Team work!!

23/10/2008 (Thursday)

a) Corner playing and Individual Training
*The kids chose their favourite play.
*The kids came forward to hand up their homework….hmmmm….getting more responsible. Jun Hong
told me he didn’t do and wanted to do in school. I allowed him as he is getting more interested at
writing and colouring.
* Meanwhile, I called the kids to practise the dialogue lines for the coming performance.
* I called upon the tortoise, the farmers, the birds and also rockets.
* Next, I guided the group leaders for the Musical Dance Performance. They would be guiding the
other members.

b) Disallowed from bringing toys.
* Some kids had misused the chance I gave them. They could bring the toys and show friends but
disallowed form exchanging. Unfortunately, lately 2 kids did that and they even told lies to free
themselves.
* In future, any toys they want to show his friends, they have to let me know in advance.

c) Discussion and segregation of jobs.
* We recalled the tasks that we segregated yesterday. We had yet to these preparations: the Giant
butterflies, the sword, BEN 10 watch, the sword, Kevin 11 costumes and also Chang Er’s flowers.
* Thus, the kids gathered in 5 small groups to work together. My observation:
* Eugene is very effective and likes helping his friends. However, he prefers doing things individually.
The same goes with Max and Ze Yan. Jian Wei and Jin Shan are very determined and they chose to
decorate the background for the SPACE. He, Ze Yan, Zi Yang and Max even looked at books for
pictures.
* Justin worked together with Song Chuan to make a sword. Zi Jun came to help and later asked my
permission to make one himself.
* Yun Wen didn’t like doing butterflies. She preferred something for herself as Chang Er. After
discussing with her, she preferred flowers for her hair. Thus, she coloured 2 colourful flowers.
* Yun Zhe wanted to do Kevin 11 but had no idea. Thus, Wen Yue came to explain the look of Kevin
11. Kevin 11 has 6 hands. Then Ze Yan said, “Four hands are enough becaue Zhe Zhe already has 2
hands.” Jun Hong and Zi Jun helped to trace and cut the hands.
* Before leaving the class, the kids looked at the results of their team work. Quite good! A giant
butterfly, a sword, a BEN 10 watch, the space background and Kevin 11 hands.
* As a reward for their teamwork, I would allow them to watch BEN 10 film for a short while tomorrow.
Many people thought that they are fighting movies and would be negative for kids. I was one of them
until I watch the movie recently. Actually, it is otherwise and trained kids to be very creative.