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PG 2 : Balloons, Bubbles and Balls

October 21, 2008 · By ·

We had our 2nd PG this morning and the theme was balloons, bubbles and balls. We started off with 2 action songs about the body; ‘Head, shoulders, knees and toes’ and ‘If you are happy’. Then read this book, ‘Buzzy’s Balloon’ by Harriet Ziefert & Emily Bolam.

The kids got to play with their own balloons that the mummies blew…

Popped bubbles…

Attempted some bubble art on butterfly cutouts…

However, the kids ended up using paint brushes instead as we could not ‘conjure’ enough bubbles with the straws to be able to make imprints.

K’s butterfly…

We ended the session with the kids ‘bowling’. I think today’s session was pretty good. It was not as messy vs the first session as there was hardly any snatching of toys and the kids were able to share toys with one another. I did not hear K saying “No, no, no..” to his friends when they were playing with the toys. Maybe, he now understands the word ‘share’ and appreciates being in the company of friends :)

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Stuck on trucks

October 13, 2008 · By ·
Recently discovered a gem of a collection of preschooler’s books at Bukit Panjang Community Library when I was there last week to borrow a book for the upcoming playgroup for Tuesday.

My only gripe about the children’s section of the library is the organisation. It is almost impossible to locate any book from the shelves, even with the details of the book from the NLB website. I shortlisted 3 books from the library’s website but could not even locate one. I then spent half an hour trying to locate the books from the shelves, then finally settled for a quick scan for interesting titles.

K is into trucks recently. His interest started from a page from this book; Richard Scarry’s Biggest Word book.

Last week, I brought K near a garbage truck for a total sensory experience. I was trying to hold my breath in while trying to explain to K at the same time. However the smell did not seem to bother him very much, as he was more interested to see what was going on with the garbage truck.

He has been asking me to read this book which I borrowed from the library; Truck Stuck by Sallie Wolf, for a few nights in a row. It is about a truck that gets stuck under a bridge and causes a terrible traffic jam that soon turns into a block party. When attempts to remove the truck fail, two kids, some balloons, and a dog save the day. Love the little text, rhyme and clever illustrations in the book.

Got this other book for him on tools. After when he saw Keith hammering his chalkboard into the wall, he seemed rather interested in Keith’s toolbox.

I am so glad that he is finally able stay attentive to a book being read to him from start to finish. For a while, I was concerned about his short attention span. Guess it does make a difference when the activities that are ‘K-centred’ rather than ‘mummy-directed’.

Been trying to teach him the concepts of numbers lately. Rather than letting him learn rote counting, we have started counting the different types of trucks while we spot them while in the car. Also introduced categorisation from the different types of trucks that we see. From dump trucks, pick up trucks, mixer trucks to trailer trucks and we get extremely excited when we see an automobile truck.

Got him these trucks to enhance his play activities:

Read that a child will not be able to re-enact play unless he has been exposed to real life experiences. Heard from EC lecturers that many children in Singapore will re-enact play according to the TV programmes, mostly through super-hero and cartoon characters. As most have very limited exposure to real life activities.

This is just my adaptation of a child centred home-based curriculum, so as to get K more involved and active in his own learning. My objective will be to expose him to as many experiences to real life activities as possible, so as to aid in his play experiences and learn how the world works.

Next, to find a construction site that we watch from a safe distance. So that K can watch the cranes and excavators at work.

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Captions Sunday

October 12, 2008 · By ·
K doing his bit for the SPCA
Kiddy ride

On the other side of the window with dad

K’s demanding ‘I want to see my picture on the camera’ look.
I can never take a picture of K without him demanding to see his own picture.

And more kiddy rides.
Only daddy will allow K to take 6 kiddy rides in one afternoon

After taking a short nap in the car on the way home, he refused to sleep for the rest of the afternoon. Cannot imagine how it will be when we go to HK at the end of the year with K. These are the times that convince me that I am not ready for No.2 ever.

“I would rather prefer cleaning my room than taking my afternoon nap.”

Another “I want to see my picture on the camera” look.

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