Innholdsfortegnelse for September 2020 i Click Science and Discovery Magazine for Preschoolers and Young Children

Hands come in handy when you’re making art. They’re great for mixing paints, shaping clay, and holding crayons and scissors. And they’re perfect for making handprint art! How? First make a handprint. Brush finger paint onto the palm and fingers of your hand. Press your painted hand down on a piece of paper. Gently lift your hand away. If you don’t like getting your hands messy, trace your hand onto the paper instead. Now use paint, markers, cut paper, and your imagination to turn your handprint into something new. Here are some ideas to get you started.…

A game for 2 players What You Need: A pile of pennies A pile of nickels * No pennies? No problem. Other coins work too as long as the pile is all the same kind. Goal: To be the first player to make a full row on the board (across, down, or diagonal). How to Play: The first player flips a penny. If the penny lands on tails, the player puts that penny on any empty spot on the board where there is an animal with a tail. If the penny lands on heads, the player puts that penny on any empty spot on the board where there is an animal with no tail. The second player does the same thing with a nickel. The players keep taking turns, while…

One foot on a ruler is 12 inches long. It’s the same length on every ruler. But an animal foot does not have to be 12 inches long. Measure these footprints. How does your foot compare? An African elephant’s footprint can be 19 inches long, too big to fit on two pages of Click. Its front feet are nearly round, but its back feet are more oval in shape. Western lowland gorillas are smaller than other types of gorillas, but this male’s footprint is still 13 inches long! Like all gorillas, it can move its big toe the way you move your thumb to grab and hold things. A grizzly bear’s front paws are about 8 inches long, not including the claws. Its back feet are even bigger. The claws…

There are more than 1,000 kinds of geckos. Some live in deserts, some in jungles, and some on mountains. They’re found on every continent but Antarctica. This tokay gecko lives high on a tree in southeast Asia. It rests during the day and comes out at night to look for bugs to eat. You can tell when a tokay has been eating a lot by looking at its tail. That’s where the tokay stores extra fat. It uses the fat for energy when it can’t find enough to eat. Fat or skinny, the tokay’s long tail helps it balance. When a gecko climbs a slippery surface or feels like it might fall, it presses its tail down. The tail acts like a fifth leg to help keep the gecko steady.…

Some tails shelter from the snow. The arctic fox uses its fluffy tail like a blanket. A squirrel curls its tail over its back like a coat. Some tails guide which way to go. The flying squirrel’s tail steers its glide. A cheetah’s tail gives it balance to zip and zoom. Some tails say, “Come look at me.” A male peacock shows off his tail feathers to attract a mate. Some tails warn it’s time to flee. A male turkey stands straight, fans out his tail, and gobbles at a female. A rattlesnake shakes its tail to say, “Leave me alone, or I’ll bite!” When a skunk lifts its tail and growls, watch out! It’s ready to spray. Some tails help out like a hand. A chameleon’s tail holds tight…