48(85) for 'iung e jill Distinguished Achievements Awards Winner By BETY DEBNAM from The Mini Page by Betty Debnam For Thanksgiving Dinner and All Year Long. CO 985 Universal Press Syndicate Table Manners The Mini Page gang has good manners. The ot characters on this page do not. Which ones would you invite to your Thanksgiving dinner? Messy Mindy )\goes to the table with dirty hands. / / Alpha Betty combs hair and washes hands. Wilbur Wolf gobbles down his food and takes more than his share. Willie Wanderer wanders away from the table without asking to be excused. Tilly Tilt leans back in!i( chair. Alpha Betty sits up tall with elbows at side. reaches across the table to grab at food. Casey Count eats slowly, chews every bite well and Gus Goodsport places his utensils neatly on his plate and politely asks to leave the table. Peter Penguin passes the food around the table..
482(85) How to Set the Table The setting below is for a complete dinner using many utensils and plates. butter knife j bread and gass salad f k fork or i This boy is helping set the table. To test how much you know, he has done something wrong. Do you know what it is? walfj l,pl!ms lsnf Pnl.{s ah updl?u al.{l lou 'all?d al.{l l lxau aq Pnl.{s s'>{!l al.{.l 'V napkin When you have finished eating, neatly place your knife and fork on your plate. The manners of Pilgrim children were quite different from those of children today. They ate standing up or sitting on the floor. They usually ate with their fingers, though they might have used a knife and a spoon. They ate from wooden dishes called "trencs." They often shared their trencs and wooden mug with ot family members. t. Order your postersize Mini Page 986 Calendar! falnf V The above setting is a guide. t might have more plates and silver than you wish to use. NON TVES..::::. WEO TH U. 2 m 3 4 56789. This bright, redandwhite 2month calendar has pictures to color and lots of! room to jot down notes.! 986 CALENDAR 2 3 4 5 6 'i:;!.' 7 8 _ 9 2 2 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 3 3 25 by Betty Debnam Perfect for playrooms, o il= bedrooms and classrooms, this 22by26inch calendar has six months on each side. Order yours in time for the holidays!please send me copies of The Mini Page Calendar at $.95 plus.5 mailing and handling each. Total amount enclosed _ Name Address _ City ;;: 2: ;., '"'" tl i f so, use the above plan, but leave out what you do not use. The setting for young eaters will be simpler. JANUARY' SUN saucer turn the knife blade toward the plate f you are wondering what utensil to use first, always use the first one on the outside and work in. For example, the soup spoon is on the outside. Pilgrim Manners dinner plate put the napkin on (about the plate if table is inch from crowded table edge) _ State Zip Send your check or money order to: The Mini Page Calendar, c/ o This newspaper, 44 Joh nson Drive, Fairway, Kan. 6625. (Make checks payable to Andrews, McMeel & Parker. Allow 4 6 weeks for delivery.)!> o\), ;:o urolliil g : ;r r TRY'N 't:!:::j OOroffiffi f FND Words about table manners are hidden in the block below. See if you can find: EAT, TABLE, MANNERS, POLTE, PLEASE, $ THANK YOU, DSHES, KNFE, FORK, PLATE, NEAT, EXCUSE, CLEAN, PASS, PLEASANT, ST, NAPKN, FOOD,. CHEW, LAP, CHAR, ETQUETTE, SPOON. EATMMNOPQTABLER STTHANKYOUXZATV CHEWNVVPKYNUED FORKNOCXNALPQ o E P LEA S ElL PAL U S OOOVRWMNFJKPAEH o B L U ST T E H Z T T E ALCHARNQNCETS C K T S H C LEA N Z Z E T DEE X C USE A S"'P N P LEA SAN T T P PAS S Y
The Mini Page Map of the U.S.A. is a colorful 23by35inch map that includes state capitals, state birds and state flowers. For your copy, send $3. j>lus 75 cents (postage and handling) to: Mini Page Map, Universal Press Syndicate, 44 Johnson Drive, Fairway, Kan. 6625. \\ ()O l.r\ UJLr..J OO \ oo L" \!) \.' c:r Ll'. Ln...S) r ():l :t :r UJ lj) Q cr..j.::t.::! Ln,./U"\ <r t;,(" ::T N LJ) \!) Ln (S) <r" ;,...S> Q N Go dot to dot and color. _. N.:::;. ) N.M.. r ('\ m...s) 'U) '2. r..n \. ()Q U.g.