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Inside the hard shell of a kernel of popcorn there is a little bit of . . When the kernel gets really , th e water inside turns into . . The pressure from the steam causes the kernel to explode and ... You get a fluffy white po pped kernel! Use yellow to color all th e popcorn pieces that have words that rhym Use red to color all the pi e with eces with words that rhyme with .
Store popcorn kernels in a tightly sealed jar so that they will not dry out.
Standards Link: Wo rd Analysis: Recognize rhyming words. Readin g Comprehension: Fol low simple written dire ctions.
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SPOTLIGHT
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Your skeleton is like the poles of a tent. Without the poles, the tent would fall down into a heap. Without bones, you couldn’t stand up!
Around Halloween we see people dressed like skeletons and maybe even some real ones hanging around as decorations. Are skeletons alive? While you are alive, your bones are also very much alive. They grow and change like other parts of your body.
When you get cut or have a bloody nose, blood comes out of your body. Does that mean that someday you could run out of blood? Not a chance, thanks to your bones. You have a thick, jelly-like substance inside your bones, called marrow. The bone marrow makes millions of new blood cells every day.
Bones protect important organs inside your body. Tap your head. Can you feel your hard skull? It protects your brain. Your ribs protect your heart, lungs and stomach and your spine protects your spinal cord.
Standards Link: Life Science: Animals have structures that serve different functions.
Standards Link: Life Science: Organ systems work together to protect the body.
How big will your bones grow? People who exercise and eat right will tend to grow bigger. Scientists once took two groups of baby rats. They fed one group hard food and the other soft food. Both diets had the same amount of nourishment. The rats that ate hard food had to chew more and their heads and jaws grew larger, and their bones were heavier. Standards Link: Life Science: Systems in the body are made up of living cells. Visual discrimination.
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Standards Link: Health: Food choices affect health and well-being including body composition.
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money matters Welcome to Let’s Get the Best Deal! I’m your host, Monty Markup!
Your job is to look at the three different products and the three different ways to buy those products. Then decide which is the BEST deal!
Your Answer:
I know, I know! The box of juice is cheapest!
What’s the best jeans deal?
Jeans are jeans! Why pay so much just for the label?
The contestant who saves the most money wins! Remember, you’re looking for the best value, not just the lowest price!
What’s the best orange juice deal?
Let’s hear it for today’s lucky contestants … Sandy Sawbuck and Carl Coinop!
The Fancy Schmancy jeans! Everyone is wearing those. I would be so cool!
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Hmmm … I can get more servings of juice and save more money with one of the larger sizes!
What’s the best paper deal?
If I buy the cheapest juice and paper, I can save money for the Fancy Schmancy Jeans.
No brainer! I know what the best deal is!
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PUZZLE PAGE
Find a path through these Jack-o-lanterns starting at the upper left corner and ending on the bottom right corner. You can move UP or DOWN, LEFT or RIGHT, moving from Jack-o-lanterns with a HAPPY face. You cannot move diagonally. Pumpkins with a SAD face are a DEAD END! In this two-player game, Player A uses a PURPLE crayon, Player B uses a GREEN crayon. Take turns drawing a horizontal or vertical line between two dots. The player who draws the line that completes each square gets 1 POINT. If there is candy corn in that square, the player earns 3 BONUS POINTS.
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EARLY LEARNERS N is for Nighttime n is for nighttime
Circle the things you need at night.
Learning Buddies: Read the two phrases aloud. Have your child read with you. Trace the uppercase and lowercase letter N. Say the letter as you trace it.
How many pictures can you find on this page that start with the sound that the letter N makes in the word nighttime? How many The moon is out. It’s time to sleep. I fall to sleep by counting sheep. I brushed my teeth and now I yawn. I’m off to bed. I’ll be up at dawn! To advertise, please call Ludington Daily News
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UPPERCASE Ns
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Learning Buddies: Trace and say the number. Read the questions. Touch and count to find the answers.
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ANIMALS
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Each year on the same fall day, the swallows that live at the old San Juan Capistrano mission in California disappear. It was once thought that swallows hid themselves in the mud, spending the long winter months at the bottom of ponds and rivers. But now we know that the swallows begin their long migration south on October 23rd.
Just before the swallows leave on their long journey south, they begin to gather at sunset. Can you find two swallows on the telephone lines that match?
Every fall, swallows make an astounding journey, or migration, to their winter homes in Central America, some 2,000 miles away. They fly south because their supply of insects dwindles during the winter months and instinct tells them to fly south. They might starve if they were to stay. They take a leisurely two months, traveling by day and feeding as they go. The birds often return to their original nesting sites again the following spring.
