Hopscotch articles from December 1998

Hopscotch archives from December 1998

Something Old.(short story)
December 1, 1998... "We've been learning about how things change," Jenna's third grade teacher said. "This week, we will be looking at things from the past. For example, look at this and try to guess what it is." The teacher held up something that looked like a...

Homemade Butter.(recipe)
December 1, 1998... Today you can go to the store and buy many kinds of butter, low-fat margarine, salted and unsalted, flavored- the list goes on! But in earlier times, as described in "Something Old," people didn't buy their butter. Instead they made their own,...

Treasure Hunt.(short story)
December 1, 1998... "Grandma's notebook!" Ten-year-old Amy opened the little book she'd found in the attic trunk. She read: "TO AMY AND DAVID -- THIS IS FOR YOU. TURN THE PAGE TO FIND OUT WHAT TO DO." Grandma had loved to make up rhymes, games, and...

GRAMPS AND GRANDMA.(poem)
December 1, 1998... Gramps Grandma smells like leather shoes, cinnamon rolls, damp cedar, and the Sunday News. powder, and lavender oil. ...

MAKE A SNIPPET.(arts and crafts)
December 1, 1998... A snippet is a paper cutting that makes a picture. The true name is scheren-schnitte, and it is an early folk art. You can make a simple version of these intricate paper cuttings. You will need: * one sheet of 8 1/2" x 11" white paper...

The Grandparent Connection.(words for grandparents around the world)
December 1, 1998... Popo. Nonna. Babushka. Do these names sound familiar to you? What about Opa or Grand-pere? This is the way some children around the world say Grandma or Grandpa. Many of your grandparents have immigrated to the United States. You may call...

Journey.(short story)
December 1, 1998... "Easy, Molly. Don't let that wind spook you so!" Betsy gripped the reins tightly as she guided the horse and wagon down narrow, snow-blown trail. "I know you don't like backwoods travellin'," she said, "but it's safest with Redcoats on...

SHOPPING.(poem)
December 1, 1998... Flowers, stripes, Polka-dots too. Cotton, wool, Denim blue. Large, petite, Medium, small, Average, short, Extra-tall. Summer, winter, Heavy, light. Umpteen colors, Super-bright. ...

Christmas Tree.(short story)
December 1, 1998... Woods become quiet with new fallen snow. As Joe snowshoed, he listened to the silence. Eyes watched him -- eyes that belonged to rabbits who were as white as the snow because when winter comes, they turn white. Joe wished the children could...

A Science Bet-You.(science game for children)
December 1, 1998... Sometimes I like to use science to trick my friends. This is one of my favorites. I call this a "bet-you" because I say to a friend, "I'll bet-you can't do this..." Of course, it looks so easy your friends will always "bet-you" they can. But...

Over the River and Through the Woods.(numbers game)
December 1, 1998... Xandra, Yolanda, and Zena were playing board games with their grandparents. Grandma said, "Here is a good problem for you. I want you to place the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 in these six circles so that every straight line adds up to the same...

The Quick-Fix Dessert.(short story)
December 1, 1998... "Are you ready, girls, to hear about this year's contest?" Mrs. Dunn asked. Annie listened closely. Each year the teachers held a different contest. Nearly all her friends had already won ribbons. Annie never seemed to have any luck, no...

POTSY'S PEN PAL CLUB.(pen pal addresses)
December 1, 1998... Dear Readers, This is a new list of our Hopscotch girls who want to be pen pals. These do not include girls on the previous list. To receive the addresses, simply mail us a self-addressed, stamped envelope. We'll send you the addresses...