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1, 2 JUST FOR YOU! AN AWESOME ALPHABET Use your pencil or crayon and trace the capital letter A. Then trace the lowercase a. Practice makes perfect so do it one more time. Can you name the two pictures of words that start with the letter A? Go ahead and color the pictures too.
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Print literacy is an important piece of children learning to read. Point out letters and words in the world around you, whether on street signs, in books, or posters on your wall. Alphabet magnets are a great way for kids to be able to see the shape of the letters and move them around to make words.
FINGER PLAY: ‘WAY UP HIGH IN AN APPLE TREE’ “Way Up High in an Apple Tree” (to the tune of “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”) Way up high in an apple tree, (hold up both your hands and spread your fingers for a pretend apple tree) Five red apples smiled down at me. (hold up 5 fingers) I shook that tree as hard as I could, (pretend to shake the tree) Down came an apple! (catch apple and bite it)
Mmmmm, it was good! (rub your tummy in a circle motion) (Repeat the song with 4, 3, 2, 1, then continue with the ending below) Way up high in that apple tree. (hold up both your hands and spread your fingers for pretend apple tree) No more apples smiling down at me. (hide your hands behind your back.)
I shook that tree as hard as I could. (pretend to shake the tree) Down came no apples! They’re gone for good! (hands out to sides with “what” hands, shoulders up and down on “gone/good”) Way up high in that apple tree, (hold up both your hands and spread your fingers for pretend apple tree) No more apples left for me. (“sad” face and pose) Wednesday, September 9, 2020 | 3
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Food is a human need. You can’t live without it!
A NEED is something you must have in order to survive. For example, you need shelter, clothing, food, water and sometimes medicines.
A WANT is something you would like to have but can live without. A music player, television and bike are wants not needs.
But ice cream and other treats are wants, while healthy fruits and veggies are needs!
Wants or Needs Through History
Look at each of the periods of history below. Write a W next to the things that you think would have been a WANT in that time. Write an N next to those items that would have been needs. Cross out the items that didn’t exist at that point in history.
FIRE WATER CAVE/SHELTER RADIO
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SPEAR DOGS FRUIT FISH
SANDALS FIRE GOLD SPICES CATS
GOATS SHELTER PYRAMIDS
CATTLE HAT ROPE WHEELS
BOOTS HOUSE GUITAR HORSE
What do you think?
Over time, most needs have stayed the same. But some things are needs in one time period and wants in another. For example, during the times of the American West, having a horse helped people travel and hunt. While some people did not have horses, most did, and they were highly needed. Today, having a horse is more of a want.
Wants and Needs Newspaper Search Look through the newspaper for pictures of things or words that represent wants and needs. Paste them into the correct side of the chart below:
What do you think? In which time period would a digital tablet be a need and in which time period would it be a want? Why would a digital tablet be a need in the time of coronavirus?
Draw a GREEN circle around needs that have stayed the same over time. Draw a RED circle around things that have been a need in one time period and a want in another.
Standards Link: Use the newspaper to locate information.
Throughout history, people of all ages have needed more than things. We also need to laugh, to love and to feel safe. Connect the punchline to each riddle.
Kid Scoop’s Super Silly Jokes for Kids is here! Order your copy today at your local bookstore or Amazon.com!
MEDICINES SURVIVE SHELTER HISTORY TRAVEL TABLET WATER WANTS HORSE CARDS CAVE SAME HUNT FOOD BIKE
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Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recongized identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
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FIRST-GRADE BOOK OF THE MON Dear Families My Lucky Day is a fun story about a pig that makes a habit of tricking other animals. It is a wonderful way to grab an interesting book to start a habit of reading. YouTube has several versions of this book read aloud so your child can enjoy this book on their own. Remember to read 20 minutes a day to build reading skills for your child as well as encourage them to enjoy reading. Happy Reading!
Happy reading!
About the Author
Keiko Kasza was born on a small Japanese island in the Inland Sea of Japan. “All the steps I took growing up were very normal,” Ms. Kasza says. “The only unusual thing I did was go to college in the United States.” “Ms. Kasza compares the process of making a book to acting on stage under the lights:”I become the character that I’m working on at that moment. I pretend that I’m a bird looking for a mother, or a pig trying to impress his girlfriend. When I’m acting, I’m a child myself.” Ms. Kasza’s ambition is not to create a hundred books, but to “create one really good book that will be kept on the family bookshelves for generations, although a hundred really good books would be even better, of course!” Keiko Kasza lives in Indiana with her husband and two sons.
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Use the space provided to write about your lucky day. Include a picture of your lucky day.
Dear Students,
In this month’s book, Fox thinks that it is his lucky day, but it ends up being pigs lucky day. Pig starts out by convincing the fox that he needs a bath to wash off all the dirt. Read this fun book to find out how things change for the fox. Do you have lucky days? What would a lucky day look like for you?
