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Summer time is fair time! There are so many things to entertain the whole family—from farm and livestock exhibits, to colorful flowers on display, to home baked goods and crafts that have earned ribbons! And don’t forget the food, carnival rides and games. This issue takes your young fair goer on a personal virtual tour that will generate excitement or prepare for a visit. Look for details to identify common attributes in game prizes. Help four young fairgoers figure out budgets for food. Challenge a family member to help you pop balloons to total a sum. Work like a detective to discover the pie baking contest winners and help complete a fair-worthy quilt. You’ll be inspired and prepared for a real country fair visit after completing the activities in this issue!
In this issue young fair-goers will:
- read expository text about fairs
- look for similarities and differences to determine common attributes
- visit the Snack Shack and add up the cost of fair food for four Kid Scoop friends
- pop the most carnival balloons to score exactly 100
- use a code to identify winning pie bakers
- use the newspaper to seek numbers before and after and to practice number expression
- report an imaginary carnival using newspaper format
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