Thursday, January 31, 2013

Home learning - Are you my mother?

"Are You My Mother?' by PD Eastman tells a story about a chick which was hatched when his mother was away went asking around everyone he met if she is his mother.
Our lapbook cover

I got the idea from this mommy's blog http://inspirationlaboratories.com/are-you-my-mother-storytelling-using-props/ and read the story to Png Png using props.   He simply loves it
 
Other interesting books that we read for this lapbook
 
Activity found in the book 'Do you know about Birds?'
Puzzle
 
Png Png drew bird
 
 
 
 Living things vs non living things
 
 
Match baby to mummy
 
Baby animal grows up to be an adult writing activity
 



Sunday, January 27, 2013

Tampines one

It was a hot sunny day today.   We went to the water playground at Tampines One that I heard of a lot and long wanted to bring my boys there.

The polar bear slide

 
The fountain



They had lots of fun with the water play while I hid under the shelter.

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Ham salad

Happy New Year!   On the very first day of the new year, Chen Chen helped me to make ham salad.  He volunterred to cut the ham and did the mixing.

Monday, December 31, 2012

New year eve gathering

It is Christmas gathering at OCK's house again - something my boys look forward to - WII game.   This year Png Png started to understand the instruction of the game and played with Chen Chen.


Adults played iphone games
Opps gangnam style



Tony likes Png Png very much.   He kept Png Png company most of the time.
Group photo

Home teaching - Officer Buckle and Gloria

Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann won the 1996 Caldecott Medal.   This book teaches school children safety tips
Our lapbook cover
 

Puzzle
When to call 999
 
 What does a police dog do
Safety tips


The following activities were extracted from http://www.homeschoolshare.com/officer_buckle_and_gloria_lapbook.php
Name and address and names to know

Vocabulary
 



 
Working dogs