12A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL July 20, 2016
© 2016 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 32, No. 32
Backyard Games
Get to Know Brazil!
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This summer athletes around the world are in Brazil to compete in the
Olympics. This is the first time in Olympic history that a South American
country has hosted the games.
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You can take a little tour of Brazil by
reading today’s Kid Scoop. Use the
code to find out some amazing facts!
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Place the first box a distance
of 10 steps from where you
will be tossing the ball.
Rio de Janeiro is one of
Brazil’s most famous cities.
It has a statue that over-
looks the city. It is the most
famous landmark of Rio
and it overlooks Rio from
a mountain top.
The official language
of Brazil is
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Brazil is named after
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Connect the dots to see
what this famous landmark
looks like. Then use the
code to discover its name.
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Place the second box 20 steps
away, and the third box 30
steps away.
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It’s a Zoo!
Brazil has more than
600 kinds of mammals,
1,500 kinds of fish,
1,600 kinds of birds and
100,000 kinds of insects.
Each player gets 10 throws.
Each time you toss the ball
into the closest box, you earn
3 points. The middle box is
worth 6 points and the box
the greatest distance away is
worth 10 points.
Put these animal names
in alphabetical order
below each picture and
you will discover the
names of each animal!
Have a competition with
friends and family members.
Who will win the Great
Summer Backyard Games?
Look through the
newspaper and cut
out parts of
different animal
bodies. Glue these
together to make a
new creature. What
will you name it?
This colorful character is the mascot for the Rio 2016
Olympic Games. A mix of all of the different animals
found in Brazil, this mascot was born out of the explosion
of joy that followed the announcement that Rio would host
the Olympic Games. Circle every third letter to discover
this mascot’s name. The first letter is done for you.
Standards Link: Research:
Use the newspaper to locate
information.
Arrange these numbers, one on each paddle or ball so that
when added together, the total of the numbers on the table
tennis balls is the same as the total of the two paddles.
Standards Link: Math Problem Solving: Addition.
RAINFOREST
ARMADILLO
ANACONDA
PIRANHA
BRAZIL
STATUE
MASCOT
SUMMER
TOUCAN
ANIMAL
SOUTH
GAMES
HOST
CITY
RIO
S O L L I D A M R A
H T U O S U Y M A N
N A C U O T G N M I
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U R O C R C M T O A
M A S C O T E L U L
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This week’s word:
Z A R B M
I C E
I R A N H A
R A I N F O R E S T
MASCOT
The noun mascot means
a symbol, often an animal, that
represents a team or event.
My football team’s
mascot was a large bear.
Try to use the word mascot
in a sentence today when
talking with your friends
and family members.
Sports and Symbols
Sports teams often use names and mascots
to give personality to their teams. Select
one sports team from the newspaper and
make a list of characteristics you think that
team wants to convey with its name.
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow multiple step
written directions.
Write a sports story about
something that happened in a
game you played or watched.
THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM KICKS OFF JUNE 22ND.
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