12A | MARCH 18, 2021 | COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL © 2021 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 37, No. 15 Replace these missing words. Can you replace all 13? That might be good luck! What is luck? On St. Patrick’s Day people like to talk about LUCK! Does wearing green bring you luck that day? Or are four-leaf clovers really lucky charms? Walking under a ladder is supposed to be bad luck. But this old superstition may just be a good safety tip! The idea of luck has been around for centuries. It is a marvel and mystery. And people all over the world have come up with ideas of what brings good luck and bad. How many four-leaf clovers can you find? Once there was a farmer who had three _________ children. When the old _____ lay dying, he called the children to him and said, “My whole __________ lies in one square foot of _________ on this farm.” Can you get through this maze without walking under any ladders? Mirrors and Luck So, the three children began to _____. They dug together. They took _______. They dug and dug. Each one turning over one square _______ of soil with every _________ of the shovel. Finally, every square foot of the farm had been dug up and turned over. Many believe that breaking a mirror dooms you to seven years of bad luck. The superstition may come from the belief that mirrors don’t just reflect your image, they hold bits of your soul. That belief led people in the old days of the American South to cover mirrors in a house when someone died, for fear that their soul was trapped inside. Yikes! They did not find a ________. There was no box of money or _________. Nothing buried anywhere on the farm. Luck in School Below are some of the ideas kids around the world have come up with to be lucky in school. Black Cats Some people Wear your sweater backward, or wrong side out, for luck during exams. think it bad luck for a black cat to cross your path. But it is lucky to own a black cat and very lucky to sleep with one. Some ildren believe if they use the ch sa m e p e ncil the when they did well on a previ y used test, it will help ous them a new test. pass Good Luck Scavenger Hunt In England, some children say if you see a spotted dog on the way to school, cross your fingers and you will pass your exams. Can you find the two black cats that are exactly alike? Look through the newspaper for images of things you think are lucky or unlucky. Here are some ideas: Shamrock A black cat The number 13 A penny A wishbone The number 7 Best Lucky Charm for Tests Circle every third letter to discover the best way to have good luck for any test at school. DFSCBTLKUZRDVWY If you want to live and thrive, Let the spider run alive! Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information. Lucky Leprechaun Patterns Draw the coin, horseshoe, wishbone, clover or leprechaun that continues the pattern in each row. Standards Link: Writing Applications: Students provide a context for action. BACKWARD SWEATER PATRICK CLOVER MIRROR CHARMS LADDER RABBIT GREEN CROSS BLACK PATH COIN LUCK WIN But that year, because the ground had been turned up, it yielded more _______ than ever before. Then they ____________ what their father meant, that their fortune was in the _______. Children are born curious. From their earliest days, sensory exploration brings delight and wonder. New discoveries expand their minds. When they unlock the joy of reading, their world widens further. Magic happens. Kid Scoop opens the doors of discovery for elementary school children by providing interactive, engaging and relevant age-appropriate materials designed to awaken the magic of reading at school, at home, and throughout their lives. For more information about our literacy non-profit, visit kidscoopnews.org G R E E N H A P P D R E C H A R M S R R E D Y S K W I N A A This week’s word: T D T C C B R P B W SUPERSTITION A A U R I L R A B K The noun superstition means a belief based on magic or chance. E L T O R A O R I C W I C S T C R V T A S K D S A K A Y E B I H T A P C O I N R Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns. Tossing coins into a fountain is a common superstition. Try to use the word superstition in a sentence today when talking with your friends and family members. Is luck a point of view? Find examples of luck in the newspaper. Write two sentences. This is lucky for __________ because ___________. This is unlucky for __________ because____________. ANSWER: A rash of good luck! Standards Link: Writing Applications: Students provide a context for action. How did the leprechauns get their gold? What do they do with it? Thank you to our Newspaper in Education sponsors, do you want to be a Newspaper in Education sponsor? Contact us today! 541-942-3325 THE OO MIN