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OVERVIEW

WORLDkids readers, usually between ages eight and ten, have begun piecing the world together in new and more complicated ways. They’re ready for an awareness of current events, but they need lots of background knowledge to build their understanding of what’s going on in the world. WORLDkids connects the news to things kids can already relate to, then uses those touchpoints to take their understanding deeper. Along the way, WORLDkids drops Christian worldview “bread crumbs,” adding wisdom to news and knowledge.

WORLDkids organizes current events into six topic areas, each with multiple stories that provide the context to help children understand the topic more fully.

EACH TOPIC SECTION INCLUDES:

• Four stories

• Online interactive activity

• Photo slideshows with each online story

• Knowledge-reinforcing activities and puzzles

• Quiz for comprehension and application

RECOMMENDED PACING:

Daily—

• Read the daily News Shorts online to grow an appreciation for what’s happening around the world.

Weekly—

• Work through one topic section during the week. Read all four stories with the online photo slideshows, do the interactive activity, and take the quiz. Each section should be done as a whole to better understand the topic and how to engage current events.

• Complete one of the printable worksheets included with the teaching guide to gauge reading comprehension and increase understanding.

TEACHING GUIDE & WORKSHEETS

JANUARY/FEBRUARY2020

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ScienceSoup makes the stuff of earth and space fascinating, with

a cornucopia of aromatic ingredients to ignite a passion for the

natural world.

From an active volcano expedition, to the launch of a new space

telescope, ScienceSoup uses creative themes and attention-getting

topics to engage your children’s senses, helping them fall in love

with the study of science.

Illustrated with eye-popping photos and delightful videos,

ScienceSoup ties current events to the laws of nature, using simple

but testable explanations to help science make sense.

And lest we forget, ScienceSoup provides suggestions for fun and

safe experiments at home, so your kids can use all their senses to

see how God’s marvelous creation really works!

THERE IS NO NEED TO BE A GENIUS TO HAVE A TASTE FOR SCIENCE SOUP!

1. Stomaching Science: Down the hatch! Athletes swallow transmitters for a study about body temperature.

2. Climate Control: Thermoregulation keeps the body just the right temp—not too hot and not too cold.

3. Cone Collectors: Saving pine cone seeds may someday save forests after fire.

4. How Pine Cones Work: Pine cones protect seeds and act as weather predictors.

5. Gathering Cones: In Russia, a team of workers gathers cones to save seeds for a new generation of trees. (Online Explore It Interactive)

SCIENCE SOUP STORIES Check the box after reading each story, and then take the quiz.

READING QUIZ

1. Athletes swallow capsules containing __. a) chemicals to make them run faster b) medicine to keep them from getting too hot c) a thermometer d) a transmitter and a battery

2. A thermostat is __. a) an organ in the body b) part of the brain c) a small blood vessel d) a switch that keeps temperatures steady

3. Seed collection will help forests recover from __. a) hurricanes b) landslides c) fires d) earthquakes

4. Male pine cones __. a) are small b) are large c) don’t last long d) a and c

5. How did God design pine trees to make new growth?

VOCABULARY QUIZ 1. sweltering a) very hot b) congested c) popular

2. regulates a) turns off b) controls c) increases

3. hefty a) leafy b) large wc) dry

4. gradually a) all at once b) little by little c) rarely

JANUARY/FEBRUARY TEACHING GUIDE

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TIME MACHINE STORIES Check the box after reading each story, and then take the quiz.

Our time machine has both forward and rewind buttons. As it runs

in reverse, it might groan and spit out a cloud of rust from the

Industrial Age, salt spray from the bow of a Viking ship or a sandy

haze from King Pharaoh’s mines.

Time Machine can also zip into the future, reporting plans for an

Arctic exploration, nuclear fusion or cancer research.

Using current events to explain history and history to explain

current events, Time Machine will help your child recognize the

significance of big moments and the vital connection between past

and present.

With attention-grabbing graphics and engaging activities, kids will

take the wheel of this Time Machine, launching amazing expeditions

of wonder and learning.

Climb in, buckle up and take a bold voyage to meet extraordinary

people and see remarkable places, all reflecting God’s glory in time

and space.

REMARKABLE EXPEDITIONS DEDICATED TO EXPANDING HORIZONS

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1. Dangerous Dams: A nationwide dam check in the United States shows that dams need help.