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Cody’s Cabin: Life in a Pine Forest
Exploring a Rocky Mountain Forest with a Curious Cocker Spaniel CHAPTER 3
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inutes pass and Cody and his family remain quiet. The warming sunlight brings out larger animals, too. The little dog watches a female mule deer and her two spotted fawns nibble grass that grows in the open areas of the forest. The deer graze quietly, unaware of the dog and his human family nearby. Suddenly the doe’s large ears stand up, and her head snaps in attention. She keeps her eyes focused on a pine tree, and a moment later, a red fox walks out from behind the tree. The fox then sits near a mound of dirt. Cody stands quickly. His people see the fox as well, and they watch as the silky-furred creature cocks its head so that its ear is just a few inches above the dirt pile. The fox listens intently, waiting for the right moment
claim a mouse meal.
tures, including coyotes and wolves, the fox is a carnivore – it eats smaller animals to survive. Dogs are also carnivores, but Cody doesn’t have to hunt other animals for his food; his human family gives him crunchy kibble from a bag for his meals. As Cody watches his red fox cousin pounce on the mouse and miss, he’s thankful his lunch comes from a bag at the grocery store! Cody and his human family resume their morning stroll. A western meadowlark greets them with its welcoming warble. This bright yellow and black bird with a large dark “V” on its chest is a summer visitor to the area, just like Cody and his people. Many songbirds visit the forest and its meadows during the summer season, their happy songs ringing across the landscape.
To be continued
DID YOU KNOW...? Deer are among the most numerous wild mammals in America. Mule and whitetail deer are the most well-known. Mule deer are found in the western U.S. and known for their large ears and black-tipped tails. Whitetail deer live in many states, west and east of the Mississippi River. They prefer lower elevations near streams and rivers and have white flag-like tails. There are several types of foxes in the United States. The red fox is the most numerous and well-known; it’s found throughout the United States. Red foxes catch mice and other small animals by listening closely at dirt burrows and pouncing quickly in an arching fashion. Western meadowlarks are about the size of robins with a bright yellow belly featuring a black “V.” The western meadowlark is the state bird of Wyoming, where Cody lives. LEARN A NEW WORD: Carnivores are animals that eat other animals for food. NEXT WEEK: Cody and his family discover a mysterious set of paw prints.
to pounce on a daydreaming mouse hidden beneath the earth. The red fox arches its body then swiftly and silently leaps, landing
on the mound in the attempt to Like other canine crea-
Copyright (c) Feb. 2015 | Updated May 2020 | Waggin’ Tales Inspirational Pet Stories | Gayle M. Irwin, owner Casper, Wyoming
Sources for Did You Know and Learning a New Word include: Smithsonian Institute; National Geographic Society; National Wild Turkey Federation; Cornell Lab of Ornithology; Owl Institute; NatureWorks, and Merriam-Webster Dictionary as well as Dictionary.com.
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Cody’s Cabin: Life in a Pine Forest
Exploring a Rocky Mountain Forest with a Curious Cocker Spaniel
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UPRIVER Written by A. LaFaye | Illustrated by Peter Catalanotto
Chapter 13 Crated Up The Story So Far: Still hiding in Mr. Bertrand’s treasured crate of china, Iah and Vinny panic when someone notices that the seal is broken. The lid creaked as the sun pierced through the straw, turning it into strings of light. Somebody snatched something out of the packing. “A broken plate.” I sighed in relief as I recognized Mr. Frank’s voice. “What Bertrand doesn’t know until he gets to Fort Union won’t hurt us,” said Mr. Davis. Frank laughed. “That’s sly, Mr. Davis. We’ll be back in Dakota Territory by then.” The plate pieces clanked as Frank tucked them back into the straw. Vinny and I clutched each other and held our breath as we waited to see if they’d find us. The lid dropped real suddenlike, then them fellas moved quickly away from the crate. A
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second later Mr. Davis sounded all smiles, saying, “Mr. Bertrand. Good news, things look magnificent. Fine china.” We both knew where this conversation was headed, so Vinny and I started a blind search for broken plates, pulling them down toward us as fast as we could move. “Nothing broken?” I cut my hand as I pulled back a
piece of a saucer. “Perfect.” Sucking my hand, I dug around with the other. “I want to see.” Vinny stuffed a broken piece into my pocket. “But we’ve just sealed the crate. You don’t want to loosen up the nails too much. Makes it dangerous to transport.”
