This is a challenging question that we came across in class today. Here’s the question and two possible methods. Let me know if you have other methods! Question: Mary bought some red marbles and gave half to Noel. Noel bought some blue marbles and gave half to Mary. Mary lost 16 red marbles and Noel[…]
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[…]
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[…]