When the older kids are in school, 2+yo El helps me to bake and here’s what we can touch on during the sessions: – names of various ingredients and tools – measuring (e.g. 1 1/4 cup of milk) – numerals (e.g. Numbers on measuring cup: 50, 100, 150…) – quantity by sight / counting (e.g. […]
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I remember scrubbing my school shoes as a student. On Fridays, my mum often wondered if I ever walked in school because my shoes were almost sparkling clean. Raising little boys, I know they’d be much more active and fun-loving than I was. Still, I set a rule months ago that Vee would be washing
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Day #4 of school – 2+yo El plays happily by himself at home when the older ones are in school. Guess he’s enjoying the much-needed peace and 1-to-1 mummy attention after 2 years! He was engrossed in building and playing with this “garang guni” truck for 45 minutes. What a joy to observe his concentration
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Seen this as a child? The kids received this liquid timer as a gift and have been fascinated by it. Since it’s a timer, we could use it to add fun elements to photographic memory and mental math games. Counting down to a long Christmas weekend… ~ MieVee MummysHomeschool.com
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Kids spent 1 hour at the Singapore Science Centre Waterworks area, exploring various water dynamics. I observe what Dr. Maria Montessori observed — young children enjoy repetition of work (related to their sensitive period) until they reach mastery. And they enjoy concrete sensorial learning through purposeful play. Someday when they learn Physics, these outdoor water
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Nowadays, it seems common that preschools give out trophies / medals for participating in sports or other school events. Dr. Maria Montessori has long observed that prizes aren’t necessary if the child is satisfied with his own learning. “The dangling cross could satisfy the child who was being punished, but not the active child, content
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Several mums have asked me on handling behavioural issues, so this post sums up the ways that work best for us. (Yup, no screaming needed.) Correcting behaviour is essential for creating productive learning sessions. Especially for young children, this is so important that I could spend as long as needed to nip issues in the bud. And with
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Wish to have kids who tidy up before / after home practice (and playing), without nagging? This post is for you. Recently, a mum led a discussion on getting kids to put their clothes into the laundry basket. Nagging didn’t work for her girls. I’ve 3 boys aged 6 years old and under. No such
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Following feedback from the recent home practice workshops, I’ve compiled a list of home practice learning materials and books for teaching 3 to 6 years old. I start reading and speed-reading the books to my kids from newborn stage onwards. (You may either think this is extreme kiasu-ism or believe that I’m setting a solid multi-language foundation
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Reading is a very hot topic among the parents in my workshops: When should I start teaching my child to read? As a baby? Or when? How to teach her to read? Flash cards or phonics or what? What materials to use? Vee learnt to read in 3 languages (English, Chinese and Bahasa Melayu) from about
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