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#Culture

🌟Creative Inventions

May 4, 2025

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People make cool things every day!

Many kids make a robot that can dance. Others make apps for phones to help people learn.

Now, we have smart computers. AI can talk, draw, and even help do homework! There are robots that clean the floor and phones that answer your questions. People use the internet to share their ideas. Anyone can create and invent!

What would you like to invent if you had a magic computer?

🧠 Questions:

  1. What can AI do? 👉 It can talk, draw, and help with homework.

  2. Who made the dancing robot? 👉 Some smart kids.

  3. What would your robot do if you made one?

#Culture

Celebrates Mother’s Day with Creative Gifts

May 4, 2025

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Feel worried about Mother’s Day? Want to find the best way to show your love to Mom, here are the “Creative” Gifts we suggest:

1. Homemade Coupon Book - Includes such high-value offers as “One Free Hug From Me”

2. Breakfast in Bed - Dry cereal served near the kitchen.

3. Portrait of Mom - Draw down the best side of mom.

4. Original Song - If you find it difficult to say it, just sing it.

5. Suspiciously Clean Room - Make sure everything is now under the bed.




#Mother’s Day

#Creative #Gift #Hug #Room #Clean #Mom #Cereal

#Nature

The Glowing Magic of Alishan’s Fireflies

May 1, 2025

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Deep in Taiwan’s Alishan forest, something magical happens after sunset. Tiny lights float through the air—fireflies! Which forest?  Specific areas where you can find them . 

They glow to find mates, send signals, and scare away predators.

Here’s a fun fact: fireflies are not flies, but glowing beetles! In spring, Alishan becomes a dreamland full of blinking lights. Families and nature lovers come from far away to see them. Different species blink in different ways—like Morse code! Some even flash in perfect rhythm. Scientists study their glow, but there’s still mystery in their magic. How to watch fireflies? the rules be quite … 

What kind of message would your firefly light send?



🧠 Questions

  1. Why do fireflies glow? → To find mates, send signals, and scare predators.

  2. What makes fireflies special in Alishan? → Many blink in beautiful patterns during spring.

  3. If you had a glowing light, what message would you send?

#Animals

Capybara, the Friendly Giant

Mar 20, 2025

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The capybara is the biggest rodent and a gentle mammal. Even though he is large, he never bullies smaller animals. He enjoys quiet moments with ducks, monkeys, and even puppies.

One afternoon, a baby turtle got stuck between two rocks. Capybara saw it and didn’t walk away. He carefully used his nose to push the rocks aside. The turtle slowly walked out and gave Capybara a happy smile. All the animals cheered for their helpful friend!

What kind of hero do you think Capybara will be next time?


Q&A:

Why is Capybara special? → He is big but never bullies smaller animals.

What did he do for the turtle? → He helped free the turtle from the rocks.

If you could write the next Capybara story, what would happen? → (Open-ended)

#Food

From Farm to Plate

Mar 20, 2025

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Where does our food come from? Apples and bananas grow on trees. Chickens lay eggs and also give us meat.

Bread is made from wheat that farmers grow. Butter and cheese are made from cow’s milk. Fish come from lakes, rivers, and the sea. Beef is meat from cows. Cakes are made in bakeries using flour, eggs, and butter. Farmers help us get all these foods. Then trucks bring food to stores, and families buy them to cook and eat.

What if food could talk—what would your sandwich say about its journey?


Questions:

  1. What are two foods that come from cows? 👉 Butter and beef.

  2. Where do fish live? 👉 In lakes, rivers, and the sea.

  3. What would your sandwich say if it could talk? 👉 (Open question)

#Food

Do You Eat Vegetables?

Apr 3, 2025

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Vegetables are not just tasty—they are good for your health too! Crunchy carrots, soft potatoes, and juicy tomatoes are just the beginning. Each vegetable has its own color, taste, and superpower!

Cucumbers are cool on hot days. Onions can be strong and make us cry. Peppers come in many bright colors. Lettuce and cabbage are great in salads. Broccoli is like a little green forest, and peas pop out like tiny treasures. How to tell the difference between a fruit and a vegetable? Fruits have seeds.


What if your vegetables could talk—what would they say to you at dinner?

Q&A

Which vegetable can cool you down? → Cucumber.

What happens when you cut an onion? → It can make you cry.

If vegetables could talk, what would they say?