Child Life articles from January 2002

Child Life archives from January 2002

Ringing in the New Year.(Short Story)
January 1, 2002... FRANKLIN STREET was so empty that Judy Stone was singing to herself as she walked along through the snow. Nobody else was moving down the street of the little New Hampshire village, where the thin veil of snow was falling everywhere. In every...

The heart.
January 1, 2002... THE HEART IS A STRAIGHTFORWARD, extraordinarily reliable, muscular pump. Its anatomy is relatively simple, yet few body parts have caused as much confusion in their description. In the 4th century BC Aristotle wrote that the heart had three...

Keyboarding with computer cal.
January 1, 2002... Hi, boys and girls! I hope you've been having lots of fun practicing your keyboarding skills. By now you should know exactly where the home keys are located and be able to type several words using these keys. For lesson two, we're...

Dutch Oven Dinner. (Child Life Kitchen).(Recipe)
January 1, 2002... How would you like to make a Dutch Oven Dinner to warm you up on a cold winter night? We will show you how and don't forget the fruit salad. You need plenty of vitamin C to get you through the winter. Dutch Oven Dinner Ingredients: ...

Great gardening! More than $100,000 in scholarships will be awarded at the 2002 Tulip Time Scholarship Games to include: *essay contest grand prize--a $5,000 scholarship *art contest grand prize--a $5,000 scholarship.(flowering bulbs)
January 1, 2002... In this issue, you will find entry pages for the Garden Essay Contest and the Garden Art Contest. Send us your entry soon! You could win a college scholarship. Keep reading to learn a fun way to grow plants inside the house! ZIP AND GROW...

En el jardin: in the garden.
January 1, 2002... el desplantador trowel la horquilla fork las canas canes la tijera de podar pruning shears la flor flower el petalo petal el tallo stem el cesped lawn la segadora de cesped lawnmower las macetas...

Elizabeth Kenny unlocks the puzzle of polio.
January 1, 2002... The young nurse was puzzled as she studied the sick child in the poor little cabin. It was 1909 and Elizabeth Kenny was a nurse in the Australian bush. She had been trained to serve this wild country that was without doctors and was sprinkled...

Winter Is Here. (Joy Givers' Club).(Poem)
January 1, 2002... Winter Is Here Snow falting, North wind blowing, Winter is here. Showers coming, Crocus blooming, Spring is here. Hot sun shining, Kids playing, Summer is here. Leaves falling, ...

Snow. (Joy Givers' Club).(Poem)
January 1, 2002... Snow White and fluffy like a cloud, Wrapping the world in a quilt of comfort. Children's footprints in the snow as clear as Ice. A snowman sits waiting for its time to melt. All this win be a thing of...

Winter Is ... (Joy Givers' Club).(Poem)
January 1, 2002... Winter Is... Winter is warm clothes. Winter is making a fort. Winter is hot cocoa. Winter is jumping in a pile of snow. Winter is the taste of a snowflake. Winter is making a snowman. Winter is...

Dream Time. (Joy Givers' Club).(Poem)
January 1, 2002... Dream Time When I am asleep, My dreams are lots of fun. I dream that I am at the beach, Playing in the sun. I have dreams when I give thanks. I have dreams that I've caught someone trying to ...

Red Is the Sky. (Joy Givers' Club).(Poem)
January 1, 2002... Red Is the Sky Red is the sky when light shines through. Red is being embarrassed in front of friends. Red is an apple when Mom says, "No snacks!" Red is a blanket for naps. Red is getting hurt riding...

My Dreams. (Joy Givers' Club).(Poem)
January 1, 2002... My Dreams In my dreams, I am flying-- Flying with my cozy plane Like a bird coasting through the endless sky. My plane and I will soar around clouds of cotton, Then slice through them like butter. ...

At Home with the Presidents. (good stuff).
January 1, 2002... At Home with the Presidents by Juddi Morris Wiley Publishers George Washington--firefighter? President Washington was an enthusiastic firefighter. As a child, he began running to fires to help put them out, and continued until just a few...

Marie Curie: More Than Meets the Eye. (good stuff).
January 1, 2002... Marie Curie: More Than Meets the Eye Devine Entertainment VHS/DVD Come along on a suspenseful adventure as two sisters follow, and catch, a suspected spy during World War I. While most families are fleeing war-torn Paris, these two girls...

Sweet Land of Story. (good stuff).
January 1, 2002... Sweet Land of Story by Pleasant DeSpain August House Publishers Do you love a good story? This is a great book to curl up with on a cold winter night and get a taste of the "melting pot" culture that makes America so great. It is filled...

Women Of The Wildwest. (good stuff).
January 1, 2002... WOMEN OF THE WILDWEST by Katherine Krohn Lerner Publications Company Calamity Jane, the Unsinkable Molly Brown, Annie Oakley, Laura Ingalls Wilder--these women, and others, were unconventional heroines of the American West in the 1800s....

Online Heroism. (Computer Scene).(web sites on heroes, presidents and language instruction)
January 1, 2002... Many American presidents throughout history have been referred to as heroes, such as George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and John F. Kennedy. But you don't have to be a president to be a hero. Sometimes a hero can be a kid or even an animal!...

Ask Doctor Cory.
January 1, 2002... Dear Dr. Cory: My mom told me that we soak up vitamin D if we are in the sun. Is it true? If it is true, how does it work? Carl Wetterling Bordentown, New Jersey Dear Carl: Yes, it is true. Vitamin D is made by the body...

Our Heroes.(Poem)
January 1, 2002... Our Heroes SALUTE and bow In reverence now To these our heroes truly great; At freedom's call They offered all That love might triumph over hate. To the youthful heart Such lives impart An...