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21 How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss The Grinch just hated Christmas with all the hustle and bustle. He hated watching the people singing, decorating and making their preparations. It really annoyed him. So he hatched a plot to spoil Christmas and disguised as Santa he went down to the town. But somewhere along the way, things took a turn and in the end, the spirit of Christmas shines through. This is a must read, all-time great, Christmas children's classic. Santa's Village claus.com/village.php Take a tour of Santa's Village and check your Naughty or Nice rating. Visit the Toy Workshop with your Elf Buddy and see the Santa Show. You can also play with reindeer in the Reindeer Barn, print Elf Diplomas, send an email to Santa and enjoy some holiday fun. Elf Clubhouse northpole.com/clubhouse/games/ Build a snowman, trim a tree, chat with Santa's elves and listen to a story. Christmas Games akidsheart.com/holidays/christms/chgames.htm Here are lots of online games and clip art for the season. Winter Games pbskids.org/games/holiday/ A great PBS selection of games for kids on the theme of winter. Research: to locate through the the advertisements. Find like create advertisement safety. Online Poster through the the advertisements. Find like create advertisement Poster You street. and a internet. Online The noun permission PERMISSION This week's word: T E N R You street. and a internet. Research: to locate safety. through the the Poster the advertisements. Find like create advertisement safety. Technology and devices can be useful. But there are times when it's best to put devices away. An example is when somebody is crossing the street. If they're on their phone when they're crossing the street, they might not be able to see a car coming. Safety: There are times when your or someone else's safety could be at risk. An example of this is when someone is talking to you directly. If your friend is trying to tell you an important story, put down your game and listen. It's important to pause for people! Respect for people: There are times when it hurts other people's feelings if you are distracted and not paying attention to them. An example is when you are reading a book, doing homework, or even doing a craft. These activities require you to give a task your full attention, and sometimes having devices out makes it harder to concentrate on what you're doing. Concentration: There are times when you should give your full attention to a specic activity. Doctors recommend that people stop using devices at least an hour before bedtime because the blue light in the screen can aect how well you sleep. Sleep: There are quiet times, like bedtime, when devices should be put away. Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information Look through the newspaper at the advertisements. Find a design you like and use it to create an advertisement for online safety. Online Safety Poster Look through the newspaper at the advertisements. Find a design you like and use it to create an advertisement Safety Poster Do you know about the Internet Trac Light? The poem below is a good way to remember: We go online to nd new things to do and see The Internet Trac Light shows where we need to be Green means GO to sites we TRUST Yellow means SLOW, being SAFE is a must Red means STOP, ask if it's okay Trust your gut to go the right way! A: It means the site is ok for you to visit. A: Slow down and leave the site, or ask a trusted adult for permission to visit. Q: What should I do when I nd a site I think is a green light site? Q: What should I do when I nd a site I think is a yellow light site? Q: What should I do when I nd a site I think is a red light site? A: Leave the site and talk to a trusted adult about it. They created the Internet Trac Light to help you. © 2020 Common Sense Education.™ Used by permission. For more information, visit commonsense.org/education What advice would you give a grown-up to not be distracted by devices? Draw about it. Share this page with a parent. See if there are any other rules they would add to the ones on this page. Good Example/Bad Example The noun permission means being allowed do something. PERMISSION Try to use the permission in a today when talking friends and family Katy's mom gave permission to chat with her best friend This week's Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recongized identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns. INTERNET SAFETY LIGHT STREETS SITE TRAFFIC ONLINE RED YELLOW GREEN VISIT PLEDGE SAFE ASK THINK H T R A F F I C L P L E D G E V Y I T L V I S I T W G S N W O T E Y E H K A E R E D E N T S E F E E W L I K A A T E R S L L N T B F I T G O N I J F D E S Y W O H T E N R E T N I T Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate for online safety. Look through the newspaper at the Safety Poster newspaper at the advertisements. Find a design you like and use it to create an advertisement for online safety. the street. If they're on their they're crossing the street, be able to see a car An example of this is when talking to you directly. trying to tell you an important put down your game important to pause Respect for people: times when it hurts feelings if you are distracted not paying attention An example is when you book, doing homework, a craft. These activities to give a task your full and sometimes having makes it harder to concentrate what you're doing. Concentration: There when you should give attention to a specic Doctors recommend that using devices at least bedtime because the blue screen can aect how Sleep: There are quiet bedtime, when devices put away. Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information Look through the newspaper at the advertisements. Find a design you like and use it to create an advertisement for online safety. Online Safety Poster Look through the newspaper at the advertisements. Find a design you like and use it to create an advertisement Safety Poster A: Slow down and leave the site, or ask a trusted adult for permission to visit. Q: What should I do when I nd a site I think is a red light site? Leave the talk to a adult about it. information, visit commonsense.org/education The noun permission means being allowed to do something. PERMISSION Try to use the word permission in a sentence today when talking with your friends and family members. Katy's mom gave her permission to chat online with her best friend Melinda. This week's word: Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recongized identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns. H T R A F F I C L P L E D G E V Y I T L V I S I T W G S N W O T E Y E H K A E R E D E N T S E F E E W L I K A A T E R S L L N T B F I T G O N I J F D E S Y W O H T E N R E T N I T Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate for online safety. Look through the newspaper at the Safety Poster newspaper at the advertisements. Find a design you like and use it to create an advertisement for online safety. An example of this is when someone is talking to you directly. If your friend is trying to tell you an important story, put down your game and listen. It's important to pause for people! Respect for people: There are times when it hurts other people's feelings if you are distracted and not paying attention to them. An example is when you are reading a book, doing homework, or even doing a craft. These activities require you to give a task your full attention, and sometimes having devices out makes it harder to concentrate on what you're doing. Concentration: There are times when you should give your full attention to a specic activity. Doctors recommend that people stop using devices at least an hour before bedtime because the blue light in the screen can aect how well you sleep. Sleep: There are quiet times, like bedtime, when devices should be put away. Technology and devices can be useful. But there are times when it's best to put devices away. December 2020 Vicki Whiting www.kidscoop.com Official Kids Mag

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