September 2026 Issue is Here

“Reading is not optional.”
– Walter Dean Myers

Here are your links to the September 2026 Kid Scoop News Scavenger Hunts:

Scavenger Hunt
Early Elementary Scavenger Hunt

September Greetings, Teachers!

September brings the excitement of a new school year and a fresh start in the classroom. It is a great time to help students settle into routines, build friendships, and practice kind and fair ways to handle challenges. This month’s issue is filled with fun topics that can spark curiosity, conversation, and a love of reading.

New: A Scavenger Hunt for Early Elementary Students!

Each issue will now include an additional four question scavenger hunt created especially for first graders and other early elementary students. The simpler questions give younger readers a fun way to explore the newspaper and join the scavenger hunt.

What’s Inside the September 2026 Issue?

This month, students will explore fair ways to solve conflicts, learn how dolphins are trained, and discover the science behind a curveball. They can also uncover the mystery of unicorns, learn how ShelterBox helps families after disasters, and find out why pears turn brown.

The issue also includes activities about saving money, puzzles, reading practice, and plenty of opportunities to learn, think, and have fun.

Articles and activities include:

• News: Kids Interview ShelterBox USA
  Students will meet Kerri Murray, president of ShelterBox USA, through questions asked by a class of young reporters. They will learn how the organization delivers emergency shelter and supplies to families affected by disasters and conflict.
• Spotlight: Fair or Foul?
  Students will explore fair and unfair ways to handle disagreements. Cartoons and examples from everyday life help them practice sharing, taking turns, compromising, calming down, and choosing words that do not make a conflict worse.
• Animal: Dolphins Go to School
  Students will discover how dolphin trainers build trust, use rewards, and teach behaviors through signals and cues. Reading activities, math problems, and puzzles make the training process easy and fun to understand.
• Puzzles
  Students can solve riddles, crack a secret message, and search for the one taxi that does not have an identical twin. These activities offer a playful break while building attention and problem solving skills.
• Activity Calendar
  September’s calendar is filled with reading, crafts, family activities, kindness challenges, and signs of autumn. It also includes library activities and special days such as Constitution Day and Talk Like a Pirate Day.
• Sport: The Science of Baseball
  Students will learn why a baseball curves through the air and how pitchers use different kinds of pitches to surprise batters. Math, diagrams, mazes, and a Venn diagram bring the science of the game to life.
• Legend: The Puzzle of the Unicorn
  Students will explore where unicorn legends may have come from and learn about narwhals, rhinoceroses, and a small horned dinosaur called bagaceratops. Puzzles, matching, and drawing activities add to the mystery.
• Food: Pears
  Students will learn about the history of pears, discover interesting pear facts, and make a simple pear wrap. They can also try an experiment to see how water, lemon juice, and air affect how quickly pear slices turn brown.
• Safety: ShelterBox Sends Lifesaving Aid
  Students will learn what families may need after floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, and conflict. A math activity helps them identify the tools and supplies that might be included in a ShelterBox aid package.
• Money Matters: Interest
  Students will learn the meaning of deposits, withdrawals, balances, and interest. They will also help complete a savings account record and see how money can grow when it is kept in a bank or credit union.
• Parent Scoop
  This month’s Parent Scoop shares simple ways families can talk about conflict resolution at home. It also includes a noun activity and a recommendation for Paper John by David Small.
• Early Learners
  Young children will practice the letter F, the number 7, counting, matching, movement, and position words. Activities about fruit and newspaper searches make early learning playful and easy to do together.

Kid Scoop News Reading Tip

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Helping Children Get Back Into Reading

As school routines begin again, families can help children return to regular reading in simple and enjoyable ways. Scholastic suggests making reading aloud more interactive, reading the same book as your child, letting children choose books that interest them, revisiting favorite stories, and connecting books with crafts, outings, or other activities. These small steps can help reading feel less like an assignment and more like a special part of family life.

Read the full article: How to Get Back Into Reading After Summer Break

A few minutes of reading each day can inspire a lifetime of curiosity.

Thank you for helping us inspire curiosity, creativity, and a love of learning in young readers.