5-Spot stories
Paper Dollars and Copper Pennies?
Do you think dollars are made out of paper, and pennies out of copper? They look like it, but the different ingredients might surprise you.
Sports: Safety and Style
"All the professional athletes wear safety gear because it allows them to do more on their set of wheels," says Sam, age 12. Sam tells you why you should wear protective gear, too.
Make Your Own Greeting Cards
Here's a cool idea: Make your own greeting cards instead of buying them at the store. Camryn, age 10, says, "Last year I made and sold greeting cards at my school's bazaar." She shares her creative ideas.
5-Spot activities
Birds of a Feather
What do they say about birds of a feather? They flock together. So do bacon and eggs, stars and stripes, and left and right.
Light the Night
Each of your friends wants to enjoy the fireworks show from a different location. It’s up to you to find them all, but how are you supposed to do that in the dark?
On the Road Again
Going on a long road trip? Bring along Travel Bingo and Alphabet Search and other car games. Warning: Time flies when you're having fun!
AJ's stories
Need Clothes? Revive Old T-Shirts
Are your tees too small? Sick of the design? "Don’t throw out those old t-shirts!" says Hailey, 15. She gives you six ways to revive them.
Sports Injuries: The Road to Recovery
Don’t let an injury sideline you! Learn how to get yourself back into shape so you can enjoy sports again.
Sea Cadets—What's That?
Kasey's mom signed him up for Navy Sea Cadets. "Was I interested in the Navy? NO! Do I like the idea of getting yelled at and made to run and do lots of push-ups? NO!" says Kasey, 13. Find out what happened.
AJ's activities
Member 13
Start with 52 members of four unique credit unions. Can you eliminate 48 of them, so that only Member 13 from each CU remains? This solitaire-style game requires a healthy combination of skill, luck, and wishful thinking.
Chip It
You get a rack of pool balls and nine one-dollar bills. If you chip it just right, you'll own them all!
Incomplete
You've been enjoying summer vacation when your report card arrives—full of incompletes. Try our homework completion machine. Can you remember the last time finishing your homework was so much fun?
C-Note stories
Let's Go to the Documentary!
Do you think you'd need a big budget to put together a documentary film? Leah, age 19, says "Not necessarily—if you have a vision, a keen idea, some imagination, and fortitude!"
Get Ready for the Future, NOW
As soon as Kasey, 13, joined Navy Sea Cadets, he started to see the benefits. "I gained confidence, became stronger, and started learning skills that I never would have learned if I hadn't joined," says Kasey. "I can see how this might give me more of an edge on college applications." Kasey's talking about going to Australia or Russia and attending colleges like Harvard!
How to Save Money and Date
"What do you do if you're the one who's paying (or not paying) for the costs of a date," asks Hannah, 17. She says, "It's easy—you don't have to blow your budget!"
C-Note activities
Swiftly Speaking
Who is Tom Swift? Many would say he's the hero of hundreds of adverb-puns. Can you match each Swifty beginning to its correct end?
Moon Unit
Your ducks are in a row, but are your planets aligned? We’ve discovered a galaxy with 11 interchangeable planets. Now you need to discover how to align those planets so that their moon units are equal.
May Contain Nuts
Many warning labels are there to protect us, but some are downright ridiculous. Do we really need to be warned that coffee is hot? Check the fine print!
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