Child Life articles from September 1999

Child Life archives from September 1999

Indian Children Long Ago.(Poem)
September 1, 1999... Where we play in field and hill, Running high and low, Other children used to play Long and long ago. Little Indians straight and slim, Boys with belt and feather, Little girls with colored beads, Playing...

Star Flower Earns Her Name.(Short Story)
September 1, 1999... Far, far away, where the turquoise sky met the gray dessert, the sun's great fiery ball dropped slowly out of sight. By the fading light, Star Flower sat on the ground before her loom. With swift fingers she passed the bright-colored yarn back...

Fun to Make.(swings; dollhouse furniture; Indian gear)
September 1, 1999... Have you ever seen a Bouncing Swing like this one made from an old inner tube? The wooden seat ends are notched to let the tube extend underneath the board, and two cleats hold it securely in place. Two inner tubes, instead of one, might be...

GOLDEN EAGLE.(Short Story)
September 1, 1999... A baby was born in a tepee down by the Big Shining Water. His mother wrapped him in soft, dry moss, and laid him in a little cradle. She laced the leather sides across his legs and arms until all you could see were his black hair, bright eyes,...

Odd Jobs.(matching activity on occupations)
September 1, 1999... What kind of job would you like to do someday? Match these unusual and not-so-unusual jobs with their descriptions. -- 1. Numismatist -- 2. Cartographer -- 3. Paleontologist -- 4. Journalist -- 5. Botanist -- 6. Prestidigitator...

Labor Day Workout.
September 1, 1999... Use the following clues to fill in the names of these common occupations. 1. I help you find a favorite book. 2. In buildings I mop every nook. 3. I cut and style men's handsome hair. 4. Injured bodies I repair. 5. I...

Tangrams.
September 1, 1999... Tangrams are Chinese puzzles. A square is divided into five triangles, one square, and one rhombus. The shapes are used to make other objects or animals. Now it's your turn! Lay a piece of notebook paper over the square below and, using a...

Back to School--With a Twist.(unusual educational Web sites)
September 1, 1999... Learning how to learn can be a pretty tough process. But experts agree it's just as important as the routine facts and figures you absorb. Let's see if you can stretch your mind with these unusual cyber selections! NASA's Quest Team...

Rain.(Poem)
September 1, 1999... All the rain that falls from the sky Is very bad indeed. For every time it falls from up high, I have to go out and weed! Kelcey Johnson Denver, Colorado3

Moonlight.(Poem)
September 1, 1999... Moonlight mist is grand. They never understand That I cannot go inside. The moon's offering me ride To a place I've never been. I turn to go, but then Things are not what they seem. It was all just...

Sandhills Living.(Poem)
September 1, 1999... I live in the Sandhills, where life is good. I live on the plains, where the wildflowers grow. I live where the cattle roam: Angus, Hereford, longhorn, Charolais. Ride horses and rope, that's what we...

Kansas Winds.(Poem)
September 1, 1999... Kansas winds blow everywhere; They hit the trees and raise your hair. They blow across the open plains And by the towers that hold the grains. The winds blow over the fields so free, Pushing...

Excitement.(Poem)
September 1, 1999... Excitement is like a golden stride, Along the way filled with pride. When you follow, filled with joy, The pride within you can't destroy. Amanda Perlman Yonkers, New York "What is Serving God?...

Tiger Shares the Gift of Golf.(Tiger Woods helps organize golf clinics for kids)
September 1, 1999... Tiger Woods, one of the most recognizable and successful pro golf players around, doesn't see golf as merely a game. He thinks it is a gift--and not just any ordinary gift at that. He believes that golf has the power to change lives. And...

Meeting a Master.(golfer Tiger Woods)
September 1, 1999... The sirens sounded closer and closer. Suddenly, cars pulled up on both sides of the street, blocking other cars from pulling in or out. Then another car pulled up and the door opened. Tiger Woods stepped out of the car and his famous smile....

TULIP TIME TALENT.(Tulip Time Scholarship Games)
September 1, 1999... The 1999 Tulip Time Scholarship Games drew families who traveled from all over the country. And the families, from grandparents to grandkids, brought loads of talent with them! Nearly $100,000 in college scholarships were awarded to winners...

ASK DOCTOR CORY.(questions and answers on heart murmurs; skin wrinkles; color of blood)
September 1, 1999... Dear Dr. Cory: My father is a paramedic with the Baltimore County Fire Department. He got a new stethoscope and he gave me his old one. I am really interested in medicine and I want to be a doctor. My heart sounds like lub-dub, lub-dub....

Jokes & Riddles.
September 1, 1999... Why is a baseball team like a pancake? They both need a good batter! Jenae Pieper West St. Paul, Minnesota Why was the turtle shy? Because it wouldn't come out of its shell! Delibeth Morales Kissimmee, Florida When is the...

Flashback.(golf history)
September 1, 1999... Golf may not have been around forever, but maybe as long as there have been shepherds in Scotland. Arnold Palmer, the legendary golf player, once wrote that the game of golf was discovered by a Scottish shepherd. The shepherd found that he...