As our learning journey gets more exciting, children were asking more questions on things that they are interested in. The topic of dinosaurs was triggered when we discussed about which animal has the largest skeletal system. It even leads to questions on how dinosaurs became extinct. Many enthusiasts brought their encyclopedia from home on the next school day to share with me and their friends. The class turned into a debating ground when children debate about which is the real cause for the dinosaurs to be extinct, the asteroid or a drought??!.
As their teacher, I was just so very proud of my students to participate whole-heartedly in their learning, their thoughts and opinion as well as their wanting to find out more and to share attitude. Cheers parents!
All the children enjoyed experiencing the touch of the harden Nian-gao and drool upon smelling it when it was soften through stir frying with egg. 1st they have to keep very quiet inorder to hear the sizzling sound when the food was added into the hot pan with oil. They watched the process of the transparent egg white turning into white colour as well as observed the Nian-gao soften. They were allowed to asked for more when they correctly described the taste of the Nian-gao.
Over the real-time assesment throughout the cookery session, all children fulfilled the objectives of excercising the right senses for each task decribed above.
On top of that, we explore the use of a microscope and compare the magnifying power to that of a magnifying glass. They were all very anxious and nagging at me to let them see how our cells look like through the microscope. But we only managed to explore that of the butterfly antenna this week. I will be providing more samples as requested by the children. We will also look into the cell membrane of a cut orange (the pulp & the fibre).
The topic of organs began with children practising the Singapore pledge with the right arm placing at the heart position. Most children are now aware that the heart is actually positioned towards the left of our body instead of in the center. We even discussed about the illegal trading of kidneys. We will continue to explore our senses and the relevant organs. At the end of this theme, children will understand clearly the functions of our organs and that skin is our largest organ.
Enjoy exploring and learning with your child.
BTW, all of them look forward to the field trip to the Bukit Timah Hill.
Objectives: - use the word 'track, tracking'
- feel their muscles at work (especially from the 2nd -3rd day after the trip)
- team building, caring for each other, leadership
It will take place ~3-5pm some time next week. Will be informed.
Participants: K2 children and teachers only
As their teacher, I was just so very proud of my students to participate whole-heartedly in their learning, their thoughts and opinion as well as their wanting to find out more and to share attitude. Cheers parents!
All the children enjoyed experiencing the touch of the harden Nian-gao and drool upon smelling it when it was soften through stir frying with egg. 1st they have to keep very quiet inorder to hear the sizzling sound when the food was added into the hot pan with oil. They watched the process of the transparent egg white turning into white colour as well as observed the Nian-gao soften. They were allowed to asked for more when they correctly described the taste of the Nian-gao.
Over the real-time assesment throughout the cookery session, all children fulfilled the objectives of excercising the right senses for each task decribed above.
On top of that, we explore the use of a microscope and compare the magnifying power to that of a magnifying glass. They were all very anxious and nagging at me to let them see how our cells look like through the microscope. But we only managed to explore that of the butterfly antenna this week. I will be providing more samples as requested by the children. We will also look into the cell membrane of a cut orange (the pulp & the fibre).
The topic of organs began with children practising the Singapore pledge with the right arm placing at the heart position. Most children are now aware that the heart is actually positioned towards the left of our body instead of in the center. We even discussed about the illegal trading of kidneys. We will continue to explore our senses and the relevant organs. At the end of this theme, children will understand clearly the functions of our organs and that skin is our largest organ.
Enjoy exploring and learning with your child.
BTW, all of them look forward to the field trip to the Bukit Timah Hill.
Objectives: - use the word 'track, tracking'
- feel their muscles at work (especially from the 2nd -3rd day after the trip)
- team building, caring for each other, leadership
It will take place ~3-5pm some time next week. Will be informed.
Participants: K2 children and teachers only
My son asked me, "What is the biggest human organ?" I told him that I didn't know, but I made a guess that it was the brain. He told me, "No, mom. It's the skin." :-)
ReplyDeleteHe also told me that crystals may form in the kidneys if too much salt is consumed over a period of time.
I look forward to hearing from him daily on what he has learned at school. Nothing beats witnessing a child grow and develop into a curious, engaged and voracious learner. Well done, teachers! :-)