12A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL June 29, 2016
© 2016 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 32, No. 29
Usually the newspaper covers the Olympics with stories and
pictures. This week, Kid Scoop brings the challenge, the thrill, the glory
of the games to you. All you need is Kid Scoop and today’s newspaper!
Dizzy
Dora
Who will win the race? The runner
with the highest score!
Dizzy
Deanna
Estimate
Dizzy Deanna:
Dizzy Daniel:
Dizzy Dora:
Find 12 numbers in today’s
newspaper and cut them out.
Dizzy
Daniel
Quickly glue the numbers
onto boxes on the racetrack.
Next, estimate the
score for each runner.
Who do you think has
the highest score?
Complete the math
equation to find out who
actually gets the highest score.
Standards Link: Mathematics: Number Sense: Estimate and calculate the sum of whole numbers.
FLAG
HEADLINE
Dash through today’s newspaper and cut out the
letters that spell each of these newspaper terms
at left.
Glue the letters onto the hurdles to spell each word—
one word on each hurdle. Can you clear each hurdle?
Standards Link:
Spelling: Spell grade
level appropriate
words correctly.
How many
stars can you
find on this
page? How
many stars
can you find
in other
parts of the
newspaper?
Dizzy Dora at the
start of today’s race.
CUTLINE
BYLINE
COLUMN
Select a headline
from the sports
page in today’s
newspaper.
Rewrite the
headline so it
communicates
just the opposite.
Find and read an article in today’s
newspaper that is as long as the
jump made by Jumping Judy. Cut
out the article, lay it on its side,
and paste it over the area Judy
jumped.
JUDY’S JUMP
Standards Link:
Vocabulary: Understand and
explain common antonyms.
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.
Cover each picture below with a small piece of newspaper.
Have a friend lift one square, then try and guess where its
opposite might be. If they match, remove those two pieces
of paper. If not, replace them and try again.
Standards Link: Vocabulary: Understand common antonyms.
HURDLES
DASH
GAMES
DIZZY
RACETRACK
GLORY
CLEAR
FLAG
JUMP
ESTIMATE
SCORE
GO
SIDE
THRILL
CUT
YOU
Find the words in the puzzle,
then in this week’s Kid Scoop
stories and activities.
E T A M I
B Y S
T S E R S
J U M P A G E
T K G C S R C U T L
H R L V O E T Z L D
R A O Y T R M Z G R
I
E D R Z O E A I U
L L A O G Z L W G H
L C S L P F
I U O Y
K F H G M S
I D E T
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical
words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
Dream
Interview
If you could interview
anyone in the world,
who would it be?
What would you ask?
Deadline: July 24
Published: Week of August 21
Sports Search
Look through the newspaper and see how
quickly you can find and circle the
following: a distance, a time in minutes or
seconds, any first place finisher, and an
Olympic event you would like to see.
Send your story to:
ANSWER: A fence.
Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information.
Please include your school and grade.
THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM KICKS OFF JUNE 22ND.
Bring this completed Kid Scoop Page to the Cottage Grove Public Library and get a prize.
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