Children, especially the Primary 1 and 2 kids, are very creative and may not have organised thoughts. A parent recently asked me how she can help her son because he tends to write whatever is in his mind for his composition and the story may go out of point. Our P1 and P2 students write[…]
Primary school science requires a fair amount of knowledge of content. To do well, one must also be able to memorise and recall the important concepts. Here are some tips to help: 1. Write notes when you study. The act of writing already helps you to remember what you wrote. 2. Notes have to be[…]
Have you ever wondered this- why are we IN a car but ON a bus?To help you remember this in a more logical manner, try this: -We usually step up the bus, so we are ON it, right? -We don’t step up a car or a taxi, we get into them. So we are IN[…]
Remember the milo trucks during our school days? We used to always rush to get our free cup of milo whenever they were on campus. To let our students have this wonderful experience too, we reward them with a can of milo among other beverages and tidbits for participating in class. MILO Singapore is still the[…]
Thanks to my mother- for buying books for me when I was young and keeping them till today. I am going to read this book to my P1-2 kids this Saturday. Hope they like it as much as I did in 1988.
A parent asked me to recommend some books for her seven-year old son to read. My advice: Reading is a great hobby. It really depends on your son’s standard of English now. There’s no need to start with tough books because that may kill the interest he has- there’s no problem with starting with simple[…]
Was a couch potato when I was a kid. Now it’s starting to reap its rewards. I try to play games with my kids in class to get them interested in learning, especially for the P1-2s who may have a shorter concentration span. We’ve played games such as “wheel of fortune” and spelling bee. To[…]
This was from MOE’s Facebook, advising parents to speak good English in front of their kids. I have a point to add. Some parents pride themselves in speaking to their children in English. Little do they realize they are really teaching their kids Singlish. Speak the language you are good at. It can be English[…]
I am a typical humanities student. I never had the flair for Maths and Science. If I did well for my Sciences, it was sheer hard work. In the good old days, we started learning Science only when we were in Primary 4. I remember my first CA well. I was very used to getting[…]
We are excited to announce the opening of our new English classes! From May 23, we will have English classes every Friday at Goldhill Plaza, next to United Square at Novena. Our class schedule is as below: 6:30-8pm P1-2 8pm-9:30pm P3-4 If you are interested in our classes, do register here http://studyroom.sg/registration/ and we will get[…]