Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi was the skinny man who pushed England out of India.He did'nt use weapons or voilence he used his words.He was the great man of India.His real name was Mohandas Gandhi.But now there is no great man of India.But we still think of him as a great man.
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Killer Whales
Killer whales are the largest in their families. Killer whales live in families called Pods. One hundred killer whales can be in a pod. Killer whales are fast swimmers. Killer swimmers eat fish, dolphins, seals and other whales. They can swim over 37 times per hour!. Killer whales are mammals. They never kill or attack humans.
Navratri - Hindu Festival
Navratri is a hindu festival. Navratri means 9 nights. Nava means nine and Ratri means Nights. During Navratri, we put up a "Golu". Golu means we put 3 steps and we put dolls on them. We invite some people over and they sing prayers in front of the Golu. They eat indian snacks after that.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
My Little Diary Poem
Once I saw a book
Not an ordinary one
It was a diary, Oh my God !
It is red, blue, and green
MY FAVORITE
Not an ordinary one
It was a diary, Oh my God !
It is red, blue, and green
MY FAVORITE
Rumpelstiltskin
retold by Rohit
There was once a miller. He was very poor. He had a beautiful daughter. The miller had to pay his taxes, but he had no money.
Question: What should he do?
The man told the king that his daughter could spin straw into gold. But she could n't do it. The king ordered the daughter to spin lots of straw into gold.
Question: Could she do it?
She met a little man along the way and told him to spin straw to gold for her. Along the way, she got married to the king. The little man told her that she needs to guess his name and get it right in 3 days. She kept guessing ordinary names. Finally, on the last day, she still had ordinary guesses and the last guess was right!!. It was Rumpelstiltskin. She did n't have to give the baby away. They had a deal if she guesses his name, she gets to keep the first child and if she doesn't get it right, she needs to give the baby to Rumpelstiltskin.
Question: What was the man's name?
There was once a miller. He was very poor. He had a beautiful daughter. The miller had to pay his taxes, but he had no money.
Question: What should he do?
The man told the king that his daughter could spin straw into gold. But she could n't do it. The king ordered the daughter to spin lots of straw into gold.
Question: Could she do it?
She met a little man along the way and told him to spin straw to gold for her. Along the way, she got married to the king. The little man told her that she needs to guess his name and get it right in 3 days. She kept guessing ordinary names. Finally, on the last day, she still had ordinary guesses and the last guess was right!!. It was Rumpelstiltskin. She did n't have to give the baby away. They had a deal if she guesses his name, she gets to keep the first child and if she doesn't get it right, she needs to give the baby to Rumpelstiltskin.
Question: What was the man's name?
Saturday, November 3, 2007
November Quiz
Instructions
- Circle your answers and check your answers in the bottom of the page.
- Exercises make muscles bigger. (True / False)
- You shrink a bit every day. (True / False)
- Who was Tutankhamun?
- Egyptians wore wigs. (True / False)
- Who is Eye?
- Stethacanthus was a bigger fish than Dunkleosteus. (True / False)
Answers :
- True
- True
- Egyptian king
- True
- Eye was a person who worked for Tutankhamun.
- False
Rohit times - Facts
ACID Acids are chemicals. Vinegar and lemon juice are weak acids. Lemons have acid called citric acid.
PREHISTORIC LIFE
The first things alive were sea animals. Ichthyostega was one of the first Amphibians. It lived on land and water.
RATTLESNAKES
Rattlesnakes are found in North and South America. There are 30 species of Rattlesnakes. Rattlesnakes are named after their spooky rattle which warns other animals that they are very poisonous.
RECORDING
Recording something means storing it. (Possible to see or hear it again & again.) We can record voices, music, pictures, etc.
ROADS
There are special roads called highways or expressways. Dump trucks bring crushed rock etc to dumps.
REPTILES
Lizard, crocodiles’, snakes’, turtles are all reptiles. Reptiles have dry scaly skin. Some reptiles live on land and some live on water.
FUNNYBONE
Your FUNNYBONE is your elbow. Your FUNNYBONE has big nerve running over it.
PREHISTORIC LIFE
The first things alive were sea animals. Ichthyostega was one of the first Amphibians. It lived on land and water.
RATTLESNAKES
Rattlesnakes are found in North and South America. There are 30 species of Rattlesnakes. Rattlesnakes are named after their spooky rattle which warns other animals that they are very poisonous.
RECORDING
Recording something means storing it. (Possible to see or hear it again & again.) We can record voices, music, pictures, etc.
ROADS
There are special roads called highways or expressways. Dump trucks bring crushed rock etc to dumps.
REPTILES
Lizard, crocodiles’, snakes’, turtles are all reptiles. Reptiles have dry scaly skin. Some reptiles live on land and some live on water.
FUNNYBONE
Your FUNNYBONE is your elbow. Your FUNNYBONE has big nerve running over it.
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