Triangle tag

Monday (18/07/2011)

a) More gifts
 Some kids drew pictures at home to give to Girlny and Boyny. They included Chun Kit and Zhe Qing. They said they informed their parents about the sad news.

b) Game: Triangle Tag
 3 kids formed a triangle. A kids stands outside of the triangle formation. One of the triangle kids is the prey. The outside person is the predator. We decided that the predator as The Giant Snake while the prey as “Girlny” or Boyny. Each group was given a minute. The predator has to tag the prey. If he or she is touched, then the kids swap positions to restart the game. At first, the kids were not united. After a few rounds, they discovered that unity is the only way to protect the prey from being tagged by the predator.

c) Discussion: Hula Contest.
 From Hula Hoop, the kids decided to venture into dance. Before venturing further, I asked the kids ideas for Hula contest. Finally, Rei suggested that the person who spun the longest would be the winner. The class agreed. They asked me if they could choose to spin the hoop using their hands and necks besides waist. I allowed provided they are very careful Yet, I reminded them that spinning using waist is the easiest.

d) The Clock Part
 Before starting the contest, I introduced the clock parts to them. The short needle shows hours, the longer needle shows minutes while the longest shows the seconds. We counted how many seconds there are in a minute. There are 60 seconds in a minute.
 Zheng Yuan spinned for 33 seconds, Kwong Yong spinned for 14 seconds while Qian Joe spinned for 9 seconds. These were the top 3 players. The others are still winners because it isn’t an easy task for kids to spin even for adults. Even spinning for a second is still a winner.
 We discussed on the reward and decided instead of trophy and medal, we are having honey stars with milk or milo as healthy snack for the kids’ determined effort.