Date: 1st February 2016
Day: Monday
Time: 3:00-4:00 pm
Class: Starfruit
Theme: Happy Chinese New Year
Teacher: Ms Yeong
Lion Dance
The children learned about the Nian monster, I believe they had seen lion dance performance during Chinese New Year. Today, I played a short video about the basic of lion dance and get them to observe the lion in the video.
Video:Lion Dance - The basic
Teacher: Is the lion in the lion dance colourful or just one plain colour?
Children: Colourful.
Teacher: How many people do you think is in one lion?
Children: One......Two......Four......
Teacher: Look again. How many legs do you see?
Children: Four.
Teacher: How many legs do you have?
Children: Two.
Teacher: So how many people do we need for one lion?
Children: Oh....two.
Then, I showed them an art work of a lion dance that I saw from online. The children find it amusing when they noticed that the legs of the lion can move. Most probably we shall carry out this art work for this week before the theme ends.
2016年2月1日星期一
2016年1月31日星期日
Vote for New Topic
Date: 29th January 2016
Day: Friday
Time: 3:00-4:00 pm
Class: Starfruit
Theme: Happy Chinese New Year
Teacher: Ms Yeong
Vote for New Topic
Chinese New Year is at the end of next week. Basically, we will just carry out some simple activity next week to round up our Chinese New Year topic. Therefore, I wanted to know if the children could suggest the next topic to learn.
Usually for Starfruit class, I shall choose the topic for them. Yet, I wanted to see if the children could suggest anything this time. However, it take me quite a while to explain to them on choosing or suggesting a topic.
Finally, after a few rounds of explanation and demonstration, the children manage to suggest a few topics:-
Colours, Animals (wild animals), Swimming/Water, Food
Then, I explained each topic with some help of some drawings and get the children to vote for it.They could vote twice for their favourite topic. "Animals" and "Colours" are just 1 vote different. However, "Colours" won the most votes. As a result, "Colours" would be our next topic when we come back from Chinese New Year holiday later.
Day: Friday
Time: 3:00-4:00 pm
Class: Starfruit
Theme: Happy Chinese New Year
Teacher: Ms Yeong
Vote for New Topic
Chinese New Year is at the end of next week. Basically, we will just carry out some simple activity next week to round up our Chinese New Year topic. Therefore, I wanted to know if the children could suggest the next topic to learn.
Usually for Starfruit class, I shall choose the topic for them. Yet, I wanted to see if the children could suggest anything this time. However, it take me quite a while to explain to them on choosing or suggesting a topic.
Finally, after a few rounds of explanation and demonstration, the children manage to suggest a few topics:-
Colours, Animals (wild animals), Swimming/Water, Food
Then, I explained each topic with some help of some drawings and get the children to vote for it.They could vote twice for their favourite topic. "Animals" and "Colours" are just 1 vote different. However, "Colours" won the most votes. As a result, "Colours" would be our next topic when we come back from Chinese New Year holiday later.
2016年1月28日星期四
Count the Cookies
Date: 28th January 2016
Day: Thursday
Time: 3:00-4:00 pm
Class: Starfruit
Theme: Happy Chinese New Year
Teacher: Ms Yeong
Count the Cookies
Wow, the cookies are ready for packing. The task for the children today is to count and see how many cookies they could bring home.
Before we count the cookies, we counted the numbers of children in the class. There are 16 of them. After that, I brought in the two trays of cookies and get them to count the cookies from 1-16 and we set it aside as a group. Then, we continued to count another group of 16 cookies.
After a few rounds of counting, amazingly that the children could bring home 5 cookies each and there were 2 extra cookies left. One by one they came out to the table with a small plastic bag to pack 5 cookies into it.
Looking at the 2 cookies in the empty tray, some asked if they could try it. In order to be fair, I gave each of them a small piece instead of one big piece of it. They were very happy and contented with it and kept saying that the cookies are delicious!
Day: Thursday
Time: 3:00-4:00 pm
Class: Starfruit
Theme: Happy Chinese New Year
Teacher: Ms Yeong
Count the Cookies
Wow, the cookies are ready for packing. The task for the children today is to count and see how many cookies they could bring home.
