What should be taught in K1 and K2?
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Imami:
once your child has cleared or completed English phonics, can move onto hypy.
Is it?? If no, then why am I always hearing friends and colleagues complaining about thei kids' kindy not teaching hypy and that they had to fork our extra $ to enroll their children in places like tien hsia or berries to learn hypy? Also, a few of my colleagues have confirmed that it is important to have knowledge of hypy prior to p1 as it is considered as a pre-requisite.Dino mummy:
Kindy is not allowed to teach han yu pin yin...instructed by MOE or certain ministry.(cant recall).
In general, most kids usually clear English phonics around K2 Term 3 or 4 - assuming that the child doesn't have learning difficulty. It is good to expose child learn Chinese hypy.
when comes to P1 - first half year (ie. P1 Term 1 and Term 2) is spent on hypy. However, P1 Chinese lao shi in class tend to go through hypy quite fast. Lao shi can finish teaching hypy in one Term. Thus,
i) if your child is the type that tend to pick up things fast, may not encounter difficulty with hypy.
ii) but if you think your child a bit slow, better to expose him foundation earlier, once he has cleared K2 English phonics. hypy can be taught & completed in 1 Term, starting with \"bo po mo fo\".
reason (s):
in P1 Chinese tingxie, school expect child to write out hypy first, followed by next to it, the corresponding Chinese character with correct strokes in the correct sequence of handwriting. Lao shi don't just ask child to write Chinese character alone. eg: sofa. Lao shi will ask child write out \"sofa\" in hypy first, ie. \"sha fa\", followed by ask child write out next to it the corresponding \"sofa\" Chinese character in strokes.
Majority of kindergarten usually start tingxie in K2 (some start even earlier, around K1 Term 3 or 4). However, if your child's kindergarten doesn't introduce tingxie in K2 or you feel that the kindergarten is weak in Chinese core curriculum, you may buy this book from Popular bookstore (bookfair is on now at Expo till Monday last day 28 May 2012, 10 am to 10 pm).
Parents can help child at home. Parents self study first, then use book to guide your child at home. This P1 Chinese book contains all the essential P1 basic Chinese vocabulary that every P1 child ought to recognise, read aloud (called \"Shi Du Zi\") and practise writing (called \"Shi Xie Zi\"), with the corresponding hypy inside, word by word. It comes in 2 volume, 1A and 1B + CD. Play for your child to hear. Best selling series, recommended by most primary school(s).
volume 1A - used for P1 first half year (P1 Term 1 and 2)
volume 1B - used for P1 second half year (P1 Term 3 and 4)
picture (can click inside to view sample pages)
http://sapgrp.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=482
alternately, you may buy 2nd hand from Bras Basah Complex bookstore, located ground floor. Cheaper.
you may also google MOE Primary 1 Chinese curriculum expectation / requirements, at MOE website. Can also refer to your child's intended P1 respective school website for PDF or Powerpoint slides, on P1 Chinese requirement. -
Imami:
The reason is quite sound. From what I know, MOE is worried that hypy maybe improperly taught in the kindergartens, as there is little control over the methods used, the pronunciation and the quality of the teachers. It does make sense, seen from that perspective.
Is it?? If no, then why am I always hearing friends and colleagues complaining about thei kids' kindy not teaching hypy and that they had to fork our extra $ to enroll their children in places like tien hsia or berries to learn hypy? Also, a few of my colleagues have confirmed that it is important to have knowledge of hypy prior to p1 as it is considered as a pre-requisite.Dino mummy:
Kindy is not allowed to teach han yu pin yin...instructed by MOE or certain ministry.(cant recall).
However, because hypy is taught so quickly in schools (everything in one term or so, I think), parents have no choice but to do their own work or seek out reputable enrichment programmes to do the necessary. For those of us with slower kiddies, it is painful to see them struggling in primary one with hypy. So we lay the groundwork and take it that primary school merely reinforces learning. There's a bit of irony for you.
To share an anecdote: one mummy from a branded pri school was telling me that the Chinese teacher thought that the P1 kids in her class were all super intelligent this year. Why? Because EVERYONE got the hypy the moment she taught it. My friend told me EVERYONE in that P1 class had Chinese enrichment prior to entering P1. There is nothing else to say but 'Wah lau'. -
hokkiengirl:
For those of us with slower kiddies, it is painful to see them struggling in primary one with hypy. So we lay the groundwork and take it that primary school merely reinforces learning.
one mummy from a branded pri school was telling me that the Chinese teacher thought that the P1 kids in her class were all super intelligent this year. Why? Because EVERYONE got the hypy the moment she taught it. My friend told me EVERYONE in that P1 class had Chinese enrichment prior to entering P1.
whether elite or neighbourhood school -
many kids nowadays learn hypy at K2, before step into P1 milestone.
i) if kid is slow, it helps him so that he doesn't struggle so much in P1.
ii) if kid is fast, hypy become Revision lessons.
Boost his morale, confidence, encouragement & interest in learning Chinese. -
hokkiengirl:
P1 current Maths syllabus (up to 2012):-I think the key thing is to figure out what students are expected to know in Pri 1 and then work backwards.
4) Simple addition and subtraction, counting up to 100, mathematical concepts like bigger than / smaller than, etc. Popular has a good range of kindy maths books. Most will give your child a good grounding.
http://www.chijpritoapayoh.moe.edu.sg/NWeb/documents/Maths/Pri%201%20to%206%20Maths%20Syllbus%202011.pdf
note:-
starting from next year 2013 -
P1 Maths curriculum to be revised. Due to new changes introduced by MOE. Every 5 or 6 years, MOE Maths curriculum change. Come Dec year end, Popular book fair will release new Maths books with new revised curriculum, on sale to public. -
I believe kindergartens in SG are overseen by MCYS, Pri, Sec public schools, JCs and private schools by MOE.
