All About Preparing For Primary One

[sleepy]

MUMMYOF3:

This is what my boy's school 听写 for K2 :动物园，圣淘沙，鱼尾狮，飞禽公园， 国旗，庆祝国庆，我爱新加坡， 八月九日。 They'll have to learn 4 words weekly and i've hard time teaching him. He'll cry everytime when comes to his 听写. I try not to force him but it makes me angry when he starts crying everytime when i gets him to learn his 听写.

:!: these words are more difficult that p1 tingxie!

[Brenda10]

sleepy:

Brenda10:

I also have this set. I bought it few years ago when dd was at K1 or K2.

How old is your dd now? You have a younger one going P1 next year?

No. DD has already P5 this year. Same as most of the parents, we also bought a lot of all these books, CD for learning English, Chinese, Science and Maths when she was young.

I think now the standard is tougher than last time.

[i3mum]

Hi mummyof3, which school is your boy in?

MUMMYOF3:

janet_lee88:

Oh yes, next Tuesday's 听写 is 上衣， 长裤，纽扣 袖子. Any mummies here encounter such characters for K2 ?

This is what my boy's school 听写 for K2 :动物园，圣淘沙，鱼尾狮，飞禽公园， 国旗，庆祝国庆，我爱新加坡， 八月九日。 They'll have to learn 4 words weekly and i've hard time teaching him. He'll cry everytime when comes to his 听写. I try not to force him but it makes me angry when he starts crying everytime when i gets him to learn his 听写.

[Brenda10]

MUMMYOF3:

janet_lee88:

Oh yes, next Tuesday's 听写 is 上衣， 长裤，纽扣 袖子. Any mummies here encounter such characters for K2 ?

This is what my boy's school 听写 for K2 :动物园，圣淘沙，鱼尾狮，飞禽公园， 国旗，庆祝国庆，我爱新加坡， 八月九日。 They'll have to learn 4 words weekly and i've hard time teaching him. He'll cry everytime when comes to his 听写. I try not to force him but it makes me angry when he starts crying everytime when i gets him to learn his 听写.

Hi, suggest you consider to get a CD-668S which has a function of 笔顺 that demonstrate the order of strokes. May be your ds may find it more interesting on learning. You can ask for demonstration and see if this way work out better to learn the 听写.

Just my 2 cents thought

[janet88]

Hi Mummyof3,

I really can’t believe the 听写 given to your son…don’t get angry ok ?
The characters are TOUGH !!!

You know something, I’m really bochap about daughter’s 听写 too, esp those which are hard to write. What I’ll do is to hold her hand and teach her to write the strokes. When she is done writing about half a page, I don’t push anymore. If she remembers, then it’s a bonus. If not, I won’t scold her either.

As for what Brenda mentioned, the Besta CD668 is good and won’t be a white elephant. I was very hesistant getting it last Oct, but now I’m using it a lot.

[MUMMYOF3]

Yes I also find their 听写 tough ! Their previous 听写have words like 保护地球，保持清洁，环保是重要的，欧亚人，印度人 etc… Get very stress out when teaching him.

[janet88]

Isn't it crazy to have such difficult characters to test the kids AT K2? I have to hold her hand, teach her to write each character and the strokes correctly...have to be very very patient and praise her along the way...many times more difficult than teaching her spelling. Even when she keeps forgetting, I still have to remain cool.

Oh yes, to entice her to write, I get her colourful pens

[Mummykiasutan]

IMO... if a kid knows EVERYTHING before he gets into P1 he will loose interest in school bcos he already knows Everything beforehand he sees no point in learning. Then he will start to slop in classes & disturb his other classmates out of bordom bcos he has nothing to do. His mind will \"Float\" elsewhere & causing problems for his further education unless his parents continues to send him to after school tution/courses etc... learning all in Advance. But then what's the point of sending him to a normal school? He could just have a private tutor & learn at his fast speed then take Private PSLE.


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[Mummykiasutan]

MUMMYOF3:

janet_lee88:

Oh yes, next Tuesday's 听写 is 上衣， 长裤，纽扣 袖子. Any mummies here encounter such characters for K2 ?

This is what my boy's school 听写 for K2 :动物园，圣淘沙，鱼尾狮，飞禽公园， 国旗，庆祝国庆，我爱新加坡， 八月九日。 They'll have to learn 4 words weekly and i've hard time teaching him. He'll cry everytime when comes to his 听写. I try not to force him but it makes me angry when he starts crying everytime when i gets him to learn his 听写.

But in some sense if they teach tougher words in an earlier stage at K2 the kids can be ready for the even tougher words in P1/P2... whatever.
One school is TaBei. Even at K1 they are already writing stuffs like 我们， 写字， 鼻子 all 2 letter words.
K2 they are staring to write in sentences.

[janet88]

Mummykiasutan,

I am one who does NOT believe in kids knowing work not meant for their level. He/she will be bored listening to the teachers.
The other reason not teaching them ahead is the method used in school, esp Math. Letting the school teacher teach kids, then from their hw, the parent will know the method used and not confuse the child.

Every year after buying the new books, I just wrap them but never start teaching my son…but I will go through them, so that I know what assessment books to buy.