Please, the next time you have 36 seconds with nothing spectacular to do, take a sheet of paper and start folding it in half. Tell me how many times you folded it before you stopped.
It’s true!
You really can’t fold a piece of paper in half more than 7 times!
Malcolm Gladwell wrote in The Tipping Point [...]
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We’ve been doing this fun and pretty little experiment all week at school.
Nancy Blakey calls it Marbled Milk. Yes, that’s what it looks like.
Try it. We think you’ll like it as much as we do.
1. Pour some 2% milk into a saucer to cover the bottom (it doesn’t have to be deep).
2. Put 5-7 drops [...]
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No need to go shopping for this 5-minute craft: you should have all the materials – including an ABC Learner – right there at home.
It’s the 4th article in a Kids Craft Weekly’s issue on 5-minute crafts. You’ll want to make them all.
You will need:
white glue
paper
pantry items (dried beans, popcorn, pasta, cereal, etc.)
an ABC Learner
What [...]
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This vanishing coin trick is for beginner magicians. Beginners…hey, that’s me!
Small problem: my hair is too short……..
Watch the video, but if he talks too fast (I think he does), you can print the instructions (right there on the same page) and read along.
Scroll down on that page for loads more fun magic tricks, and oooh, [...]
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No no no, I’m not bringing back disco. (But I should, yes?)
Use this activity to review your spelling lists with friends, because some things you just shouldn’t do alone.
Other subjects? Check out the variations at the end!
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What You Need
paper and pencil
small brown paper bag
timer
your spelling list
3-4 review partners
What You Do
Cut paper into 20-30 cards.
Write your [...]
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On most days, I avoid counting higher than 20. Math baffles me.
But ooh ah, look what I found!
And I understand it! I can’t believe it! Whoo-hoo!
Glad2Teach is my new best math friend….!
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When my younger niece is excited she can only sit still for 15 seconds – I’ve timed her. Now, when she gets up 4 times in a row, I know how much time has passed. Who needs clocks?
1. Check that no one is wearing a watch or can see a clock with a second hand.
2. [...]
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