Monday (27/02/2012)
Monday’s lessons are shorter as we have Wushu lessons. Thus,
we have leftover 30 minutes for lessons.
a) Telecommunication Satellites.
l KL
Tower has got antennas to receive radio waves from satellites. I drew a picture
of our universe with the Sun and planet Earth. The kids saw that some
satellites orbit the Earth. The first country to launch its satellite was Russia. Then,
more countries launched their satellites. In fact, Malaysia has got 2 satellites at
the moment. With the existence, our television reception, hand phones and also
Internet lines are much better and faster.
l I
related examples of Tom and Jerry cartoon from USA. They could watch because of
the satellites’ functions. Ying Qiao then asked about CDs. CDs are recorded by
humans with the existence of IT Technology.
b) Transport system.
* We brainstormed the various transportation in Malsyia
including LRT, train, taxis, buses and some places with bicycles. The reason KL
is boosting is also due to its transportation. LRT links many places in Klang Valley.
It’s easy to get to shaopping centres and also to Petronas and KL Towers. The
LRT either passes through the underground on in the sky. There are controlled
by It or computer system and it is cheap and safe to be on it. Only a few kids
have ridden on LRT, some on trains.
c) Continuation of Picture Drawing.
* The kids continued with their drawing and colouring of PETRONAS Twin Towers.
Our Pomegranate friends！
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Straw Construction
Wednesday (22/02/2012)
a) Vocabulary Recap.Words: tower, climber, Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, map, world, Malaysia, antennas, architect, builder.
b) Step-by-step Straw Construction.
l A straw was cut into half. Kids took 3 halved straws and assembled them into a triangle. They used doubled sided tape to combine the. All the kids surprisingly could assemble the pattern. There were to construct 2 triangles.
l Next, they queued so that I could punch holes through the triangles edges.
l Next, they took 3 halved straws with each end trimmed into a sharp point. The challenging part was for the kids to insert through the holes. I had to assist the kids so that they could pull the straws through the hole. Now, they had constructed a 3-D triangle pattern. We didn’t manage to construct the roof. We shall continue the next day for the roof, antennas and the labeling.
Objective: To train on kids’ focus on instructions. To strengthen the kids’ fine motor skill. To enhance the kids’ logical skill on strengthening a tower structure.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Little Builders.
Tuesday (21/02/2012)
a) Vocabulary.
l We recapped on words learnt: holiday, map, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Petronas Twin Towers, sky bridge, office, shopping mall, antennas, architect.
b) Being a builder.
l Previously, we learnt that buildings need strong structures to stand. That’s the reason why underground Petronas Twin Towers is lots of steels to hold the towers’ weight. Architects draw the plans but builders build them.
c) Team work.
l Shapes: triangle and square. Structures normally come in these shapes.
Materials: newspapers, cellophane tape, scissors and unity spirit.
Instructions: 6 years old were divided into 2 teams. Each team had to form as many triangles as possible. 5 years old were to roll as many newspaper as possible.
l To make the triangle shape, kids got to work together to paste the rolls with cellophantape.
d) Process.
l 5 years old found it challenging to roll the papers. 6 years old found it challenging to roll the paper into solid form. Most rolls were soft and unsuitable for building activities.
l 6 years old were excited that they designed their own building without my guidance. They observed my miniature paper building. 5 years old got motivated that they started forming their own triangles.
l I had to go round and supervise the solidity of the rolls. Finally, we had 3 different structures but kids were looking forward to a tall tower or building. We shall diagnose this tomorrow.
Tuesday (21/02/2012)
a) Vocabulary.
l We recapped on words learnt: holiday, map, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Petronas Twin Towers, sky bridge, office, shopping mall, antennas, architect.
b) Being a builder.
l Previously, we learnt that buildings need strong structures to stand. That’s the reason why underground Petronas Twin Towers is lots of steels to hold the towers’ weight. Architects draw the plans but builders build them.
c) Team work.
l Shapes: triangle and square. Structures normally come in these shapes.
Materials: newspapers, cellophane tape, scissors and unity spirit.
