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Count your blessings. Maybe you’ve heard that saying before? It means to remember and be thankful for all the good things in yourlifel We all should do that every day but there is a holiday in November in which we all celebrate it together. Every year in November,on the fourth Thursday of the month, we will celebrate Thanksgiving. It’s the holiday which is all about “giving thanks”. On this page,you have the opportunity to write some of the things you are thankful for. Kids’ World News is thankful for you! Thank you for reading and enjoying the paper that is created with you in mind every month.

We are thankful for all of our generous sponsors, who help us bring this paper to you and your families. We are thankful for the teach-ers and educators who work hard to help you learn and who make school a great place to be. When we count our blessings, we countall of you!

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Froggin’ for Factsand Fun!

Why are frogs so happy?They eat whatever bugs them!

A few facts about our frog friends:1.Frogs don’t drink water with their mouths; theydrink it through their skin. 2.Frogs are cold blooded. This means that afrog’s body temperature is the same on the in-side as it is on the outside. That is why frogs livenear water so that they can jump in to cool off onhot summer days. 3.What do you call a group of frogs? An army offrogs!4.Frog fossils have been found that are as old asdinosaurs! 5.Frogs burrow down in the mud to hibernate inthe cold winter.6.There are 3400 species of frogs and toadsworldwide. In Michigan there are only13 species.7.No matter how many times you kiss him, a frogwon’t turn into a prince! 8.Frogs are super cute and fun to draw.

What do you call a frog's favorite soda? Croaka-Cola!

A little FUNwith our frog friends:Hop to it and draw this cute Frog!

1. Materials: Paper, pencil, crayons, markers, or col-ored pencils.2. Follow the step by step directions to create yourfrog. 3. Color your frog in a fun, creative way. Have fun!

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When you draw, think of yourself as a builder. Begin by building the eyes,face and then the neck.1. Draw two paths near the top ofyour paper. Connect the ovalswith a curved line. Finish the eyesby adding two half circles to createthe iris (colored part of your eye)and the black pupil..2. Find the center of the bottom ofeach eye and draw a small curvedline to build the sides of the face.The cheeks are made by drawinga large “c” and then a backward“c”.3. Add a smile in the center of the cheeks by drawing a curved line. The complete the head, add two smallcurved lines for the neck.

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Time to construct the middle part of your frog. Concentrate on how muchroom is left on your page because we still need to add feet! If part of the leghas to “go-off” the page, or your feet won’t quite fit, that is okay. Artists oftenfill their paper and can’t quite fit everything on. Do the best you can!1. Create the shoulder and theoutside of the arm by drawing acurved line from the neck to thewaist of the frog, stopping at thewrists. The inner side of the armsare straight lines coming from theunder arm to the wrist.2. Draw the fingers. Note thatthe fingers look like the letter “W”with circles on the tips. Draw awaist for your frog. Start at thetop of the inner arm and stop atthe wrist. (Frogs may be slightlydifferent at the point, make necessary adjustments.)3. The long hind legs can be as long as you wish. Make two upside down “U”s. Don’t connect at the bottom.

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The construction of your frog is finished when the feet and toes are added.Time to add color to your frog and to add background details. Practice draw-ing the frog several times and coloring it differently each time. Be creative andhave fun frogin’!1. Add long feet to yourfrog with toes drawn likethe fingers. Connect thefeet at the heels.2. Begin filling your draw-ing with bright colors.3. Remember to sign yourwork when it is comleted.All artists do!

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Bowling is one of the most popular sports in the world!One of the reasons for it’s popularity is that children andadults of nearly every ability level can participate. It can beenjoyed as a relaxing fun exercise and social activity or asa competitive sport. Other major benefits of bowling is thatits easy to find a place to play. Equipment is at the bowlingalley and instructions, as well as practice, leagues and com-petitive play are all there too.Children too young to execute a full approach can stand near the

Bowling IsFun!

