Child Life articles from March 2001

Child Life archives from March 2001

March Wind.(Poem)
March 1, 2001... The wind is pushing against the trees; He'll take off your hat without asking you "please." He rattles the windows and puffs at a cloud, Then scoots down the chimney and laughs aloud!

The Spelling Bee.(Short Story)
March 1, 2001... A Story About Noah Webster as a Boy The schoolmaster did not see the note passed beneath the long wooden benches from hand to hand. It was a bare, chilly, country schoolroom in West Hartford, Connecticut, in the year 1770. It had thin...

RHYME A WORD.(children's learning game)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
March 1, 2001... DIRECTIONS: ANY number of people may play this game. Each will need a button as a token, and a pencil and paper to keep score. Trace this page. Then cut out a circle of cardboard three inches across. Cut the edge of the circle into six...

Let's Cook on St. Patrick's Day.(Brief Article)(Recipe)
March 1, 2001... It is always fun to have a St. Patrick's Day party, because it is so easy to have a green menu. Here is one you will like because you can make the dessert the day before. Lime Moss Ingredients: 1 package lime gelatin 1 pint warm...

Show Us Your Talent.(scholarships)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... The excitement is building in Indianapolis as we get ready for our annual Tulip Time Scholarship Games. There are scholarships ready to be earned, races to win, audiences to please, food to be eaten, and fun to be had. You don't want to miss...

Practice Your Crawl Turn.
March 1, 2001... 1. Swim toward the wall. Approach at your normal speed. Start your somersault about three to five feet from the wall. Bring your arms down to your thighs. 2. Keep your legs together. Turn your palms down, facing the bottom of the pool. To...

The Adventure of the Seven Keyholes.(Short Story)
March 1, 2001... WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE Grandpa Fairfax had willed a big brass key to Barbara--a big brass key to seven mysterious keyholes in the dilapidated Fairfax mansion on Pine Point. The most important of these was the seventh keyhole, according to...

St. Patrick's Day.(Brief Article)(Poem)
March 1, 2001... See the laughing leprechaun dancing gayly in the grass, He sure is a happy, mischievous, magic making lass! Slowly inching forward on my belly, wishing not to be seen, My plan was to grab that ...

Marching Markers.(Brief Article)(Poem)
March 1, 2001... Marching markers run, Marching markers fly, Marching markers are so good they even write. Marching markers can't even bend, Marching markers even are my friend. Jakob Hill Weatherford, Texas

Spring Sings With ...(Poem)
March 1, 2001... Golden fish swimming beneath the water. Unique kites flying high in the air. Running streams hopping over rocks in a valley between the ground. Brittini Carter Pelham, North Carolina

Spring.(Poem)
March 1, 2001... A friend is honest; A friend is kind; A friend can be called on at any time. Summer, fall, winter, or spring, With each season friendship brings, A thoughtful word, a helping hand, A trusting voice that...

Yellow-rageous.(Poem)
March 1, 2001... Going to a party The sun in the sky The center of a daisy A child's laughter, not a baby's cry Yellow is the petals of a sunflower Or some of the fall leaves Not a cold, cold, breeze Yellow is...

THE CHALKBOARD.(Poem)
March 1, 2001... The chalkboard is as green as spring grass, as flat as biscuits without yeast, as streaky as greasy fingers to a clean window, as dusty as a doormat, as useful as a pencil, and as ordinary as your hair. ...

60 Super Simple Still More Science Experiments.(Review)
March 1, 2001... Do you want to know how to braid strands of water together, move an object without touching it, build a microscope, and more? This book will show you how. There are sixty all-new experiments that will easily explain such things as friction,...

Dinosaur Hunter Deluxe.(computer software)
March 1, 2001... DK Interactive Learning See Dealer for System Requirements Discover the savage secrets of Earth's most ferocious creatures with this new computer software. You can travel through time as you learn about fifty dinosaur species from the...

HOMEWORK HELPERS GET 'EM ONLINE.
March 1, 2001... Students have it easy when it comes to doing homework. After all, you have an expert on every subject in your home. It's a mouse--and with a magical click or two, it can take you to exciting places online to help you with your most troublesome...

Jason's Challenge.(Short Story)
March 1, 2001... I hate running, Jason thought, as he struggled to catch his breath and keep his legs moving. Mr. Morris had been his favorite teacher, and Jason hadn't even minded PE class. But that was before Mr. Morris had decided that they should run two...

HEALTHY CHOICES.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Fill in the missing letters to these twenty-seven healthy foods. They are all high in fiber and should be eaten often. Then find the twelve unhealthy foods in the puzzle at the bottom. They may be written up, down, forward, backward, or...

UNHEALTHY CHOICES.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... ice cream butter jelly jam donuts pastries candy pie cake cookies potato chips fried foods french fries U V W B D G G I F N V L B P C U Z R B C B F A H M T O T M O D E E R K U I P O T A T O C H I P S C A K E J...

Ask Doctor Cory.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Dear Dr. Cory: I've wanted to know this for a long time. When I get strep throat,why don't I get a sore throat? I just get a headache, fever, and tummy ache. Tessa Husain North Potomac, Maryland Dear Tessa: Although the...

A Bone to Pick.
March 1, 2001... The human body is supported by 206 bones. Hidden in this puzzle are 20 of those bones. They can be connected up, down, forward, backward, or diagonally. CARPUS CLAVICLE COCCYX FEMUR FIBULA HIP HUMERUS ILIUM PATEIJA PELVIS...