Child Life articles from September 2005

Child Life archives from September 2005

My Greedy Dog.(Poem)
September 1, 2005... My Greedy Dog My dog just ate my homework! Whatever shall I do? My homeroom teacher, Mrs. Mopp, Just won't believe it's true. He ate my math for breakfast, My history for lunch. My geography and science notes...

Treddy Treadmore: discovers America's Founders.(A History MYSTERY)(Short Story)
September 1, 2005... "Do you want to sleep over tonight?" asked Ryan. "What do you mean?" questioned Treddy. "Sunday night is a school night." "Not when Monday is Columbus Day," Ryan said smugly. "I forgot!" Treddy said. "That means we could get up...

Can you spell W-I-N-N-E-R?(Jack AND Jill[R] NATIONAL SPELLING BEE)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Get a head start on next year's Jack and Jill National Spelling Bee at the Tulip Time Scholarship Games. You could win a trip for you and a teacher or parent to see the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., in May 20061 Here are...

Celebrating the art of Norman Rockwell.
September 1, 2005... Step back in time--Norman Rockwell time, that is--this summer by visiting the Children's Museum in Indianapolis. There, a new exhibition, "Rockwell's America," is showcasing the illustrator's most beloved cover paintings from The Saturday...

Pizza--the edible plate.(CHILD LIFE KITCHEN)
September 1, 2005... What's your favorite food? Good old American hot dogs and hamburgers? Maybe you like Greek foods, such as gyros and pizza. Pizza? Greek? Believe it or not, the ancient Greeks actually invented pizza. The early Greeks turned their bread...

Creepy, creative costumes.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... You may be looking forward to a spooky party, but the cost of your costume doesn't have to be scary. You can make your own for less than five dollars. The following ideas use common and inexpensive materials. Look for supplies in craft and...

Turn over a new leaf.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... DRYING LEAVES In the fall, leaves turn from green to blazing orange, fire red, and luminous yellow. Did you know that you can make these colors last year-round? Here's what you do. Materials: Leaves (in a variety of colors...

Joy Giver's Club.
September 1, 2005... Every year, a teacher of gifted and talented kids in Georgia assigns her students to write a poem called "Witch's Brew" in celebration of Halloween. Here are some of our favorites from last year's group: Witch's Brew What is in a...

The witch in the cabin.(Short Story)
September 1, 2005... Steve snapped awake, instantly alert, listening. Wind tore around the corners of the old log cabin where he slept, testing the door, shaking the roof. Or was it the wind? Two nights ago when a giant tree blew down and smashed the cabin's...

A cluster of grapes.(Pencil PAGES)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... How many words with three or more letters can you make by going from one grape to another grape that touches it? For example, you can go from T to E, but you can't go from T to K. You can also go to the same grape twice, from T to E to L and...

Three of a kind.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... The three words in each group below sound alike but are not spelled alike. Can you fill in the correct words to fit the definitions? 1. ---- Part of a harness ---- Spring shower ----- King's rule 2. ----- Correct ...

High block.
September 1, 2005... Fill in the dotted spaces and see an unusual attempt at blocking! [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Laughing your way to good health.
September 1, 2005... You may have heard that having a sense of humor is important. How true that is! Without laughter, life would be hard to handle. Laughing helps release our worries. It can hide embarrassment or nervousness. Have you ever laughed just because...

The strange Armadillo.
September 1, 2005... Did you ever see such a strange-looking animal as this one? Look! It has a face and a nose like a rat, a shell-shaped body like an alligator, and claws like a leopard. This is a North American armadillo. Although it has a fierce...

Ask Doctor Cory.
September 1, 2005... Dear Dr. Cory: Every time that I wear my belt, my stomach breaks out. It gets red dots. I wear the belt on my leans, not on my stomach. When it is sweaty sometimes it hurts. Why is that? Nichole Hint, Michigan Dear Nichole:...

Poor Richard says ... the wit and wisdom of Ben Franklin.
September 1, 2005... Born in 1706, Benjamin Franklin might be, next to George Washington, the most famous eighteenth-century American. Although he received very little formal education as a boy, he eventually became rich; he even invented a stove, the lightning...

Mystery Pilot.(Poem)
September 1, 2005... MYSTERY PILOT I saw a tiny airplane A-flying in the breeze. It lightly winged its airy way Among the autumn trees. It landed on a clover And I thought it stopped to stay. But when I crept to see it, ...