12A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL July 6, 2016
© 2016 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 32, No. 30
Look closely. Only two of these suns
are exactly alike. How quickly can
you find them? Have a friend try.
The Olympics encourage
people around the world to be
friends. And there is always
something special about getting
a postcard from a friend who
lives in another place.
Kid Scoop just got some postcards, but the
senders forgot to say which country they were
writing from. Can you use the geography clues
to find out which country each card is from?
Standards Link: Social Science: Use map and globe skills to find the absolute
location of places; use the Internet or encyclopedia to research.
The names of the four countries where
these postcards came from are hidden in
the letters that form the border at left
and right. To find out the names, circle
every third letter–starting with the
starred one in each row of letters.
“Czesc”
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Understand simple
written directions.
(chests)
Follow the maze to find out how to
say hello in each country.
Look through
the newspaper
for names of
10 different
cities. Arrange
these words in
alphabetical
order.
“Sopa Sopa”
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple
written directions; Physical Education: Develop eye-hand
coordination.
(soh-puh soh-puh)
“Chao”
(chow)
Standards Link:
Spelling: Arrange
letters in
alphabetical order.
“Ni hao”
(Nee-how)
“Marhaba”
Activities on today’s page were
adapted from the National
Geographic Society’s
educational materials.
(Mar-ha-ba)
hat do dogs “say”? In English
we imitate them by saying,
“Bow wow!” People in other
countries have their own ways to
copy the sound a dog makes.
F G A V G A V O
Can you find each of the dog
sounds in the word puzzle?
O W A N W A N O
HINT: one of them is spelled
around a corner.
V O F F V O F F
O W O W W O W W
W G H O W B N A
G W O V W O V N
W O V G N A W G
O W O H W O H O
B O W W O W O B
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.
REEF
CHINA
POLAND
VIETNAM
KENYA
LEBANON
METRO
SALSA
HELLO
WORLD
NILE
LEFT
CHAO
GOT
LINKS
TRIP
Would you like a pen
pal from another part
of the world? Visit
kidscoop.com/
this-week-in-kid-
scoop/friends-
around-the-world/
to discover links to
web sites that set up
international penpal
friendships for kids!
Find the words in the puzzle,
then in this week’s Kid Scoop
stories and activities.
H E L L O J R Y V A
W O I R C S L I
E S
Q U T A H F E E R K
J E B D I
T B J C N
M S K N N O A H C I
T P A A A Y N E K L
F
I M L T W O R L D
E R E O S L N I
L E
L T G P T A W H T M
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical
words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
This week’s word:
INTERNATIONAL
The adjective international
means relating to two or
more nations.
An international group
of students came on an
exchange program during
the summer.
Try to use the word
international in a sentence
today when talking with your
friends and family members.
Postcards
from Home
Sports Stars of the World
Look through the newspaper for names of
famous sports stars who come from other
countries. Make a collage about your
favorite star with newspaper articles, maps
and pictures.
ANSWER: Post Office.
Standards Link: Social Science: Recognize the similarities and
differences in cultures around the world.
Write an imaginary postcard
telling about the town where
you live. Or write a real
postcard and send it to a
friend or family member.
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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