Start-Up Instructions

Welcome aboard! The following are instructions for using Kid Scoop pages in your newspaper.

How to download Kid Scoop from our website:

1. From the kidscoop.com home page or Newspapers page, click on Customer Log-in/Download Zone.
2. You will be presented with a Download Menu of our products. Click on the one you wish to download. Enter your username and password all in lowercase with no spaces. Passwords are assigned to customers only and are sent on receipt of signed contracts.
3. Check the Publication dates and scroll to the page you need. The Publication date refers to the Sunday at the beginning of the publication week. We have 22 different versions of the page to choose from (more information on formats). Click on the page you want and it will download the PDF.

Promote Your Page

Each week, Kid Scoop provides, at no extra charge, new ads for your in-paper use to promote the next edition of the page to teachers, students and parents. Consistent publication of these ads keeps interest in Kid Scoop and your program.

This is an ad to promote Kid Scoop as a new page in your newspaper. Add your publication date and logo to customize.

What You Get With Kid Scoop

Teacher Scoop
Teacher Scoop is a free, monthly newsletter you distribute to teachers using the newspaper in the classroom. It previews upcoming Kid Scoop topics, gives weekly Write On! prompts and describes lessons ideas for using the newspaper with students.

To download Teacher Scoop, follow the steps above and click on Teacher Scoop at the Download Menu. By clicking the link you will download a 4 page letter size PDF. If you publish the LOCAL version, you will need pages 1 and 2. Add your logo and address on Page 1 (as shown on Page 4), copy two-sided on to letter-sized paper, duplicate and distribute to your teachers. If you publish the TOTALLY TURNKEY version, you will need pages 2 and 3. Add your logo to Page 3 and use the bottom space to promote your local program. Copy two-sided on to letter-sized paper, duplicate and distribute to your teachers.

Weekly Writing Corner column
If you publish the LOCAL version of Kid Scoop, you must add a contact name and address on the page in the Write On! box under "Send your story to:". Your local children will submit stories to you by the announced deadline. You format stories for the Weekly Writing Column and publish them on the appropriate page - check the Publication Schedule for dates.

If you are just starting to publish Kid Scoop or if you need to supplement your local stories, each week we post a formatted column of stories. You may select from these if you need just a few, or you may use the entire column. To download the Write On! column, follow the steps above and click on Weekly Writing Corner at the Download Menu. Check the date and click on the link to download the PDF. More information on the Weekly Writing Corner.

Publication Schedule

This list of upcoming Kid Scoop and Weekly Writing Corner topics is updated regularly. It is designed to keep you up to date on which page and story topics are published each week.

Troubleshooting

If you ever have problems downloading or if you spot an error on the page, please contact us. We are here to help make Kid Scoop work for you!