Toys from Trash – Bottle Planter
Learn to make a bottle planter that can hold a plant or a flower! It’s also a way to conserve water while watering plants.
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Let’s Rock!
There are many spectacular rock formations around the world. Let’s see if you can identify them!
A rock formation is an isolated, scenic, or spectacular surface rock outcrop. Rock formations are usually the result of weathering and erosion sculpting the existing rock.
Here is a memory game with some famous and fascinating rock formations from around the world. Click on the tiles to match identical pairs of rock formations and learn where they are from.
Thinking Skills – 2
Let’s move on to our next thinking skill – problem solving! Here is an interesting case to solve…
You had a look at ‘thought flow’ as an important concept. Now we look at problem solving! Slide on to learn more…
Famous ‘Child Actors’ – 2
Welcome back to another series on child actors who continued their acting career! You would have seen them for sure in one of their avatars!
Did you manage to guess the child stars from last week? Let’s look at a few more this week – move the slider from bottom to top to find out who they are!
1. She received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at the age of 11, making her the second-youngest Academy Award winner in Oscar history! In the last decade, she has played the mutant superheroine ‘Rogue’ in the first few ‘X-Men’ films and the popular character ‘Sookie’ in the vampire drama series ‘True Blood’.
2. In 1994, he starred in the Disney film ‘Angels in the Outfield’ as an orphan who sees angels. In 1996, he began playing Tommy Solomon on the sitcom ‘3rd Rock from the Sun’. Name this popular actor who has starred in ‘G.I.Joe’, ‘Inception’ and the Batman movie ‘The Dark Knight Rises’.
3. She gained attention in 2002 for playing Jodie Foster’s daughter in the thriller ‘Panic Room’, which garnered her a Young Artist Award nomination for ‘Best Leading Actress in a Feature Film’. She received widespread recognition in 2008 for playing Bella Swan in ‘The Twilight Saga’ film series.
4. An American actor, comedian, magician, singer and composer, he is known primarily for his comedy roles on television and his dramatic and musical stage roles. On television, he is known for playing the title character on ‘Doogie Howser, M.D.’ You would have also ‘seen’ and heard him in ‘The Smurfs’ (2011) and ‘The Smurfs 2’ (2013)!
That’s all for this week! We shall be back with more!
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My Monthly Planner: June 2017
As you get ready to head back to school, get your own copy of the monthly planner for June!
World on a Plate 2017
And they’re back! Are you up for the culinary challenge of a lifetime? Get going!
Are you a fan of MasterChef Australia? Are you up for these challenges?
1. Want to win passes to WORLD ON A PLATE international food festival?
Fast Food Challenge – Take a selfie video listing 30 dishes in 10 seconds and post it on www.facebook.com/THreaderconnect
2. Would love a tete-a-tete pass to watch how the #masterchefs share their quirks and secrets about their lives beyond cooking and the kitchen, in the much awaited talk show?
Plate Up Challenge – Prepare any dish and show us how best you can plate it. Take a selfie with your dish and post it on www.facebook.com/THreaderconnect
3. How about winning a chance to attend the culinary masterclass?
Desi Remix Challenge– Take any Indian traditional delicacy and give it a modern twist! Take a video as you work your magic. Mail your video to connect@thehindu.co.in
*If you are under the age of 12, please ask your parents to post your entry on Facebook!
Venue: VR Bengaluru, Whitefield | Date: 3rd June 2017
What’s that Idiom – 4
Complete these popular idioms involving clothes! Roll up your sleeves and give these a try.
An idiom is a word or phrase that means something different from its literal meaning. Here are some commonly used idioms involving clothes. For example, the popular idiom ‘put oneself in someone else’s shoes’ means to imagine what it would be like to be in someone else’s situation.
Can you complete these idioms correctly?
Famous ‘Child Actors’ – 1
There have been so many movies with child actors playing important roles! Can you identify some of these famous actors?
Did you know that a lot of famous actors have acted in films when they were young? Let’s look at a few of them here – move the slider from bottom to top or right to left to find out who they are!
1. She played an amazing role in Steven Spielberg’s “E.T the Extra-Terrestrial” and has acted in quite a few romantic comedies ever since.
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2. He was directed by his father in a famous Hindi movie called “Yaadon Ki Baaraat”
3. She played the elder sister in “Home Alone 3” and has moved on to be a ‘super-hero’
4. He won his first award at the age of 4 for the Tamil film “Kalathur Kannamma” and has been winning awards for his amazing performances ever since
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That was interesting wasn’t it? We shall be back with more!
Active Brain – 12
We’re back with another round of rebus puzzles! Give it a go and try to solve these tasks!
A rebus is an interesting way of depicting a word or phrase. Let’s see if you can solve these rebus puzzles!
Try guessing the words or phrases from the clues in the picture and the hints below. Type the answer and click ‘check’ to know whether you got it right! Click on the arrow button to move to the next puzzle.
Spell Well – 4
We’re back with another tricky spelling quiz for you! Can you spot the correct spelling?
Can you identify the correct spelling of these words?