It’s the month of May and to welcome Mummy’s day in advance, I prepared something special for my k2 girls. Over the Q&A session, I asked them what they like about their mummy and helped them refine their answers. Next step is to write down and read the sentences with me. After they have written… Continue reading 2018 – Mummy The Best! (K2 English)
Tag: English Fun
2018 – P1 Preparation (k2 English)
Today’s lesson was on a colouring craft with writing. I upped the challenge by getting her to give me more sentences when crafting a story. Colorful artwork right? Exactly the effect I wanted! I engaged her in describing the colours she used for her craft and translated them into sentences. It was a little too… Continue reading 2018 – P1 Preparation (k2 English)
2018 – W+H skills (p4 English)
Did a simple W+H skills with my class to use in Comprehension Open Ended. Before that, got them to do a quick hands on. Different text types were given to them so they can do an oral presentation and share with one another what they had done. After completing their work, they went up to… Continue reading 2018 – W+H skills (p4 English)
2-18 – P1 Preparation (k2 English)
Finally S has a lesson on her own, at her level. Previously she was with her sister and not many things I can do with her, though I did quite a lot with her. Learning English meaningfully is an art and one really needs the endurance to pull it off. S has made quite a… Continue reading 2-18 – P1 Preparation (k2 English)
2018 – DART – Twist (plot) p6 writing
Exactly the news article I needed! Coincided with one of my teaching materials in my guide book. A crashed car. A cockroach. What a story! I like using news articles to teach students how to write creatively, yet realistically. Challenging J to brainstorm a story plot twist and she really cracked her head. I rejected… Continue reading 2018 – DART – Twist (plot) p6 writing
Lower Primary Writing Enrichment – To The Park
2nd day of writing. Lesson is on piecing cut outs from a picture of a park and pasting on the activity sheet. A test of memory too. Scaffolding and building up their story ideas. Brainstorming the w+h questions with the boys. Interesting and funny answers which could not be written as answers. Had a whale… Continue reading Lower Primary Writing Enrichment – To The Park
Lower Primary Writing Enrichment – Muffin Making!
Start of English Writing Enrichment. Getting ready for my lesson! Tables and chairs all set up! Waiting for my students’ arrival. Portable whiteboard feature. Able to keep away on days with no lessons. Went through my lesson objectives with them before moving to the kitchen. Ready to bake! Boys got right down to work. They… Continue reading Lower Primary Writing Enrichment – Muffin Making!
Celebrating success
Slowly, but surely. Am glad my student has made improvement. From 14/40 to 29/40. He’s proud of his improvement. I am too. Moving on to help him improve better!
Mind Mapping
I love mind mapping. They give you a summary of events happening and is an effective tool for learning. In this lesson, I challenged my students to recall what he has read from a text and put it together by mapping out. They did it!