This Week in Kid Scoop

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

Smokey Bear

Smokey Bear has been around for 75 years and his message is as relevant today as it was 75 years ago. Learn more about Smokey. Continue reading

Fact and Opinion

Start a discussion about Fact and Opinion. This is an important way to learn the difference between what people might say and what are the facts.t Continue reading

Classic Outdoor Games

What could be more fun on a clear, fall day than some outdoor games to keep you moving and laughing. Continue reading

Talk About Teasing

When you see bullying, there are safe things you can do to make it stop. Continue reading

A History of Lunchboxes

How people carry their lunches to school has changed over time. This article is filled with pictures of the lunch box collection at the Smithsonian Museum. Take a look with your parents or grandparents to see if they recognize any of these. Continue reading

Immunization

The Fall school term is beginning all over the country and one of the essentials for starting school is immunization. Immunization protects your community from the spread of diseases that in the past have been deadly. Continue reading

Sea Turtles

Seven different species of sea turtles roam the world’s oceans. Sea turtles can live to a great age but more and more their lives are endangered by the impact of humans on their ocean environments. Continue reading

Make Space for Reading

Here’s our final page in our Universe of Learning series. We round off with a coloring page and information about each of our planets. Continue reading

Gravity

What keeps us all from floating off into space? — gravity! Have some fun with this topic and learn about how different planets have different amounts of gravity. Continue reading

Living in Space

Life on the International Space Station has seen 236 astronauts from 18 countries and the experiments they conduct are ongoing. Continue reading