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2B | MAY 27, 2021 | COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL © 2021 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 37, No. 26 Fox and Bear Fitness This tale is told all over the world! There are versions from Germany, Poland, Norway and from many of the Native American tribes in the United States. Read the story and look at the pictures. Can you number the pictures in the correct order? nce upon a time, bears had beautiful long tails. One bear was very, very proud of his tail. Bear would brag about his magnificent tail to anyone who would listen. Fox got tired of listening to bear brag day after day. So, he came up with an idea to trick Bear. Summertime is a great time to get some exercise while also having fun with family and friends. Try these animal exercises this summer. Roll on your back like a happy fox. Fox stole a big bunch of fish and waited for Bear to walk by. Bear saw the fish and asked Fox, “How did you get so many tasty fish? Can you teach me how to get fish like that?” “Oh, it is so easy!” said Fox. “Start by going to the frozen pond, cut a hole in the ice and then drop your tail into the hole and wait as long as you can! The longer you wait, the more fish you’ll catch. If your tail starts to hurt, don’t worry about it,” Fox explained. “It means that the fish are biting.” Bear did just as Fox said. Walk on all fours like a great big bear. Bear waited and waited. His tail started to hurt, but he remembered Fox’s advice and he stayed put. After a while, he fell asleep. Run fast like a fox! ox came by the next morning to find Bear sleeping and covered with snow. The hole in the ice had frozen over, trapping his long tail. Fox shouted, “GOOD MORNING!” in Bear’s ear, causing him to jump up in surprise and yank his tail out of the ice. Bear’s tail snapped right off and that is why bears have stumpy tails to this very day. Fiction or Non-Fiction? Tales That Teach Fiction is any story made up by an author. It’s a creation of the author’s imagination. It is not based strictly on history or facts. The opposite of fiction is non-fiction, writing that deals with facts. Folktales were often told to teach people lessons. What do you think is the lesson being taught in tale, “Why the Bear has a Stumpy Tail”? Was the story of how the bear lost his tail fiction or non-fiction? Why do you think this? Homophones are words that are pronounced the same but have different meanings. For example, tail and tale are homophones. T-A-I-L is the rear part of an animal’s body that sticks out from the backbone. T-A-L-E is a story. Look through the newspaper for five or more words that are homophones. For example: sun and son • buy and by stair and stare Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Recognize homophones. Climb playground equipment like a bear. 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 Prefix Fox Help Fox use the prefixes UN and DIS to create new words. Look at each word and write UN or DIS on the line. Can you find one root word that works with both UN and DIS? safe own sure like known common color play usual civil real obey hinge miss You’re so good at this that it’s unbelievable! true joint card taste loyal tidy plug gust latch Standards Link: Language Arts: Identify and know the meaning of common prefixes. BEAUTIFUL FICTION HISTORY STUMPY FROZEN PROUD FACTS OFF BEAR TALE TAIL BRAG HURT FISH YANK D U O R P B T T A L G L T O L E R T L D Y A N K F A R I S N This week’s word: R A R A E U A F T O The verb brag means to say something in a boastful, show-off way. O L C B H T F R U I T T L O A I F O M T S V E L S F O Z P C I R E H T U H E Y I H E W O R L L N D F Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns. Jaden liked to brag that he was the best player on the soccer team. Try to use the word brag in a sentence today when talking with your friends and family members. Best Book of the Summer Prefixes and Suffixes Find five words with prefixes or suffixes. Look up the definition of the root word and each prefix or suffix. Write a definition of the word created with the prefix or suffix. ANSWER: B’s. Standards Link: Identify and know the meaning of common prefixes and suffixes. BRAG The 2019 Summer Reading Series Is proudly brought to you by these sponsors What book do you recommend other kids read this summer? Have fun describing the details but don’t give away the ending!