foul line and using two hands, shove the ball down the lane. Mostbowling alleys have rails or bumpers up on the sides of the alleysfor children on some of their lanes. This helps give kids the chanceto knock down the pins! Also the bowling alleys have special bowl-ing shoes to fit children and special balls that are not to heavy!Many bowling alleys have classes kids can take to learn how toplay the game.Bowling is a lifetime fitness sport which contributes to balance,

coordination and motor skills. Bowling is able to fill the needs of somany people because it is, above all, a simple game. The rules arenot complex and the basics of how to roll the ball are quicklylearned. The modern game of bowling is played on an indoorwooden or urethane lane. Ten pins are arranged in a triangularformation 30 centimeters apart. The game is played by rolling aball down the lane in an effort to knock down all the pins stationedat the end of the lane. Each individual is allowed two attempts perframe to knock down the pins. One game consists of 10 frames.The person who has the highest score (meaning the one who hasknocked down the most pins) is the winner. Bowling is an excellent recreational activity for all ages so the

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When you breathe in through your nose or mouth, the air goes intoyour windpipe, through the airways (or bronchial tubes) and into thelungs. For most kids, this is easy and automatic. When a person hasasthma, it can be more difficult.When you have an asthma episode or “attack”, the airways becomeswollen and narrower and it is a lot harder to get air to go into thelungs and get out of the lungs. The swollen airways can also pro-duce extra mucus which makes things even more difficult! If you haveasthma, this could make you wheeze (a whistling sound) as youbreathe and/or your chest feels tight like someone is squeezing you.It can also make you cough and take shorter breaths.No one knows why some kids get asthma and others do not. But,

it often runs in families - like having a parent, sibling or other relativethat has it. Asthma is not contagious. It can start at an early age andstop when a person becomes an adult - but some children get it backwhen they are older.What causes asthma to flare up? Sometimes there are different trig-gers that cause an attack. Some kids are sensitive to substancesthat cause allergic reactions in the airways called allergens. Somecommon allergens for kids with asthma are dust mites, mold, pollenfrom trees, weeds and grass, furry animals with dander (dandruff) intheir fur. Sometimes its perfume, chalk dust and cigarette smoke,smog or air pollution. There is also a reaction at times to an infectionlike a cold or flu that makes the airways more sensitive. Cold air andeven exercise can cause a flare-up. There are many more triggers

and sometimes kidsneed to have an al-lergy test to find outwhat their triggersare!It is important to

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cause not all children’s asthma is the same. Some kids need to takemedicine only once in a while when they have a flare-up. This is calleda rescue medicine because it works fast to open airways so they canbreathe easier. Other children need to take controller medicine everyday to keep flare-ups from happening.If a kids with asthma know they will be around allergens they may

need to take medicine ahead of time to keep airways open. With ex-ercise induced asthma, kids can take medicine before exercising also,so they can continue to exercise or do sports.One of the tools used to manage asthma is a peak flow meter. Thistool, when used properly, will give kids who have asthma an idea ofhow well they are breathing that day.Asthma medicine is often taken through an inhaler. An inhaler is a

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For the pumpkin bars : Heat the oven to350 degrees. Spray a 13 x 9-inch pan withnonstick spray. Freeze the Bit-O-HoneyBars 10 minutes. In a food processor, chopcandy bars coarsely. Set aside. In a largemixing bowl, using electric mixer, combinethe oil and eggs, and mix 30 seconds onhigh. Add the pumpkin, sugar, cinnamon,cloves, allspice, ginger, nutmeg and salt. Mix on medium 1 minute, scraping downsides of the bowl. Add the baking powder, baking soda and flour, and mix on low30 seconds. Fold in the chopped candy bars. Pour the batter into your preparedpan and bake 25 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in the center of thecake comes out clean. Cool completely before frosting.

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Farwell’s Preschool - 1st grade Students experienced first-handproper fire safety techniques when they visited the Surrey TownshipFire Hall. Students learned the importance of smoke alarms and howto Stop, Drop, and Roll if their clothes ever caught on fire.

They met a fireman dressed in all of the equipment that fire fight-ers wear for protection. This way the kids know to go to the firefighter if they are ever caught in a fire rather than be afraid. Thegrand finale of the visit was the traditional ride on “Big Bertha”.

The 4th Graders worked hardto create informational reportson various landforms. As anextra credit project, the studentswere asked to make volcanoes.On this fun Friday, the studentsreceived an extra treat. Theyerupted their volcanoes and hadan author tea party to share theirgreat writings!