Instructions: 6 years old were divided into 2 teams. Each team had to form as many triangles as possible. 5 years old were to roll as many newspaper as possible.
l To make the triangle shape, kids got to work together to paste the rolls with cellophantape.
d) Process.
l 5 years old found it challenging to roll the papers. 6 years old found it challenging to roll the paper into solid form. Most rolls were soft and unsuitable for building activities.
l 6 years old were excited that they designed their own building without my guidance. They observed my miniature paper building. 5 years old got motivated that they started forming their own triangles.
l I had to go round and supervise the solidity of the rolls. Finally, we had 3 different structures but kids were looking forward to a tall tower or building. We shall diagnose this tomorrow.
Alain Robert, the French Spiderman.
Monday (20/02/2012)
a) Kuala Lumpur.
l K.L. is the capital city of Malaysia. It is in the state of Wilayah Persekutuan while Klang its in Selangor. Previously, it was just a small area which was popular for tin mining. Its popularity attracted foreigners from around the world to venture business in Kuala Lumpur. Chinese from China, Indians from India, British from Britain and etc. That explains the multi-racial people in Malaysia. During the governance of Tun Dr. Mahathir, our previously fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur developed even more. He planned to have a landmark tower for Malaysia. Thus, Cesar Pelli an American architect. It became the world’s tallest building for about 6 years. Today, it’s the fifth tallest but still the tallest twin towers in the world. Tun Mahathir’s wise effort has further place Malaysia in the eye of the world!
b) Antennas of Petronas Tower
l Last Friday, I asked the kids to go home and find the answer to the question, “What is the function of the antennas on Petronas Towers?”
Jia Xun: My mum said it protects the building from lightning as the electricity will be channeled to the ground.
l Besides that, it allows communication flow to be smooth as it is also radio wade media.
c) Alain Robert, the French Spiderman.
* The kids were enthusiastic when I introduced about Alain Robert. He is about 50 years old and has climbed around 85 buildings. When he climbed Petronas Tower for the first time, he didn’t reach the top as police force managed to handcuff him. 10 years later in 2007, he climbed again but he started early in the morning as not to be noticed by the enforcers. He reached the antenna top in less than 2 hours. He waved Malaysian flag and was detained by police. He was prisoned for only a day. He has stirred peoples’ excitement. The kids and I discussed about his actions. It’s definitely dangerous and we shouldn’t try it at all. Of course, after his climb; Petronas Twin Towers became even more famous!
a) Kuala Lumpur.
l K.L. is the capital city of Malaysia. It is in the state of Wilayah Persekutuan while Klang its in Selangor. Previously, it was just a small area which was popular for tin mining. Its popularity attracted foreigners from around the world to venture business in Kuala Lumpur. Chinese from China, Indians from India, British from Britain and etc. That explains the multi-racial people in Malaysia. During the governance of Tun Dr. Mahathir, our previously fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur developed even more. He planned to have a landmark tower for Malaysia. Thus, Cesar Pelli an American architect. It became the world’s tallest building for about 6 years. Today, it’s the fifth tallest but still the tallest twin towers in the world. Tun Mahathir’s wise effort has further place Malaysia in the eye of the world!
b) Antennas of Petronas Tower
l Last Friday, I asked the kids to go home and find the answer to the question, “What is the function of the antennas on Petronas Towers?”
Jia Xun: My mum said it protects the building from lightning as the electricity will be channeled to the ground.
l Besides that, it allows communication flow to be smooth as it is also radio wade media.
c) Alain Robert, the French Spiderman.
* The kids were enthusiastic when I introduced about Alain Robert. He is about 50 years old and has climbed around 85 buildings. When he climbed Petronas Tower for the first time, he didn’t reach the top as police force managed to handcuff him. 10 years later in 2007, he climbed again but he started early in the morning as not to be noticed by the enforcers. He reached the antenna top in less than 2 hours. He waved Malaysian flag and was detained by police. He was prisoned for only a day. He has stirred peoples’ excitement. The kids and I discussed about his actions. It’s definitely dangerous and we shouldn’t try it at all. Of course, after his climb; Petronas Twin Towers became even more famous!
Petronas Twin Towers.
Friday (17/02/2012)
a) Memory.
* Kuala Lumpur is famous for its Petronas Twin Towers. The kids have visited it for a few times during their outdoor trips for the past two years. Thus, kids recalled of facilities they could remember. Their first memory, “McDonalds”! Haaa……! Of course, there’s also a huge and beautiful playground, some fountains, a small swimming pool, and many shops and stalls in KLCC Suria shopping mall.
b) Constructing Petronas Twin Towers.