Before we count the cookies, we counted the numbers of children in the class. There are 16 of them. After that, I brought in the two trays of cookies and get them to count the cookies from 1-16 and we set it aside as a group. Then, we continued to count another group of 16 cookies.
After a few rounds of counting, amazingly that the children could bring home 5 cookies each and there were 2 extra cookies left. One by one they came out to the table with a small plastic bag to pack 5 cookies into it.
Looking at the 2 cookies in the empty tray, some asked if they could try it. In order to be fair, I gave each of them a small piece instead of one big piece of it. They were very happy and contented with it and kept saying that the cookies are delicious!
2016年1月27日星期三
Almond Cookies Making
Date: 27th January 2016
Day: Wednesday
Time: 3:00-4:00 pm
Class: Starfruit
Theme: Happy Chinese New Year
Teacher: Ms Yeong
Almond Cookies Making
As I stepped into the classroom, the children were very excited today and kept asking if they were going to bake any cookies today. Then, I said yes. I brought in all the ingredients for the children to work in the classroom.
We went according to the work delegated yesterday except for the task of adding in the vanilla essence. I accidentally left it out on my purchase list yesterday and we don't have any vanilla essence in the school. Therefore, I didn't add in any vanilla essence to our cookies. The 2 children who were supposed to help out in adding in the vanilla essence has been changed to help to fold the mixture of the flour later.
I didn't have any cookie cutter in hand, therefore, I asked the children to roll the dough into small ball and pressed it lightly before we sent it into the oven for baking.
I needed to guide the children while they picked up the portion of the dough and roll it into a ball. Therefore, I didn't get to lay my oily hand on the camera, no pictures were taken during that activity.
This is one of the tray of cookies when it was baked. Hope it taste nice!!
Day: Wednesday
Time: 3:00-4:00 pm
Class: Starfruit
Theme: Happy Chinese New Year
Teacher: Ms Yeong
Almond Cookies Making
As I stepped into the classroom, the children were very excited today and kept asking if they were going to bake any cookies today. Then, I said yes. I brought in all the ingredients for the children to work in the classroom.
We went according to the work delegated yesterday except for the task of adding in the vanilla essence. I accidentally left it out on my purchase list yesterday and we don't have any vanilla essence in the school. Therefore, I didn't add in any vanilla essence to our cookies. The 2 children who were supposed to help out in adding in the vanilla essence has been changed to help to fold the mixture of the flour later.
I didn't have any cookie cutter in hand, therefore, I asked the children to roll the dough into small ball and pressed it lightly before we sent it into the oven for baking.
I needed to guide the children while they picked up the portion of the dough and roll it into a ball. Therefore, I didn't get to lay my oily hand on the camera, no pictures were taken during that activity.
This is one of the tray of cookies when it was baked. Hope it taste nice!!
Discussion on the cookies making
Date: 26th January 2016
Day: Tuesday
Time: 3:00-4:00 pm
Class: Starfruit
Theme: Happy Chinese New Year
Teacher: Ms Yeong
Discussion on the cookies making
As I have mentioned to the children last week that we might be able to carry out the activity of baking some cookies this week. After discussed with the headmistress, we could carry it out on Wednesday.
Therefore, quickly we had some discussion on the ingredients and the method of doing it. After we had gone through the ingredients then, we delegated some task for the children to volunteer.
Basically, I needed the children to help me to put in the butter, sugar, salt, vanilla essence, fold in the flour, the rice flour and the ground almond into the mixture tomorrow.
These are the tasks that being delegated:
Add in the butter: Zhuo Hwa & Yi Tong
Add in the castor sugar: Lucas & Max
Add in the salt: Xiang Jing & Yi Rou
Add in the vanilla essence: Yen Rou & Shan Lin
Add in the plain flour: Gaby & Yien
Add in the rice flour: Haowen & Nyn Sze
Add in the ground almond: Jen Yao & Emely
Note: Cheng You & He Wei will do the mixture.
The children were quite excited and hopefully all will be present for the event tomorrow.
Day: Tuesday
Time: 3:00-4:00 pm
Class: Starfruit
Theme: Happy Chinese New Year
Teacher: Ms Yeong
Discussion on the cookies making
As I have mentioned to the children last week that we might be able to carry out the activity of baking some cookies this week. After discussed with the headmistress, we could carry it out on Wednesday.