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The AmericanBuffalo!

The American buffalo or bison is a bovine mammal. They origi-nally inhabited the Great Plains of the United States and Canadain huge herds. There are two subspecies of the American buffalo.They are the Plains Bison with its more round hump and smallersize and the Wood Bison which is known for its larger size andtaller square hump.The American buffalo has a shaggy, dark brown winter coat and

a lighter weight light brown summer coat. They can reach up to 61/2 feet tall, 10 feet long and weigh between 900 and 2,100pounds! Their heads and forequarters are massive and bothsexes have horns which they use for defense. Buffalos are thelargest land mammal found in North America. They are well knownto be fast runners and can run for many miles. They can actuallysprint up to 40 miles per hour! Buffalo are also good swimmers.They are strong, can jump as well as deer and they can be ag-gressive.Their babies are lighter in color than their parents for the first 3

months of life. A rare occasion is the white buffalo - when the calfturns completely white. Those buffalo are considered sacred bymany native Americans.Buffalo are herbivores eating grasses and sedges of the prairies.

They eat in the morning and evening and rest during the day. Theyhave a life expectancy of approximately 15 years in the wild and upto 25 years in captivity. Buffalo have few enemies because of theirsize and they live in a herd. Their main enemy has been humans.Buffalo were hunted to almost extinction at one time. The main

reason was commercial hunting, where thousands were killed eachday for their hides. Before this time, they were the main source offood to the American Indians and used for clothing, tools and otherproducts.By 1889, there were less than 1,000 left. Those were saved by

the efforts of William Hornaday of the Bronx Zoo and a small groupof ranchers. In 1905, the American Bison Society was formed to

save the bison. Today, the National Bison Association and theCanadian Bison Association have carried on. The bison heards oftoday are over 350,000. The only wild bison herd in the UnitedStates lives within Yellowstone National Park. The heard is num-bered at 3000-3500 head.Buffalo are now farmed for meat and hides. Over 150,000 buf-

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One of the best known in-struments in the orchestra isthe violin. It is played with abow and is the highestpitched instrument in the vio-lin family. The violin consists of sev-

eral parts - the front, the ribs,the neck, the fingerboard, thepegbox, the scroll, the bridge,the tailpiece and the f- holes.

The violin has four strings which are fastened to the tailpiece, rest overthe fingerboard and run to the pegbox. At the pegbox, the strings are at-tached to tuning pegs and by turning these pegs, the violin can be tunedto the correct pitch. By the musician changing finger positions on thestrings, different notes are made. The bow is drawn across the stringswith make the tone.The violin can be traced back to Italy in the early 1500’s. Evolving

from two other stringed instruments, the fiddle and the lira da bracciowhich were both stringed instruments. The known developer of the vi-olin was Andres Amati.In the 17th and 18th centuries, the craft of violin making began. Artists

such as Antonio Stradivari, Giuseppe Guarneri and Jacob Stainer madethem in their workshops. At this time, the violins had a shorter neck, thebridge was fatter, a shorter fingerboard and the strings were made ofgut.At first, the violin wasn’t very popular and considered low status so-

cially. But by the 1800s, well known composers, like Claudio Monteverdiused the violin in operas. The violin began to gain some stature in theBaroque period as more known composers began using the violin intheir works. One of these composers was Johann Sebastian Bach. Bythe mid-18th century, the violin was a vital part in instrumental music.During this time, violins emerged as the leading section in the orches-tra. However, it wasn’t until the 19th century that violin virtuososemerged. People such as Giovanni Viotti, Isaac Stern, Mischa Elmanand Nathan Milstein became world famous for their skill.

