12A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL JANUARY 17, 2018
© 2018 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 34, No. 6
Use the words in the word list
to complete this news article.
The kids in Mrs. Kelsey’s class
painted some posters to give kids
ideas about the kinds of things they
can do to help in their neighborhood.
But they fell off the line while
drying and got mixed up.
Make your celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Day “a day on, not a day off.” This year, thousands
of people will do just that by volunteering.
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Can you match the two halves of
each poster?
Longmont, CO – Julie Kraus, a
___________ at Longmont High
School, is working to _________
a few of her own volunteer hours
into 10,000 __________ of
community service.
Kraus ____________ a club with
100 students at her school who
each ____________ to volunteer
100 hours by the _______ of the
school year. When 100 students
volunteer 100 hours, that
_________ 10,000 hours of
Standards Link: Civics: Students understand the importance of volunteering as a characteristic of American society
(e.g., people should volunteer to help others in their family, schools and communities.
community _______________.
Standards Link: Language Arts: Use reading skills and
strategies to understand a variety of texts.
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1. Clearing an ewalk.
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2. Collecting ca od bank.
goods for a fo
Standards Link: Civics: Understand the
importance of volunteering as a
characateristic of American society.
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3. Help coach
child’s team.
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4. Help a neig rk.
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5. Play a game
senior center.
The volunteer coordinator asked four
students to collect as many bags of garbage as they could find in the park.
How many did each student find? Use the clues to complete the chart.
• The 4 students filled a total of
15 bags.
• No one filled more than 7 bags.
How many stars
can you find on
this page in 60
seconds? Now
have a friend
try. Who found
the most?
… helping people in your
community whenever possible.
Look through the
newspaper to find:
An organization
that helps others
A person helping
others
Adjectives about
helping
Martin Luther
King, Jr. Day
events
• None of the students filled the
same number of bags.
• Cassidy filled 5 bags.
• Owen filled 3 less than
Cassidy.
• Sam filled the most bags.
Complete the grid by using all the letters
in the word DONATE in each vertical
and horizontal row. Each letter should
only be used once in each row. Some
spaces have been filled in for you.
Standards Link: Civics: Know
how various American holidays
reflect values, principles and
beliefs of Americans.
Standards Link: Mathematical Reasoning: Use a variety of strategies to solve problems.
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Starting at
the R, move
clockwise around the
circle and write every
third letter on the lines
to find out something
you can do today to
help someone.
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.
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Find the words by looking up,
down, backwards, forwards,
sideways and diagonally.
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Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recongized identical
words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
This week’s word:
VOLUNTEER
The verb to volunteer
means to work or help
someone for no pay.
The fourth grade students
volunteer to read to the
kindergarten students.
Try to use the word
volunteer in a sentence
today when talking with
your friends and family.
Make a
Difference
Thank You Ads
Find ads in the newspaper that thank and
acknowledge community volunteers. Create a
newspaper “Thank You” ad for participation in
a Book Drive. Contact your local newspaper
to find out the cost of running this ad.
Tell how you make a
difference in someone’s life
within your family, your
school or in your community.
Standards Link: Reasearch: Use the newspaper to locate information.
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