Comments on: 5 Good Things http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/09/23/5-good-things/ Love, Laughter, and Madness Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:45:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Odd Reading Lesson http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/09/23/5-good-things/#comment-310868 Odd Reading Lesson Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:43:24 +0000 http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/09/23/5-good-things/#comment-310868 [...] and I have been working on his reading using Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons (mentioned before). The other day, we hit lesson 60 and I thought the accompanying story was [...] [...] and I have been working on his reading using Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons (mentioned before). The other day, we hit lesson 60 and I thought the accompanying story was [...]

]]> By: Shortcut http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/09/23/5-good-things/#comment-221913 Shortcut Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:20:27 +0000 http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/09/23/5-good-things/#comment-221913 [...] week, Stephen found a circular maze in the back of his bug magazine. Seeing how interested he was by it, I gave him Kumon’s My Book of Mazes: Things That Go! the [...] [...] week, Stephen found a circular maze in the back of his bug magazine. Seeing how interested he was by it, I gave him Kumon’s My Book of Mazes: Things That Go! the [...]

]]> By: Cottontimer http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/09/23/5-good-things/#comment-220297 Cottontimer Wed, 26 Sep 2007 09:38:49 +0000 http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/09/23/5-good-things/#comment-220297 Kristina, I've tried the French press before but always found it had a peculiar taste. I'm not sure why. And yet I drank instant coffee for many years! lol Kristina, I’ve tried the French press before but always found it had a peculiar taste. I’m not sure why. And yet I drank instant coffee for many years! lol

]]> By: kristina http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/09/23/5-good-things/#comment-219741 kristina Wed, 26 Sep 2007 01:06:43 +0000 http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/09/23/5-good-things/#comment-219741 I live by my press pot----that nespresso is too tempting! I live by my press pot—-that nespresso is too tempting!

]]> By: Cottontimer http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/09/23/5-good-things/#comment-217429 Cottontimer Mon, 24 Sep 2007 09:36:25 +0000 http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/09/23/5-good-things/#comment-217429 Oh, and I was going on about "love of reading" because a number of Amazon reviewers harped on that. :) Oh, and I was going on about “love of reading” because a number of Amazon reviewers harped on that. :)

]]> By: Cottontimer http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/09/23/5-good-things/#comment-217428 Cottontimer Mon, 24 Sep 2007 09:35:55 +0000 http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/09/23/5-good-things/#comment-217428 Let me know how the method works for you! There were almost 400 reviews at Amazon.com ranging from 1 star to 5. I don't follow the script precisely but it's a great guideline. I'm not too worried about "killing a child's love of reading" by using such a regimented method because sometimes structure is needed. Besides, any child can see that reading is necessary. The fun can come later or not at all. Not everyone has to read great literature to have the desire to read. (No worries about the referral fee. *mwah*) Let me know how the method works for you! There were almost 400 reviews at Amazon.com ranging from 1 star to 5. I don’t follow the script precisely but it’s a great guideline. I’m not too worried about “killing a child’s love of reading” by using such a regimented method because sometimes structure is needed. Besides, any child can see that reading is necessary. The fun can come later or not at all. Not everyone has to read great literature to have the desire to read.

(No worries about the referral fee. *mwah*)

]]> By: Cottontimer http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/09/23/5-good-things/#comment-217420 Cottontimer Mon, 24 Sep 2007 09:33:50 +0000 http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/09/23/5-good-things/#comment-217420 Hi Angela, I agree. Those tiny pieces are reeealy hard to separate. I also found these tips that might help: <i><a href="http://www.faqs.org/faqs/LEGO-faq/">Taking LEGO pieces apart</a>: People use teeth, fingernails, screwdrivers, penknives, ... Dennis Holmes: What you need is TWO separator tools. Stick one on top and one underneath, with the handles facing the same direction, and then squeeze the handles together. Works like magic! 1x1x1s are easy - twist one of them through 45 degrees, and then prise them apart with fingers. To separate 2x1 flats Clive Jones writes: Let: - ...be the 1-wide cross-section of the 2x1 block, so: - - represents the two blocks stuck together. Now find two 12x2 plates. Apply them like this: ------------ < - wiggle - - ------------ wiggle -> ...and wiggle them backwards and forwards *hard*. Within a second or so, you'll find that all but the most stubborn plates separate, and getting the 2x1s off the 12x2s is then easy. Joe Garlicki has another way to separate 2x1 flats. First, take two 2x1 blocks (the regular size). Put one on top of the 2x1 flats, and put the other one on the bottom. Then, snap the two 2x1 flats apart. After that, it's easy to get the 2x1 flats off of the 2x1 blocks. Note: This method can be applied to other small plate sizes as well.</i> Hi Angela, I agree. Those tiny pieces are reeealy hard to separate. I also found these tips that might help:

Taking LEGO pieces apart:

People use teeth, fingernails, screwdrivers, penknives, …

Dennis Holmes: What you need is TWO separator tools. Stick one on top and one underneath, with the handles facing the same direction, and then squeeze the handles together. Works like magic!

1×1x1s are easy - twist one of them through 45 degrees, and then prise them apart with fingers.

To separate 2×1 flats Clive Jones writes:
Let: - …be the 1-wide cross-section of the 2×1 block, so:
-
-

represents the two blocks stuck together. Now find two 12×2 plates.
Apply them like this:
———— < - wiggle
-
-
------------ wiggle ->

…and wiggle them backwards and forwards *hard*. Within a second or so, you’ll find that all but the most stubborn plates separate, and getting the 2×1s off the 12×2s is then easy.

Joe Garlicki has another way to separate 2×1 flats. First, take two 2×1 blocks (the regular size). Put one on top of the 2×1 flats, and put the other one on the bottom. Then, snap the two 2×1 flats apart. After that, it’s easy to get the 2×1 flats off of the 2×1 blocks. Note: This method can be applied to other small plate sizes as well.

]]> By: Kate http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/09/23/5-good-things/#comment-217272 Kate Mon, 24 Sep 2007 07:13:03 +0000 http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/09/23/5-good-things/#comment-217272 The reading lessons sound fantastic. I wonder if they are much different than the program I use with my students. I just clicked through and switched to Amazon.de so I could buy it. I hope you still get the referral fee. The reading lessons sound fantastic. I wonder if they are much different than the program I use with my students.

I just clicked through and switched to Amazon.de so I could buy it. I hope you still get the referral fee.

]]> By: Angela Ng http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/09/23/5-good-things/#comment-217006 Angela Ng Mon, 24 Sep 2007 01:29:10 +0000 http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/09/23/5-good-things/#comment-217006 Yes, the Brick Separator is a must-have for us too. But it does not work on two very small pieces that are stuck together. : ( Yes, the Brick Separator is a must-have for us too. But it does not work on two very small pieces that are stuck together. : (

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