2. Warning! Weak Dam: The Johnstown Flood reminds us why we take care of dams.

3. Joy of Cooking . . . Again: A classic cookbook gets a redo.

4. Cookbook History: Cookbooks reflect the times in which they are written and used.

5. Holding Back: How do you hold back a river? There are different ways to build a dam. (Online Explore It Interactive)

READING QUIZ

1. What are dams designed to do? a) carry ice chunks b) hold back water c) overflow d) none of the above

2. The Johnstown flood happened in __. a) New York b) Canada c) Pennsylvania d) Washington, D.C.

3. When did Joy of Cooking have frugal recipes? a) when refrigeration was invented b) during World War II c) when Instant Pots became popular d) in 1931

4. __ made cookbooks available to poorer people. a) The printing press b) Refrigerators c) Frozen food d) Hunting

5. The Johnstown flood could probably have been avoided. What does the Bible tell us about listen-ing to warnings?


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CITIZEN SHIP STORIES Check the box after reading each story, and then take the quiz.

READING QUIZ

1. How do Mr. Petro and others help protect lions? a) by protecting their prey b) by killing larger ones c) by providing livestock fences d) a and c

2. What is a pastoralist? a) a church leader b) a lion tamer c) a lion hunter d) a herder

3. What is a kraal? a) a Maasai community b) a pride of lions c) a herd of cows d) a fence

4. Why are lion populations shrinking? a) Lions lead violent lives. b) hunting c) habitat loss d) b and c

5. According to the Bible, who is the enemy of God’s people and what does he want?

VOCABULARY QUIZ 1. gorge a) hill b) valley c) stream

2. ritual a) custom b) animal type c) superstition

3. tainted a) tinted b) contaminated c) expired

4. brawl a) hug b) fight c) rest

Citizen Ship makes civics fun for your children, with personal

stories they can relate to that are both sensible and memorable.

Because so much of civics is centered on the rights and

responsibilities of individuals, Citizen Ship helps kids realize that

big things like countries, governments and laws are formed by

the ideas and actions of ordinary people—people just like them.

The Citizen Ship’s hold will be filled with current events stories,

charts, videos and cartoons that will bring civics to life for your

child in ways they can touch, feel and experience.

Election season is a chance to play an interactive campaign

game or to see how candidates attract votes. A high-speed

rail project introduces the concept of infrastructure, while a

challenge to religious freedom might be accompanied by an

illustration of the branches of government.

We’ve charted a course to ensure every voyage aboard the

Citizen Ship is a memorable journey in discovering our role in

civil society, so come aboard!

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1. Living with Lions: Lion hunters in Africa have a new job: saving lions.

2. Sharing the Savannah: The savannah is wild and tame. Animals and people must share.

3. The Maasai Change their Ways: Conservationists go to the best gamekeepers—the Maasai—for help saving lions.

4. Lions! Where and How they Live: Lions lead violent lives. But habitat loss and hunting threaten them most.

5. Living with Lions: In Tanzania, Maasai tribesmen once killed lions out of revenge. Not anymore. (Online Explore It Interactive)


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TAKE APART SMART STORIES Check the box after reading each story, and then take the quiz.

READING QUIZ

1. What is Cosmic Crisp? a) a newly discovered star b) a new apple c) an orchard in Washington d) none of the above

2. Which apple is commonly known today? a) Maiden’s Blush b) Granny Smith c) Golden Delicious d) b and c

3. Stethoscope is from two Greek words meaning __. a) chest and examiner b) heart and listener c) double and hearing d) sound and magnifier

4. Sound waves act like __. a) gusts of wind b) ripples in a pond c) warm air rising d) a dripping faucet

5. How are a traditional stethoscope and an ultrasound device different?

Whether an old clock or a bullfrog—one of the best ways to learn

about something is to take it apart, to find out what makes it tick . . .

or croak.

Take Apart, SMART! brings big ideas to light by dissecting things.

Your child might learn how a machine works by unscrewing its

springs and gears and how an athlete excels by examining his

nutrition and training regimens.

While taking things apart, kids will also put things together—gaining

a deeper understanding of how God’s laws (like physics and logic)

drive our world.

They might click on a sequence of valves and doors to see a ship

move through locks on the Panama Canal or select an animation that

shows electrons moving in a solar panel.

Visuals play a big role in learning, so Take Apart, SMART! uses clear

and descriptive visual tools to fuel a passion in your child—a passion

to learn how things work and why! Using cutaways, diagrams, videos

and interactive illustrations, they will make sense of big ideas through

exploring the parts that make up the whole.

Your child doesn’t have to be an engineer or a mechanic to love Take

Apart, SMART! We’ll bring the tools and clean up the shop—their

curiosity will do the rest.

