12A | APRIL 8, 2021 |
COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL
© 2021 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 37, No. 18
Take a walk outside and look
around! Chances are you will
see flowers starting to bloom.
April is a month to celebrate
the colorful display of flowers
in our community. Even pesky
weeds bloom this time of year!
Which flower belongs to
which state? Unscramble
the letters underneath each
flower to find out!
camellia
Color these drawings and enjoy the
beauty of some of North America’s
wildflowers!
ABAALAM
violet
uttercups have cup-shaped flowers made
up of five petals. People used to believe
that the rich yellow color of butter originated
from a high content of buttercups in the
cows’ diet. This belief is false. Cows avoid
buttercups because they are poisonous!
luebonnets are the Texas state
flower. Some grow to be three
feet high! The bluebonnet comes from
the legume (bean) family.
he Indian Paint Brush is
Wyoming’s state flower. It has
been used to make dyes. The main
pollinators of this wildflower are
hummingbirds.
FLOWER: YELLOW
STEM AND LEAVES: GREEN
FLOWER: PURPLE/DARK BLUE
STEM AND LEAVES: GRAY-GREEN
FLOWER: RED-ORANGE
STEM AND LEAVES: GREEN
NOSILILI
goldenrod
Look closely: Can you find the two identical bouquets of flowers?
A
B
C
D
EKBRANAS
oppies are the California state
flower. They can be found
blooming throughout the state in spring.
sunflower
FLOWER: ORANGE
STEM AND LEAVES: GREEN
E
I
F
G
J
K
H
L
On one page of the newspaper,
find and circle the letters that
spell each of the flowers on
this page. Connect the circled
letters to spell each word.
Standards Link: Language Arts: Follow
simple written directions.
How many flowers do you see here?
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.
BLUEBONNET
BUTTERCUP
LEGUME
T N A I D N I H B E
INDIAN
T E N N O B E U L B
FAMILY
E M D O N B T T M H
TEXAS
BLOOM
X O F Y L T R E F R
BRUSH
A L O O E D T U W I
SEEDS
S E O R G S I R S C
AVOID
S M C H U S W O C H
PODS
O U F A M I L Y V W
DYES
STEM
P O D S E E D S S A
COWS
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical
RICH
words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
SASANK
This week’s word:
ORIGINATE
The verb originate means
to bring into being.
The annual holiday
custom originated in
ancient times.
Try to use the word
originate in a sentence
today when talking with
your friends and family.
Spring
Poems
What’s missing?
Show a friend pictures from the newspaper
with a piece of the picture missing. Then have
them ask questions that can only be answered
“YES” or “NO” to determine what is missing.
Write a poem that describes
spring in your community.
Standards Link: Understand meaning from context clues.
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