23/05/08 (Thursday)
a) Colouring and individual assessment
We started with Corner Playing. Some preferred to colour. Thus, they went to the notice board to search for their unfinished colouring papers. ZY, JS, LX, XR, JN, SJ were among those who coloured. Today, SYu, ZJ, JW, JH, EG and J preferred playing. In fact, M, SY and YZ were talking about the planets from the Planet Chart. Meanwhile, I did assessment on the kids. Today I called upon WY, EG, YP, J and JN.
b) Characteristics of planets
After tidying the class, we gathered at the front of the class. I asked them some questions. “What are we learning? How many planets are there in our Solar System? What is the name of our planet?” Then, I drew them accordingly from the sun. The kids learnt that each planet spins around the sun. They learnt that the circle ring is called orbits. It is the orbit that holds each planet at its position; thus avoiding any planet accidents.
Then we talked about the different characteristics of each planet. Mercury, Venus and Mars are made of rocks. Venus has thick yellow clouds surrounding it and volcanoes on its surface. Mars is covered with red rocks and also huge volcanoes. Mars has got 2 moons. Meanwhile, planet earth has got water, air and ground which is needed by living things.
Jupiter and Saturn are made of liquid and gas. Jupiter has 60 moons while Saturn has 31 moons. Saturn is the biggest planet with a beautiful ring around it. Uranus and Neptune is the 7th and 8th planet and they are made of gas. Uranus has thin rings and is by greenish-blue clouds. Meanwhile Neptune is surrounded by blue clouds.Uranus has 11 moons while Neptune has 21 moons. The kids learnt to identify the planet with the least moons and the most moons.
Then, we sang “The Space” song to the tune of “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”. They loved it and learnt to recognize the words too. The lyrics:
“Here are eight planets that we know.
Round and round the Sun they go.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars,
These are the planets near our star,
Planets, planets, oh planets;
How I wonder what you are.
Jupiter, and Saturn too.
Uranus and Neptune, we can't see you.
These are the eight planets that we know.
Round and round the Sun they go.
Planets, planets, oh planets;
How I wonder what you are.”
c) Video clip: Solar System
Next, the kids gathered to watch a video clip. They looked at the surfaces of the planets. They also watched the Interactive Solar System. They were amazed to see that the planets spin by themselves. They went round the Sun just as what the lyrics said. They saw how the planets spinned on their orbits without hitting one another. They also saw a comet which flew into the space.. They realized that the comets have chances of falling into the planet. In the next few lessons, they will make a solar system craft.
Our Pomegranate friends！
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
How was Space born?
21/05/2008 (Wednesday)
a) Colouring and Assessment
I showed the kids some of the “space” colouring pages they could colour. They loved the rockets, spaceships, planets so much. JH, ZJ preferred Corner Playing. Meanwhile, I called the kids individually for assessment.
b) Flash cards revison
Next, I did some flashcards session with them. We revised the words beginning with letter “c”. the words included: “cat, cot, curtains, comb, cup, cake, coat, cow, carrot, cake”. Then, they talked about the words. LX said that her sister sleeps in the cot. The kids love especially banana cake. They also pull the curtains during our space lessons so that the classroom is very dark.
c) Tea break
I gave the kids some biscuits of mine as to praise their hard effort at improving themselves. It’s also a motivation to keep them perform better.
d) Space
Just I started the lesson, the kids pulled the curtains and of course, they were very excited! “he space is dark,” said the kids. I introduced an imaginary friend, Peter; whom I drew on the board. Peter is an astronaut and he works in the National Science Centre. His character actualyy had lightened the spirit of the class a lot!
Today, they learnt some vocabulary including: planets, sun, comet and the names of each planet. I showed them a Planet chart and then drew on the board. There are 8 planets with Mercury the nearest o the sun. The other planets in correct sequence is Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
e) Questions and questions.
