Police craft: Badge and handcuff.

Wednesday (04/07/2012)

a)      Land Transportation.

l       We recapped the types of land transportation that we had learnt. These included:

-          Cars: mini cooper, normal 4 door-car, 4 wheel drive car.

-          Truck: small lorry, petrol truck, cement truck, tow truck, fire truck.

-          Bulldozer, tractor.

-          Taxi, police car, ambulance.

-          We compared Malaysian taxis to Thailand taxis as Wei Lok wore a t-shirt of it. It’s known as “Tuk Tuk” and smaller and cute. Malaysian taxi has got a sign on the car roof saying “Taxi”. We use Proton cars as taxis.

b)      Discussion.

l       The kids and I are going to make different vehicles. The kids decided them to be a police car, an ambulance, a tow truck and also a fire truck. The kids discussed amongst themselves which car they want to make. Most kids wanted to make a police car so they had to negotiate. Finally, we had 4 happy groups. We are doing that tomorrow.

l       The objective is to encourage team work, creative thinking as to decorate it to look alike the real cars as well as learning the various car parts. It would boost their confidence at making smaller car craft later. Kids are reminded to bring small boxes or containers for making land transportation craft.

c)       Police craft: Badge and handcuff.

l       Kids drew a badge and decorated it and pasted to a cardboard. This badge is like their Identity card which proves that they are genuine police.

l       Then, I added a big paper clip to the back of the badge; so that kids can clipped to their clothes.

l       To make the handcuff; kids were given 2 pipe cleaners or we called wire threads. They bend each into a circle. Then, they attached both together. They labeled it with their names.

l       The school has a got a few sets pf police toys including guns. However, we have discussed the functions of guns together in the class. Police only use guns when necessary. Police are also punished if they misused their guns. As the kids were playing in the class, they created their own storyline and they learnt compromising by sharing the toys. Shawn even asked if they could make their own summon book.