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Music Trial Class
Remark: This is just what I feel. The playgroup is good but not my cup of tea! If any mistakes about the teaching concept please let me know and I always welcome any comments which help me improve. ^^ Last weekend, me … Continue reading
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Not to crib
When I introduce this concept for my friends who are having babies, they thought I am crazy. Why I don’t set an area then put the baby in such as playpen/ crib……that will limit the accidents happen? I said “Defintely … Continue reading
Montessori Math – Short Bead Stair + Ten Bead Bar (learn the quantity from 11 to 19)
一般的學校教11以上的識數都會使用工作紙或平面教具。而Montessori用的是short bead stair+ten bead bar.先讓孩子了解11-19的量, 後再介紹數字(Numeral Formation) Place the short bead stair randomly on the right side of mat. Have the child to bring the bead “1” by asking them “Can you find bead “1” for me please?”. Then let … Continue reading
Body awareness with the massage ball
Raising healthy babies needs playing games with them and constant stimulation. Games for babies help with infant development and allow the babies to reach developmental milestones. This time I used a massage ball to move around Abbie’s body.I moved the massage ball around … Continue reading
卓X幼稚園 2011
純綷個人觀感,我只以展板所見,場地上的佈置及與老師的對話總結。沒有不盡不實,也不代表該校好與不好。 11月19日 在青衣圖書館領取了預約圖書後,便打算跟囡兒到青衣公園走走順到再去視察野餐區在放假時可以帶囡兒去野餐。 誰知,到公園時發現卓X幼稚園正在舉行活動,便走去看看。我第一時間就去看展板,然後”捉”著一位老師問問題。 跟大部分幼稚園一樣有N1, K1,K2及K3。這學校是用主題教學,一星期有3節時間,每節半小時的英文課。而普通話一星期有2節課…… 由展板上得知,英文課會有Phonics,展板上寫的時以動物介紹英文字音,我猜可能是用Zoo Phonics。但是我問老師時,她跟我說是用朗文教材……有點confuse,但冇所謂…… 至於普通話,他們都會教拼音,先由聲母開始,韻母及複韻母,也會有課文及唐詩,老師表示孩子不會因為同時學英文phonics及普通話的拼音而混淆。不過我有點保留,有沒有混淆是因人而異及時間之長短。 我猜學校應該非常著重學術(writing skill/ reading skill/ maths/……),因為展板上的佈滿很多工作紙,大部分都是抄寫為主。而當我問到老師有關小一函接時,老師很自豪地說他們學生數學程度相當於同區小學二年級。 我想如果K3等於小二的程度,那麼上小一及小二時小朋友會怎樣(應該會好悶,因為所有都識),如果小二程度又等於小四以上的程時我們的下一代是suffering “grade inflation”。那程度又有什麼意義? 算吧,我不打算把囡兒送進這類學校。我不希望她花太多時間放在抄寫工作及做工作紙(做適量是需要,太多是毒害,會導致思想呆滯不喜歡思考、學習) 幼兒班的”口” 低班的”秋”,寫得非常工整 現在大部分的小一面試都會問的部分 高班抄寫英文生字 我猜這些佈置都是老師們的工作之一,佈置然後讓家長、小朋友拍照留念。坦白說,我希望老師將放在佈置的時間,放在如何inspire幼兒的美術創作上。 說老實我非常擔心,我能否敵過大環境?我是否有power可讓孩子接受good education的同時,不用在她未ready時面對壓力?我聲明,我認為求學或做任何事情是要追求卓越(try the best),要競爭但不是在學前或小學階段As Montessori say “free from competitive” 身邊的家長好友,替孩子們報讀名校小一時,有人高興又人愁。 現在的大氣候好似入唔到好的Playgroup=沒有好幼稚園=沒有好的小學=沒有好的中學=不用想大學了=人生完了!!!! 所以會有面試班、自理班、禮儀班、製作profilio班、家長班……,也有很多家長花錢去報希望買個安心、買個保險。所以幼稚園要做Open day,要把自己校內的課程有多深教多深,要小孩出外參加跳舞比賽(每天回校除了寫字便是練舞),這就是我們的可悲教育!!! 教育無論怎樣改革也改不了人的根深蒂固, 不過對商家是件好事,又多一個賺錢的field。對我來說好壞參半因我都有參與其中但我會勸家長適可宜止!
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What a happy, busy day!
Being a mother, a working mother has to work more than 50 hours per week but I am still having fun at parenting and it is one of the greatest joys of my life. Thanks for my teaching assistant (Abbie’s … Continue reading
Cookery Activity – Baking Cookies
我人生第一次焗曲奇,自己都未整過竟然自告奮勇話要同班小朋友一起焗曲奇還要一做做兩班(上/下午班) 用具加上材料已經是一大盤細細碎碎的東西,還有要用英文再加上普通話一起present難度10分滿分。因為要做group present又擔心班小朋友唔等得,總知好擔心。 但當進行活動時感覺還不錯,整個製作/教學過程小朋友跟我很開心。回頭想了想這才是真正的學前活動。其實好多學前教育的書藉都有介紹過cookery activty 是最好的學習活動 比起flash card, phonics, 公文數, 什麼什麼的興趣班的教學成果還要好。 首先,在語文方面可以豐富詞彙,例如, baking powder, flour, butter, sieve, rolling pin, dough……如果小朋友再大一點可以跟他一起receipe真是可以聽講讀寫各範疇都涉獵到。因我班的孩子比較小及時間所限只可以做到聽講讀三個範疇。 數學邏輯方面,材料分量是要量度才可以。他們要學會什麼是half & one quarter然後依據分量放入容器內。比起用Montessori的分數小人/版讓小朋友學分數來得有趣。而且可以看到小朋友有intrinsic motivations去學習。 大小肌肉及感覺方法不用多說,小朋友自己親身製作,而且if the dough is very sticky的話,他們知道加flour will help to dry the dough a little bit. … Continue reading
Busy Buzzing Bee
This song is from Disney Play Along 1 DVD. I have played this song from Abbie’s 1st month. The song can accompany with the toy bee play togther with the baby. Whenever you move the toy bee, baby’s eyes try … Continue reading
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I like to dance
This song is from Disney Play Along 1 DVD. My girl loves it very much. It is good to sing and move with your little one. As they can feel the relationship between their ownself and the space. When daddy … Continue reading
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Where’s froggie? For enhancing eye hand coordination!
For baby’s eyes catching object (eyes movement), you can practice when your child can sit without your assistance. I use bath toy becasue it floats on the water, the movement is slow enough for the baby to catch (eyes and … Continue reading
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