The kids asked how the sun was formed. Why is there space? Why are there planets? Generally, the space has many galaxies and I showed them our Milky Galaxy. In theis Galaxy, we can find our Solar system. The space is about 15 thousand million years ago. The planets are formed due to the explosion of dust and gas. Then YW said, “No,…God made them!” Then, the class got noisier because everyone half of them were arguing about “Science” and “God”. I told them that there two types of thinkers. The first who believes in facts and science. The second who believes in God! So, I told them that we must respect everyone’s choices. As for the class, we are learning space through Science. They also learnt that only Planet Earth has got water, air and ground which enables living things to live.
f) Size of planets
Next, we analysed the size of each planet from the Planet Chart. I wrote the diameter of the planets on the whiteboard. Then, they learnt to analyse “big, bigger than , the biggest”. The biggest planet goes to Saturn while the smallest goes to “Mercury”. And they know that Earth is the third nearest to the Sun. The sun is 4.5 billion years old. The sun is a big star and it was born before the space was born! YW asked, “Then, why we cannot see the small stars in the daylight?” YZ said, “The sun is very bright and brighter than the stars. So, we can only see the sun and not the stars in broad daylight.”
a) Colouring and Assessment
I showed the kids some of the “space” colouring pages they could colour. They loved the rockets, spaceships, planets so much. JH, ZJ preferred Corner Playing. Meanwhile, I called the kids individually for assessment.
b) Flash cards revison
Next, I did some flashcards session with them. We revised the words beginning with letter “c”. the words included: “cat, cot, curtains, comb, cup, cake, coat, cow, carrot, cake”. Then, they talked about the words. LX said that her sister sleeps in the cot. The kids love especially banana cake. They also pull the curtains during our space lessons so that the classroom is very dark.
c) Tea break
I gave the kids some biscuits of mine as to praise their hard effort at improving themselves. It’s also a motivation to keep them perform better.
d) Space
Just I started the lesson, the kids pulled the curtains and of course, they were very excited! “he space is dark,” said the kids. I introduced an imaginary friend, Peter; whom I drew on the board. Peter is an astronaut and he works in the National Science Centre. His character actualyy had lightened the spirit of the class a lot!
Today, they learnt some vocabulary including: planets, sun, comet and the names of each planet. I showed them a Planet chart and then drew on the board. There are 8 planets with Mercury the nearest o the sun. The other planets in correct sequence is Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
e) Questions and questions.
The kids asked how the sun was formed. Why is there space? Why are there planets? Generally, the space has many galaxies and I showed them our Milky Galaxy. In theis Galaxy, we can find our Solar system. The space is about 15 thousand million years ago. The planets are formed due to the explosion of dust and gas. Then YW said, “No,…God made them!” Then, the class got noisier because everyone half of them were arguing about “Science” and “God”. I told them that there two types of thinkers. The first who believes in facts and science. The second who believes in God! So, I told them that we must respect everyone’s choices. As for the class, we are learning space through Science. They also learnt that only Planet Earth has got water, air and ground which enables living things to live.
f) Size of planets
Next, we analysed the size of each planet from the Planet Chart. I wrote the diameter of the planets on the whiteboard. Then, they learnt to analyse “big, bigger than , the biggest”. The biggest planet goes to Saturn while the smallest goes to “Mercury”. And they know that Earth is the third nearest to the Sun. The sun is 4.5 billion years old. The sun is a big star and it was born before the space was born! YW asked, “Then, why we cannot see the small stars in the daylight?” YZ said, “The sun is very bright and brighter than the stars. So, we can only see the sun and not the stars in broad daylight.”
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
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.
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.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
12 Ekor Binatang
16/05/2008 (Friday)
a) Rescue the tadpoles!
This morning, we saw some tadpoles outide the fish pond. Hmmm….how could they got out? Anyway, they could not survive without water. Thus, Teacher yap and myself rescued them and put them into the pond. The kids enjoyed looking at the little tadpoles in our hands. Anyway, it’s Teachers’ Day. Some kids brought us some tidbits, cakes and also cute hand-made cards. I would like to ay thank you to all the parents for their effort. Thank you!
b) Individual Assessment
The kids drank their water after hide-and-seek. JH was early today and he got to play with his friends. How lovely! Some chose to play, some chose to colour. ZY, SYu, SY, SJ, YW and LX chose colouring. Meanwhile, I called some kids for individual assessment. LX and XR love writing although they needed more guidance. The attitude is more important! Today’s assessed kids were YW, ZY, LX, XR and JH.
c) Song: Ants Go Marching
I introduced a new song called, “Ants Go Marching”. First, I drew some ants and they thought only cockroaches has got antennas. The antennas would lead them to seach for food and sense their friends. Thus, the ants always marched in a line. They enjoyed the song and its actions. We formed a line of long ants and sang happily.
