Theme Selection

19/02/2008 (Tuesday)

(i) Today, the kids and I discussed on the choice of a new theme. We had just finished the “Chinese New Year” theme. As I asked them, there was silence before WY shouted “Batman”! Some kids then uttered “Spiderman, Ben Ten”. I felt more relieved when the girls started suggesting “Cinderella and Power puff Girls”. This undecided theme would be called “The Fantasy Stories”.

Then, another group called for “monsters and dinosaurs” theme. Later, ZY said about “crocodiles”. He was then backed up by his friends. They mentioned about tigers and elephants. So, this would be the “animals” theme.
(Multiple Intelligence Skills involved: Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, Linguistic skills)

(ii) I reminded them of some friends’ intention of visiting the Orphanage Home (aroused due to sharing of Chinese new Year moments). So, I highlighted the theme on “People”.

So, we started voting. Each kid was allowed to vote only twice. The most voted theme went to “animals”.
(MI: Interpersonal, Logical-Mathematical skills)

(iii) Next, we discussed on the various animals that they know of. “Crocodile, tiger and rabbits” were their favourites. Other animals included “horses, tortoises and snakes”.
Then, each made the sound and movement of any animals to be guessed by classmates.
They just loved it!
(MI: Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, Naturalist, Body-Kinesthetic skills)