12A | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2019 | COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL
© 2019 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 35, No. 41
Have a friend give you each
type of word to fill in the blanks.
Then read the story aloud!
Today’s Kid Scoop page is to start you talking! Read each
section and then discuss the questions.
Why do kids tease? Some
teasing starts out to be fun, but
then it goes too far and turns
negative and hurtful. Some kids
tease because they feel bad about
themselves, or they are
sad or scared. Some kids tease to
go along with the crowd. They
think teasing other children will
make them look cool.
Look at the examples of teasing below.
Cross out the examples that you think are hurtful.
Circle the ones you think are funny. Not everyone will
circle and cross out the same pictures. Why is that?
So, how’s it going,
Four Eyes?
Nice work, Professor
Einstein!
Lydia is teasing Julie about her messy hair. Circle what Julie
is thinking. Why did you choose the thought you selected?
It’s okay.
Lydia’s only
kidding.
I’m going to tease
her back the next time
she has a bad
hair day!
My friend Lawrence had the
hiccups while getting a haircut.
I was joking and teasing with
him about it and said his haircut
made him look like a _________
_____________.
It was only a joke, but it made
This really
hurts my
feelings.
him pretty angry. To make it up
to him, I invited him to see the
Good catch today,
Freckle Face!
How’s the weather
down there, Shorty?
________________ with my
family. Lawrence cheered up
when he saw a ______________
______________ ___________
on the trapeze.
What is something this
kid could say that is
funny but not hurtful?
Funny is not the same for everyone. One person may think
getting teased about their hair is funny. Another person
might find getting teased about their hair painful.
A shiny ____________ drove
into the center ring and a dozen
crazy ____________ climbed out
of it. My dad bought us each a
bag of hot _____________ and a
balloon shaped like a _______.
Standards Link: Health: Students know strategies for solving
interpersonal conflicts without harming self or others.
When we got home, I apologized
again to Lawrence. “It’s okay,”
Too much teasing is bullying. When you see bullying, there are safe things you
can do to make it stop. Below are a few things you can do to help a person that
has been upset by teasing. Which would you try first? With a parent, discuss
each of these helpful tips.
he said. “I can’t stay mad when I
think about the _____________
___________ we saw today!”
Talk to a parent,
teacher, or another
adult you trust. Adults
need to know when
bad things happen so
they can help.
Be kind to the
kid being bullied.
Sit with them at lunch
or on the bus or invite
them to do something.
Just hanging out with
them will help.
Not saying
anything could make
it worse for everyone.
The kid who is teasing
will think it is ok to
keep treating others
that way.
Bullying is meant to hurt, intimidate, embarrass and threaten. It can happen
online, through social media, through texting but also on the playground or
after school. It’s important to tell a trusted adult if you are being bullied or if
you see another child being bullied.
Missing Math
Make the sum of this row 15.
Make the sum of this row 11.
Make the sum of this row 17.
Standards Link: Mathematical Reasoning: Use a variety of strategies to solve problems.
NEGATIVE
FEELINGS
THREATEN
THINKING
TEASING
HURTFUL
PAINFUL
TRUST
ADULT
KIND
TALK
HELP
STOP
BAD
SAD
Standards Link: Grammar: Understand and
use nouns, adjectives and verbs correctly.
Make Silly
Sentences
Go through the print
or electronic edition
of your newspaper
and find three nouns,
three verbs and six
adjectives. Combine
these to make three
silly sentences.
Standards Link: Grammar:
Identify and correctly use
nouns, verbs and adjectives.
Find the words in the puzzle.
How many of them can you
find on this page?
T H I N K I N G B U
H P A I N F U L N F
R L L G N I S A E T
E D U S T O P E G L
This week’s word:
A A L F K Y L I A U
The verb tease means to
make fun of or annoy.
T S U R T I N B T D
E G M A N R N A I A
N U L G S T U D V S
T K S O P L E H E P
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recongized identical
words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
TEASE
Dad told Jeremy not to
tease his little sister.
Try to use the word tease
in a sentence today when
talking with your friends
and family.
Stop Bullying
NOW!
Talk About the News
Choose a print or online newspaper article.
List three reasons why it interests you. Ask
a buddy to read the article and list reasons
he or she finds it interesting. Did you have
the same reasons? Talk about it!
ANSWER: Because it had a pane.
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Read from a variety
of expository texts; summarize and answer questions.
Complete the grid by using all the
letters in the word IGNORE in each
vertical and horizontal row. Each letter
should only be used once in each row.
Some spaces have been filled in for you.
Pretend you have been asked to
write an ad asking kids not to
bully other kids. What would
your advertisement say?
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