“The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah,
The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah,
The ants go marching one by one,
The little one stops to suck his thumb,
And they all go marching down to the ground,
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The ants go marching two by two, hurrah, hurrah,
The ants go marching two by two, hurrah, hurrah,
The ants go marching two by two,
The little one stops to tie his shoe,
And they all go marching down to the ground,
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!”
c) Red Bean paos
Next, at tea-break, the kids got to eat WY’s home-made “red-bean” paos. They loved them and of course, WY was so excited at distributing them to his friends. M bought extra “Nasi Lemak” for YZ and EG. Those are their favourite food. SYu has improved at sweeping.
d) Revision
Next, we did revision on some Bahasa Malaysia’s vocabulary. First we sang “Gelang Si Paku Gelang” and “Si Anak Kambing”. Then, we focused on the 12 Chinese Zodiac Animals’ Signs. They included:
“tikus, lembu, harimau, arnab, naga, ular, kuda, kambing, monyet, ayam, anjing, khinzir”. I didn’ttell them it was about the Chinese New Year but theywere able to guess correctly. They enjoyed the lesson as they drew the pictures on the whiteboard. I gave them a worksheet to do as homework.
e) Vote for a theme!
Then, we talked about the new thematic for next week. They listed 9 different themes. They were: Space, Fruits and vegetables, transportations, dinosaurs, sports car, flowers, rabbits, shopping and jobs. Then we voted. The highest vote went to “Space” with “Dinosaurs” short by one vote. Thus, the kids looked excited as they are going to fly on a rocket in the wide big space; counting the stars and saying hello to the other planets. Before calling off, I awarded stickers to SYu, YZ and J who managed to collect 30 stars throughout the lessons.
a) Rescue the tadpoles!
This morning, we saw some tadpoles outide the fish pond. Hmmm….how could they got out? Anyway, they could not survive without water. Thus, Teacher yap and myself rescued them and put them into the pond. The kids enjoyed looking at the little tadpoles in our hands. Anyway, it’s Teachers’ Day. Some kids brought us some tidbits, cakes and also cute hand-made cards. I would like to ay thank you to all the parents for their effort. Thank you!
b) Individual Assessment
The kids drank their water after hide-and-seek. JH was early today and he got to play with his friends. How lovely! Some chose to play, some chose to colour. ZY, SYu, SY, SJ, YW and LX chose colouring. Meanwhile, I called some kids for individual assessment. LX and XR love writing although they needed more guidance. The attitude is more important! Today’s assessed kids were YW, ZY, LX, XR and JH.
c) Song: Ants Go Marching
I introduced a new song called, “Ants Go Marching”. First, I drew some ants and they thought only cockroaches has got antennas. The antennas would lead them to seach for food and sense their friends. Thus, the ants always marched in a line. They enjoyed the song and its actions. We formed a line of long ants and sang happily.
“The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah,
The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah,
The ants go marching one by one,
The little one stops to suck his thumb,
And they all go marching down to the ground,
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The ants go marching two by two, hurrah, hurrah,
The ants go marching two by two, hurrah, hurrah,
The ants go marching two by two,
The little one stops to tie his shoe,
And they all go marching down to the ground,
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!”
c) Red Bean paos
Next, at tea-break, the kids got to eat WY’s home-made “red-bean” paos. They loved them and of course, WY was so excited at distributing them to his friends. M bought extra “Nasi Lemak” for YZ and EG. Those are their favourite food. SYu has improved at sweeping.
d) Revision
Next, we did revision on some Bahasa Malaysia’s vocabulary. First we sang “Gelang Si Paku Gelang” and “Si Anak Kambing”. Then, we focused on the 12 Chinese Zodiac Animals’ Signs. They included:
“tikus, lembu, harimau, arnab, naga, ular, kuda, kambing, monyet, ayam, anjing, khinzir”. I didn’ttell them it was about the Chinese New Year but theywere able to guess correctly. They enjoyed the lesson as they drew the pictures on the whiteboard. I gave them a worksheet to do as homework.
e) Vote for a theme!