TAKING LITTLE THINGS APART, TO GRASP BIG IDEAS

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1. Starry Apple: Washington growers deliver a new apple, the Cosmic Crisp.

2. Where Did the Apples Go?: Once, 10,000 kinds of apples grew in the United States. Where did they go?

3. Stethoscope Swap?: Will doctors soon trade in stethoscopes for new ultrasound devices?

4. Stethoscopes, Drum to Drum: You could think of a stethoscope as two drums connected by a tube.

5. Looking for Lost Apples: They’re “apple detectives,” and they’ll go to great lengths to find the rare varieties.(Online Explore It Interactive)


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CRITTER FILE STORIES Check the box after reading each story, and then take the quiz.

READING QUIZ

1. Mountain gorillas are __. a) decreasing in number b) increasing in number c) extinct d) overpopulating

2. Gorillas eat __. a) plants b) insects c) humans d) a and b d) none of the above

3. North American bison are suffering from __. a) flesh-biting darts b) hair loss c) lack of genetic variety d) natural disasters

4. What do genes determine? a) size b) color c) what an animal does best d) all of the above

5. The Bible says God made each creature “according to its kind.” Because of this, we know bison will never do what?

VOCABULARY QUIZ 1. succulent a) tasty b) wet c) slimy

2. depict a) color b) show c) erase

3. isolated a) separated from others b) frozen c) balancedw

4. identical a) slightly different b) almost the same c) exactly the same

Critter File is one file in your child’s cabinet that will never get

full. Always expanding its reach to all creatures, great and small,

Critter File is an amazing discovery of the animal kingdom.

Your children can view captivating images, play in the “game

lands” or learn little-known tidbits about their favorite animals

by exploring their species, habitats, anatomies and diets.

Some files will contain current events, like the birth of a rare

tiger or the recovery of an endangered owl.

If a child is curious about the Japanese spider crab, but it’s not

yet in the file, she can let us know, and we’ll do our best to add

it quickly.

With Critter File, we’ll use kids’ innate curiosity about animals

to spark a deeper understanding of the natural world, helping

them fall in love with the study and stewardship of the amazing

critters in God’s creation.

FROM AARDVARKS TO ZEBRAS—ALL YOU NEED TO KEEP YOUR CRITTER FILE GROWING!

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1. Saving Gorillas: People’s “extreme conservation” keeps gorillas away from extinction.

2. Outdoor Hospital: Vets intervene in gorilla life, but only enough to protect the species.

3. Bison in Trouble: Lack of genetic variety means bison herds need help.

4. According to Kind: Bison genetics may change over time. But bison will never change into another species.

5. Saving Gorillas: Deep in the rainforest of Rwanda is the site of the longest-running gorilla study in the world. (Online Explore It Interactive)


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JET BALLOON STORIES Check the box after reading each story, and then take the quiz.

READING QUIZ

1. Who lives on land used for national parks in China? a) Native Americans b) Tibetans c) U.S. government officials d) none of the above

2. Which president made Yellowstone a park? a) Theodore Roosevelt b) Ulysses S. Grant c) Xi Jinping d) George Washington

3. Why was the saffron harvest sparse? a) shortage of workers b) bad weather c) no demand for saffron d) no saffron planted

4. Cinnamon comes from __. a) a cinnamon flower b) a cinnamon tree c) a cinnamon bush d) a cinnamon pod

5. How does God want us to think about our work?

1. China’s Yellowstone: Chinese officials begin protecting land for a national park.

2. Not Your Land. Our Land: China takes its park-building cues from the United States.

3. Harvesting Saffron: Women in Morocco gather the world’s priciest spice.

4. Plant Parts for Flavor!: Spices and herbs come from flowers, bark, roots, and fruit.

5. Spice it Up!: There are a lot of spices! Complete the crossword to see these great ones. (Online Explore It Interactive)


ANSWER KEY:

Science Soup: Reading Quiz: 1) d, 2) d, 3) c, 4) d, 5) Answers will vary but may include: Trees produce extra seeds, which hide protected inside pine cones. The extra seeds promise new growth in forests affected by fire.

Vocabulary Quiz: 1) a, 2) b, 3) b, 4) b.

Time Machine: Reading Quiz: 1) b, 2) c, 3) b, 4) a, 5) Answers will vary, but may include: The Bible tells us to listen to instruction and be wise.

Citizen Ship: Reading Quiz: 1) d, 2) d, 3) a, 4) d, 5) Answers will vary, but may include: Satan is the enemy. He wants people to stop living like they’ve been spiritually transformed.

Vocabulary Quiz: 1) b, 2) a, 3) b, 4) b.

