Preparing kids for P5 in 2011
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allcc6:
He spends a lot of time in the garden tending to his moss garden. He tried to build a tesla coil with an old lamp. Recently, he's looking at how to construct a Van de Graaf machine. He used to like to play Shithead (card game), then Monopoly Deal... and now, he's hooked on Quoridor. He messes with his chemistry set and Mindstorm lego. He likes to cycle and trek. He reads. And he loves computer games where he shoots stuff. His Dad and he will plug the computer onto the projector and compete.
1. Juz curious, what does your son 'play' in his play time?
2. Also, I remembered you mentioning about your son's big leap in chinese compo after getting your son to memorise chinese essays (from books bought fm China). How do you select the pieces? Based on themes? What about his retention rate?
He also likes to make stuff from odds and ends. Floating devices. Once, he dismantled a table, took downstairs and used it as a raft in the swimming pool.
I don't select his compos 'cos I can't read Chinese. I get someone to record in chronological sequence and he reads whatever is published in the book in that order. We've stopped doing it however because he can now read stories independently. I let him choose what he wants to read in Chinese. -
HappyFaye:
But what I am irritated is that he will only wait for me to tell him what to do, which page, which question. If I do not give instruction, he would not do. The bad thing is because he has been on this mode, asking him to do a bit more on compo is an uphill task. How should I put that across to him :scratchhead:
HappyFaye, my ds's routine is almost same as your ds. I also have the above issue. My worry is when he goes to Secondary school, will it still be the same ? :stupid: Reading Chenonceau's posts, I think it is the motivation issue but it is hard to get it right....I am still threading around.
re: ipad Chinese apps
linden2000, thanks for the inputs. I am just looking for general interesting chinese apps. I searched free apps and saw some 成语 ones but not particularly impressed. Do update us if you come across more - I will have a look at the comics audiobooks - thanks again for your sharing.
Leanne & Brenda
So glad to hear the +ve Term 3 situations of your P6s ! Hopefully it will be the same for all of us. -
Hello pixiedust,
Am sure it will be quite the same.Meantime, just keep up the pace,learn whatever new topics that needed to be covered and be consistent.
In pri six, just maintain the stamina, esp last three months, (not over stressed),things will be fine.
Cheerspixiedust:
HappyFaye, my ds's routine is almost same as your ds. I also have the above issue. My worry is when he goes to Secondary school, will it still be the same ? :stupid: Reading Chenonceau's posts, I think it is the motivation issue but it is hard to get it right....I am still threading around.HappyFaye:
But what I am irritated is that he will only wait for me to tell him what to do, which page, which question. If I do not give instruction, he would not do. The bad thing is because he has been on this mode, asking him to do a bit more on compo is an uphill task. How should I put that across to him :scratchhead:
re: ipad Chinese apps
linden2000, thanks for the inputs. I am just looking for general interesting chinese apps. I searched free apps and saw some 成语 ones but not particularly impressed. Do update us if you come across more - I will have a look at the comics audiobooks - thanks again for your sharing.
Leanne & Brenda
So glad to hear the +ve Term 3 situations of your P6s ! Hopefully it will be the same for all of us. -
pixiedust:
Hi pixiedustLeanne & Brenda
So glad to hear the +ve Term 3 situations of your P6s ! Hopefully it will be the same for all of us.
Think all the school in term 3 should be doing the same or even more for P6 students.
The teacher had started run through with them the PSLE Booklet that had completd during June Holiday and dd also brought back another set of other school Math prelim paper as homework! -
Thanks mommies for the P6 updates. It’s reassuring to hear that they are helping children to prepare for the psle instead of leaving it all to parents.
I just wish they will start earlier from P5 though. Scrap all the unnecessary homework which are simple yet time consuming to do. If children are expected to have maths knowledge on par with onsponge level at the exams, then help them with that kind of questions instead of drilling them with the simple questions in Shaping Maths which are useless for exams. Then children will not have to sacrifice own play time to further work on Onsponge n past year questions. -
pixiedust:
You are welcome. Do share also if you come across any.
re: ipad Chinese apps
linden2000, thanks for the inputs. I am just looking for general interesting chinese apps. I searched free apps and saw some 成语 ones but not particularly impressed. Do update us if you come across more - I will have a look at the comics audiobooks - thanks again for your sharing.
Leanne & Brenda
So glad to hear the +ve Term 3 situations of your P6s ! Hopefully it will be the same for all of us.
Always looking around for material to interest DS in chinese but it has been an uphill task.
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pixiedust:
大姆指 - quite okay for my P5 NCL boy. I tried getting him to read daily chinese newspaper but it was an impossible task. Noted about BUZZ outlets (thanks). Anyone knows usually WHICH DAY OF THE WEEK will 大姆指 be out at the newstands ?
They distribute to schools on every Monday and i assume they distribute to other outlet on Mondays too. -
HappyFaye:
Available at Buzz outlets every Fri. Some newsstands at market/MRT also carry 大拇指。pixiedust:
大姆指 - quite okay for my P5 NCL boy. I tried getting him to read daily chinese newspaper but it was an impossible task. Noted about BUZZ outlets (thanks). Anyone knows usually WHICH DAY OF THE WEEK will 大姆指 be out at the newstands ?
They distribute to schools on every Monday and i assume they distribute to other outlet on Mondays too. -
allcc6:
Got a copy of 大拇指 & 小拇指 from the Buzz outlet yesterday; :thankyou:
Available at Buzz outlets every Fri. Some newsstands at market/MRT also carry 大拇指。
DD1 reads the 小拇指 enthusiastically but the大拇指 she says,\" Mummy, too difficult for my level. May I bring to school and pass it to my P5 senior during CCA training today?\"
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champion,
Your dd sure has a big heart.Good EQ.
Cheers
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