Then, we talked about the new thematic for next week. They listed 9 different themes. They were: Space, Fruits and vegetables, transportations, dinosaurs, sports car, flowers, rabbits, shopping and jobs. Then we voted. The highest vote went to “Space” with “Dinosaurs” short by one vote. Thus, the kids looked excited as they are going to fly on a rocket in the wide big space; counting the stars and saying hello to the other planets. Before calling off, I awarded stickers to SYu, YZ and J who managed to collect 30 stars throughout the lessons.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
The Earthquake
15/05/2008 (Thursday)
a) Individual Assessment
The kids have now a new game at the field. It’s the football sport........Gol!! They were very excited to hit the ball into the net. Thus, instead of running, they now prefer football.
In the classroom, they hid themselves everywhere as to wait for me…hmmm! They chose to either do corner playing or to write a worksheet of “Alphabet letters”. Meanwhile, I assessed the kids individually on writing. It is to assess their abilities to hold the pencil well and to write with proper strokes. Today, JS, EG, ZYg, XR, SJ were involved. JS was more focused than his usual self. XR needed encouragement but she is willing to try harder.
b) Story-telling: Keeping Fit
Next, I gathered the kids and shared with them on a story of ‘Keeping Fit”. They realized that eating healthily as well as exercising is important to make our heart and body healthy. Games such as badminton and cycling is good. WY, M cycle often. Sports such as swimming and jogging is good. JS, EG, YZ, YW and ZY sometimes do jogging. They also learnt that enough sleep will make us grow healthily. Next, I asked the kids to think of the new thematic they are interested in. Some children are already calling out: “Sports car, Space, Water and Plants”.
c) The China Earthquake
After tea break, the kids gathered to look at some newspaper cuttings. JN was excited and kept saying “Earthquake”. JS joined in too! JH, J and ZJ asked why there is earthquake.
So, I drew the earth and its 5 layers. I briefed them that the top layer is the ground and grass we can see and feel. The inner layers get harder and even hotter. Then, I drew some countries. They asked the meaning of countries. I showed them some gestures and drawing pictures of these people fom Japan, India, Africa, Singapore and China.
I asked them, ‘Which is the best country on earth?” Thay said, “Pason….which is Klang in Malaysia.”. Then, they learnt that some counties like Malaysia are located on the “sleeping” piece of earth while some countries like China, Japan and Indonesia are located on the “active” piece of earth. Thus, Malaysia hasno earthquake. They saw many children buried under the buildings and the “air” helped them to survive.
The 30-second Earthquake had clamed to date 15,000 lives. They looked at the clock and calculated the 30 seconds quietly. We talk of ways to help them. Then, we closed our eyes to say a little prayer. Next, I told them that the school is collecting donations for them in China. Donations could be in the form of money or food. They can discuss about this at home.
a) Individual Assessment
The kids have now a new game at the field. It’s the football sport........Gol!! They were very excited to hit the ball into the net. Thus, instead of running, they now prefer football.
In the classroom, they hid themselves everywhere as to wait for me…hmmm! They chose to either do corner playing or to write a worksheet of “Alphabet letters”. Meanwhile, I assessed the kids individually on writing. It is to assess their abilities to hold the pencil well and to write with proper strokes. Today, JS, EG, ZYg, XR, SJ were involved. JS was more focused than his usual self. XR needed encouragement but she is willing to try harder.
b) Story-telling: Keeping Fit
Next, I gathered the kids and shared with them on a story of ‘Keeping Fit”. They realized that eating healthily as well as exercising is important to make our heart and body healthy. Games such as badminton and cycling is good. WY, M cycle often. Sports such as swimming and jogging is good. JS, EG, YZ, YW and ZY sometimes do jogging. They also learnt that enough sleep will make us grow healthily. Next, I asked the kids to think of the new thematic they are interested in. Some children are already calling out: “Sports car, Space, Water and Plants”.
c) The China Earthquake
After tea break, the kids gathered to look at some newspaper cuttings. JN was excited and kept saying “Earthquake”. JS joined in too! JH, J and ZJ asked why there is earthquake.
