Take Your Medicine

 

You’ve probably taken medicine at some time. What do they do, and how do they work? Cure-ious? Diagnose the reason with these activities.

 

CONNECT:

• Find out what medicines do at https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/kidmedic.html
• What’s the difference between medicine and a drug? Get the answer at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmiBhxd2ljA
• Watch how medicines are prepared at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RY7uS9bm3Zk
• Watch the history of medicine around the world at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwsUsQYU8yo
• Watch medieval medicine practices at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuEuaSmDOec

 

CREATE:

• Explore kid-friendly medical and health games at https://www.claricode.com/content/Medical-and-Health-Games-For-Kids.aspx
• Doctors are professionals who prescribe medicines; here are doctor activities and fun ideas for kids: https://www.childfun.com/themes/people/doctors/
• Create a doctor dramatic play area by following the directions at https://earlylearningideas.com/doctor-dramatic-play/

 

CARE:

• For parents: here are 10 ways to get kids to take medicine: https://www.everydayhealth.com/kids-health/10-ways-to-get-kids-to-take-medicine.aspx
• For parents: read these topis for giving medicine safely to your child: https://medlineplus.gov/medicinesandchildren.html
• Here are says to use and keep medicine safe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1M21HNpx05w

 

CAREERS:

Medicine is a vital way to stay healthy – which means that medicine-related careers are a healthy choice. Examine some of these resources about medical careers.

• https://www.aamc.org/cim/https://students-residents.aamc.org/choosing-medical-career/deciding-career-medicine
• https://pharmacyforme.org/pharmacy-careers/

 

Mind Your Manners

Manners comes for the Latin word “hand,” and etiquette comes from the French term “ticket”: a small card printed with instructions on how to behave in court. Manners are culturally defined, so what is the right thing to do can be the wrong thing in another culture. In any culture, manners are important. Do the right thing by doing the following activities.

CONNECT:

• Watch the origins of ten etiquette rules: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxKObcgclVs
• This infographic quickly shows good manners around that world: https://www.zendesk.com/resources/manners-around-the-world/
• Where are belching, spitting and slurping good manners? Each country has its own way of being polite; don’t mix up your manners, though! Discover them at https://www.wisebread.com/12-lessons-in-manners-from-around-the-world

CREATE:

• Setting a table should be easy, right? Did you know that different occasions call for different settings? Learn the differences at https://www.realsimple.com/holidays-entertaining/entertaining/how-to-set-a-table
• Like to go to the movies? Watch movie etiquette at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz5Qwd93VpE.
• And how should you behave in a restaurant? Watch what to do – and NOT to do at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bROOWTpyTlg

CARE:

• Here are 25 manners that kids should know: https://www.parents.com/kids/development/social/25-manners-kids-should-know/
• Parents are the first teachers so they can use these tips to  teach their children good manners: https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/7-habits-of-parents-who-have-kids-with-good-manners
• Manners for a 2 year old differences from manners for teens. Read age-appropriate manners at https://www.familyeducation.com/life/manners/how-rude-age-age-guide-teaching-kids-manners
• What are Islamic manners when visiting? Find out at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjEIuH7v7is

CAREERS:

Various manners are appropriate at different occasions. You can become an expert and even make it a career, whether you plan events, wait on tables, or teach etiquette. And good manners can impact any job, starting with interviewing. See these websites for mannerly jobs.

https://www.themuse.com/advice/the-10-rules-of-interview-etiquette

https://www.careerbuilder.com/advice/could-your-manners-impact-your-career

https://careers.workopolis.com/advice/15-rules-of-good-workplace-manners/

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It's a Puzzlement

Puzzles in life can be frustrating, but puzzles as recreation can be fun. Try these activities to experience the variety of puzzles and solve why they are so intriguing.

CONNECT:

• What really is a puzzle – and what kinds of puzzles exist? Find out at https://clontz.org/puzzles/types/
• How did jigsaw puzzles originate? Get the answer and other interesting factors about these puzzles at https://www.puzzlewarehouse.com/history-of-puzzles/
• Play puzzles from around that world at http://metadot.vigoschools.org/metadot/index.pl?id=42352&isa=Category&op=show

CREATE:

• ‘Tis the time for puzzles! Have seasonal fun with these: https://www.digipuzzle.net/education/christmas/index.htm And https://www.digipuzzle.net/education/winter/index.htm
• Learn to distinguish animals through solving these puzzles: http://www.hellokids.com/r_1747/free-online-games/kids-puzzles-games/animals-free-puzzles
• Create your own word search puzzles with this puzzlemaker: http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/WordSearchSetupForm.asp

CARE:

• Need a quiet activity for a bed-bound or otherwise sedentary preschooler? Try these online jigsaw puzzles: http://www.first-school.ws/theme/onlinepuzzle.htm
• Entertain a friend with these puzzling riddles: https://icebreakerideas.com/riddles-for-kids/
• For parents: Why are puzzles important for child development? Read some reasons at https://www.learning4kids.net/2012/02/21/why-are-puzzles-so-good-for-kids-learning/

CAREERS:

When are puzzles not a puzzle? When you make them. OR maybe you like puzzles because you’re a problem solver. Here are some careers where you can make money in a puzzling way. What a great solution!

https://www.businessinsider.com/best-jobs-for-problem-solvers-2016-3

https://www.gameindustrycareerguide.com/video-game-careers/

http://www.educationplanner.org/students/career-planning/find-careers/careers-results.shtml?mathScience=1