Kindergarten teachers, according to my son’s teacher 2 yrs ago, are not "qualified" to teach HYPY. But some kindergartens do try to help. They arrange for external qualified vendors to come to the kindergarten to conduct HYPY lessons for an extra fee.
Some Pri schools I hear also make it compulsory for children who have registered successfully to attend the Pri school in P1 to attend HYPY classes (conducted within the Pri Sch compound), a few months before they start P1. -
MOE Chinese syllabus (P1, goto Page 2):-
Higher Chinese
http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/syllabuses/mother-tongue-languages/files/character-list-primary-higher-chinese-2007.pdf
Normal Chinese
http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/syllabuses/mother-tongue-languages/files/character-list-primary-chinese-2007.pdf
English
http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/syllabuses/english-language-and-literature/files/english-primary-secondary.pdf -
Think e kids nowadays have more stress than kids in e past, my girl is in cc this year k1 n they have started spelling since beginning of the year followed by weekly hw which includes writing of words that they know, arranging no in decreasing/ increasing order, simple addition, matching words they've learnt to pictures,etc and also started basic hypy ( the 4 sounds n bpmfdtnlaoeui) , in school they also learn simple science like plant parts, counting to 100 etc which I feel is quite intensive n hopefully not too much for them to handle, I do coach her at home personally bt no enrichment at e moment
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My girl learned the following before she got into p1:
For English:
Identifying and writing on memory all the alphabets, upper case and lower case
Identifying sight words
Correct use of prepositions
Diffentiating verbs and nouns
Writing simple sentence for journal
Knowing sounds of vowels and consonants, able to rhyme
Read DRL levelled books daily
For maths:
Tell the same and difference
Grouping objects, classifying object
Identifying opposites like long/short, big/small etc.
arranging objects according to order
Shapes 2D and a few 3D and colors
Numeracy 1-20, then 1-100
Concept of more/less
Count by 2, 5, 10
Count backwards
Pattern
The number zero
Addition up to 4, 5, 6, 8, 10
Subtraction within 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Addition of 3 numbers
Money
Month
Day of the week
Time reading
Topic she explored:
Farm and farm animals
Mothers day
Families and me
Fruits
Playground
Fathers day
Zoo
To the sea and the beach
Food
Human body
Animal homes
Nursery rhymes
Sports
Emotions/ feelings
Go camping
Birds and eggs
Space
Color mixing
Mid autumn festival
Getting cold (autumn and winter)
Human face
Five senses
Manners
Pond life
Insects and crawling things
Make music
Healthy habits
Thanksgiving
People helping in the community
Playing outside (safety)
Baby animals
Month and days
Tools and machines
Christmas
Chinese new year
Weather
Plants
Time
Volcanoes and dinosaurs
Superheroes
World traveling (countries and cities)
Valentines day
Getting warm: spring and summer
Measuring
Places to go (local attractions)
Nature (water and wind and air and rock)
Money
Neighborhood
:rahrah:
She did not do Chinese before p1. But she caught up with the others in school, and did well in all the exams. Basically in the first few month of pri 1 they taught hanyupinyin again and the strokes as well. So allow my girl to pick up the totally new thing.
The above is FYI. -
Tamama:
:thankyou: Tamama :hugs:My girl learned the following before she got into p1:
For English:
Identifying and writing on memory all the alphabets, upper case and lower case
Identifying sight words
Correct use of prepositions
Diffentiating verbs and nouns
Writing simple sentence for journal
Knowing sounds of vowels and consonants, able to rhyme
Read DRL levelled books daily
For maths:
Tell the same and difference
Grouping objects, classifying object
Identifying opposites like long/short, big/small etc.
arranging objects according to order
Shapes 2D and a few 3D and colors
Numeracy 1-20, then 1-100
Concept of more/less
Count by 2, 5, 10
Count backwards
Pattern
The number zero
Addition up to 4, 5, 6, 8, 10
Subtraction within 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Addition of 3 numbers
Money
Month
Day of the week
Time reading
Topic she explored:
Farm and farm animals
Mothers day
Families and me
Fruits
Playground
Fathers day
Zoo
To the sea and the beach
Food
Human body
Animal homes
Nursery rhymes
Sports
Emotions/ feelings
Go camping
Birds and eggs
Space
Color mixing
Mid autumn festival
Getting cold (autumn and winter)
Human face
Five senses
Manners
Pond life
Insects and crawling things
Make music
Healthy habits
Thanksgiving
People helping in the community
Playing outside (safety)
Baby animals
Month and days
Tools and machines
Christmas
Chinese new year
Weather
Plants
Time
Volcanoes and dinosaurs
Superheroes
World traveling (countries and cities)
Valentines day
Getting warm: spring and summer
Measuring
Places to go (local attractions)
Nature (water and wind)
Money
Neighborhood
She did not do Chinese before p1. But she caught up with the others in school, and did well in all the exams. Basically in the first few month of pri
1 they taught hanyupinyin again and the strokes as well. So allow my girl to pick up the totally new thing.
The above is FYI.
This is very helpful. I am homeschooling my son so this is a handy list. -
Hi autumnbronze, may I know how old is your boy and why you do homeschool? Thx.
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