How the Dragon Boosted my Students’ Interest for Writing
How do you get kids to enjoy writing? Writing compositions can be monotonous at times, especially for younger children. Last week, I wanted to ignite their interest and decided to get them to write a children’s book! Imagine, having your own storybook with your name on the cover! My students were brilliant. We brainstormed and they[…]
Preparing my P1 Child for Comprehension
Q: How do I prepare my Primary 1 child for comprehension? Ans: In my Primary 1 class, I read a two-paragraph story to my students and explain it to them. I teach them how to find the key message in the passage. Then I will split the class into two teams. I will ask them[…]
Tackling Comprehension
“Do not lift from the passage!” Your school teacher may have reminded you a thousand times but you assume he’s just fussy and you see nothing wrong with it. Please, listen to your teacher and here are the reasons why. a) When you lift from the passage, you may not be answering the question. b)[…]
Working with my buddy- awesome!
Wallace and I teach at different time slots so my students seldom see him. Yesterday, Wallace walked into the classroom to get some stuff and I chatted with him briefly. “You guys are friends?!” one of my students exclaimed, distracted from his composition-writing. “Yes, we are.” “And you guys set up a company together and[…]
Reading News Articles
I must say we are sometimes caught in an awkward role. We are not the students’ school teachers nor their parents. We provide supplementary classes for primary school children who may need an extra boost in their studies. However, I believe we have a greater responsibility than that. Besides helping students improve their academic studies,[…]
Happy One Year Anniversary to us!!!
One year ago, on this day, Wallace and I decided to start a Facebook page to help primary school children with their school work as a form of contribution back to society. The page got noticed pretty quickly and soon we were answering academic questions and discussing parenting issues with our Facebook fans. It was[…]
My mother is praising my son the wrong way
I was blessed with my first-born one-and-half years ago. Like all grandparents, my mother loves him with all her heart and finds Wesley to be the cutest and smartest baby she has ever laid her eyes on. She is always ready to praise him when he does anything, be it make unintelligible noise or touch[…]