Puzzle Answer

Here is the answer to Tuesday's puzzle--if you've not already figured it out.

The scrambled words were

dOg

NoUN

vErB

suMmER

When all the numbers from ONE to TEN had a race, Number SEVEN won. In the race she was NUMBER ONE.

Have a great weekend!

Summer Puzzle

Wow! This summer is zipping by. We've had special family celebrations, a bit of travel, some company, and lots of big summer projects. I'll bet you've been up to fun stuff as well.

One of the great books I've read this summer is Jody Feldman's THE SEVENTH LEVEL. The main character in the book, Travis, has to solve some tricky puzzles to reach the seventh level. I did pretty well as I tried to solve all of Travis's puzzles along with him.

I've become hooked on the JUMBLES puzzles in our newspaper each day. The JUMBLES are mixed up letters in a word--much like the puzzles in each of my PET GRAMMAR PARADE books. But in the JUMBLES puzzles, you not only need to unscramble the letters. You must also use the circled letters to create the answer to a question.

Do you want to try one?

OK--1. Unscramble the letters in each of the four words below.
2. Use the circled letters from each of the four unscrambled words to form the answer to this riddle:

When all the numbers from ONE to TEN had a race, Number SEVEN won. In the race she was __ __ __ __ __ __
__ __ __.

You Tell on You Tube

OK, I just saw this cool idea for a fun summer project for kids. Our local county library is sponsoring a video contest called Art@yourSt.LouisCountyLibrary.

What a great creative challenge for kids with some time on their hands. This is wonderful opportunity to tell a story--in a different format. Young script writers need to develop interesting characters, dialog, and plot--just as in a written story. But they also have the challenge of making it work on a visual level.

Are you up to the challenge? I hope so.
Even if you don't enter this contest, challenge yourself to create an entertaining short video. Write an engaging script. Round-up some of your friends and family for cast. Find just the right props and settings. Then video tape it.

Finally, share your screen art with all the cast and crew--and be sure to pay them back with some popcorn and snacks at the premier showing.

Happy 4th of July, Everyone!!!