Child Life articles from March 2004

Child Life archives from March 2004

Get "organ-ized" for this year's spelling bee!
March 1, 2004... For the past three issues, you have been "boning up" for the Body Parts Spelling Bee at this year's Tulip Time Games. Now, with only weeks to go before the big event, it's time to get "organ-ized"! Remember, the words listed below and on...

Fitness Farm frolic.
March 1, 2004... It s almost time for the 2004 Tulip Time Scholarship Races! Pull out these two pages and have some Fitness Farm fun if you can t make it to the real Races. If you are coming, send in the registration form on page 7. Try to find these...

Wanted: dead or alive.(Short Story)
March 1, 2004... How am I ever going to explain this to my mother? Me--going to court! I might even go to jail. I can see it now: WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE--J.J. JAMISON. I'll just have to tell her the truth. She'll understand, once I explain how it...

The Starfish.(Poem)
March 1, 2004... Up above are many stars. They swim in space so free. Upon the earth swims another star in waters called the sea. Their eyes at the tips of their pointy arms keep them from any...

Lacrosse the great divide.(Computer Scene)(coll lacrosse sites to get you warmed up)
March 1, 2004... Lacrosse is a sport that is exciting to play and fun to watch. Lacrosse was actually first developed by the American Indians. They played the game both for recreation and to settle disputes between tribes without going to battle. The way...

Janice VanCleave's Science Project Workbook Grades 3-6.(good stuff)(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2004... John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 506 pages, $19.95. Whether you're just getting started in studying science, or even if you think you know what your science fair project will be this year, take a look at this handy collection of fun and easy...

Weather!(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2004... by Rebecca Rupp, Storey Kids, 136 pages, $14.95 But perhaps you want your project to be more specific. If you're into weather, for instance, be sure to check out Weather! by Rebecca Rupp, a home-schooling mom who's also a doctor in...

The Ultimate Bubble Book: Soapy Science Fun.(good stuff)(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2004... by Shar Levine & Leslie Johnstone, Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 80 pages, $9.95 Of course, if you want to get really basic in your science fair project, try a bubble experiment. With just soap, water, and a few household supplies (heck,...

Garfield's Typing Pal Deluxe: Typing Made Fun--the Garfield Way!(good stuff)
March 1, 2004... DeMarque, $19.99 But what good is a science fair project if you don't know how to present it properly? With Garfield's Typing Pal software system, you're guaranteed to improve your keyboard-typing skills "within fifteen days." At least...

Bird's nest soup.(Child Life Kitchen)(in Southeast Asia, people sip bird's nest soup when they have runny noses and stuffy heads)
March 1, 2004... Do your parents give you chicken soup when you have a cold? For centuries, many Europeans and Americans have believed that chicken soup can help cure a cold. In Southeast Asia, on the other hand, people prefer to sip bird's nest soup when...

A very berry puzzle.(Pencil Pages)
March 1, 2004... Read the clues below to fill in the empty spaces. The finished words are the names of different berries that are good to eat. The key word running from top to bottom is the name of a berry, too, but it Is also the name of a legendary boy in...

It's raining cats and dogs!(Pencil Pages)(puzzle)
March 1, 2004... Can you imagine if it REALLY rained cats and dogs? Think how much it would hurt the poor puppies and kitties (to say nothing of yourself)! This puzzle has two parts. First, unscramble the names of five common breeds of cats and five popular...

Those peculiar pelicans.
March 1, 2004... Have you ever seen a brown pelican? If you have, you were probably tempted to laugh out loud. A bird that looks so absurd is hard to take seriously. A pelican that is resting on top of a dock piling, its head tucked down into its...

Fins, fangs, feathers and fur.(animal puzzle)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Below are 20 incomplete words. Read the definitions, then search the wildlife preserve list at the bottom. Find the name of the animal that will fit in the blank to complete each word. We've already done the first one for you. Be careful...

Ask Doctor Cory.(Column)
March 1, 2004... Dear Dr. Cory: I am worried about my eyesight. It is very poor, and I don't know what to do. It may be because I read too many books. What should I do? Jessica Arkansas Dear Jessica: Reading a lot of books will not cause...

Limerick corner.(Poem)
March 1, 2004... Can you write a limerick for our Mini-Poster at right? Check out these entries inspired by our Nov./Dec. 2003 Mini-Poster (above right). They both come from Ginny D'Amico from Florida: [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Hey, Mom! What a cool...

The bird's in the word.(word quizz)
March 1, 2004... Each of the nine words in the List contains the name of a bird. The birds' names may read either forward or backward. We've done the first one for you. 1. SCHOOLWORK --OWL-- 2. ENUMERATION -- 3. HOLDOVER -- 4....