Therefore, quickly we had some discussion on the ingredients and the method of doing it. After we had gone through the ingredients then, we delegated some task for the children to volunteer.
Basically, I needed the children to help me to put in the butter, sugar, salt, vanilla essence, fold in the flour, the rice flour and the ground almond into the mixture tomorrow.
These are the tasks that being delegated:
Add in the butter: Zhuo Hwa & Yi Tong
Add in the castor sugar: Lucas & Max
Add in the salt: Xiang Jing & Yi Rou
Add in the vanilla essence: Yen Rou & Shan Lin
Add in the plain flour: Gaby & Yien
Add in the rice flour: Haowen & Nyn Sze
Add in the ground almond: Jen Yao & Emely
Note: Cheng You & He Wei will do the mixture.
The children were quite excited and hopefully all will be present for the event tomorrow.
2016年1月26日星期二
Role Play - Little Red Riding Hood
Date: 22nd January 2016
Day: Friday
Time: 3:00-4:00 pm
Class: Starfruit
Theme: Happy Chinese New Year
Teacher: Ms Yeong
Role Play - Little Red Riding Hood
Today, we carried out the role play of Little Red Riding Hood. Before we start, we went through the story again and quickly explained the things that each role would need to do. Basically we needed about 4 children to act out for each round.
Then, we did our first round of role play. The children had some idea about it, then we did another 2 more rounds.
All the character was volunteered by the children themselves. As their actions were too fast and I also needed to guide them of their conversation, I didn't manage to take any photos of this activity. The children did enjoy the role play a lot. Hopefully we could carry out such activity more often in the future.
Day: Friday
Time: 3:00-4:00 pm
Class: Starfruit
Theme: Happy Chinese New Year
Teacher: Ms Yeong
Role Play - Little Red Riding Hood
Today, we carried out the role play of Little Red Riding Hood. Before we start, we went through the story again and quickly explained the things that each role would need to do. Basically we needed about 4 children to act out for each round.
Then, we did our first round of role play. The children had some idea about it, then we did another 2 more rounds.
Character
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1st round
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2nd round
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3rd round
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Little Red Riding Hood
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Wolf
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Granny
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Woodcutter
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All the character was volunteered by the children themselves. As their actions were too fast and I also needed to guide them of their conversation, I didn't manage to take any photos of this activity. The children did enjoy the role play a lot. Hopefully we could carry out such activity more often in the future.
Things in Red
Date: 21st January 2016
Day: Thursday
Time: 3:00-4:00 pm
Class: Starfruit
Theme: Happy Chinese New Year
Teacher: Ms Yeong
Things in Red
We revised the story of the Nian monster again today by asking and answering the questions. The children could remember most of the content of it and tried their best to convey in English. Keep it up!!
Now, since the Nian monster is afraid of red colour. Therefore, today, I wanted the children to share their thoughts about things in red. However, they only managed to share a few common things such as apple, red table, red chairs, strawberry, fire crackers, angpao packets and not more.
Then, suddenly I remembered a story that related to red - Little Red Riding Hood. Some of the children said they didn't know what story is that. As a result, I played them a short story about it.
Video: Little Red Riding Hood - Kids Stories - LearnEnglish Kids British Council
From this simple story, the children could understand and repeated some phrases in it. I told the children that we could arrange a role play for this tomorrow.
Day: Thursday
Time: 3:00-4:00 pm
Class: Starfruit
Theme: Happy Chinese New Year
Teacher: Ms Yeong
Things in Red
We revised the story of the Nian monster again today by asking and answering the questions. The children could remember most of the content of it and tried their best to convey in English. Keep it up!!
Now, since the Nian monster is afraid of red colour. Therefore, today, I wanted the children to share their thoughts about things in red. However, they only managed to share a few common things such as apple, red table, red chairs, strawberry, fire crackers, angpao packets and not more.
Then, suddenly I remembered a story that related to red - Little Red Riding Hood. Some of the children said they didn't know what story is that. As a result, I played them a short story about it.
Video: Little Red Riding Hood - Kids Stories - LearnEnglish Kids British Council
From this simple story, the children could understand and repeated some phrases in it. I told the children that we could arrange a role play for this tomorrow.
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