Little Toot tells the story of a little tugboat who enjoys playing around, making figure 8 and blowing smoke balls and whistle. He was looked upon as frivolous and laughed by other tugboats. He felt ashamed and decided that he wanted to work seriously like other tugboats. During a big storm, Little Toot saved a big ocean liner which was stuck in the rock. From then on, he was looked upon as a hero.
Png Png learned the word frivolous and kept using it. I used this book to teach him as a child grows up, the child needs to take work seriously.
Our lapbook cover.
What is responsibility
Vocabulary
Types of boat
The following activities were extracted from http://www.homeschoolshare.com/little_toot_lapbook.php
Poem - Who has seen the wind
Parts of tugboat
What does SOS stand for
Places you go when you feel happy, sad
Opposites
How do you know when there is wind
Today we visited my 3rd aunt in Woodlands. My boys' eyes brightened up when they saw a playground at the park near the block where my 3rd aunt stays. They kept pestering us to bring them to the playground. My cousin told me that there is a playground at Causeway Point mall which is nearby their block. My boys played a while at the playground at the park before proceeding to Causeway Point mall.
The playground is located at level 2 near an escalator. It is a totally sheltered outdoor playground. The playground is more suitable for kids younger than my boys. They didn't play there long before we called it a day.