Take Apart Smart: Reading Quiz: 1) b, 2) d, 3) a, 4) b, 5) Answers will vary, but may include: Ultrasound devices use sound waves, artificial intelligence, and a smart phone app to make a video of the organs.

Critter File: Reading Quiz: 1) b, 2) d, 3) c, 4) d, 5) Answers will vary but may include: We know bison will never change into another species even though their genes change.

Vocabulary Quiz: 1) a, 2) b, 3) a, 4) c.

Jet Balloon: Reading Quiz: 1) b, 2) b, 3) b, 4) b 5) Answers will vary, but may include: God says we should take pleasure in our work as a gift from Him.

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TOPIC EXPLORER

Is your student interested in volcanoes? Ancient Egyptian mummies? Or love reading about horses? Use the WORLDkids Topic Explorer to find relevant current-events stories quickly.

The WORLDkids Topic Explorer is a regularly updated index of popular topics you can easily browse or search for age-appropriate news stories. Get more from your WORLDkids membership by using the WORLDkids Topic Explorer—your gateway to an extensive article archive on WORLDkids.

TO SEARCH INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES ON THE WORLDKIDS WEBSITE:

Use the SEARCH function on the WORLDkids website to retrieve articles based on your own keyword searches. Your search results may include sets of feature articles with their related stories and photo slideshows. Your search may also display standalone News Shorts articles—brief stories from the daily News Shorts section of

the WORLDkids website. The website content and potential search results are always expanding as new articles are added day by day.

TO BROWSE BROADER TOPIC AREAS IN THIS LIST:

The list of topics on the following page is arranged alphabetically and grouped within the six subject categories used in the WORLDkids magazine and website. When viewing the list electronically, click on any of the topics to jump to content on the WORLDkids website. The topic list will be regularly updated as content is published in the WORLDkids magazine.

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Topic ExplorerNOVEMBER/DECEMBER

Take Apart Smart! (Technology)Archaeology: Bible FigurineBall Kids, Line JudgesBears: Spreading SeedsBirds: ExtinctBumble BeesCars: DesignCheese: CompetitionChocolateClocksColor BlindnessDa VinciDinosaur: Tyrannosaurus RexDr. Seuss: The LoraxElections: U.S. PresidentFood: Art and ScienceFood: BusinessFrogs: Red-LeggedGardening: UnusualImmune SystemJupiterLobster FishingMars Rover TiresMayflower IIMekong RiverMiniaturesPalm Oil: IndonesiaPracticePuppetsRobots: BipedalSaffronSaltSign LanguageSign Language: BabiesSpace ExplorationSpace OvensSpace Oven, Baking in SpaceSpinal CordStorytellingSun SurfingTennis, Ball Boys and GirlsWater Bears










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Science Soup (Science)AirshipsAnimal MigrationBananasBiomimicryBugs: DecliningCat DNACereal, BreakfastCheese: CompetitionDrought: CaliforniaEarthquakeEntertainmentEyesight and ScreensGlassGlider: Perlan 2GMO SalmonHeliumHorned ToadsHuman SkinIce Expedition, IcebergLightningMaggots, LeapingMalariaMars: InSight SpacecraftMars: PreparationMars: SimulationMicrobesMississippi River: ModelModified Salmon, WheatMonarch MigrationMushroomsPaleontologists: What They DoPlant for PainPolarstern VoyageRedwood TreesRock RaftSeedsSolar Eclipse: U.S., 2017TelescopeVolcano: KilaueaVolcanoes Wolves, Isle Royale

Time Machine (History)Astronauts: HistoricalAustralia: Matthew FlindersBible HistoryBicycle: HistoryBoat: ReedBoston Light LighthouseBracerosBradstreet, AnneCars: Self-Driving DeliveryCatacombs: RomeCivil War, U.S.: ReenactingCubaDogs, EyesEarhart, AmeliaEarhart, Amelia: Bone Theory Egypt: TombsGateway ArchGreat DepressionHurricanesIce Age Wolf, Puppy EyesInventions: Then and NowJoustingLightsaber FencingLunchboxesMines, Abandoned Panama Canal: CentennialPeru: RuinsPuebloan Native AmericansSalt, from SeaSanta Fe TrailShackleton, ErnestShips: Ocean LinersShipwrecks: AlbaniaSpace Flight: SurvivalStreetcars Tut CoffinVikings: Bluetooth’s TreasureWashington, GeorgeWolf, Frozen HeadWolves in Words, Where they Belong



