I have explained several times why I teach, even though I have a full time job. Reasons include how I love children and this is a passion.Yesterday, my mum asked, “Is this because you want to continue the Chinese High spirit?” Then it dawned upon me. Yes, perhaps it is so. I want to “pay[…]
Sometimes it’s faster during examinations if we could do complicated multiplication mentally. Here’s one short-cut. How to multiply double-digit numbers by 11. Example: MULTIPLY 45 x 11. Step 1: The answer will start with 4 and end with 5. So it’s 4__5 Step 2: Find out what’s in the blank by adding 4+5=9 Step 3:[…]
Brought the P1-2 students to the Singapore Art Museum yesterday for the Singapore Biennale. I was actually impressed by some of the students’ interpretation of the art pieces. For instance, when I asked them about the art piece on the top right of this photo, they alerted me to the scales on the drawing and described how it morphs[…]
How does this kid look? Yes, the head is not proportional to the rest of the body. I bet he’s more endearing if the size of the head is reduced. It’s the same for composition-writing. Sometimes, we may get excited and write a super long introduction. By the time we realize it, there’s only 10[…]
The new PSLE format for 2015 requires students to write a composition based on a theme. The student can use one to three pictures that are provided. This is great news as the student can use a lot more of his/her creativity to craft his essay. However, as this is open-ended, be careful not to[…]
I am super duper excited. We started these classes because we want children to enjoy learning and really pick up something from our lessons. This Saturday, I am bringing the Primary 1-2 kids to the Singapore Art Museum. It’s the second last day of the Singapore Biennale, so we made it just in time! The[…]
It’s fun to play true/false games to: 1. test understanding 2. help with absorption and memory recall. True/false questions are quick and engaging – any misunderstandings can also be quickly corrected on the spot. Here I’ve used red cards for false and green cards for true.
You can use circles cut into segments to help understand fractions. Here I’ve also used a dodecagon (12-sided polygon). I cut them into two (halves), four (quarters), eight (eights) and so on, and used them to demonstrate addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of fractions for the last session.