* I sketched the picture and before learning about the details, kids were divided into 4 teams. The teams could choose which materials to use to construct the towers. Materials: Lego, wooden blocks, plastic blocks and finally, cups and bowls.
* This activity focuses on team work and creativity skills. Most kids were tolerant at arranging, constructing and thinking. They even discussed on how to improvise on the buildings.
The kids exchanged thir materials. Their second attempt were better!
c) About Petronas Twin Towers.
* Currently, the fifth tallest tower in the world after Taipei 101. However, it’s the tallest twin towers building in the world. It consists of 88 floors. Tower 1 is linked to Tower 2 by a skybridge. There are many lifts in each tower. Each tower has got offices with Tower 1 occupied by Petronas Organisation. It also has a huge popular shopping mall; KLCC Suria mall. There’s also a theathre which usually holds orchestra performances.
* The Skybridge is used as an emergency exit besides enabling tourist to have a beautiful view from up there. We shall learn more of Petronas KLCC next week.
a) Memory.
* Kuala Lumpur is famous for its Petronas Twin Towers. The kids have visited it for a few times during their outdoor trips for the past two years. Thus, kids recalled of facilities they could remember. Their first memory, “McDonalds”! Haaa……! Of course, there’s also a huge and beautiful playground, some fountains, a small swimming pool, and many shops and stalls in KLCC Suria shopping mall.
b) Constructing Petronas Twin Towers.
* I sketched the picture and before learning about the details, kids were divided into 4 teams. The teams could choose which materials to use to construct the towers. Materials: Lego, wooden blocks, plastic blocks and finally, cups and bowls.
* This activity focuses on team work and creativity skills. Most kids were tolerant at arranging, constructing and thinking. They even discussed on how to improvise on the buildings.
The kids exchanged thir materials. Their second attempt were better!
c) About Petronas Twin Towers.
* Currently, the fifth tallest tower in the world after Taipei 101. However, it’s the tallest twin towers building in the world. It consists of 88 floors. Tower 1 is linked to Tower 2 by a skybridge. There are many lifts in each tower. Each tower has got offices with Tower 1 occupied by Petronas Organisation. It also has a huge popular shopping mall; KLCC Suria mall. There’s also a theathre which usually holds orchestra performances.
* The Skybridge is used as an emergency exit besides enabling tourist to have a beautiful view from up there. We shall learn more of Petronas KLCC next week.
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Vocabulary Worksheet.
Wednesday (08/02/2012)
a) Group Competition
l Rei suggested that I divide the class into 2 groups so as to test their reading skills. The kids agreed. Thus, a group of boys and girls. Altogether there were 35 words and this round, the girls scored full marks while the boys missed out by one point. Both groups were happy though.
b) Card Games
l I introduced 6 words associated to Chinese New Year vocabulary. The kids tried reading them without my guidance. The words: fire crackers, lantern, Mandarin orange, cookies, Red Ang Pow and people. Then, each word was written twice on separate cards. Altogether, we had 12 cards and each kid had to open 2 cards. They had to read the word as they opened each card. If the words were the same, they get to keep the cards. The player who won most cards will be the winner. They were independent at recognizing those words.
c) Vocabulary Worksheet.
l Each was given a worksheet and they drew pictures above each word. They also must write the words another time on the blanks. The worksheet focused on written and picture drawing.
d) Discussion.
l Last week, the kids mentioned that they would like to visit the orphans again. However because we already did this activity last year, so we would not do it again this year. However, we might do an activity for this type of charity event before the kids’ graduation.
a) Group Competition
l Rei suggested that I divide the class into 2 groups so as to test their reading skills. The kids agreed. Thus, a group of boys and girls. Altogether there were 35 words and this round, the girls scored full marks while the boys missed out by one point. Both groups were happy though.
b) Card Games
l I introduced 6 words associated to Chinese New Year vocabulary. The kids tried reading them without my guidance. The words: fire crackers, lantern, Mandarin orange, cookies, Red Ang Pow and people. Then, each word was written twice on separate cards. Altogether, we had 12 cards and each kid had to open 2 cards. They had to read the word as they opened each card. If the words were the same, they get to keep the cards. The player who won most cards will be the winner. They were independent at recognizing those words.
c) Vocabulary Worksheet.
l Each was given a worksheet and they drew pictures above each word. They also must write the words another time on the blanks. The worksheet focused on written and picture drawing.
d) Discussion.
l Last week, the kids mentioned that they would like to visit the orphans again. However because we already did this activity last year, so we would not do it again this year. However, we might do an activity for this type of charity event before the kids’ graduation.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
My Beautiful Malaysia.
