10A • COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL • JANUARY 30, 2019
© 2019 by Vicki Whiting, Editor
Jeff Schinkel, Graphics
Vol. 35, No. 8
American football, a sport that grew out of
two games – soccer and rugby – is an
American favorite. It is popular to
play and to watch on television.
In fact, football is one of the
most-watched sports in America.
he coldest game in
National Football
Last week, Ready Readers wide
BOOKER
League history was the
receiver Mark Booker scored 30 points.
Dec. 31, 1967, game
Running back Page Turner scored
42
between the Green Bay
12 points, giving the team a total
Packers and the Dallas
of 42 points. What fraction of the
TURNER
Cowboys. The temperature
points did Booker score? What
on the field was -13°F
fraction of the points did
(-10.5°C) with a wind chill
42
Turner score?
factor of -46°F (-7.7°C)! This
Standards Link: Number Sense:
championship game earned the
Students know fractions refer to
parts of a whole.
nickname, “The Ice Bowl.”
The name football is also used
for team sports played in
other parts of the world. The
game called soccer in the
United States is called
football in most countries.
What’s hiding in the
picture of the football
player?
Find a bird, a fish, a
key, and a candle.
Football Frenzy
This season, the ____________
______________ played the
____________ ____________
in a crazy football game.
Instead of a football, they used
a ___________ . Throwing it
was difficult, so they soon
replaced it with a ___________
__________ . That wasn’t
Can you find
the two
identical
football fans?
much better.
After the kick-off, the players
The Number Crunchers and the Ready Readers both played their
best. The score was close! Add up the numbers on the jerseys for
each team. Write the winning score on the large football jersey.
all began to ___________ out
of the stadium. Fans of each
team ran onto the __________
as the referees blew whistles
loudly. Someone tackled a
________ and another person
ran with a ____________ into
Standards Link: Number Sense: Calculate sums to 50.
the end zone. The crowd
cheered.
How many silly things can you find in this picture?
Race to the end zone as you complete each activity on
today’s page! Can you make a touchdown?
By the end of the day, a
__________ ___________ , a
__________ __________ and a
____________ __________
had been used as footballs. No
one knew what the score was,
Look through the sports section and find the
scores of games played. Make a math
problem with the scores.
Standards Link: Mathematical Reasoning: make decisions about how to set up a problem.
but as people began to _______
home, all agreed it was a truly
____________ game!
What’s the most important thing on a football
player’s mind?
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Color each space with an even number YELLOW.
Then color each odd-numbered space BLUE to
discover the answer.
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.
How many footballs can you find
on this page? What fraction are
being carried by a football player?
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FOOTBALL
FROZEN
FRACTIONS
TEAMS
SCORES
READERS
TOUCHDOWN
SPORT
FRAME
JERSEY
BOWL
FANS
ZONE
DALLAS
PLAYER
Find the words in the puzzle.
How many of them can you
find on this page?
S N O I
T C A R F L
R S Z F R E Y A L P
E S N F R T E A M S
Complete the grid by using all the
letters in the word COUNT in each
vertical and horizontal row. Each letter
should only be used once in each row.
Some spaces have been filled in for you.
D A E A O O B O W L
A L M R F T Z O O S
E L A Z O N E E T P
R A R O B C A L N O
L D F
J E R S E Y R
Z N W O D H C U O T
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognized identical
words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
Fitness
Favorite
Rate That Story
Select an interesting story from the newspaper
and devise a rubric or a scale of 1 to 5 to rate it.
Is there a good headline? Are there supporting
details? Does it have a good conclusion?
Survey classmates to compare your results.
What is your favorite
way to exercise? Why?
ANSWER: Because sometimes he gives you a quarter back and sometimes a half back.
Standards Link: Writing: Evaluate writing.
Standards Link: Language Arts: Use nouns,
adjectives and verbs correctly.
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