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Who knew ghosts, goblins, and ghouls could come to the rescue of a community looking for a new way to make things better for kids? In this issue, you will discover how one California city—and group of creative women—devised a spooky-but-fun way to do just that! Hundreds of community volunteers have gathered every October for fifty years to create a Ghost House that raises eyebrows while raising money for local charities, and turning a Halloween adventure into activities that last year round! Your young citizen will be introduced to community service as a way for people of all ages to make positive and lasting changes in the lives of others—always a “boo-tiful” idea!
In this issue, young citizens will:
- Read informational text about a clever community fund-raising idea
- Fill in spooky disappearing vowels in words
- Find similarities and differences in Halloween masks
- Help a lost ghost find its way home
- Read closely for context clues to fill in ghoulish blanks
- Use the newspaper for a Halloween scavenger hunt
- Race the clock to find matching scary portraits
- Learn what it means to give back to your community through volunteerism
- Write descriptively about a woman to admire, incluidng facts as supporting evidence
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