The Monster From TooWoomba
I always do my homework.
I do! It’s true! I swear!
But there’s a monster in my locker,
And it’s blue and huge and smells.
And every time I stow my books,
The monster throws me a hungry lyyk.
So I feed it all my homework.
I do! It’s true! I swear!
And that is why, dear teacher,
My homework’s there, Down Under!
My little sister, Tudette? I just YYY her! She's impish, funny, and totally into plush! Can you guess what's in her closet?
She's here just in time for trick-or-treating, so help her get into costume! She has a closet full of fun!
Homework driving you crazy? And poor Mom and Dad are just as clueless with your school work as a deer caught in the headlights? Here's a Tudy list of great websites to help you ace that homework. It's like having the best and most patient tutors right there beside you. Honestly, Tudygirls, who needs study hall?
1. Edhelper
A subscription-based website that offers a whole array of information for any grade level! From History to Science to Spanish and (yes!) SATs, it's one of the best educational websites available. It'll save you a trip to the library or bookstore time and time again. And for $40.00 a year, it's a steal!
2. Math.com
Can't tell an improper fraction from a mixed? Or an integer from an exponent? Math.com to the rescue! It's back to basics with this oh-so-simple-to-follow math website. And it's all there for free! So do the Math, Tudygirls! Click on!
3. Wikipedia.com
Imagine a whole encyclopedia at your fingertips! No time-consuming, heavy-lifting, page-turning agenda! Just type in the subject and presto info (!), it's all there.
4. Fact Monster
Just the facts please! Build your own data base with this fun website and suddenly, a 10, 20, even 30-page (!) inquiry is a finger-typing snap!
5. Coolmath4kids
A really easy-to-navigate website. Who knew numbers could be s000 much fun? There are a gazillion exercises and games to get you going. And a scoreboard to boot! Don't believe me? Just click on the digits!
6. National Geographic Kids
Your e-ticket to exotic lands minus the long line, delays, and security checks! Travel the world without leaving home and learn all about the planet! A Tudy fave, this website is your passport to the world.
So don't fret, don't sweat! Homework help is on it's way. There's never been a better time to get all your sources together. Suddenly, being Miss Smartypants (and you know she really rocked!) is just a click, click away.
Capture the magic and mystery of Venice in Cornelia Funke's The Thief Lord! This breath-taking book will take you on a byzantine journey thru Venice, as Prosper and Bo struggle to survive as orphans and get mesmerized by the shadowy and shady world of the Thief Lord. But they end up learning more than just survival skills - they discover the value of family and friends, and the importance of being true to yourself! A lesson even the Thief Lord has to learn! But will he learn it in time?
So sit back on your gondolas, let your mind take a trip to Venice, and let The Thief Lord steal your heart away!
Join Tudy on an ABC word safari! Did you know "safari" means "journey" in Swahili? See if you can add on or make up your own word safari. Either way, it's a fun romp in the jungle. Journey on!
An army of ants. A building of rooks. A barren of mules. A cast of hawks. A crash of rhinoceroses. A dissimulation of birds. A dule of doves. An exaltation of larks. A flight of swallows. A gaggle of geese. A herd of elephants. A husk of hares. A kindle of kittens. A knot of toads. A labor of moles. A leap of leopards. A murder of crows. A murmuration of starlings. An ostentation of peacocks. A pride of lions. A parliament of owls. A rag of colts. A route of wolves. A school of fish. A shrewdness of apes. A sounder of swine. A trip of goats. A troop of kangaroos. An unkindness of ravens. A watch of nightingales. A walk of snipe. And last, but not least (and a Tudy fashion fave!) a zigzag of zebras.
Frame your favorite photos with them! What better way to scrapbook the last of those breezy, dreamy, summer moments than with a Tudy Frame! You know the drill - download the images, resize to fit your pics, and cut out (be careful!). Get framed!
