Newspaper in Education - KidScoop Schedule

Teachers and Students: Students may submit writing for the following topics. Writing should be emailed to kidscorner@gazettenet.com, mailed to NIE/Daily Hampshire Gazette, 115 Conz Street, Northampton, MA 01060 or you may fax TYPED submission to 413/585-5299 by the posted deadlines. (If handwritten, make it DARK.)

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Deadline	Title	Explanation	Publication Date
July 2	Wonder Words	Write a sentence in which most of the words start with the same sound. For example: Betty's brother brought buckets of beetles.	July 16
July 9	Cricket Chatter	What are crickets saying when they chirp? Make up a conversation between two or more crickets.	July 23
July 16	Add Adjectives	The beetle walked across the table and onto the plate of pickles. Dress up this sentence by adding colorful adjectives. Rewrite it twice.	July 30
July 23	Bug Game	Make up a game in which all the players are bugs. What is the object of the game? What are the main rules?	August 6
July 30	There once was a dragonfly...	Finish this story. Try to keep it to no more than 100 words beyond the beginning that is here.	August 13
August 6	Summer Laughs	Send us a favorite joke or riddle.	August 20
August 13	Invent a Snack	Come up with an idea for a tasty and healthy snack. Give it a name.	August 27