Mission San Juan Capistrano is a beautiful historic site that has become famous for its swallows. Every spring, thousands of swallows come here to nest in the walls. Their arrival is eagerly anticipated as a sign of spring and is celebrated on March 19th, St. Joseph’s Day, when the mission bells ring a welcome.
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2015 Discuss what would make a healthy vegetarian meal.
World Vegetarian Day It’s World Teacher’s Day tomorrow – make a card for your teacher thanking them for their hard work and caring.
Honor your teacher today and thank them for all they do.
Type out the letters of the alphabet in the correct order on a computer keyboard. Can you say the letters of the alphabet in reverse order?
Draw a picture of the ship the Santa Maria to celebrate the day. Or celebrate Canadian Thanksgiving today.
Design a flag for Remember someone your school or less fortunate than classroom? Do you yourself today with have a mascot? a random act of Include your mascot kindness. in your flag design.
Go on a hike, collect leaves and then identify the tree using a Tree Identification Guide.
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Use a tortilla as a base and invent your own pizza. Have a parent help you cook it.
Make a checklist of all the dangers in homes that cause fires. Then list the steps you can take to prevent fires.
Encourage a safer environment and be healthy at the same time—join students around the world and celebrate annual International Walk to School Day
Start preparing for Halloween. Who will you be on Halloween— a pirate, a witch, a robot or a princess? Start preparing the costume you will need.
Discuss with the class what can make you afraid and ways to overcome fear.
Using pictures cut from magazines, make a collage of a farm and all the animals and crops you might find on a farm in your area.
Write a story about a treasure you might find hidden in a huge pile of leaves.
National Face Your Fears Day
Look through your newspaper for local events, seasonal concerts and celebrations.
Rent a classic This is National Halloween movie Magic week. Find a tonight. Try Casper, magic trick online Bedknobs and that you can perform Broomsticks, or It’s for your family. the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. Enjoy them with your family. www.kidscoop.com
Collect fall leaves and with paper and white craft glue, use them to create colorful animals. Berries, grasses and flower petals will work too. Read a bedtime story to a parent or sibling today.
Make a map showing an escape route in your home in the event of a fire. Do you know what these three words mean: pragmatic, peloton, provision? Look them up in a dictionary. Dictionary Day
Farmer’s Day Discuss reptiles today—what might their skin feel like, how do they move, how long are their tongues?
How much do you know about farms and farming? Make a list of all the crops that are grown in your area.
Start by doing 20 jumping jacks. Increase the number by 5 every day until you can do 40.
The 2015 National Red Ribbon Week theme is "Respect Yourself. Be Drug Free."
Make sure you have something bright or reflective on your Halloween costume. Get batteries for your flashlight.
Carve a pumpkin today. Save the seeds and have a parent help you roast them. They make a tasty treat!
Write a poem in honor of a classmate or friend. List lots of words you might use to describe the friend and then put them in your poem. Make a Difference Day is celebrated each year over this weekend. Volunteer to help someone or check out the Make a Difference Day online project database.
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HaLLOWeen HaLLOWeen
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Which two bats are the same?
Warning!
Germs on the ground!
Germs in the air!
Germs are everywhere!
A long time ago, people thought bats were dirty creatures that spread disease. But actually, we are very clean animals and do a lot to help people!
We clean ourselves carefully every day, starting when we are very young. Our wings must always stay moist so we lick them all over with a special fluid. The scent of this fluid makes it easier for mothers to find their young.
When our mothers go hunting, we hang together in “baby groups” to clean ourselves. We hang upside down from one foot and use the claw of the other foot as a comb. Standards Links: Life Science: Students recognize that animals have structures and instincts that serve different functions in growth and survival.
The way a movie vampire covers his face with his cape is a good way to stop the spread of germs. I call it the Vampire Cough. Next time you cough or sneeze, cough into the inside bend of your elbow. If you cough into your hand, the germs from your mouth will land on your hand and will get spread around. Think about it – what was the last thing you touched with the inside of your elbow? Standards Link: Health: Students understand behaviors that prevent the spread of common communicable diseases and learn ways to practice good hygiene.
Find the differences between these two vampires. Standards Link: Visual Discrimination: Students find similarities and differences in common objects.
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HaLLOWeen HaLLOWeen Bats eat lots and lots of mosquitoes and other pesky insects. They are good to have around. Can you “gobble” the germs?
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I promise not to eat any treats until I come home and let an adult examine each one.
Look at these pictures of germs that make you sick. Seek them out on these pages and destroy them!
I promise not to get into anyone’s car unless I have permission from my parents. I promise not to go into anyone’s house unless I have permission from my parents. I promise to listen to the person my parents have selected to take me out on Halloween night.
