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One version of Murphy’s Law says: If anything can go wrong, it will go wrong. If you’ve stepped on bubble gum, or if you’ve ever dropped an ice cream cone, you learned Murphy’s Law. Crying over dropped ice cream does not help you. Laughing at your mistakes helps you feel better. Try to learn from your mistakes and be more careful. But being careful does not always work. Understanding Murphy’s Law can be helpful to you and others.

A retelling of the classic story The Tortoise and the Hare.

Murphy’s Law says: If anything can go wrong, it will go wrong. If you’ve stepped on bubble gum you learned about Murphy’s Law. There are many examples of Murphy’s Law. What can you do about them?

Easter celebrates Jesus rising from the dead with the promise of new hope and a new life.

Who are the Mayans (MY-anns)? Why are they a mystery? Where did they come from? What did they eat? Why did they build pyramids? What did they predict would happen in the future? Why did the Mayan civilization die out? What can we learn from the ancient Mayans?

Why do kids need to know about growth mindsets? Scientists have found that there are two different kinds of mindsets: fixed mindsets and growth mindsets. A fixed mindset never changes. In a fixed mindset your failures define you like: "I'm no good at dancing." If I never learn new things or never make new friends, I have a fixed mindset. My growth mindsets can change! When I learn something new or challenging, then I have a growth mindset like: "If I focus and practice, I can learn to dance."

Mom says, “Help me get everything ready. Today, we’re going on a picnic at Woods Creek Park.” The girls answer, “Yay! Many hands make for light work.” What a fantastic adventure we will have!

Listen to this version of a classic Aesop's fable, "The Boy Who Cried Wolf".

What can we learn from Jesus and Zacchaeus, the tax collector? Out of the crowd wanting attention, Jesus chose Zacchaeus because he is an example of a sinful person who was changed by Jesus Christ’s compassion for sinners.

The complete rhyme of Mary Had a Little Lamb and it seems to be based upon a real girl by the name of Mary Sawyer (1806 - 1889). She brought a pet lamb to school. An uproar followed. A nephew of the teacher was visiting and wrote a rhyme about the incident. The Redstone School is now in Sudbury, Massachusetts. It is believed to be the schoolhouse mentioned in the nursery rhyme.

Gingerbread Girl says, “I live in a big city. But, I won’t live here for long!” Gingerbread Boy says, “I live in a small town. But, I won’t live here for long!” Gingerbread Girl says, “There was a city lady who wanted to have gingerbread cookies for dessert.” Gingerbread Girl says, “I was born in her oven during a lightning storm.” Gingerbread Boy says, “There was a town man who wanted to have gingerbread cookies for dessert.” Gingerbread Boy says, “I was born in his oven during a lightning storm.” What will happen next?

My name is Barack Hussein Obama II. I am born on October 20, 1964, in Honolulu, Hawaii. I wonder what kind of life I will have?

On May 8, 1926, I am born in West London. My name is David Frederick Attenborough. I wonder how my life will turn out? When I am 10 years old, my brother Richard and I attend a lecture by Grey Owl. We are influenced by his talk about saving plants and animals. Grey Owl says, ”Remember you belong to nature, not it to you.”

What is Grit? How can you develop grit? What is goal setting? How can you reward yourself when you reach a goal? Is it okay to fail? What do you guess a fixed mindset is? What do you think a growth mindset is?

A day without laughter is a day wasted! Nobody understands every joke. When someone doesn’t “get it”, you can say,“I don’t get it either,” or say, “Do you want me to explain it, or do you want to figure it out on your own?” When someone gets the joke, they may moan and groan or laugh or say nothing. Anyone can tell jokes.

Car jokes for kids

The United States' westward expansion started in the 1500s after the Europeans landed in North America. Later, it would be called Manifest Destiny.

This book is for adults and children to discuss and think about controlling strong emotions. What do you think you can do to be calm? If you are angry, upset, afraid, embarrassed, or feeling any other strong emotion, you don’t want your emotions to control you. This short children's book discusses many different ways for you to be in charge of your emotions.

My name is Eddie. I sit down and look at my computer screen. Oh! No! A virus alert! My fingers touch the dusty screen. I feel like I’m falling into a pit. I shrink smaller and fly into my computer. I see a computer chip.

What’s true and what’s false? Truisms (TRUE-iz-ums) are words that are written or said that most people will agree with. The opposite of truisms are falsisms (FALSE-iz-ums) which are hard to agree with. Decide if each statement is true or false and check your answer. Not everybody agrees on what is true or what is false.