12A • COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL • OCTOBER 24, 2018
© 2018 by Vicki Whiting, Editor
Jeff Schinkel, Graphics
Vol. 34, No. 46
T
hroughout the year, the Startleston’s attic is quiet.
It is filled with boxes of family treasures, old
toys and clothing. Dust bunnies slowly collect and
grow in the corners and behind the furniture.
Cobwebs stretch between the beams.
Have a friend give you each
type of word to fill in the blanks.
Then read the story aloud!
Count Alucard’s castle was a
total mess. Several __________
were floating in the courtyard
fountain. A _________ _______
B
u t every
e v e r Halloween, the attic comes alive! The
But
S
t a r t le
Startleston
kids head up the creaky steps and open
t the old trunks looking for costumes and
decorations.
was tangled in some cobwebs
above the parlour. The staircase
was covered in ____________
______________. An expensive
___________ __________ had
been knocked over and broken.
“_____________!” cried Count
Alucard. “This mess makes my
blood boil!”
“We’ll help you clean up the
place,” said his niece Rue, as
his nephew Muerto began to
_____________ the entry way.
Soon, Rue had ______________
through the first floor, replacing
the suit of armor’s __________.
find:
Look around the attic to
3 toy spiders
7 skulls
5 hats
4 masks
9 paint brushes
6 pumpkins
1 candelabra
Muerto cleaned up the courtyard,
planting fresh ______________
3 dolls
4 light strings
How many
differences
can you find
between
Byron
Startleston
and his
reflection?
Put the lolipops in the
Halloween bucket.
How many bats
can you find on
this page? Have a
friend try. Who found more?
Halloween
Search
Look through the
newspaper for the
letters that spell each
Halloween word. Cut
out the letters and glue
them in the coffin.
• Costume • Ghost
• Witch
• Candy
• Bats
• Trick
• Mummy
• Treat
• Princess
• Goblin
all around the castle moat. They
worked together to remove the
___________ __________ from
the castle’s ___________ tower.
By sunrise, the castle looked
______________, just the way
Count Alucard likes it!
Standards Link: Grammar: Use nouns, verbs
and adjectives correctly in reading and writing.
Complete the grid by using all the letters
in the word BATS in each vertical and
horizontal row. Each letter should only
be used once in each row. Some spaces
have been filled in for you.
Stacy Startleston is trying on masks she found in the attic.
Which two are exactly the same?
Standards Link: Reading
Comprehension: Follow simple
written directions.
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.
Pumpkin Patterns
In each row below, draw the Jack O’Lantern face that
continues that row’s pattern.
Standards Link: Follow simple written directions.
the words by looking up,
HALLOWEEN Find
down, backwards, forwards,
C
COSTUMES
sideways and diagonally.
G
GOBLIN
C I T T A S K E N L
CREAKY
C
D C O S T U M E S K
W
WITCH
Q U I E T R E E N T
G
GHOST
TRICK
TR
C O S R S W E U I N
TR
TREAT
N A I T O I R A O I
C
CANDY
N C N L H T T L T L
TR
TRUNK
K H L D G C D I E B
A
ALIVE
C A L O Y H S V E O
AT
ATTIC
Q
QUIET
H Y K A E R C E T G
D
DUST
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recongized identical
O
OLD
words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
DUST BUNNY
The phrase dust bunny
refers to a clump of dust
that forms into a ball, usually
under furniture or in a corner.
Dad swept the dust
bunnies out from under
the bed in the spare room.
Try to use the term dust
bunny in a sentence today
when talking with your
friends and family.
Halloween
Jokes
Create a Problem
Choose an article or advertisement in today’s
newspaper and use the information to make
up a math word problem. Trade problems
with a friend and compare your answers.
ANSWER: Because there are so many plots there!
Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information.
This week’s word:
Make a list of your favorite
Halloween jokes and riddles.
Then read them aloud to your
family on Halloween.
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