Dear Reader,
Being a STEM fan girl, I love discovering new ways of encouraging the study of computer science. And when those new things specifically target girls? Wow! Here’s my latest find: “Lauren Ipsum: A Story About Computer Science and Other Improbable Things” by Carlos Bueno. For tweens and teens, the book takes the reader through a tech adventure, helping Lauren find her way home by solving a series of puzzles.
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Chinese New Year
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Chinese New Year Printable(** for Premium Members only)
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The Chinese Year of the Goat begins on February 19, 2015. Chinese New Year is a fifteen day holiday celebrated with lots of food, family reunions and visits with friends. “Gong Hei Fat Choi” means “congratulations” in Chinese, and is a traditional greeting of best wishes for a prosperous new year.
Activity Village: Chinese New Year
“The Chinese calendar is based on the lunar year, so the date of Chinese New Year changes every year. The Chinese calendar follows a 12-year pattern with each year named after an animal.” Visit Activity Village to learn about the Year of the Goat, and all the Chinese Zodiac animals with stories, crafts, puzzles, worksheets and coloring pages.
China Highlights: Chinese Zodiac
“In order, the 12 animals are: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig. Why these 12 animals? The 12 animals were chosen deliberately, after many revisions. The zodiac animals are either closely related to ancient Chinese people’s daily lives, or have symbolic lucky meanings.” Learn more about Chinese astrology and learn what your Chinese Zodiac animal is. Mine is the Snake!
Chinese Culture Center: Celebration of the Chinese New Year
From the Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco, this informative Chinese New Year page describes dozens of new year’s customs, including Lai-See (red envelopes of money given to children), everybody’s birthday (the day when everyone turns one year older), and the Lantern Festival (the end of the New Year celebration.) “On New Year’s day, everyone had on new clothes, and would put on his best behavior. It was considered improper to tell a lie, raise one’s voice, use indecent language, or break anything on the first day of the year.”
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Chinese New Year Printable
Chinese New Year Wikipedia Printable
Giant Pandas Printable
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Chinese New Year Jigsaw
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Quote of the Week
“Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.” ~~ Rita Mae Brown ~~ (born November 28, 1944) is an American author and screenwriter. Find more Rita Mae Brown quotes at: http://www.lightafire.com/quotations/authors/rita-mae-brown/
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