certification

Lisa Ling and Arash Ghadishah support the title of their news article "Most Dangerous 'Sport' of All May Be Cheerleading" with interviews of cheerleaders, coaches and parents. Here are all the word lists to support the reading of Grade 6 Unit 3's texts from SpringBoard's Common Core ELA series: Don't ban peanuts at school, Penny Problem, Should Dodge Ball Be Banned, Most Dangerous 'Sport', High School Football, Letter on Thomas Jefferson, E-Readers Catch Younger Eyes, The Pros and Cons of Social Networking, Social Networking's Good and Bad Impacts, Are social networking sites good, The First Americans

Stories about mischievous monkeys, the NFL playoffs, and a grizzly bear-sized fish all contributed words to this list of vocabulary from the week's news.

In this sequel to Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer, the new owner of Redwood Farm, twelve-year-old Sophia Mariposa Brown, awards certificates to her special flock, but she still must pass an official inspection.