So, I drew the earth and its 5 layers. I briefed them that the top layer is the ground and grass we can see and feel. The inner layers get harder and even hotter. Then, I drew some countries. They asked the meaning of countries. I showed them some gestures and drawing pictures of these people fom Japan, India, Africa, Singapore and China.
I asked them, ‘Which is the best country on earth?” Thay said, “Pason….which is Klang in Malaysia.”. Then, they learnt that some counties like Malaysia are located on the “sleeping” piece of earth while some countries like China, Japan and Indonesia are located on the “active” piece of earth. Thus, Malaysia hasno earthquake. They saw many children buried under the buildings and the “air” helped them to survive.
The 30-second Earthquake had clamed to date 15,000 lives. They looked at the clock and calculated the 30 seconds quietly. We talk of ways to help them. Then, we closed our eyes to say a little prayer. Next, I told them that the school is collecting donations for them in China. Donations could be in the form of money or food. They can discuss about this at home.
Healthy food: herbal eggs
14/05/2008 (Wednesday)
a) The Alphabet Family
We started the class by going through the big letters of A to Z. They used their magic fingers to write; imitating my strokes. Then, I randomly pointed the letters. Overall, they were quite fluent. Next, I gave them a choice of either colouring or corner playing.
Meanwhile, I called the kids individually to assess their writing and reading ability. Syu and YP
were rather independent. JW and XR needed some guidance for the opposite strokes.
b) Story-telling: Food
Next, I did story-telling with them on the topic, “food”. In the last few lessons, we learnt that we can prolong our life by eating healthily. Vegetable such as cabbage, fruits and wheat are healthy for us. Fruits can be blended into juice. They learnt that treats such as cakes, sweets and ice-cream should not be eaten always. Thus, they said that the bread we eat during our tea breaks are healthy! Even, the honey made by aunty is good for us. Honey is produced by bees.
c) Herbal Eggs
Today, LX brought a lot of herbal eggs for us. Thus, I asked LX to give some to the teachers. I took only 7 eggs while the balance is for Teacher Hui Ping and the afternoon class's session. As it was hot, I cracked the shells by myself with the kids surrounding me. Then, we shared them together. They loved the eggs very much and said it's healthy for them. They thanked LX.
d) Revision
Next, we did revision on these vocabulary: bus, school, xylophone, cookies, candle, mandarin orange. I drew pictures on the white board and they guessed the story. They told the story for me; in fact..ha ha ha! Then, I chose 5 little teachers among them to teach the class. They were very excited and did pretty well.
Then, they were given a worksheet to draw the pictures in the relevant boxes. Some kids approached me for unsure words. That's the attitude!
a) The Alphabet Family
We started the class by going through the big letters of A to Z. They used their magic fingers to write; imitating my strokes. Then, I randomly pointed the letters. Overall, they were quite fluent. Next, I gave them a choice of either colouring or corner playing.
Meanwhile, I called the kids individually to assess their writing and reading ability. Syu and YP
were rather independent. JW and XR needed some guidance for the opposite strokes.
b) Story-telling: Food
Next, I did story-telling with them on the topic, “food”. In the last few lessons, we learnt that we can prolong our life by eating healthily. Vegetable such as cabbage, fruits and wheat are healthy for us. Fruits can be blended into juice. They learnt that treats such as cakes, sweets and ice-cream should not be eaten always. Thus, they said that the bread we eat during our tea breaks are healthy! Even, the honey made by aunty is good for us. Honey is produced by bees.
c) Herbal Eggs
Today, LX brought a lot of herbal eggs for us. Thus, I asked LX to give some to the teachers. I took only 7 eggs while the balance is for Teacher Hui Ping and the afternoon class's session. As it was hot, I cracked the shells by myself with the kids surrounding me. Then, we shared them together. They loved the eggs very much and said it's healthy for them. They thanked LX.
d) Revision
Next, we did revision on these vocabulary: bus, school, xylophone, cookies, candle, mandarin orange. I drew pictures on the white board and they guessed the story. They told the story for me; in fact..ha ha ha! Then, I chose 5 little teachers among them to teach the class. They were very excited and did pretty well.