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Andrew Johnson17th President of the United States

1865-1869

Andrew Johnson was born in Raleigh, North Carolina on December 29,1808. His father died when he was just 3 years old. As a result, hismother took in work spinning to support her family.When Andrew was older, he was bound as an apprentice tailer. He

taught himself how to read and write. After a few years, he ran away withhis brother to Greenville, Tennessee where he opened his own tailorshop. In 1827, he married Eliza. They had five children during their mar-riage. His wife Eliza taught him arithmetic and tutored him to improve hisreading and writing skills.After participating in debates at the local academy, he was elected

Mayor of Greenville, then elected to the House of Representatives. John-son, a member of the democratic party, became a spokesman for thefarmers and mountaineers against the wealthier planters. In 1839, hewas elected to the Tennessee Senate where he served two years. In1843, he became the first Democrat to win the U.S. Representative seatfrom Tennessee’s 1st Congressional District. During the succession,Johnson remained in the Senate when Tennessee seceded. This madehim a hero in the North and a traitor in the eyes of most Southerners.Lincoln then appointed him the military governor of Tennessee. In 1864,the Republicans nominated Johnson, a Southerner for Vice President.He was chosen because he was a Southerner who was pro-union.The morning after Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, on April 15, 1865,Andrew Johnson was sworn in as President. He was the first Vice Pres-ident to succeed to the Presidency upon the assassination of a Presi-dent.President Johnson proceeded to reconstruct the former Confederate

States while Congress was not in session in 1865. He pardoned all whowould take an oath of allegiance, but required Southern leaders and menof wealth to obtain special Presidential pardons.By the time Congress met in December 1865, most southern states

were reconstructed and slavery was being abolished - but “black codes”to regulate the freedmen were beginning to appear in the South. TheSoutherners were forcing many prewar restrictions on the former slaves.The Radical Republicans in Congress went into action. The Radicals’

first step was to refuse to seat any Senator or Representative from theold Confederacy. Next, they passed measures dealing with the formerslaves. Johnson vetoed the legislation as he felt the bill invaded state’srights. The Radicals then mustered enough votes in Congress to pass

legislation over his veto - the first time that Congress had over-ridden aPresident on an important bill. The Congress passed the Civil Rights Actof 1866, which established Negroes as American citizens and forbadediscrimination against them. A few months later, Congress offered to thestates the Fourteenth Amendment which said that no state should “de-prive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.”In March 1867, the Radicals effected their own plan of Reconstruction,again placing southern states under military rule. They passed laws plac-ing restrictions upon the President. When Johnson allegedly violatedone of these, the Tenure of Office Act, by dismissing Secretary of War -Edwin M. Stanton, the House voted eleven articles of impeachmentagainst him. He was tried by the Senate in the spring of 1868 andcleared by one vote.In 1867, Alaska was purchased from Russia for 7.2 million dollars. Thepurchase was called “Steward’s Folly” at the time. It ended up providingAmerica with gold and oil as well as removed the Russian influence fromNorth America and increasing the size of the United States.Andrew Johnson was President for only one term.

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The first week of December Studentscan bring money to shop for gifts. Vol-unteer parents help students shop andwrap gifts for special people on their list.

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Larson Elementary School ispleased to announce our GoodCitizens for the month of October

2014.Row One: Olivia Stone, Storm Gal-lagher, Jayden Bobzien, Alex Erskine,Emma PalmerRow Two: Leana Little, Sadie Brewer,Kegan Chaskey, Hailey HaynesRow Three: Paige Burgess, KatelynDennis, Hannah Kimball, MichelleWard, Savannah BuzzelliThese students have demonstratedpositive character traits including, citi-zenship, responsibility, trustworthiness,fairness, caring and respect. Congrat-ulations to these “Good Citizens” andtheir parents.

Mrs. Thompson’sKindergartenClass

KindergartenStudents■ Count objects totell how many thereare■ Compare two groups of objects to tell whichgroup, if either, has more; compare two writtennumbers to tell which is greater

Mrs. Sian’sKindergartenClass

KindergartenStudents■ Act out addi-tion and sub-traction word problems and draw diagramsto represent them■ Add with a sum of 10 or less; subtract froma number 10 or less; and solve addition andsubtraction word problems

Mrs. Showalter’sKindergartenClass

KindergartenStudents■ Add and sub-tract very smallnumbers quickly and accurately (e.g., 3 + 1)■ Correctly naming shapes regardless of ori-entation or size (e.g., a square oriented as a“diamond” is still a square)

Mathematics at HomeLook for “word problems” in real life. Some

kindergarten examples might include:■ Play “Write the next number.” You write anumber, and your child writes the next num-ber.■ Ask your child questions that requirecounting as many as 20 things. For exam-ple, ask, “How many books do you haveabout wild animals?”■ Ask your child questions that require com-paring numbers. “Who is wearing morebracelets, you or your sister?” (Your childmight use matching or counting to find theanswer.)

