Around the '7 Continents' in seven days

To round up the theme:'Children Around the World', we took a tour to seven countries in different continent using different form of transportation.
When we arrived in Australia, children were very enthusiastic to spin the boomerang and frisbee.
We did it at the open field between our school and BKE. Some children were quite upset when they asked if the kangaroos really die after hit by the boomerang. With the observations of the spinning boomerang, children were taught technique to draw their object in motion - please refer to your child's documentation in the Math/ Science exercise book.
Many children love Italy by its name, they keep laughing upon hearing 'yi da li'.But there were also many questions such as 'If there is a strong gust of wind, will the Leaning Tower of Pisa fall?, How much does the gondola trip cost?
Children make use of their compass to determine the direction they are heading to. Time and money planning were also their constraints for arriving their destination on time. They have more opportunity to apply their acquired skills and knowledge on distance, money, addition, subtraction, number bonding, climate, gravity, electricity, speed, day vs night (wrt Time)etc.
Children were also exposed to more foreign language eg. Bon Voyage, as well as the costumes, cultures, houses etc.

Money matters!

This week, we were working on all about 'reality',namely : gravity & money. !
Children have so many questions about gravity and all the answers to the questions were answered in a so very funny manner to avoid confusion. Please ask your child to share why the hot air balloon, helicoptor & aeroplane don't fall after taking off, why don't we drop off from the roller-coaster? How did some kind of balloons fly off by its own? Why do water fall from waterfalls? Some were so very sure that I'm cheating on them when the pail of water didn't spill as I turned it 360 degrees for many rounds until I intentionally dipped my hand into the pail and splashed droplets on them. We all enjoyed experiencing the phenomenon in all crazy ways.
When come to money matters, children are serious and they don't think that a millon dollar is difficulty to earn. How nice if its real...!Lets take a look!

See how we put our acquired skills into problem solving

Through knowing about the different climate in different parts of the world, as well as the available natural resources in those countries, children learnt to be resourceful while constructing their thoughts on building a house that suits the climate. In the process of identifying the type of climate, children learnt about the weather of countries near to the equator compared to that of the north & south pole. With the various skills (strategizing,planning,checking)and knowledge (area & perimeter,stable structure,center of gravity)learnt, children set up a tent which requires them to put their skills and knowledge into full use inorder to be successful.
You know what I mean after you've watched the video as attached.
If you're impressed, give your intelligent child a pat on his/her shoulder with a thumb-up! Trust me, a lot of engineering thoughts, management and leadership skills were evolved during the process! Children also learnt that lights are required in a house. We saw through pictures how wires run in the walls to bring electricity through the mains. All children celebrated that moment of amazement when the bulb was lighted up using battery from their home.