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Standards Link: Health: Students recognize and practice safe behaviors.
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After School Programs: Sandcastles will be open after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30-6:00 pm We will be open for playtime as well as these special programs: Coding Club – Learn to code at our new Computer Coding Center Sound Stage – Love music? Use our stage, instruments, and audio equipment
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A fire has started at 101 Flintstone Lane! How will everyone in the house know there is a fire? By the time anyone in the family smells smoke, the fire could be too big for the people upstairs to get down the stairs. This is a job for Super Sniffer Blaster Bleepers, your life-saving smoke alarms!
Put smoke alarms in several places in your home: Each bedroom. Just outside all bedroom areas. At least one smoke alarm on each floor of the house. Near the kitchen, but more than 20 feet away, so that cooking smoke and steam don’t set it off. Test smoke alarms each month to make sure they are working, and so you’ll know what they sound like when they go off. Replace old batteries with brand new ones at least once a year. Replace smoke alarms at least every 10 years.
Quick! Cut out each of the smoke alarms. Read the Super Sniffer Blaster Bleeper Smoke Alarm Tips to find out where you should put each smoke alarm! To advertise, please call Ludington Daily News
Keep smoke alarms dust free. Run the vacuum cleaner attachment over and around the alarms to clean away the dust. Standards Link: Health and Safety: Students develop and use appropriate skills to avoid injury.
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BOOK & WEB PICKS
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Bones
by Steve Jenkins Thought provoking, sometime funny and always fascinating, Jenkins takes us under the skin of various creatures to reveal and compare bone structure. Gatefold illustrations show the human bones grouped by body area, python bones and lots of skulls. This is the perfect book for learning about skeletons.
How the Body Works
kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/SSmovie.html Kidshealth has a funny movie that works as an introduction to the skeleton.
The Skeletal System
youtu.be/Of3XS-gU8dc For grades 3 through 12 and more advanced learning, this is a skeletal system lesson for students labeling the bones and the roles they play in the skeletal structure. Links take you to further information, quizzes and photos.
Skeleton Dance
youtu.be/lUP-D4dKp14 The skeleton system, Skeleton Dance, How the Body Works with a Quiz on Bones.
Slide Show
www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/interactives/ science/bodyandmedicine/theskeleton/ This is an interactive slide show on the skeleton. On one screen you can click on different sections of the body to learn more and at the end, you can build a skeleton. To advertise, please call Ludington Daily News
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14 Many children are injured each year while getting on or off school buses. This is because the bus driver cannot see the area that is 10 feet in front of the bus. This is called the blind spot. Look at the overhead view of the school bus. Color in the blind spot. You can avoid being in the blind spot by always taking at least 10 giant steps away from your bus before crossing in front of it. And, always wait for the bus driver or another adult to tell you when it is safe to cross the street.
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BIOGRAPHY
15 Baseball Hall of Famer, Jackie Robinson probably changed baseball more than any other player – not by skill alone, but by who he was as a person.
hen Jackie started school he found something he was very good at sports. He liked to play hard. He liked to win. He found out that by winning in sports he got respect from the white children. He liked this feeling and vowed he would always work hard to gain respect.
The baseball knocked some words out of this story. Find where each word belongs.
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y the time he was in high school, Jackie led the football, basketball, baseball and track teams. In 1938, when he was a student at Pasadena Junior College, Jackie led his college teammates to victory in a track meet and a baseball game held 40 miles apart on the same day!
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SAFETY
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2. Wait for the bus in a safe place—away from the road.
5. Please don't eat or drink on the bus.
A S H S T.
P I N E S T.
A S H S T.
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ACACIA CT.
Read the list of places where the school bus picks up students of Acorn Elementary. Mark on the map places the bus stops, then draw the route the bus will take.
PALM ST.
S Y C A M O R E WAY
Make a safety poster for your class illustrating one of these rules.
OAK LANE
3. Listen to the bus driver and follow directions.
C H E R RY S T.
ORANGE AVE.
4. Keep hands, arms and head inside the bus at all times.
GROVE ST.
1. Be at the bus stop early.
CHESTNUT LANE
These are some safety rules from Robin Padgett, a school bus driver from Lynchburg, Virginia. Write the number of the rule each student is talking about next to each student’s face.
GREEN ST.
his year’s theme for National School Bus Safety Week is Avoid Harm, Obey the Stop Arm. While National School Bus Safety Week is always the third week of October, bus safety is a year-round subject.
M A N Z A N I TA AV E .
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SPOTLIGHT
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When they were alive, each member of the Bones family had a favorite hobby. Can you match each portrait with a hobby?
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