This Week in Kid Scoop

These “at home” activities connect with the Kid Scoop page published in this week’s newspaper in your area.

Backyard Games

32 backyard game suggestions with instructions here include Yard Twister (an outside version of Twister), a Giant Jenga game, Nature Scavenger Hunt, Ring Toss and much more. Most require some outlay and set up but all are good ideas for … Continue reading

Get to Know Brazil

“Allow me to introduce myself: I’m Vinicius, the mascot for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. I’m a mix of all of the different animals found in Brazil. I was born out of the explosion of joy that followed the announcement … Continue reading

Pencilympics

Written in English, Spanish and French, this site has some challenging games to play with a pencil in your hand. Print out the puzzles and then follow the directions. Solutions are given too. These puzzles are very challenging. Web Links … Continue reading

Friends Around the World

The Teacher’s Corner website allows you to select by grade level and area of the world. Links can also bring together teachers and home schoolers. Web Links Keypals and PenpalsEducation World highlights websites to help educators and here they have … Continue reading