I pulled down a tray that felt as smooth and whole as the day it was packed, so I pushed it straight up through the straw, hoping Mr. Bertrand would find it. “I will see my china, Mr. Davis. Now.” “Of course, sir.” Sounded like Mr. Davis made a show of prying up the nail he hadn’t even nailed down yet, then opened the crate,
UPRIVER Written by A. LaFaye | Illustrated by Peter Catalanotto
letting the sun light it up again. “But you better hurry if you want to take the first wagon up to Fort Union. It’ll be arriving shortly. The rest won’t arrive until they’ve had time to send word that we’ve wrecked.” “Wagon? What wagon?” “We should’ve docked at the fort last night, Mr. Bertrand. When we didn’t, they would’ve sent someone down to look for us. It’s standard procedure.” “I see.” He paused. Probably to decide what to do. Look at his china and risk missing the wagon, or let it wait until the fort to have a look. “Mr. Davis, you aren’t hiding broken dishes on me, are you? Trying to have the chance to blame it on the wagon trip to the fort, I bet. Let me have a look!” Near about had my heart between my teeth. “There’s the wagon now!” Davis shouted. “What?” I could hear the turn to look in the swoop of Bertrand’s voice. “If I don’t get this crate secure, you’ll be waiting until morning for
another wagon.” Davis had already started to seal the crate. “Besides, your china’s still our cargo, whether it’s on a ship or a wagon.” “All right, all right.” Mr. Bertrand sounded a little scared. “I see you’re just looking after my best interests, Mr. Davis. Thank you. I’ll go see to getting on that wagon.” “I’ll get the crate loaded up for you.” “Thank you, sir. Thank you.” Mr. Bertrand walked off. “Any time.” Mr. Davis finished off the nails as the hustle and bustle of the arriving wagon sent folks to talking and shouting and moving the cargo around us. In all that hullabaloo, Mr. Davis had the chance to lean down, put a finger in an airhole, and wiggle it about like he might be inspecting it. Felt a little like biting it until he said, “Keep still in there. I’ll get you out when it’s safe.” Could have hugged that man through wood for his kind words. I hugged Vinny instead. Felt so heart good to be safe again. At least for
now. Meant a lot to me to know that Mr. Davis stayed true to his liberator roots. He seemed like a good man now, but a curious one at that. He said he’d help get us to safety. Then why had he been whispering to Cole back in the saloon? And what made Cole cautious enough to walk off after Davis said what he did about Vinny? He’d backed down from a fight with a ship’s clerk. Why? The worry of it had me fidgeting near about as much as that itchy straw. “Didn’t you hear? Davis told us to keep still.” Vinny nudged me. “Sorry.” She huffed, then whispered, “Well, I guess this is better than being hog-tied in that stinky outhouse of a boat.” To me a trap was a trap, and we only had the wagon’s ride to Fort Union to figure out a way to get to the Hemshaw place. That would take us days. A man like Cole had hunted plenty of animals down in much less time. Could we really get away from him, even with Mr. Davis’s help?
Being boxed up in that crate meant I had nothing but time to worry over just when and how Bearclaw Cole would find us. Would he stop the wagon on its way to Fort Union? Hold it up like a stagecoach carrying the payroll for a mine or a railroad? A man who could steal a child would go that far for sure. Had me straining my ears for any sound of him as they loaded us into the wagon. Once we got moving, the bump and roll of the road tried to pull me into sleep, and my stiff, achy body begged to do just that. The voices of the drivers sounded like they came from the clouds, all mumbly and distant. If I didn’t do something, I’d be sleeping when Cole found us. I rubbed my muscles to keep my senses sharp, but worrying had set my mind on edge as I wondered just when Cole and his men would pounce. The sound of horses approaching at high speed told me it’d be sooner rather than later.
To be continued
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SEPTEMBER 11TH: PATRIOT DAY
September 9-15
Why are so many people wearing masks? T he coronavirus has created a health crisis across the nation and around the world. But there are ways to protect yourself and others from getting sick. One way is to wear a face mask.
How Coronavirus Spreads
COVID-19 Carrier
The coronavirus can spread when people breathe, talk, cough, or sneeze. Some people who don’t feel sick might have the virus and could spread it unknowingly.
Wearing a Mask
Healthy Person
HIGH RISK
without mask
COVID-19 Carrier
without mask
MODERATE RISK
without mask
Healthy Person with mask
Replace the missing words.
When you go out, wear a mask to help stop the ___________ of the virus.
COVID-19 Carrier
Make sure the mask covers your mouth and ________ and fits snug against your face. Wearing a mask helps keep the virus from reaching ____________. When you wear a mask, it can also stop the __________ from reaching you. Babies and children less than two years old are too __________ to wear a mask. But when others wear a mask, they are better protected.
COVID-19 Carrier
without mask
Healthy Person
LOWER RISK
with mask
COVID-19 Carrier
with mask
Healthy Person
LOWEST RISK
with mask
HEALTH TIP: Washing your hands often and thoroughly works extremely well to stop the spread of coronavirus. If you can’t wash your hands right away after touching something that might have germs on it, use hand sanitizer that has at least 70% alcohol.
Healthy Person
LOW RISK
with mask
with mask
6 FEET PHYSICAL DISTANCE This is a general guideline. Different masks offer different levels of protection. GRAPHIC ADAPTED FROM MARIPOSA COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES POSTER
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