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What is 100%?

Singapore parentsWant to share with you a small truth to make LIFE 100%
If A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Zis equal to1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 […]

CROSSROAD Brain Teaser

Edited on 11 June 2007

Useful tips to share

Last night, we had our 1st CPT (Certified Professional Trainers) Alumni meeting after the formation of the committee. Although we had only 10 participants, all of us had fun.
Daya was the Emcee for the event. Besides getting all present to give a short description about themselves, he also shared 2 games with us. […]

Arithmetic

Came across this interesting poem by Carl Sandburg.

Arithmetic is where numbers fly like pigeons in and out of your head
Arithmetic tells you how many you lose or win if you know how many you had before you lost or won
Arithmetic is seven eleven all good children go to heaven
- or five six bundle of […]

Questions Children Ask About Everyday Life

Hi Parents
You will agree with me that children learn by asking questions. Well, below is a collection on what they ask about everyday life:  I wonder:

Why I should say “Thank You”?
Who belongs to a family?
Why are there different kinds of families?
What is an adopted child and how do you get one?
Why do we need money?
Why […]

Where is my 5-year old?

Hi Parents
Tonight, would like to jolt your memory back to the time when you were a 5-year old kid. What was it like?

Well, as far as I can remember, my 5-year old had been a care-free one. No school yet, all I did with my siblings and neighbours was eat, play and sleep. […]

Questions Children Ask About Animals and Plants

Hi Parents
Below are some questions that your children may ask about animals and plants:
About Animals
 
I wonder:

why do birds fly away together when the weather gets cold?
can they talk to each other and say “Let’s go now”?
why does my cat hide her new kittens? I would not hurt them.
why do […]

Questions Children Ask About Themselves

Hi Parents
Remember the time when your children ask you questions about themselves like:
I wonder why:

I can see red balloons, blue, yellow and green balloons
I see big things, little things, round, square and sharp things too
I can hear planes roaring, boys whistling, whispers and shouts
I can smell cookies baking, sweet and spicy smells, flower […]

Optical Illusion

Hi
It’s me again. If you want some fun, then log on to:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/interactives/senseschallenge/senses.swfand try out the Senses Challenge.
Parents, after you have tried out, get your children to answer the 20 questions too.
For my 1st attempt, my score was 9/20.
For the 2nd attempt after 2 days, the score is 17/20.
On the last screen, click on “Senses“. […]

Mothers are . . .

Hi Singapore parents
This weekend, would like to share something light-hearted with you.
Below are answers given by primary 2 school children when asked the following questions:
Why did God make mothers?
1. She is the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.
2. Mostly to clean the house.
3. To help us out of there when we were […]