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Reading with the Family
Children who love to read will become better students and will build a better future. We want to get kids to appreciate the joys of reading in order to achieve that outcome. Continue reading
Phrases
Pirates and piracy have brought about some vivid terms and phrases. Discuss with your family what each one might mean or make up an explanation of your own. Have some fun with this and then you can look up the … Continue reading
Word Pals
In today’s newspaper, find five sentences containing at least one adjective each. Underline each adjective in red. Underline the noun it describes in blue. Use this list of adjectives and nouns to write five new sentences.
Trick-or-Treat
Write a letter to the editor of the newspaper describing ways kids could stay safe while trick-or-treating. Include safe practices for walking the streets at night and safeguards for eating candy.
Constructive Criticism
The first amendment gives our society the right of free speech. This includes the right to say or print negative things about governments, people and policies. Look through today’s newspaper to find a critical article or editorial. What or who … Continue reading
Pet Seeks Owner
Imagine that animals could seek owners by running an ad in the classified ad section of the newspaper. Pretend that you are an animal looking for an owner. What kind of animal are you? Write a help wanted ad for … Continue reading
Sports
Play this game with the whole family, or a group of pals. You will need a newspaper or magazine with pictures of sports men and women. 1. One person secretly selects a picture of a sports personality from the newspaper … Continue reading
Hink Pinks
Gather your family together and enjoy the guessing game of Hink Pinks. Hink Pinks are a pair of one-syllable words that rhyme. One person comes up with the definition and the rest must guess the two words that rhyme. Example: … Continue reading
What Can Be Recycled
Look through the newspaper for items that can be recycled. List the items and check if they can be recycled in your community. Make a further list of how and where to recycle each item. Think of creative ways to … Continue reading
Antonyms are Opposites
An antonym is a word opposite in meaning to another word. An example would be good – and its antonym is bad. Complete the crossword puzzle by writing the antonym of each word to complete the puzzle. Across 4. expand … Continue reading
