The SAT Reading Test is difficult for two reasons: time pressure and vocabulary. Let’s consider time pressure first. You have an average of one minute per question. That’s more than enough time for the sentence completions but you’ll find yourself pressed for time on the reading passages. We’ll talk about how to manage your time later, but for now I’ll just leave you with the thought that you’ll probably need to leave some reading questions blank....
Skills Being Practiced Scientific method Basic understanding of how electricity works Exploring conductive materials and circuitry What You Need 2 D batteries Large paper clip 2 brass fasteners Small plastic cup Empty toilet paper tube Flashlight light bulb Scissors 5"-long piece of 22-gauge insulated copper wire 8"-long piece of 22-gauge insulated copper wire Utility knife or wire strippers Electrical tape 2"-wide sewing elastic Ruler Marker Get Ready to Play...
This activity shows that water doesn’t like mixing with wax. White crayon or wax candle Paper, white Tempera paints Paintbrush Directions
Here’s a surefire recipe for conflict: Mix together one parent (whose job is to make rules) and one child (whose job is to question rules). The resulting power struggle can turn a happy home into a war zone in seconds flat and drive a formerly rational person to the brink of insanity. Sometimes it’s tempting to enact martial law – or go to the other extreme and dispense with rules altogether....
Now that your child knows the information he needs to make a budget, he can begin the process. Assemble paper and pencil (and a calculator) and begin. Budget Period and Categories The federal government sets an annual budget that begins on October 1 of every year. Grown-ups typically use a monthly budget because many expenses—rent or the mortgage, the phone and electric company bills—come once a month. Your child’s budget can span any length of time....
In addition to the size of your belly causing discomfort during sex, some women experience pain during sex toward the end of pregnancy as the baby moves farther into the pelvis; or they may find that the contractions that can accompany orgasm become increasingly uncomfortable. These symptoms are unlikely to be a cause for concern, but it’s worth mentioning them to your doctor for reassurance. There are some circumstances in late pregnancy when intercourse may not be safe....
Factors to Consider When making a decision about whether or not to wear a nursing bra while sleeping, think about how each of these affects you. Breast Size If you have small breasts, wearing a bra is a matter of preference. But if you have large, full breasts, a bra can feel more supportive and comfortable. Even if you have smaller breasts, during the first month or so after your baby is born, when your breast milk is adjusting, you may find that you appreciate the support of nursing bra overnight....
Magical Thinking Is a Normal Developmental Stage While magical thinking is widely considered normal in children. In adults, magical thinking is sometimes associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Children begin to practice magical thinking during the toddler years. This kind of thinking may lead some children to believe that a certain action they take will influence the world around them. For instance, a child may think that food only tastes good if she eats it with a pink spoon or that holding tight to her blanket will keep the monsters away at bedtime....
When you give your kids a taste for art, there’s no telling how far they’ll go. Today the fridge, tomorrow The Louvre! Choose your child’s age group to get great activities.Grades K-2Grades 3-5Grades 6-8
Piece of cardboard Crayons, markers, or paint Yarn or string Scissors Glitter, stickers, etc.
Age group: 18-40 months Duration of activity: 20 minutes Materials: Sensory materials, such as mud, pudding, or hair gel 2 zip-close freezer bags Super-strength glue Here is the answer if you want to plan some great sensory experiences for your young child but you want to avoid the mess.
Bonded—Against You Grandparents and grandchildren may form a tight unit and exclude everybody else. This often happens with the Other Grands; most parents will side with their own child in a divorce, and some have been known to encourage their grandkids to look at the new stepparent as the wicked impostor. But it can also happen with the Grands. If your stepkids are having a hard time with the situation or with you, the doting Grands (your loving partner’s parents) may well side with the kids against you....
Who Are You, Anyway, Bub? You live with this child, share her life, and suddenly, “You’re not my parent, you can’t tell me anything!” Ouch. That hurts (and believe me, your stepchild knows it). What can you do? Presuming you haven’t moved through Jamie K. Keshet’s stages too fast (see above), you can try the following approach. It will soon defuse the situation: Remain utterly calm, and look as detached as you can possibly be....
In Five-Card Stud the dealer can be chosen in the same way you choose a dealer in Straight Poker. After you have established who will deal, the dealer gives each player one card face-down (the “hole” card) and one card face-up. The rest of the deck is laid aside and the betting begins. After the bets have been equalized in the first betting interval, the dealer gives each player another face-up card (excluding any player that folded in the first interval)....
As my husband and I prepared to travel to Italy with our 16-month-old son, we were in the market for a travel stroller. But not just any travel stroller; after all, there are tons out there—ones that are lightweight, ones that fold with one hand, ones that can fit in the overhead compartment of a plane, you get the point. Specifically, we wanted one that could recline for successful on-the-go sleeping so we didn’t have to head back to our hotel for every nap....
As the season begins to fade and autumn approaches, keep your memories of fun in the sun in your own summer scrapbook. Materials needed:· White paper (several sheets)· 2 sheets of construction paper· Scissors· Hole punch· Ribbon or yarn· Glue· Markers, crayons, paint, glitter, or other decorative materials· Summer mementos and souvenirs What to do: Step One: Spend some time gathering souvenirs, pictures, and other mementos that you collected this summer....
In general, the number of kids with unintentional injuries increases during the warmer months. An estimated 4,800 young children (under age 5) require treatment in emergency departments due to unintentional drowning-related incidents each year, and in 2016, 289 children under 5 died from drowning in a pool or spa. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, drowning is the number one cause of unintentional injury death in children ages 1 to 4 in the U....
