4C COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL DECEMBER 27, 2017
© 2017 by Vicki W
Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 34, No. 3
Nellie Fly is looking
for news about
kids helping the
environment.
She saw some kids
cleaning up a playground
in their neighborhood.
Some people call our planet “Mother Earth.” Like a mother, our
planet provides us with the things that give us life – like food and
water. Mother Earth gives us more than food and water – she gives us
joy.
beautiful flowers, places to walk and even majestic mountains to enjoy.
The amount of trash people dump on
Mother Earth each year is enormous.
This causes problems for people,
animals and the environment.
Each year people
dump more than
2 billion tons of
waste. That’s the
weight of about
5,480 Empire
State Buildings!
If all this waste was
put on trucks, a line of those trucks
would go around the world 24 times!
This holiday season you can give
a gift to your planet by taking the
“Love My Planet Pledge.” Sign
the Pledge, cut it out and keep it
somewhere you can see it everyday.
It will help remind you of how you
can care for Mother Earth everyday!
Read the notes in Nellie Fly’s
reporter’s notebook. Then write
a short news article about the
playground clean-up project.
Love My
Planet Pledge
I will try to buy goods with little or no
packaging. Less packaging, less trash!
I will wipe up spills with a sponge or
cloth instead of paper towels.
I will use the Sunday comics to wrap
presents.
I will recycle as much trash as I can!
I will not leave the refrigerator door
open for long periods of time.
I will use re-usable containers for my
lunch.
I will pick up litter!
Signed
Look through the
newspaper for the
names of people
and groups who
are caring for our
planet. Select one
and send a letter
thanking them for
what they do to
care for our home.
Standards Link: Writing:
Write sentences using
descriptive details.
Write the news article on the
lines below or on a separate
piece of paper.
HEADLINE
BY:
YOUR NAME
One way to love the planet is by walking or riding your bike to
get places. Race a friend to see who can get to the park fastest!
Planet Points of View
Find an article that shows a way in which
people harm or care for our planet.
Re-write the article from the point of view
of a wild animal that would be affected by
the news in this article.
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Read grade-level expository text.
the words by looking up,
PACKAGING Find
down, backwards, forwards,
ENORMOUS
sideways and diagonally.
PROBLEMS
L W S M E L B O R P
RECYCLE
E O L U N C H E A L
MOTHER
L P V R O L O C C A
PLANET
LITTER
C L V E E M K A E N
PLEDGE
Y E E T O A R M O E
EARTH
C D P T G E R O T T
WASTE
E G H I S H E T N R
LUNCH
WRAP
R E N L C A E A H E
CARE
R G R T H K W R A P
PICK
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recongized identical
LOVE
words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
Standards Link: Writing Applications: Write
expository compositions (e.g., develop the
topic with simple facts, details, examples and
explanations).
This week’s word:
PLEDGE
The noun pledge means
a solemn promise or
undertaking.
The Planet Pledge
reminds everyone to take
care of Mother Earth.
Try to use the word pledge
in a sentence today when
talking with your friends
and family.
Holiday
Traditions
What does your family do
to celebrate the winter
holidays? Which is your
favorite holiday tradition?
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