If you’re looking to start your child (or yourself) on Chinese reading, read on to find out the important features of a well-designed programme. If you’re designing your own home learning materials, you may also find this post useful.
Got your Alpha Egg Q3 dictionary / translator pen and hope to make the best use out of it? Or wondering what Alpha Egg Q3 can do before deciding to get one? You’re at the right place! Our children have been using Alpha Egg Q3 for learning Chinese over the past 8 months and we’ve …
It was Jae & El’s birthday recently and we bought some boxes of Pocky. These are popular cream-coated biscuit sticks from Japan. El chose the almond sticks, which come in 2 packs of 7 sticks in a box. Jae chose the chocolate sticks, which come in 2 packs of 25 sticks in a box. They …
My three children are back to school on alternate weeks, which means we have to adapt swiftly to changing routines. It isn’t easy. Like many kids, mine thrive on predictable routines. Last week was their return to school after ~7 months! One child was VERY grumpy. Mainly due to an earlier bedtime. I was in …
Physical school is on alternate weeks & it’s back to mummy’s homeschool this week. El was trying to solve this problem: How many different shapes can you make using 5 square tiles? (ICAS Math Intro Paper, 2014) He drew several shapes. (Pictorial) I thought of using our Blokus game pieces. (Concrete) Jae was interested & …
In recent years, Singapore math has included more real-world applications. Sustainability is now a huge topic globally. It involves our and our children’s future well-being. Our family is making ecobricks, to avoid sending non-recyclable plastic waste to landfills in Malaysia. Instead, we turn them into useful construction materials. The minimum mass of an ecobrick is …
A key reason I teach the Montessori method is that it helps the child develop a long concentration span. If a child is experiencing a short attention span, it’s likely that the activity is adult-scheduled. When a child is given the freedom of choice (within boundary), he can choose an activity that is just right …
You’ve probably heard of the Odonata Chinese books and flashcards (红蜻蜓学前阅读计划), which are popular in Malaysia and Singapore for learning Chinese Mandarin. And now you’re here to find out the differences between the old and new editions before deciding which to get. Read on… Background Odonata Publishing is an established publisher of Chinese books in …
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