(i) Dot-to-dot Octopus and Corner Playing
Before entering the classroom, I got my kids to run around the kindergarten. They ran for three r
rounds averagely. Tired but excited! They drank water and marched to the classroom. I gave them the
choice of corner playing. JN, TP and EG started with the animal toys. WY and JS played the train and its
railway. The late comers including M, JH and ZYg also chose to play with the train.
However, SYu asked for drawing. That influenced SY, SJ, JN, XR, ZY and EG to come to me. I gave them copies of dot-to-dot octopus. This time, EG, ZY, SY, JN were independent and didn’t ask for my help. XR and SJ needed more guidance but had shown improvement.
(M/I: Body Kinesthetic, Interpersonal, Linguistic, Logical-Mathematical, Spatial skills)
(ii) Bahasa
They were all very excited because most of them already heard or watched the story in Mandarin or English. When I started conversed in Bahasa, they listened attentively. They would asked me any unfamiliar words. YZ, ZY and JN were those who asked often. During their feedback, I encouraged them to use Bahasa. They tried but at this moment it was a mixture of various languages. However, they enjoyed Bahasa very much!
(M/I: Interpersonal, Linguistic, Intrapersonal skills)
(iii) Tea break
Today, the kids had donuts. While waiting for JN to pour, we sang “The Elephant song again”.
This time round, the kids were able to sing while reading the chart. Wonderful……I was just there for little
prompting. I taught SYu the proper way to sweep the floor. Meanwhile, the others read through the Big
Pinocchio book which we heard just now.
(M/I: Body Kinesthetic, Interpersonal, Linguistic, Logical-Mathematical, Musical skills)
(iv) A Zoo Trip
We recalled back the unforgettable zoo trip last Thursday. During this process, they learnt some vocabulary including “National Zoo, mini train, lunch, rain and home”. YP and ZYg couldn't forget the rhinocerous. Most of the kids couldn’t forget when they saw the hippopotamus passed urine. They just sprayed out their urine like a water tap…..haaaaa. WY remembered the sea lion while EG remembered the beautiful porcupines. JS recalled back the snakes. SYu talked about the “Sun” Bear which could walk around like people. We also talked about other animals including the monkeys, iguanas, parrots and frogs. Then, they had to draw pictures into the relevant column. The six columns included “ABC Kindergarten, bus, National Zoo, McDonalds’ lunch, rain / bus and home”. They took their pencils and started drawing. XR required encouragement to start. These kids needed some prompting: JS, ZYg and WY. JS and WY couldn’t understand the instructions. JH had shown improvement. He would ask to clarify any doubts. “Teacher, what is this? What can I draw here?” Then, he went and draw independently. The other kids were more independent. They were SY, SYu, JN, JW, EG, ZY and M. During the drawing process, a parent and a teacher can see a child’s progress and their thoughts. It’s not what we see but what the kids interpret about the pictures.
(M/I: Body Kinesthetic, Interpersonal, Linguistic, Logical-Mathematical, Spatial skills)
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