Winter Storms
Snow, rain, and even some tornadoes broke out in Texas and Louisiana. More than 100 tornadoes came to the U.S. in January so far.
Kid Governor Sworn in
Ellie Mendez, who is a fifth grader, was sworn in as Connecticut’s kid governor. She will serve a one-year term and wants to improve children’s mental health in the classroom.
American Skier Makes History
American alpine skier Michalea Schiffrin won the world cup race this week. He broke Lindsey Vonn’s pre record that made the Olympic gold medalist the world’s most decorated female skier ever.
How to Decipher What’s Fact From Fiction
News literacy is the ability to determine whether a story is reliable and analyze what we’re seeing, reading, listening to determine whether it’s factual and credible. It is an important life skill for kids. They will act on what they learned as they were children for the rest of their lives. So, news can make better informed citizens of the world. It can also help them learn how to form and share their own opinions and figure out where they stand on the issues. To practice news literacy, they identify what they’re reading, do quick research and analyze an article’s purpose that they want to watch.
The Lunar New Year
Chinese celebrate the Lunar New Year after it’s the spring festival. The dates change according to the phases of the moon. The new year began January 22, 2023. In fact, there are no school or online classes for two weeks. The food of the Lunar New Year is important. Relatives young and old get together over feasts. Families make hundreds of dumplings from time to time. Besides, The Lunar New Year is celebrated in South Korea, Singapore, Vietnam, other countries in Asia and in the US. Each year is represented by one of the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac like dog, rooster, snake and so on. There are lots of red for the Chinese New Year because red is a lucky color to the Chinese. Red lanterns have always been a very significant source of hope. They are made by hand and add gold ribbon and Chinese characters. Kids are given red envelopes called money on the Lunar New Year day. It is considered lucky money so they are supposed to refuse it first and get it by winning games.
Busy Beaver
Beavers make dams to keep them safe. They create it in a pond where they can build a home. Beaver lodges provide protection from predators such as bears and wolves. They have an underwater entrance. In addition, there is a safe place to hide at a little high place. Beavers sleep, raise their family and keep warm there.
Mugs for Love
With the help of her mom, 11 years old Carolyn started mugs of love last year in Montgomery County Maryland. The idea is to fill mugs with different goodies for senior citizens. Many people participated in this event that tops up something on MLK day. The donation target was $500, but it was over $800. Carolyn and her siblings love giving back, plus they feel really great to support school, church, shelter, and seniors. They are grateful for this.
Pet of the Week
Nala is a wheaten terrier and Simba is a golden doodle. They are best friends, who love playing with family.
Game on! one-on-one with NBA STAR Chris Paul
Chris was very active and always fought his older brother. He was a good student so his grade is good as well. In fact, he fell in love with basketball thanks to his father’s passion for sports. In other words, Chris was affected by his father. He cherished that his dad is a football coach, and his mom is a basketball coach. He published a new book; its story is contained in the relationship and different challenges between his grandfather and him. His grandfather, who had been working at a service station, taught him hard work. Through this book, Chris wanted kids to learn to believe in themselves and understand the importance of the family.
glued to the~ 눈을 떼지 못하다 She makes him glued to herself.
gripping 눈을 떼지 못하는 She make him gripping herself.
<make, have, let의 차이>
make – my wife makes me clean the house.
강제로 하게 하는 뉘앙스.
have – I had my son do his homework right after school.
강제로 하는 느낌은 없고 하도록 시킨다. 비교적 중립적인 느낌, 하도록 한 것.
let – I let my daughter brush out puppy’s teeth.
하게 해줬다. 허락을 내포,하게 두다.
I had my dog go the way she wants to.(x)
I let my dog go the way she wanted to.(o)
I usually don’t let ……. until sth
I usually don’t let my daughter use her phone until she gets back. 아래의 문장보다 자연스러움
I usually let my daughter use her mobile device after she gets back from the academy.
댓글