Went through a satisfying lesson on planning a story idea before actual writing. J’s ideas were really interesting and her plot is good. The missing link is her lack of description. The orange stars are to remind her to put in descriptive phrases to beef up her story. We did not have time to complete… Continue reading Plan & Write (p6)
Day: January 9, 2018
Lessons With Tech (p5)
It’s worth the investment to get that flat screen up for my teaching. No, I did not buy on purpose, it’s a spare that I got it years back. I almost wanted to give that away. Glad I did not. We started straight on the topic that their school is teaching, and of course, one… Continue reading Lessons With Tech (p5)
Write & Draw
Today’s lesson for the boys are writing and drawing. Writing composition and drawing models. Introduced the w+h questions to the boys. They caught on well after doing a quick explanation for them. As R and A are of different levels, I split the writing portion, going through 2 model compo books concurrently. Using their level… Continue reading Write & Draw
Throwback LessonĀ
E2 wanted to challenge himself to attempt writing a mind map like his brother. How could I say no? He’s only p2 and I’m happy he’s self motivated. Sometimes, group lessons can be a form of peer motivation instead of peer pressure. E1’s learning style. Boys generally cannot sit still throughout, but that does not… Continue reading Throwback LessonĀ