Hello all


Not sure parents here face the problem with children mood 's swing phase, when they are overly stress, especially for the upper primary children.One moment, they can be your best child, can see that they are coping so well, next moment, everything just goes wrong.

How do you cope with this phase, especially when there are lots of work to be completed and yet it seems too overwhelming.or there is basically not much work, just that they are not in the "study mood"

One more question, do u face problem like if allows a child to attend too many parties as in friend’s bday party and some extra fun activities, they tend to be very distracted and unfocu in their usual routine.I see this in my child.Any parents here face the same problem?

Thank you for reading.

Hi Tamarind


I agreed with Brenda10, we learned alot from u.


Hi Brenda

Its never too late to start now.I can see that you are very hands on on your dd.I believe she will do very well in the psle with your close guidance.

Brenda10:

tamarind:

[quote=\"Brenda10\"]Hi tamarind, I have read the 好妈妈胜过好老师 and like one of this parts: 不陪”才能培养好习惯

家长一着急就会替孩子做决定，这是错误的。人的天性是愿意遵从自己的思想，排斥来自他人的命令。所以在培养孩子的过程中，为了形成儿童的自觉意识，也为了他更好地执行决定，应该尽量让孩子自己去思考和选择。哪怕是相同的决定，如果它不是来自家长的指令，而是来自儿童自己的意愿，他会更愿意去执行。

Therefore, when DD was back after the supplementary class at 4pm yesterday and wanted to do some other thing instead of doing homework or read a story book, I let her plan herself instead of asking/remind her the school work. She then chose to make a dress for her Barbie doll. I commended her creativity and took a photo for it. DD was very happy and done her school work and Science MCQ (from me) extremely fast than usual. After that she took a bath and enjoying her dinner with a story book and get ready for the 8pm show 食在好源 头and went to bed after the 9pm new CL show. We both were happy and I learnt to be patient, not to 一着急就替孩子做决定.

Thank you for recommend such a wonderful book.

Hi Brenda10,
You are welcome That section also leaves a deep impression on me.

Actually this book is recommended for parents who can read Chinese newspapers easily, since the words are very small and it is a thick book, it may appear daunting to parents not used to reading in Chinese.

Hi Tamarind

Thank you.

I enjoy reading you’re input in this forum as well as your blog. You are very knowledgeable and resourceful. Unfortunately I only started explore this forum in April this year otherwise would help my dd even better. Now I’m trying to 亡羊补牢 and hopefully my dd would be a 黑马 and do well in next year PSLE CL.[/quote]

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hi parents


Just curious, if the child is having high fever or chicken pox etc during the psle, are they allowed to take exam or??thanks

thanks ksp.


May I know utm is more for reading or questions for working out?I already have the challengin prob make easy , is it worthwhile to purchase this utm book?thanks


rgds
Leanne

KSP:

I bought UTM too and found it easy to understand. There is another book Model Approach which suppose to be avaiable in Jun. Has anyone bought it? Care to share?

Hi tweet


Thank you.

Can just check what is the difference between this onsponge and
challenging math make easy by the same author ammiel wan/thanks

tweet:

Leanne:

Hi Pen88n

May I know where to purchase onsponge math?thanks

[quote=\"spot\"]Hi,Pen88n.

Ask your friend to go thought the UTM book first.

For me, I think onsponge is much better.

Hi Leanne

you can purchase online http://www.onsponge.com

Regards[/quote]

Hi Pen88n


May I know where to purchase onsponge math?thanks

spot:

Hi,Pen88n.

Ask your friend to go thought the UTM book first.

For me, I think onsponge is much better.

Thanks.

Can I know what is the title of the book by richard paul?

Niedino:

Leanne:

Hello Niedine

Thanks for clarifying .

For processing skill both needed in mcq and section b, do u have a recommended guide book for both?thank you.

Best wishes
Leanne

Well, a guidebook will suffice. Process skills have to be cultivated so questioning must become a habit. Do not discourage when your kids question. Allow the inquiry to continue and guide them in their thinking so that when they face a problem seemingly unsolvable, they will be equipped to handle them. You may want to take a look at some critical thinking books e.g. Richard Paul to help you understand reasoning better.

Hello Niedine


Thanks for clarifying .

For processing skill both needed in mcq and section b, do u have a recommended guide book for both?thank you.

Best wishes
Leanne

Niedino:

Hi MOE H, Leanne & Vanilla,

Just to clarify, the emphasis on Primary Science is on process skills, especially with the content reduction in the new syllabus. Hence, it is important to teach your children to identify the types of thinking needed. For a list of thinking processes, you may refer to the Science
syllabus.

From the questions you have posted Vanilla, I assume that your child has difficulty with inference and deductive questions. Here's the thinking that should be going on in your child's mind when attempting the question.

E.g. Why did the predators decrease more than the aphids? Perhaps they are not the predators of aphids. Perhaps the habitat is not suitable for them. (MOE H, they might be eating each other so it's not impossible)

E.g Why did the leaf not have bubbles? Perhaps the stomata is blocked? The leaf might have been plucked sometime ago and cannot photosynthesize.

E.g what makes the insecticide work? The water is contaminated so how does that get into the food?

Inferring is basically a series of intelligent
guesses based on the knowledge given in the question.

Leanne, the equation is very simple and there are no molecular quantities, it's just to prepare the pupils

Hope this helps