Friday (17/02/2012)
a) My Malaysia.
Objective: Discovering the kids’ knowledge about Malaysia.
Xing En: We have lots of beautiful plants.
Teacher: Yes, just like the flower you saw yesterday, bougainvillea.
Ying Qiao: We have many animals.
Teacher: We have Orang Utan or ape and it is a protected animal.
Si Suen: We have many trees.
Teacher: Some trees are reserved because Malaysia protects its rainforest especially in Pahang and East Malaysia. Recently, a man from Kedah was jailed because he chopped off a Meranti tree which was reserved. The tree is the home of many animals. It also avoids flood.
Shawn: How? (We talked about the root).
Wei Lok: We have water.
Tzen Yu: Where does water from our toilet bowl go? Does it go to the river like the tap water?
Teacher: they go to a place call sewage and disinfected and some processed into fertilizer. Class: EEww…..our fruit trees!
Teacher: Don’t worry! And the water is very healthy for plant growth.
Hiro: Are there shopping centres in America?
Teacher: Of course, shopping centres are everywhere. In fact, America is more developed than Malaysia.
Jia Xun: Teacher, I’ve brought a booklet on Disneyland. (About 3 kids have been to Disneyland. They briefly told us about things found there).
Teacher: Malaysia has many attractions. Can you name some?
Class: Cameron Highlands, Port Dickson, Pulau Pangkor, Johor and many more!
l I sketched the map of Malaysia and we learnt the states names.
b) Video Clips: My Beautiful Malaysia.
* Kids watched the different famous attractions from each state. Among: Turtles on Pulau Redang beach, jungles in Taman Negara, Malacca’s delicious food and the famous Langkawi.
* I introduced the meaning of Landmark briefly.
c) Song: It’s A Small World.
* We read the lyrics. Kids asked me some words they weren’t sure of. Then, we sang together.
It's a world of laughter, A world of tears. It's a world of hopes, And a world of fears. There's so much that we share, That it's time we're aware, It's a small world after all.
Chorus: It's a small world after all. It's a small world after all. It's a small world after all. It's a small, small world.
There is just one moon, And one golden sun. And a smile means, Friendship to every one. Though the mountains divide, And the oceans are wide, It's a small world after all.
a) My Malaysia.
Objective: Discovering the kids’ knowledge about Malaysia.
Xing En: We have lots of beautiful plants.
Teacher: Yes, just like the flower you saw yesterday, bougainvillea.
Ying Qiao: We have many animals.
Teacher: We have Orang Utan or ape and it is a protected animal.
Si Suen: We have many trees.
Teacher: Some trees are reserved because Malaysia protects its rainforest especially in Pahang and East Malaysia. Recently, a man from Kedah was jailed because he chopped off a Meranti tree which was reserved. The tree is the home of many animals. It also avoids flood.
Shawn: How? (We talked about the root).
Wei Lok: We have water.
Tzen Yu: Where does water from our toilet bowl go? Does it go to the river like the tap water?
Teacher: they go to a place call sewage and disinfected and some processed into fertilizer. Class: EEww…..our fruit trees!
Teacher: Don’t worry! And the water is very healthy for plant growth.
Hiro: Are there shopping centres in America?
Teacher: Of course, shopping centres are everywhere. In fact, America is more developed than Malaysia.
Jia Xun: Teacher, I’ve brought a booklet on Disneyland. (About 3 kids have been to Disneyland. They briefly told us about things found there).
Teacher: Malaysia has many attractions. Can you name some?
Class: Cameron Highlands, Port Dickson, Pulau Pangkor, Johor and many more!
l I sketched the map of Malaysia and we learnt the states names.
b) Video Clips: My Beautiful Malaysia.
* Kids watched the different famous attractions from each state. Among: Turtles on Pulau Redang beach, jungles in Taman Negara, Malacca’s delicious food and the famous Langkawi.
* I introduced the meaning of Landmark briefly.
c) Song: It’s A Small World.
