Innholdsfortegnelse for May/June 2020 i Click Science and Discovery Magazine for Preschoolers and Young Children

What you need  clothespin 2 five-inch twist ties 4 large buttons (2 matching pairs) 2 one-inch pieces of a drinking straw glue What you do 1. Thread one end of a twist tie through a buttonhole and back through a second hole until both ends of the twist tie meet. Twist the tie a few times near the button. 2. Thread the two ends of the twist tie through one of the straw pieces. Separate the two ends, and thread each one through the holes of a second button. Twist the ends to hold the button. You have a set of wheels. 3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 to make a second set of wheels. 4. Open the clothespin, and place the straw from one set of wheels in the…

What can we spot when we drive around town? A red convertible with its top down, Five blue sedans, a fire engine, an RV, Four buses, two tan vans—wait, there are three! Two old pickup trucks, one green and one brown, A tow truck helping a jeep that broke down. Six big rigs, a garbage truck, and a taxi. How many cars and trucks do you see? Can you find the cars and trucks named on page 13? The answers are on page 34.…

Carefully remove the takeout pages. Each player needs a token to use on the game board. Buttons or dried beans work well, as long as each player has a different color or variety, so it’s easy to tell the tokens apart. Players will also need a die to throw to see how far each person moves on his or her turn. Each player puts a token on the START space. The first player rolls the die and moves his or her token the number of spaces the die shows. If the player lands on a space with a picture, then his or her turn is over. If the player lands on a space with instructions, he or she must move as directed. Then it is the next player’s turn. Keep…

Mom was smiling when she hung up the phone. “Guess what,” she said. Bea and Dagny looked up from their game. “What?” they asked. “Uncle Bob is getting married next fall. He and Anne want you to carry the flower baskets at the wedding!” Dagny was so excited that she knocked over the checkerboard. Bea was so excited that, even though she had been winning, she didn’t mind. “Where will the wedding be?” asked Dagny. “In Anne’s hometown,” said Mom. “Bock, Minnesota.” “We’ll drive there,” said Dad. “It’ll be fun.” Dagny looked at the map on their kitchen wall. “Here’s Chicago,” she said. “We live in Chicago, Illinois.” “And here’s Minnesota.” Bea pointed. Her finger was not far from Dagny’s finger. “That’s not too far,” she said. “Mmm,” said Mom.…