Welcome to the Space!

20/05/2008 (Tuesday)

a) Individual Assessment
J was so excited in the morning when he saw me. He said, “Yeah.....are we really going to the space today?” I smiled.....and said we are learning and exploring it. Maybe one day, you will go into the space!
I gathered the kids and we ran through the Alphabet Family to ensure that they know their A to Z. Then, they chose their activity for Corner Playing. Some drew, coloured while some played. Meanwhile, I called the kids for individual assessment. Today, I called upon JW, J, WY and LX.

b) Jack and Jill
After clearing the toys, we learned a new rhyme on “Jack And Jill”. They loved the story and learnt some new words such as “hill, well, fetch, pail, fell down, broke”. They found that the story was humorous and sad at the same time. Then, they sang the rhyme with actions. The rhyme goes like this:
“Jack and Jill,
Went up the hill,
To fetch a pail of water,
Jack fell down,
And broke his crown,
And Jill came tumbling after!”

c) Revision: Flash cards
The kids read the flash cards on the animals which they learnt earlier. YP and Syu were independent and guided the others through. They included “crocodile, porcupine, giraffe, leopard, monkey, hippopotamus, zebra and elephant”. They also talked on some of the animals.

d) Brainstorming on Space
The kids were very excited when I switched off the lights. Immediately, they could feel that they were floating in the space. In fact, they pulled the curtains and the classroom was rather dark. I wrote the word “SPACE” really slowly. I asked them what are the possible things that we can find in a space. They said, “rocket, aliens, astronauts”. Then, YZ talked about the gravity power. The others were very excited.
I drew pictures on the board and introduced these vocabulary: astronauts, satellite, aliens, rockets, planets, comets, the 8 planets, the air and gravity power. They learnt that astronauts and things float in the space. The astronaut needs Oxygen tank as there is no air in the space. He can float and is difficult for him to move around. They learned a little bit about the function of satellites. They realised that we don't float on earth because we are puled by the gravity. YW said, “I don't believed that there 8 other planets.” I sketched on the white board and they said, “Wah”!
Next, I gave them a worksheet. They had to colour the items to be found in space. These included “moon, astronaut, satelite or space station, rocket”. They were enthusiastic.