* We read the lyrics. Kids asked me some words they weren’t sure of. Then, we sang together.
It's a world of laughter, A world of tears. It's a world of hopes, And a world of fears. There's so much that we share, That it's time we're aware, It's a small world after all.
Chorus: It's a small world after all. It's a small world after all. It's a small world after all. It's a small, small world.
There is just one moon, And one golden sun. And a smile means, Friendship to every one. Though the mountains divide, And the oceans are wide, It's a small world after all.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Christopher Columbus and the Round Earth.
Monday (14/02/2012)
a) Let’s guess.
Teacher: How many countries are there in the world?
l Kids paused. They said not 10, 50, 1000 nor 500. The figure is about 196 countries.
Teacher: Is the Earth square, rectangle, triangle, star, heart, pyramid or round shape?
l The kids guessed but most of them knew about it because they have seen a globe.
Alisa: I saw a globe when I was in a shop.
b) Christopher Columbus.
l Many years ago, humans had no transportation ideas. They would exchange items for things they like. However, soon; they invented boats and ships and started sailing to a near distance. This was because the ocean looked too vast and scary to sail beyond. With this little knowledge, many sailors and explorers mentioned that the world is flat or square.
l Christopher Columbus who was a sailor and map maker thought that the world should be round. He wanted to prove his theory as well as search for other items. He seeked for the King and Queen’s help for 3 ships in return which he would give them lands and goods.
l With the 3 ships, they sailed through the vast ocean and many sailors wanted to go home but Christopher was very determined and brave. A few days later, they saw a big land and were so excited.
l The land was now known as America. The native people there were fierce with weapons and spears. They were now known as Red Indians. However, Christopher was intelligent and made friends with them. He gave them presents such as pearls and meat. They communicated despite different languages spoken.
l Christopher continued his voyage to various countries and reached back Spain where he first started his journey. Indeed, the Earth is round. Square shape means that the ship would fall at its angle.
c) Title
l We brainstormed the various titles. Among: Holidays are fun! I love the world! Go around the world! I love all countries! I love holidays!
l Majority chose “I Love Holidays”. Suddenly, Jia Xun remembered a film called, “I love Hong Kong!”
d) Video Clip
* We watched a cartoon on Christopher Columbus. Then, we also watched a clip on the world map with different flags.
a) Let’s guess.
Teacher: How many countries are there in the world?
l Kids paused. They said not 10, 50, 1000 nor 500. The figure is about 196 countries.
Teacher: Is the Earth square, rectangle, triangle, star, heart, pyramid or round shape?
l The kids guessed but most of them knew about it because they have seen a globe.
Alisa: I saw a globe when I was in a shop.
b) Christopher Columbus.
l Many years ago, humans had no transportation ideas. They would exchange items for things they like. However, soon; they invented boats and ships and started sailing to a near distance. This was because the ocean looked too vast and scary to sail beyond. With this little knowledge, many sailors and explorers mentioned that the world is flat or square.
l Christopher Columbus who was a sailor and map maker thought that the world should be round. He wanted to prove his theory as well as search for other items. He seeked for the King and Queen’s help for 3 ships in return which he would give them lands and goods.
l With the 3 ships, they sailed through the vast ocean and many sailors wanted to go home but Christopher was very determined and brave. A few days later, they saw a big land and were so excited.
l The land was now known as America. The native people there were fierce with weapons and spears. They were now known as Red Indians. However, Christopher was intelligent and made friends with them. He gave them presents such as pearls and meat. They communicated despite different languages spoken.
l Christopher continued his voyage to various countries and reached back Spain where he first started his journey. Indeed, the Earth is round. Square shape means that the ship would fall at its angle.
c) Title
l We brainstormed the various titles. Among: Holidays are fun! I love the world! Go around the world! I love all countries! I love holidays!
l Majority chose “I Love Holidays”. Suddenly, Jia Xun remembered a film called, “I love Hong Kong!”
d) Video Clip
* We watched a cartoon on Christopher Columbus. Then, we also watched a clip on the world map with different flags.
Brainstorming Session
Monday (13/02/2012)
a) Discussions: What would you like to learn?
Teacher: Why would you like to learn about “Holidays?”
Yee Xuan: It makes us happy! I remembered about my trip to Cameron Highlands. It was cold and fun!
Xing En: I also went to Cameron Highlands. We stayed at the hotel.
