J’s homework from last week, to write a story on the craft he had completed. Pretty good! J’s show and tell. He is very confident and speaks well too. Today’s lesson was on building sentences. A necessary step to scaffold his compo writing skills. He was able to be create his own sentences with the… Continue reading 2018 – Writing Skills (p2)
Month: January 2018
2018 – Yeast Is Risen!
Managed to pull some materials found at home for this. Whew! I bake bread occasionally, but the yeast was expired. Hoping it still worked, which it did. Sugar and warm water. Checked. Bottles. Checked. Balloons. Checked. Timer. Checked. Ready to go! Warm water poured carefully via the funnel. Glad I got this useful tool. No… Continue reading 2018 – Yeast Is Risen!
2018 – Ble5sed Birthday, Kai!
The clock strikes midnight, you turn five A precious baby, from the One most High A gift for me, I shall not deny Sharing the same day, to my delight! God is indeed good! It’s the time of the year, where I am reminded of His faithfulness to me, once again. It’s no secret that… Continue reading 2018 – Ble5sed Birthday, Kai!
2018 – Show & Tell (p5 sci) – cells, water cycle
Lesson is not just on experiments and fun. I do make sure when it comes to work, 100% is required. Mood was serious as I gave them a short quiz. Checking their answers and doing corrections on the spot. I like to give a thorough coverage of topics so I don’t need to keep revisiting… Continue reading 2018 – Show & Tell (p5 sci) – cells, water cycle
2018 – May The ‘Forces’ B With U
You know you are doing something right when your student is willing to rush down from his place (not even near where I stay) to come for lessons. This, I am truly humbled, and all the more, adds the reason to my passion. Back to topic. Today’s lesson was on different surface ramps and the… Continue reading 2018 – May The ‘Forces’ B With U
2018 – What’s the Matter?
Midweek fun. Wednesdays are Science lessons all the way! I love Wednesdays too, perks me up midweek. The faces say all. Yes, that’s right. Science time! I did a simple experiment on using water, to demonstrate the 3 States Of Matter. E1 read and highlighted his lesson objectives, and E2 helped to prepare the materials.… Continue reading 2018 – What’s the Matter?
2018 – Heredity / Description (p5)Â
Fun lesson learning how genes are passed down from parents to offspring. Using my guide book, with specific instructions on how to carry out the experiment, we got started! 1) hitchhiker’s thumb. Observe and record. 2) tongue rolling. Observe. Record. 3) left thumb over right thumb. Observe. Record. 4) attached/detached ear lobes. Observe. Record. A’s… Continue reading 2018 – Heredity / Description (p5)Â
2018 – Lower PrimaryÂ
Today’s lesson was on writing sentences. Using a few vocab words from my guide book, we crafted simple sentences together. I left the blanks there to highlight the words given to them. Again, I got to encourage them to use a repertoire of words; instead of I, You, they, etc. Use other forms of words… Continue reading 2018 – Lower PrimaryÂ
2018 – DART – Description (p6)
Lesson planning is good but not necessarily work all the time. Whatever that I’ve planned to work with J on today, was thrown out of the window. I only planned to use a short block of time to practice partial writing description and move on to other components, but her work caught my attention enough… Continue reading 2018 – DART – Description (p6)