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May/June 2010The Fun Magazine for Kids and Families!

Parents’ Page

Practical Parenting

Beautiful BonesMaze Fun

Let’s Look At LlamasCrossword

Road Sign BingoTwo For Tots

Check all the your classroom needs

and read what other kids are saying!

My 21st Century Classroom Wish List

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Our mission at Kids Only is to provide children with a fun, safe, educational magazine they can enjoy independently & with their parents. We are committed to promoting literacy, critical thinking, and creativity among our young readers. It is our goal that children will read, write, solve problems and laugh every time they pick up Kids Only magazine!

Hey Kids!

We hope you’re enjoying the end of the school year & making plans for a great summer. Now that school’s almost out, lots of families are making vacation plans. If your family is going on a trip, make sure you bring along this issue of KIDS ONLY…there’s a Road Sign Bingo game for you to play in the car!

Also in this issue, we have lots of mazes, jokes and other activities for you. Do you know how many bones you have in your body? Want to know what a llama does when it’s mad? Read this issue to find out!

Make sure that the little ones in your house have fun with the ‘Two for Tots’ section. It’s just for them!!

Remember to send in your art for the art contest. You can have your art published & win a great prize!

Enjoy your reading and have fun!

Laura Bach Editor

This copy belongs to: ________________________

The FUN Magazine for Kids And FamiliesMay/June 2010

PUBLISHERTerri Mendez

EDITORLaura Bach

GRAPHIC DESIGNMartha Ann Cole

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Bobby Blue blows big blue bubbles.

Tongue Twisters

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Try to say these phrases 3 times FAST!

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Desert Word Search

Hi, Guys! I am your skeleton! I give your body shape and let you move. I protect the organs inside your body. I have 206 separate bones.

Babies have more than 300 bones when they are born, but some of them join together as the baby grows up!

SkullMandible (Jaw bone)

Collar bone

SternumHumerus(Upper arm bone)

Radius and Ulna(Lower arm bones)

Femur(Long leg bone)

Patella(Knee cap)

Tibia and Fibula(Lower leg bones)

Your Beautiful Bones!

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Can you unscramble these bone names below?

The femur is the strongestbone in your body! Some say

it is as hard as concrete!

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Would You Like To Ride An ELEPHANT?Elephants are used in parts of the world for 

transportation, to carry heavy loads and just for fun!Circle the words below that describe the way

you might feel if you got the chance to ride one!

happy

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Good grades bring sweet rewards! Did you know that Krispy Kreme Donuts gives kids a free donut for every A they earn on a report card? Publix has free items for good grades, & Blockbuster offers a free movie rental for a report card with at least a B average!

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I love to eat grass, and my wool can be made

into sweaters!

My mother is a hen.

I love to eat and lay in the mud!

I have a hard shell on my backand move very slowly!

I am a bird, but I cannot �y!

I live in the desert and have two humps!

My crowing might wake you in the morning if you lived on a farm!

I am a colorful bird that can be taught

to talk!

WHO AM I?Draw a line from each description

to the animal it describes.

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butterflies elephants

moons

rabbits

giraffes

ice cream sodas

octopi umbrellas

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Printing PracticeLook at the picture by each letter. Write the

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On ______________, our class took a field trip to the museum. It was a really ___________ trip!

Our day began with a bus trip across town. We drove ___ miles and it only took ___ hours to get there! I had

fun because I got to sit by my best friend, _____________. Unfortunately, _____________ sat behind me &

kept _____________ the back of my seat! Annoying!!

Once we got there, we split up into ___ groups & got going. The museum had ___ rooms to explore! Our

first stop was the historical room. We saw clothes that people actually wore in the year ______. They

looked _________! I would not want to wear the shoes they had to wear back then…they were ________

with ______________ buckles on the toe! The men usually wore _________ ______________ when they

worked outside. The women often sewed their own clothes & always had ________ _______________

on their heads. There were other items, too, like _____________ that people liked to read back then and

_____________ that the kids played with. We saw copies of money & newspapers. There was even a copy of

a famous speech given by _______________.

My favorite room featured extinct animals. We saw the bones of dinosaurs that were ___ feet tall! The

dinosaurs looked very __________. We saw stuffed ________ and ________ reptiles. I never knew how

____________ the whooly mammoths were!

After lots of exploring and learning, it was time to get back to school. I don’t think I’ll ever forget this ________

field trip!

With A FriendHere’s How it’s DoneAsk a friend to help you with this funny story! Without showing your friend the story, ask him/her to give you words to fill in the blanks. The crazier the answers, the better! Read the new story out loud for a laugh!

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If you’re like most families, springtime keeps you as busy as a bee! Between spring sports, school parties, field trips, & recitals,

it’s difficult to keep up with it all. With a little organization, however, you can keep your family on track.