Talking to the teacher.When you talk to the teacher, ask the

teacher questions such as: Is this piece ofwork satisfactory? How could it be better?Is my child on track? How can I help mychild improve or excel in this area? If mychild needs extra support or wants to learnmore about a subject, are there resourcesto help his or her learning outside the class-room?

Mrs. Cooper’sKindergartenClass

KindergartenStudents■ Name upper- andlower-case letters,match those letters with their sounds, and printthem■ Compare the adventures and experiences ofcharacters in familiar stories, such as fairy talesand folktales■ Retell familiar stories and talk about stories readto them using details from the text■ Use a combination of drawing, dictating, andwriting to describe an event, including his or herreaction to what happened■ Learn to recognize, spell, and properly usethose little grammatical words that hold the lan-guage together (e.g., a, the, to, of, from, I, is, are)

Mrs. Walsh’sClass

KindergartenStudents■ State an opinion orpreference about atopic or book in writ-ing (e.g., “My favorite book is . . .”)■ Take part in classroom conversations and fol-low rules for discussions (e.g., learning to listen toothers and taking turns when speaking)■ Speak clearly to express thoughts, feelings, andideas, including descriptions of familiar people,places, things, and events■ Ask and answering questions about key detailsin stories or other information read aloud■ Understand and using question words (e.g.,who, what, where, when, why, how) in discussions


1. If one turkey can feed eight people, how many turkeysare needed to feed one hundred sixty people?

2. A non-profit organization for the homeless is askingpeople to donate $4.00 to feed and care for one person. Ifthe non-profit wants to raise enough money to feed andcare for seventy-five people on Thanksgiving, how muchmoney will they need to raise?

3. The Indians and Pilgrims brought a total of nine turkeysto cook. If the Indians brought four turkeys, how many didthe Pilgrims bring?

4. Fourteen Indians and thirteen Pilgrims were going tohave dinner together. Each person brought two pieces offruit or vegetable to the feast. How many food items didthey have in all?

5. A restaurant spent $345 on food to feed sixty-nine peo-ple. How much did the food cost for each person?

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What Is Hibernationand Migration?Winter is very cold. There is snow and ice on the ground. We

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So, some animals sleep all winter! It is a very deep sleep calledhibernation. They need little or no food and hibernation allowsthem to conserve energy. Bears and chipmunks hibernate! So dofrogs, snakes and even some bugs.Most hibernators prepare in some way for the winter. Some

store food in their burrows or dens, to eat when they awake forshort periods. Many eat extra food in the fall while it is plentiful.It is stored as body fat to be used later for energy. Hibernatorshave two kinds of fat: regular white fat and a special brown fat.The brown fat forms patches near the animal's brain, heart andlungs. It sends a quick burst of energy to warm these organs firstwhen it is time to wake up.True hibernators go into such a deep sleep that they are difficult

to wake and may appear dead. Their body temperature drops andtheir breathing and heart beat slow down significantly. If an ani-mal lives in an area where the winter is mild, it may hibernate onlybriefly, or not at all. However, even when the weather is severe, hi-bernators may wake up for short periods every few weeks to usetheir "toilet rooms" and eat if food is available. The largest hibernators are the bears. Although a grizzly or blackbear's heart rate may drop from a normal of 40-50 beats perminute down to 8-12, its temperature drops only slightly, allowingit to wake up quickly. These bears are also unique because, un-like other hibernators, they do not eat, drink, or excrete at all whilehibernating, which can be as long as six months.Other hibernating animals do not experience major changes in

temperature, heart rate and breathing. Animals such as skunks,raccoons and some chipmunks are the light sleepers, easily awak-ened. They may sleep during the most severe weather and waketo roam and eat during milder weather.Some birds fly south for the winter. We call this migration. You

can often see them gathering because most birds fly together.They go to a warmer place to find food when the weather starts

getting colder and the food supply becomes less. Other birds stayhere all winter and we can help by feeding them!

