Jae was hospitalised for 18 days last month due to lymph node infection (swollen lump at the neck) and a fever that kept returning for more than a month. It was a difficult period for us. I stayed with him 24 by 7 and barely saw the other two kids. Jae was the bravest boy […]
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Jae wanted to print money at Bank Negara Museum and Art Gallery again, so we made an impromptu trip there. Bank Negara in Malaysia is the equivalent of MAS in Singapore. Gosh, the children’s gallery was soooo crowded! As a student, Economics was my favourite subject after Math. Great chance to learn about inflation import
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It’s Singapore’s birthday. When I was young, my dad would bring us to watch the annual NDP fireworks 🎆. During Secondary 2 days, my school participated in the National Day Parade (NDP) performance. We spent months rehearsing in school and at Padang. It was a year of minimum homework and tonnes of fun with friends.
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As high-achieving parents raising children with limitless potential, we need to open up about mental wellness. Here are 3 simple steps to an Olympics teachable moment on handling nervousness.
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Here’s an easy Math craft activity! During Halloween, Little El wanted to make banners, so nerdy-me immediately thought of all the math that would be involved. Of course, you can change the colours to fit any theme you like. The best part is that it takes only about 15 minutes. And minimal mess to clean
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Living in Malaysia and sometimes Singapore, our family has friends who celebrate Halloween although we don’t really do so. We were invited to a Halloween party once where little El dressed up as a pumpkin and that was about the experience we had. Nevertheless, the kids spent some time learning about Halloween in English and
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After a few weeks of stuffing ourselves with mooncakes, it’s finally Mid-Autumn Festival today! The kids spent some time learning Chinese history and language. We read a story on the Mid-Autumn Festival from the book above. The children have already heard variations of the story over the years. So this year, we focused more on
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Owlissimo’s re-designed Addition Flashcards Printable is here! Complements Singapore Math CPA approach Montessori colour-coded: the colour of dots closely follow Montessori beads for a blended programme Ideal font: specially-designed font for children’s learning materials Lesson plan ideas: flash the cards in various interesting ways over many months Game ideas: play games after flash card sessions for a fun time with your child When
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Here are more ways to bring Chinese reading alive, while learning the 石部首 (shí bùshǒu, radical of “stone”). Since 石 means stone, we worked with many little stones in a Montessori way. To save you time researching, you’ll be able to download the printables later. All you need to do is to write the words
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Over the years, the LINE Dictionary has become our favourite online Chinese-English dictionary. What’s more, it’s free… Our story… I learnt English and Chinese as first languages in Singapore. Now, my children are studying in a Malaysian Chinese school (SJKC), where the standard of Chinese is way higher. They also learn Mathematics and Science in
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