Innholdsfortegnelse for October 2021 i Little Sparkles

It was a cold and silent night. The weather was freezing cold. A group of monkeys were on a tree. They were clinging to its branches. One of the monkeys said, “I wish we could find some fire. It will help us to keep warm.” Suddenly they noticed a flock of fireflies. One of the young monkeys thought it was a fire. He caught a firefly. He put it under a dry leaf and started blowing at it. Some other monkeys also joined in his efforts. In the meanwhile, a sparrow came flying to its nest which was on the same tree the monkeys were sitting on. She noticed what they were doing. The sparrow laughed. She said, “Hey silly monkeys, that is a firefly, not a real fire. I…

What you’ll need:? • floral wire • red wool felt • brown felt ball • scissors • brown wool felt Step 1:: Cut a heart out of paper, about two inches big. Pin it to the felt to use as a stencil. Use sharp scissors to cut a perfect heart from the felt. Repeat until you have FOUR identical felt hearts. Step 2:: Arrange the hearts in a circle, overlapping slightly, so that they look like petals of a flower. Use hot-glue to stick them together where they overlap. Be careful with the glue… we don’t want it to show. Step 3:: Cut a long strip of brown wool felt, about 3 inches long and half an inch wide. Use sharp scissors to cut small incisions in the brown felt.…

PENGUINS ARE VERY FUNNY ANIMALS. THEY ARE BIRDS THAT CANNOT FLY, BUT LOVE TO SWIM! A TYPICAL PENGUIN CAN SPEND AT LEAST HALF OF ITS TIME SWIMMING IN THE WATER. PENGUINS DON’T FLY, THEY SWIM PENGUINS ARE ONE OF THE MOST BELOVED ANIMALS IN THE WORLD. PENGUINS ARE FOUND IN MANY AREAS IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE. MOST PEOPLE THINK OF PENGUINS AS LIVING IN VERY COLD CLIMATES LIKE THE ICY CONTINENT OF ANTARCTICA, BUT THEY ALSO LIVE IN MORE TEMPERATE AREAS LIKE THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS, AUSTRALIA, AND SOUTH AFRICA. THERE ARE SEVERAL DIFFERENT TYPES OF PENGUINS INCLUDING THE ROCKHOPPER, MACARONI, ADELIE, GENTOO, CHINSTRAP, EMPEROR, KING, AND THE LITTLE PENGUIN. YOU CAN TELL THESE DIFFERENT TYPES OF PENGUINS APART BY THE UNIQUE MARKINGS ON THEIR HEADS. THE LARGEST OF THE PENGUINS…

ONE NIGHT WHEN SUSAN RETURNED HOME AND WENT TO THE BEDROOM SHE SHARED WITH HER SISTER. WITHOUT SWITCHING ON THE LIGHT. SUSAN ASKED HER SISTER IF SHE WAS AWAKE HER SISTER REPLIED. “STOP THE NOISE AND GO TO BED.” SUSAN WANTED TO TAKE A BATH SO WAITED OUTSIDE THE BATHROOM WHICH WAS OCCUPIED. SUSAN THOUGHT IT WAS HER FATHER WHO WAS INSIDE BUT HER MOM SAID HE WAS ASLEEP. SUDDENLY. HER SISTER WALKED OUT OF THE BATHROOM. SHOCKED, SUSAN RUSHED BACK TO HER ROOM. SWITCHED ON THE LIGHT AND FOUND HER SISTER’S BED EMPTY. WHO HAD ANSWERED HER THEN?…

Time for Bed? Dear Friends, Most kids between the ages of 5 and 12 need 10 to 11 hours of sleep each night. Sleep gives your body and your brain a break. Too little sleep can make you cranky and less able to think clearly and follow directions. Most kids don’t get enough sleep. They need 10 to 11 hours a night, but most get only about 9.5 hours. Studies have shown that kids who regularly get an adequate amount of sleep have improved attention, behavior, learning, memory, and overall mental and physical health. Which one sleeps more: lion or kid? Roar! You got it right! A lion gets as much as 20 hours of sleep per day, more than the typical kid.…

3. Read Read the fact file and complete exercise 2 on the previous page. FACT FILE: Superheroes For thousands of years people have told stories about heroes. Heroes are strong, brave people who help others. Today we can read stories and watch films about superheroes. What is a superhero? FUN FACTS: • The first Superman didn’t have any hair – he was bald! • The first Incredible Hulk was grey not green! • In 2005 Superman became a vegetarian! Superheroes have special powers which they use to do good things like helping people and fighting crime. They usually wear special clothes, like a cape. Sometimes they wear a mask so no one knows who they are. Some superheroes use gadgets, like Spiderman’s web shooter. Modern superheroes started as stories in comic…