Then, they were given a worksheet to draw the pictures in the relevant boxes. Some kids approached me for unsure words. That's the attitude!
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Let's revise!
13/05/2008 (Tuesday)
(a) Writing: A, B, C
This morning, we started singing the “ABC” song. Then, the kids learnt the proper kids to write letters “A, B and C”. Then, we talked about the words that began with them. Then, I showed the kids some patterns-to-do with the letters so that they could absorb better.
While they were doing that, I called some kids individually to do assessment. LX wrote some letters oppositely. XR needed more guidance and support. ZY and ZJ were rather independent.
(b) Story-telling: Goodbye, Grandma Erma
Then, the kids gathered to listen to a story of “Goodbye, Grandma Erma.” They were rather attentive as it was a real story of an old lady, called Erma. She had a pet cat who was her best companion. She had only a daughter married to a nice man. Her old husband is still capable to walk. The time came when she discovered of cancer and the kids asked me about it. However, she decided not to make anyone sad by fearing death. She made full use of her left-over time. Finally, the cheerful but painful Grandma Erma died. The children learnt that people die because of old age or sickness. Thus, we should take good care of our health.
(c) Revision: The Nien Monster
After tea-break, we did a revision on “Happy Chinese New Year” vocabulary. I wrote the words on the board and half of them could actually read the words confidently. The words included: monster, village, mountain, house, people, drum, fire crackers, Dragon dance, Lion dance, happy and Ang Pow packets.
I drew mountains and pictures. By no time, they realised that IO was talking about the “Nien” monster. They helped me with the story. I reminded them to use English medium. Then, we sang the song; “The Monster Is Coming To Town”; “Gong Xi, Gong Xi Ni”. They enjoyed themselves.
Then, they were given the worksheets. They could either draw the picture or colour the words. I was happy that JS and JH are more attentive in class nowadays. In fact, they approached me with questions, “Teacher, what is this?”
(a) Writing: A, B, C
This morning, we started singing the “ABC” song. Then, the kids learnt the proper kids to write letters “A, B and C”. Then, we talked about the words that began with them. Then, I showed the kids some patterns-to-do with the letters so that they could absorb better.
While they were doing that, I called some kids individually to do assessment. LX wrote some letters oppositely. XR needed more guidance and support. ZY and ZJ were rather independent.
(b) Story-telling: Goodbye, Grandma Erma
Then, the kids gathered to listen to a story of “Goodbye, Grandma Erma.” They were rather attentive as it was a real story of an old lady, called Erma. She had a pet cat who was her best companion. She had only a daughter married to a nice man. Her old husband is still capable to walk. The time came when she discovered of cancer and the kids asked me about it. However, she decided not to make anyone sad by fearing death. She made full use of her left-over time. Finally, the cheerful but painful Grandma Erma died. The children learnt that people die because of old age or sickness. Thus, we should take good care of our health.
(c) Revision: The Nien Monster
After tea-break, we did a revision on “Happy Chinese New Year” vocabulary. I wrote the words on the board and half of them could actually read the words confidently. The words included: monster, village, mountain, house, people, drum, fire crackers, Dragon dance, Lion dance, happy and Ang Pow packets.
I drew mountains and pictures. By no time, they realised that IO was talking about the “Nien” monster. They helped me with the story. I reminded them to use English medium. Then, we sang the song; “The Monster Is Coming To Town”; “Gong Xi, Gong Xi Ni”. They enjoyed themselves.
Then, they were given the worksheets. They could either draw the picture or colour the words. I was happy that JS and JH are more attentive in class nowadays. In fact, they approached me with questions, “Teacher, what is this?”
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