('') r. \".g..g. ::f..s)..t>...s>...s> r <r The Thanksgiving story in a nutshell iii The 9footong Mayflower, with 2 passengers and a crew of 27, sailed from England in September 62. The voyage "... _ ' :' \) r took 66 days. _::::..:::.:), After reaching land in November, the!.tl(!k,"\\\"",,\\\\t\i( Pilgrims sailed for a month looking for a good place to? <T settle. They decided on Plymouth and landed on Dec. 26. ; Samoset was the first ndian they met. Squanto was the ndian who showed them how to grow corn by using fish to fertilize the soil. The Pilgrims had their harvest feast to celebrate [ < surving the harsh winter. Gov. William Bradford invited 9 ndians of the Wampanoag tribe and their chief, Massasoit. The threeday feast was held outside in October 62. ('C"\...s> l.n r i l i.. 483(85) Thanksgiving dinner place cards Fold the short way. Take 9by2inch paper, fold in ;.a., half and glue toget. Let dry. Lift Pilgrim's head, keeping the back folded. Fold paper along dotted lines at the bottom to make the base of the place card. Staple toget. Use colored paper or crayons to decorate card. Add name. l Rookie Cookie needs help in the kitchen preparing Thanksgiving dinner. Can you help Alpha Betty find? ; i... l!,. from The Mini Page by Betty Debnam 985 Universal Press Syndicate MGHTYo 'il.., FUNNY'S.u.\Jl..JUil @@ To find the punch line, use the clock times as a code to fit the correct letters into the blanks. WHAT STATE HAS THE SMALLEST SODAS? vfrom The Mini Page by Betty Debnam 985 Universal Press Syndicate
484(85) 8 Gretta Gross talks about unpleasant things. The Dot twins talk about pleasant things in soft tones. Nanny NoNo says "No" Mini Spy tries a little bit to food before even of everything. tasting it. from The Mini Page by Betty Debnam C 985 Universal Press Syndicate Lucy Lazy never offers to help. Alpha Betty always lends a helping hand. Mini Spy. See if you can find: balloon mitten purse iron word MN envelope necktie lima bean candle sausage spatula from The Mini Page by Betty Debnam C 985 Universal Press Syndicate Mighty Funny lets adults go first and pulls out the chair for his mom. Theodore Thankless never Gus Goodsport always remembers to tell the cook sa ys thank you or how good the dinner is. compliments the cook. Freddie Fingers uses his fingers to eat with. Basset Brown uses his silverware. VRookie Cookie's Recipe Leftover Turkey Casserole You'll need: cup turkey, shredded one 3ounce can chow mein noodles (set aside h cup) can creamofmushroom soup h cup water small can cashews, sliced 2 teaspoons grated onion cup celery, chopped What to do:. Mix all ingredients. 2. Place in greased baking dish. 3. Top with remaining h cupnoodles. 4. Bake at 325 degrees for 4 minutes. Serves 6.
& 2 55.. Release Dates: November 2329 jsjti tft;'l\lijl Teac's Guide For use by teacs and parents at home and at school. For use with issue: Table Manners Main idea: This issue is about good table manners for Thanksgiving. The following is a list of activities to be used with this issue. They are listed in order of difficulty, with the easier prereader assignments listed first. Ask the children to do the following:. Count the number of drawings. Discuss what you see in each one. Which ones are drawings of good table manners? 2. Practice good table manners. Have someone act out bad table manners. Talk about what the person should do to change to. good manners. 3. Why is it important to have good table manners? What is it like to eat with someone with bad manners? 4. Cut out pretend place settings from paper. Practice setting the table the right way. Then set it incorrectly and have ots find and correct the mistakes. 5. Tell ots in your class what you are thankful for this Thanksgiving. 6. Draw a picture of your family eating Thanksgiving dinner. 7. Pretend that you are in charge of the menu for Thanksgiving dinner. What would you ha ve to serve 7 8. Look in your newspaper for ads for Thanksgiving food such as turkeys, pumpkins, stuffing, etc. 9. Look in the TV section of your pape. Ar.e th;re any Thanksgiving TV specials? "The First Thanksgiving Feast" is a new children's book about the reenactment of the Thanksgiving celebration held each year at Plimoth Plantation. t is written by Joan Anderson and published by Clarion Books. 48 (85) PE'srUJ7Z7ZU:E 3 LlEcoDCD) On the left side are polite sayings. On the right are occasions when these sayings might be used. Can you draw a line to match themup?. Thank you. '(OU. Mom is clearing the table. 2 2. Excuse me. B. Someone thanks you for a gift. 3. Please. 4. You're welcome. 5. How do you do? 6. May help? 7. That was a good meal. 8. May be excused? from The Mini Page by Betty Debnam C> 985 Universal Press Syndicate C. You ask for more food. D. You are introduced to someone. E. Someone says you look nice. F. The meal is over. G. You wish to leave the table. H. You bump into someone. (Note to Editor: Above is the Teac's Guide for ssue 48.) (Note to Editor: Above is copy block for Page 2, ssue 48, to be used in place of ad if desired.)