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Citizen Ship (Civics) AmbulanceAncestryArt RestorationBadminton: Saina NehwalBaltimore: ArabbersBicycles: ChinaBlindness: GlassesBolivia: Cable CarsBrexitChina ChristianityChina: Diplomacy, PandasCircusCitizenshipDental CareDialect Electric ScootersFood: Raising Your OwnGames: BoardGardeningGoats: Fire PreventionHurricanes: Puerto RicoMideastModel BuildingNamesNile RiverPony: ChincoteagueProverbs LibraryPuppies in JailRobot JobsRome, ItalySports: Work RelatedStatue of LibertyUK, EUVenezuelaWashington, D.C.: BoundariesWashington, D.C.: RatsWater Infrastructure: NYC & VEWild PigsWind PowerWorship, BiblesZimbabwe

Critter File (Animals)Animals: DomesticationAnimals: Living WithAnimals: RestorationBats and FirefliesBeekeeping VeteransBiomimicry: BatsCat TonguesCrane: SarusCrayfish: InvasiveDinosaur: FossilsDinosaur: TitanosaurDog: Truffle HuntingDogs: ExhibitCritter FileDugong Baby Dugong, Marine MammalsGrasshopperHippos: FionaHoneybeesHorses: ChoctawHurricane AnimalsInvasive SpeciesLlamas, BoliviaOlmsOrangutanOrca: CaptivityOrca vs. SharkOwls: AirportOwls, SnowyParrotPythonRabbit: New England CottontailSea Otter, ComebackShark: GreenlandShark: Whale sharksSpider SilkStinky Beach, Whale FallsTurkey: WildVulture Walrus: Migration Whales, DecomposingZoos: Aardvark Milk

Jet Balloon (Geography)Alaska: ReindeerAlexandria SinkingArctic ExplorationBabylonBabylon, IraqChina: Great WallChina: HistoryChina: TeaChina: WalmartCleanlinessFish as FoodGhost TownsHaitiHaiti VetiverHawaii: TaroHorses: NYC PoliceHurricane MariaIndia: ReligionsIraq: ChristiansJamaica CoralJapan: EmperorJapan: TsunamiKenya: BalletKorea: ReunionsLakesLanguagesMappingMigrants: RefugeesMongolia: Bankhar DogMount Everest: RecordsNigeria: DyeingNorth Korea: FoodOceansPacific: Garbage PatchRiversRoyalty: Young RoyalsShipwreck: Lake ErieSt. Helena IslandVetiver, HispaniolaVolcanoes: Ring of FireWater Supply

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WORKSHEET

Name:

Date:

SIX QUESTIONS IN A STORY

Directions: Read a WORLDkids story and look for answers to the questions that journalists use to tell a story—Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?

Title of the story:

The WORLDkids topic area the story is in (such as Science Soup or Critter File):

Who was involved?

What happened?

When did it happen?

Where did it happen?

Why did it happen?

How did it happen?

WORKSHEET

Name:

Date:

VOCABULARY BUILDER

Directions: Read all four of the stories in a WORLDkids topic area and look for five words you don’t know well. Look up each word in a dictionary and write its meaning below.

Topic area you chose (such as Science Soup or Critter File):

Word #1:

Definition:

Word #2:

Definition:

Word #3:

Definition:

Word #4:

Definition:

Word #5:

Definition:

WORKSHEET

Name:

Date:

PICTURE IT!Directions: Choose a WORLDkids story and read it carefully. In the space below, draw a picture that illustrates some part of the story that impressed you.

Write a sentence explaining what part of the story you chose to draw.

WORKSHEET

Name:

Date:

PHOTO INTERPRETERDirections: Select a photo from WORLDkids. In your own words, answer the following questions about the photo. Use complete sentences in your answer.

What is happening in the photo?

What do you see in the photo that led you to your answer?

What else can you find in the photo?

WORKSHEET

Name:

Date:

MAPMAKERDirections: In the space below, draw the outline of a state, province, or country that is the subject of a WORLDkids story. Show where its capital is located, and write its name. Below your map, write something you learned about this area from the WORLDkids article.

WORKSHEET

Name:

Date:

GRAPH READERDirections: Select a graph or infographic from WORLDkids.

In your own words, explain what the image illustrates. What is its main point?

What information does it present?

Why was it included in the article instead of using more text to explain the information?

WORKSHEET

Name:

Date:

FAVORITE STORIESDirections: Choose a story from WORLDkids that you especially liked. Use complete sentences to answer the following about the story.

Story Headline:

The story’s topic area in WORLDkids (such as Critter File or Jet Balloon):

Why did you choose this story?

Describe an interesting thing you learned from reading this story.

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