets.
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James Buchanan
had an elephant
and an eagle!
First Presidents Pets
George Washington had 36 hounds and
horses. Circle every other letter to
discover another special pet.
Martin Van
Buren had a
pair of tiger
cubs!
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2
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28
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27
W
4
5
W
6
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Calvin Coolidge, the
30th president, had a
pet raccoon that he
walked on a leash.
And Herbert Hoover
had a pet opossum.
Unscramble the letters
to see what explorers Lewis and Clark 17
gave to Thomas Jefferson.
John Quincy
Adams kept
silkworms
as pets.
Connect
the dots to
see the
not-so-cuddly
reptile he
also owned.
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E
I
7
24
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8
23
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S
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Roosevelt had several dogs and
cat, a badger, a pony, a macaw,
a rat, a garter snakes, roosters,
an owl, a flying squirrel, a
raccoon, a coyote, a lion, a
hyena and a zebra!
Roosevelt’s kids loved having
so many animals arund. When
Roosevelt’s son Archie got the
measles, his brother Quentin
thought a visit from the family
pony might cheered him up.
So Quentin put the animal in
the White Horse elevator and
brought him to Archie’s
upstairs room.
Once, Quentin borrowed a
bunch of snakes from a pet store.
Running to show his father,
Quentin interrupts an important
meeting and dropped the snakes
all over his father desk!
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22
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K
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10
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Write down
the letters
along the
correct path
to discover
his name.
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1
29
Theodore Roosevelt might
have has the most pets of any
American president.
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19
11
16
15
14
12
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Imagine that you
have just been
elected president of
the United States.
Look through the
newspaper and
find things you can
use to do your
job that were
not available to
Abraham Lincoln
or George
Washington.
A Holstein dairy cow named Pauline Wayne grazed
on the White House lawn and provided milk for
President William Howard Taft and his family.
Standards Link: Research:
Use the newspaper to locate
information.
WASHINGTON
LINCOLN
WILSON
KENNEDY
DEVICES
RACCOON
COW
DOG
HOUSE
HORSES
FAMILY
PET
HERD
JOB
A N F A M I
L Y J W
K S O K T Q W E S A
L E T O M O B S H S
This week’s word:
I C N V C D O U O N
RESEARCH
N I H N W C J O R O
The verb research means to
gather a lot of information
about a subject.
C V E T E P A H S S
O E R Y B D P R E L
L D D X O A Y H S
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N O T G N I H S A W
My mom researched a lot
of cars before deciding
which one to buy.
Try to use the word research
in a sentence today when
talking with your friends
and family members.
Letter to the Editor
Select and read a letter to the editor of your
newspaper. Make a list of facts and opinions
in the letter. Does it contain more facts or
opinions? Do you agree or disagree with the
writer? Give reasons for your opinion.
ANSWER: By pushing paws.
Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information
What would you do? How
would you spend your days?
Why would you want to be
president?
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