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Tuesday, May 10, 2011
A Slum House
What does it mean to live among the poor? We decided that it is important for the children to learn about the poor who live in the community. We had a simulation of a slum house. We turned the ‘Puppet Theatre’ into a slum house. We had the children to go into it one by one and asked questions relating to the situation. Later, we invited all of them to fit inside the ‘slum house’. It was jammed pack inside and we asked how they felt. Through this experience, the children learnt about the poor and where they live. They used their imaginations to experience (live out) the situation. The children are reminded to be thankful that they have a home. They also learn to conserve resources and be resourceful.
Amazing Builders
This week, the children learnt to name their family members through creative academic activities. They shared about the roles of the family members and the activities they do together as a family through their drawings. The children learnt about different types of houses and rooms through pictures and projects. They also drew their dream house, and made houses using recycled materials. Some of the houses included a feathered castle, a boathouse, an aeroplane house, an ABC house, a Number house, a storyhouse and so on. As a team, the children and teachers created a room of their choice and formed a mansion with all the rooms they made. We named it “The Amazing Mansion”!
A Gift For Mummy
Mother's Day, a day that marks a celebration of motherhood and a day to honor mothers. This special day is celebrated in various ways in different parts of the world. Some can be traced back to ancient festivals, many of which is celebrated by expressing one's love to the mother through gifts, cards or a dining out at a nice restaurant. Locally, we too, had our children prepare a personalized gift for their mummies. To break the traditional card-presentation, we decided to present mum with a special ladle. Check them out!
A Day As A Construction Worker
Community heroes are people who make a difference in our community. This month, our children learnt about the different types of community heroes such as the white collar workers as well as the blue collar workers. They learnt that white collar workers are usually skilled and educated. In contrast, blue collar workers usually require manual labour in their work. In this activity, children were challenged to carry bricks under the hot sun to build a tower. This is purposed to have them experienced the life of a construction worker under the hot sun. We had a debrief and we asked how they felt working under the hot sun. Many of them said that "It was so hot", "I don't want to be a blue collar worker". Children were reminded to be thankful that they have a school to go to, and that they are to learn well.
Monday, May 9, 2011
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