PROJECT - FEED AND OBSERVE WINTER BIRDSSAFETY NOTE: Please read all instructions completely before starting.

Observe all safety precautions.What you will need:• An empty plastic milk or water bottle, or a milk carton • Scissors, string, bird seed

What to do:1. Wash the bottle or carton and rinse it well. Cut several small (2-3") holes in the sides, about 2" from the bottom. Cut or poke twosmall holes near the top and thread a long piece of string throughthem.2. Fill the bird feeder with seeds and hang from a tree or shrub.Scattering some seeds on the ground can help the birds find thefeeder. Watch the birds. Be patient. Try different types of seedsand different locations. Record your observations.

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The year has turned its circle,The seasons come and go.The harvest is all gathered inAnd chilly north winds blow.

Orchards have shared their treasures,The fields, their yellow grain.So open wide the doorway-Thanksgiving comes again!

Five little turkeys standing at the door,One waddled off, and then there were four.

Four little turkeys sitting near a tree,One waddled off, and then there were three.

Three little turkeys with nothing to do,One waddled off, and then there were two.

Two little turkeys in the morning sun,One waddled off, and then there was one.

One little turkey better run away,For soon it will be Thanksgiving Day.

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• Mexico is located in North America, bordering the United States ofAmerica, Guatemala, and Belize. It is 758,449 square miles. That’s apretty big country! In fact, Mexico is the 14th largest country by landarea.• The capital of Mexico is Mexico City. In that city alone, there are al-most 20 million people! There are 31 states in Mexico.• The population of Mexico is the 11th largest in the world with around117 million people. • The currency of Mexico is the Mexican Peso. • The government is a Federal Republic.• Mexico’s weather varies by region. Since Mexico is a large country,the weather can be very warm or cool. There are two main seasons inMexico; the rainy season and the dry season. The rainy season lastsfrom around May until about September or October. During the dry sea-son, it rarely rains. Another season that Mexico experiences is a hurri-cane season. Hurricanes can be common between June to November,but they don’t always happen!• Mexico is very rich in culture! Ancient culture in Mexico included theworks of the Maya and Aztec people. Some of the beautiful temples,traditions, and art created by these cultures still exist today. Mexico isa unique blend of both native and European culture, due to Spanish in-vasions and colonies. The language spoken in Mexico and the mostcommon religion were both introduced by the Spanish people, • The most commonly spoken language in Mexico is Spanish, but somenative languages are also spoken, including Náhuatl and Maya.• The highest mountain in Mexico is Pico de Orizaba, a dormant vol-cano that reaches 18,491 feet above sea level.• Mexico City hosted the Summer Olympic Games in 1968.• The Chichen Itza Pyramid in Mexico was named one of the newSeven Wonders of the World.• Mexico’s flag is made up three vertical stripes. The left green stripestand for hope, the middle white stripe represents purity, and the right

red stripe repre-sents the bloodof the Mexicanpeople. The picture of an eagle eating a snake is based on an Aztec leg-end •Stone tools have been found in Mexico that suggest the existenceof humans there around 23000 years ago.• The most popular sport in Mexico is football (soccer). Mexico hosted theWorld Cup in both 1970 and 1986.• Mexican food is known for its range of flavors and spices. Populardishes include tacos, burritos and enchiladas.• The largest wildcat in North America is the jaguar, which can be foundin Mexico's southern jungles.• Millions of monarch butterflies migrate to Mexico every year from theU.S. and Canada.• The Chihuahua is the world’ssmallest dog and is named fora Mexican state.• The first great civilization inMexico were the Olmecs(1400-300 B.C.) who estab-lished many cities along theeastern coast of Mexico,sculpted the famous ColossalHeads, and worshipped a mys-terious, unnamed god that waspart human and part jaguar.• The Zapotec civilization (600B.C.-A.D. 800) established great cities along southern Mexico and de-veloped the first writing system in the Americas.• Spanish conquerors brought bullfighting to Mexico, which is now thenational sport of Mexico. Bullfighting takes place from November to April,and the Plaza Mexico is the largest bullring in the world.

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