Swimming is making a huge splash everywhere ~ what with Michael Phelp's Great Haul of China, Rebecca Adlington's remarkable new record, and Dara Torres's spectacular performances (she's 41 years old!)! Even my Fave Sport Poll has swimming winning by a tidal wave! So it's no wonder my Under The Sea Tudy Party is your favorite party theme!
So get into the swim of things with a Tudy~licious book with lots of water in it! (Plus a mermaid, for even more underwater flavor!) Read Natalie Babbit's The Search For Delicious and find out how a word and water can start a war! It all begins with an argument about (of all things!) the meaning of the word "delicious". And with some nasty rumors thrown in, a civil war is about to break out! It's all up to Gaylen, a young boy who means well, to believe in the old legends and, hopefully, save the kingdom! What more can I say? It's a Tudy~licious book about understanding others and believing in what truly matters.
And while you're waiting, write finis to your Olympic Saga with a taste of Elizabethan in Mary Pope Osborne's Stage Fright on a Summer Night (Magic Tree House #25). Share the stage with Jack and Annie as they become actors in Shakespeare's immortal fairy tale, Midsummer Night's Dream. Better yet, try out your own thespian skills and read the original! And remember, take fashion notes on those fantastic, over-the-top costumes (A True Tudygirl never passes up a chance to play dress up!)! London
So lose the stage fright and get into the act! Stage Fright on a Summer Night and Midsummer Night's Dream are perfect ways to bid adieu to all things summer!
Follow the yellow, silk road and you'll discover China, its rich history and ever-resilient people. Halfway through, you'll stumble onto a chance encounter with Emperor Shi-Huang Di, China's first emperor and one of history's most controversial rulers! (Listen up, Tudygirls. No matter how fabulous the outfit, don't mess with the man in the beaded hat and the "to-die-for" silk robe!!!)
So read on. Those 7,000+ terracotta warriors are waiting to be rediscovered. And the Great Wall has secrets to share. Meowry reckons The Day of the Dragon King is the purr-fect complement to all your Olympic dreams.
Now, go for the gold and follow your own inner, silk road!
And I hope you are too! So what better way to scrapbook those winning sports moments than with a Tudy Frame! You know the drill - download the image, resize to fit your pic, and cut out (be careful!). Ready, get set, and get framed!
Run with The Magic Tree House's Jack and Annie, as they race against time to retrieve a lost story in ancient Olympia! Read Mary Pope Osbourne's Hour of the Olympics, and its primer, Ancient Greece and the Olympics, for real time travel (about 3,000 years ago!) to the first ever Olympic games!
You'll meet Plato, Nike (sooo NOT the shoe!), and that famed, winged wonder, Pegasus! You'll read about what the ancient Greeks wore (a Tudy note: tunics and sandals ruled!) and ate (baklava, anyone?). You'll wake up in Athens and shop around the agora (poso kami, Tudygirls, I'll trade my obolos any time for the golden fleece!) And most importantly, you'll meet the gods and goddesses of Mount Olympus. But here's the clincher: it wasn't all fun and games. Unfortunately, girls were usually caught between Scylla and Charybdis! Girls couldn't compete in the first Olympic games ! No girls allowed, that was the golden rule (excuuuse me, did Athena know about this?!)!
So, cheer on whenever you see female athletes competing! Women weren't always welcomed in the Olympics or any sporting event for that matter! It's been a long time coming.
Here's to all female athletes the world over: Godspeed! May the gods be with you!
It's Olympic Fever! From Athens, Greece to Beijing, China, on August 8, 2008, the whole world's tuning in to the greatest games!
And aren't those five mascots just tooooo cute? Meet Fuwa - Beibei the Fish, Jingjing the Panda, Huanhuan the Olympic Flame, Yingying the Tibetan Antelope, and Nini the Swallow! Did you know that the first syllable of their names form the greeting "Beijing Huanying Ni" or "Welcome to Beijing"? And the color of each mascot was chosen to match the colours of the Olympic Rings?
So bring the Olympics close to home - watch your favorite games and cheer for your team! Get into sports - learn a new one or join a team, even if it's just in your neighborhood! And design your own mascot for even more team spirit! Let the Games begin!