Shang Hong: I loved Genting Highlands too! I get to play a lot!
Teacher: It has got lots of theme park!
Rei: What’s theme park?
l I drew pictures and the kids started saying…..ah….I’ve seen that! Roller coaster, monorail tunnels,
l Kids also mentioned that they went to Pulau Pangkor and there was ferry. Alisa said she loved Penang.
Xiang Wei: My family brought us to Kuantan. I love the swimming pool in the hotel. We eat a lot and I saw many monkeys. The monkeys came in to take our food. However, they don’t come in at night because we made sure we locked our windows and doors properly.
l True…enough…..the kids wanted to learn anything that is fun!
b) Brainstorming Session.
l I drew a huge mind map on the whiteboard. We discussed. The outcome after discussion was: We shall learn about the world besides Malaysia. We shall learn about the famous places which might include buildings (Wonders Of The World), the different foods, the different animals of different countries. As we learn, we might make different unique crafts.
c) Dora, the Explorer.
l Kids learnt the meaning of explorer. Dora wants to make the Grumpy Troll happy. For this, she has to explore a few places to find the troll’s favourite items. She found a map and has to cross over the Red Hill, the lake and finally the Big Happy Park. With determination, she managed to cross these 3 places and she discovered some firework and a beautiful flower. These 2 were given to the troll and it became happy!
Teacher: What would you like to do as you go around on holidays?
Rei: We can find things to make people happy.
Ying Qiao: We can collect ideas to make people happy.
* We might set up a corner to display every place that we visit as to share the happiness thoughts with everyone. J
a) Discussions: What would you like to learn?
Teacher: Why would you like to learn about “Holidays?”
Yee Xuan: It makes us happy! I remembered about my trip to Cameron Highlands. It was cold and fun!
Xing En: I also went to Cameron Highlands. We stayed at the hotel.
Shang Hong: I loved Genting Highlands too! I get to play a lot!
Teacher: It has got lots of theme park!
Rei: What’s theme park?
l I drew pictures and the kids started saying…..ah….I’ve seen that! Roller coaster, monorail tunnels,
l Kids also mentioned that they went to Pulau Pangkor and there was ferry. Alisa said she loved Penang.
Xiang Wei: My family brought us to Kuantan. I love the swimming pool in the hotel. We eat a lot and I saw many monkeys. The monkeys came in to take our food. However, they don’t come in at night because we made sure we locked our windows and doors properly.
l True…enough…..the kids wanted to learn anything that is fun!
b) Brainstorming Session.
l I drew a huge mind map on the whiteboard. We discussed. The outcome after discussion was: We shall learn about the world besides Malaysia. We shall learn about the famous places which might include buildings (Wonders Of The World), the different foods, the different animals of different countries. As we learn, we might make different unique crafts.
c) Dora, the Explorer.
l Kids learnt the meaning of explorer. Dora wants to make the Grumpy Troll happy. For this, she has to explore a few places to find the troll’s favourite items. She found a map and has to cross over the Red Hill, the lake and finally the Big Happy Park. With determination, she managed to cross these 3 places and she discovered some firework and a beautiful flower. These 2 were given to the troll and it became happy!
Teacher: What would you like to do as you go around on holidays?
Rei: We can find things to make people happy.
Ying Qiao: We can collect ideas to make people happy.
* We might set up a corner to display every place that we visit as to share the happiness thoughts with everyone. J
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Appreciation Value.
Thursday (02/022012)
a) Appreciation.
· The kids were getting ready when I went in for class. However, both Xiang Wei and Tzen Yu threw the toy car into the basket which was improper. They were to stand while the rest of us discussed about their actions. Toys or pencils should be kept properly at their right places and the class will be neat and healthy for all.
· We talked about the ecology relationship. Both toy cars were made from plastic; probably recycled plastic. The collector brings them to the Recycling Centre andearns some money to buy food for his family. The Recycling Centre will processed them into liquid plastic and the managers and workers would work together to process them into other products such as toy cars. Lorry drivers send them to factories and then to hypermarkets, shops and restaurants. Many people are involved. Until finally, our school principal will buy these toys from McDonalds or even hypermarkets. When we throw these toys, they get spoilt. Thus, we are wasting the effort and energy of each level of people involved. I gave them another example of bread relating to food waste.
b) Vocabulary Recap.