One necessity for a busy family is a family calendar. The calendar should be kept in a central location, such as the kitchen, and everyone in the family should be encouraged to read it! Make sure you include pertinent information for each activity on the calendar (times, places, etc.). A great idea is to color-code the calendar where each family member has their own color. This way, you can know at a glance what each family member has going on each day.

Along with the calendar, it is a good idea to have a bulletin board to store all of your party invitations, permission slips, sports schedules, etc. Once you receive an invitation, etc., IMMEDIATELY write the basic information on the calendar, but hold onto the original in case you need more details as the event draws closer. If you don’t write it down immediately, the invitation may get lost in other paperwork, only to be found when it’s too late! Also, if permission slips or other papers come home from school, go ahead & fill them out RIGHT THEN & put them back in your child’s backpack. Once it’s done, you don’t have to think about it again!

If your kids are involved in spring sports, you may be spending a lot of time hunting down cleats, uniforms & baseball mitts! Try having a designated spot for all sports equipment. You can purchase a rack made specifically for holding sporting equipment or just use any container you have already. Always check periodically to make sure the kids are putting their equipment where it belongs so that you’re not frantically searching on game day! I have a friend who washes sports uniforms & keeps them on a shelf in the laundry until game day. She always knows where the kids’ uniforms are & doesn’t have to go searching at the last minute!

With all of your organizing and scheduling, remember to schedule in some family time. After looking at your calendar, guard your unscheduled time. Say no to other activities that may come up. Those family dinners & Sunday afternoons at home are precious & necessary for your busy family!

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Some ducks were walking down a path. There was a duck in front of two ducks, a duck behind two ducks, and a duck between two ducks.

How many ducks were there in all?

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Llamas are related to the camel.A lot of llamas live in the mountains of South America.

Their wool can be used for beautiful sweaters.

When they are mad, they spit!Llamas talk to each other by humming.

People can ride llamas and use them to carry things. They are a “4 legged suitcase.”

They have been used by people in South America for 5000 years!

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I am a llama. I am very smart and

easy to train.

I live in South America.

I love to ride a llama!

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.8. A cold summer drink11. The sixth month of the year13. A camel’s eye has eyelids.14. All the bones of our body make up our .15. An animal that lives in the desert16. Something that you ride that has 2 tires

1. The strongest bone in your body3. Something you ride in that has 4 tires4. A camel's hump is made of this5. A very big animal with a trunk6. The hard bone of our head is called the ____________.9. A vehicle that flys in the air10. An animal with a hard shell on its back12. You can swim in a swimming ____________.

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Kids’ SuDokuHere’s How it’s Done...Fill in the squares with the numbers 1 to 4 so that every row has each number once, every column has each number once, and each 2 x 2 box has each number once.

Try this one . . . it’s a little harder

Fill in the squares with the numbers 1 to 6 so that every row, column and 3 x 2 box has each number once. Make sure you don’t repeat the numbers.

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I am a Bactrian camel. I have 2 humps!

My back is perfect for a saddle!

I have only one humpand am called a

Dromedary camel!

The humps on a camel’s back are made of fat. This fat

gives camels food to eat so they can survive in the desert!

Camels have 2 eyelids on each eye. One of them is transparent (see-through).

They close them to keep out the blowing sand and see at the same time!

Camels have flat feet to help them walk and run on sand.They can run up to 45 miles per hour! They can carry

very heavy loads!

We have been used by man for thousands

of years!

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Drawing ContestDo you like to draw? We would love to see your art! Send your art to us no later than June 15 and you may have a chance to win a gift certificate for Barb’s on Mulberry AND.... your art will be published in the next issue of Kids Only! Don’t forget

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You Can Draw An AirplaneUse the grid on the right to draw your own airplane!

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What has a mouth but does not eat,a bank but has no money, and a bed but does not sleep?

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What’s the first thing you do when you jump in a pool?

answer on page 29

Start here!

Can you �nd your way to the cherry on the top of this yummy ice cream sundae?

End here!

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ROAD SIGN BINGOAs you travel in the car, notice the road signs along

your way. If you see one that looks like one in the grid below,cross it off the grid. See how long it takes you to complete

an entire horizontal, diagonal or vertical line.

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All of the things below are ways people can travel from place to place! A space alien might use the space ship! One of the things in each row below is di�erent from

the others in that row. Can you �nd the ones that are not the same?

Can You Find The Di�erence?

RIDDLESPage 7Board

Page 16Three ducks, waddling single file

Page 24 A river

Page 25You get wet!

Answer Key

SuDoku Page 20

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Summer Fun Crossword Page 19

1. parrot2. chicken3. kitty4. puppy

5. turtle6. horse7. goat8. rooster

1. radius2. ulna3. femur

4. tibia5. fibula6. skull

Your Beautiful BonesPage 6

Animal ScramblePage 12

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Adventure Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

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