· We recapped on the words learnt.
c) Anything else?
· We have almost finished our Chinese New Year thematic lessons. I asked the kids if they could remember what they have learnt. What else do they want to learn about?
· Suddenly, Rei reminded the class that we were supposed to observe how people celebrate Chinese New Year. Some people really bought big lanterns, while some people made from red packets. This leads us to the society. We learnt the meaning of rich, medium and poor families. We also talked about the orphans and old folks. The kids suddenly remembered our trip last year. Most of them wanted to visit the orphans again. They suggested that we share our food from home for them. Yee Xuan said that we could bake a cake for them. I have to check with the principal if it’s okay to visit the orphans this round.
· Rei suggested that we make a “Thank You’ card for our parents because they gave us lots of happiness during the Chinese New Year celebration. We shall be doing this tomorrow.
Sugar Cane
Wednesday (01/02/2012)
a) My favourite word.
· We read through the vocabulary list for 2 times. Then, each kid came forward to choose their favourite word and teach their fiends. Example: Yi Han chose “dog”, Xiang Wei chose “fire crackers” and Kai Song chose “cookies”. They were rather good at word recognition.
b) Jade Emperor’s Birthday
· The kids came forward to share about their favourite time during the night celebration of Jade Emperor’s celebration. Some talked about fire crackers while mostly talked about sugar cane. It was awesome to know that most kids asked their parents for the answer of my question, “Why do Hokkien Chinese offer sugar cane to Jade Emperor”.
· Yee Xuan, Shawn, Rei and also Xiang Wei came forward to share.
Yee Xuan: My father said the sugar cane protected the Chinese from armies.
Shawn: They were bad people and the sugar cane protected the Hokkiens.
· Then, I told them the legend. Once upon a time, a group of powerful armies were greedy at power. They conquered every state that they could and when they reached Hokkien province, the Hokkien Chinese quickly ran and hid in the sugar cane plantation as they had nowhere else to hide. Magically, the armies didn’t see them and with that, Hokkiens believed that Jade Emperor had saved them. Thus, we offer sugar cane on Jade Emperor’s birthday.
c) About sugar cane.
· Our school has got purple sugar canes……which is different from the green ones. The green sugar cane is the one offered and it can be chew or blended for its delicious sugar cane juice. The purple one needs to be boiled and it reduces our body heat.
· Howver, both types have got similar leaves. We went to the garden to observe and touch the leaves. Then, we went back into our class to chop some green sugar canes. The kids chewed the small pieces. Then, we also blended the balance to see and feel the difference. The kids love to drink juice rather than chewing them…J
a) My favourite word.
· We read through the vocabulary list for 2 times. Then, each kid came forward to choose their favourite word and teach their fiends. Example: Yi Han chose “dog”, Xiang Wei chose “fire crackers” and Kai Song chose “cookies”. They were rather good at word recognition.
b) Jade Emperor’s Birthday
· The kids came forward to share about their favourite time during the night celebration of Jade Emperor’s celebration. Some talked about fire crackers while mostly talked about sugar cane. It was awesome to know that most kids asked their parents for the answer of my question, “Why do Hokkien Chinese offer sugar cane to Jade Emperor”.
· Yee Xuan, Shawn, Rei and also Xiang Wei came forward to share.
Yee Xuan: My father said the sugar cane protected the Chinese from armies.
Shawn: They were bad people and the sugar cane protected the Hokkiens.
· Then, I told them the legend. Once upon a time, a group of powerful armies were greedy at power. They conquered every state that they could and when they reached Hokkien province, the Hokkien Chinese quickly ran and hid in the sugar cane plantation as they had nowhere else to hide. Magically, the armies didn’t see them and with that, Hokkiens believed that Jade Emperor had saved them. Thus, we offer sugar cane on Jade Emperor’s birthday.
c) About sugar cane.
· Our school has got purple sugar canes……which is different from the green ones. The green sugar cane is the one offered and it can be chew or blended for its delicious sugar cane juice. The purple one needs to be boiled and it reduces our body heat.
· Howver, both types have got similar leaves. We went to the garden to observe and touch the leaves. Then, we went back into our class to chop some green sugar canes. The kids chewed the small pieces. Then, we also blended the balance to see and feel the difference. The kids love to drink juice rather than chewing them…J
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