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English Week 2
Day 1: Reading - Newspaper article
Learning Goals
Demonstrate understanding of the sources of information (newspaper).
Read and participate in simple independent reading behavior.
Objectives
Child will be able to understand the newspaper is a source of information.
Child will be able to understand how to read a newspaper.
What do you need?
The Straits Times
Highlighter
Scissors
Small recycled box/container
How can you work with your child?
Get the newspaper.
Read different headings to your child.
Help your child to find an article that he/she will be interested to want to know more.
Explain how to find different news articles by going through the page number (e.g A16. B5 or C2).
Ask questions related to the article read, to understand child’s comprehension skill.
For Example:
(a) Why do we read newspaper?
(b) What do you think the article is talking about?
(c) Why do you think this information was important to be reported in the newspaper?
Explain meaning of any unfamiliar word to build their vocabulary.
Help your child reflect on what he/she read.
For Example:
(a) What is your opinion about the article that we read?
(b) If you were to write/report a news what would you report on and why?
What's next?
Highlight all the new words on the newspaper that the child has learned
Cut those words and create a list of word bank and put them in a box/container
Choose an old Magazine and ask your child to cut out all the words that he/she can read.
Day 2: Writing and Art
Learning Goals
Display increased understanding of the functions of punctuation/grammar in written work.
Show awareness of finger spacing.
Objectives
Child will be able to understand punctuation marks.
Child will be able to demonstrate creativity and imagination.
What do you need?
Lined paper
Drawing paper
Pencils
Markers/colour pencils/crayons
What's next?
Extension 1:
Make a shopping list for the next weekend with your child
How can you work with your child?
Writing and illustrations
Write 5/6 sentences on - How I spend my weekend?
Start by writing the date.
Recall with your child, your weekend activities.
What he/she liked the best of the weekend?
Invite your child to illustrate their favourite part of the weekend.
Encourage him/her to list down all the things that he/she sees in the drawing (allow invented spelling).
Encourage him/her to write few sentences using the list of words about the drawing (allow invented spelling).
Emphasis on starting the sentence with a capital letter and ending with a full stop.
Bring their attention to beginning letter name and sound as well as the use of capital and lower-case letters.
Day 3: Mathematics - Patterns
Learning Goals
Recognise, extend and create simple patterns (e.g AB pattern).
Adjust an existing pattern e.g. in an ABCD pattern, if we change AC, what do we need to do to the remainder of the pattern to make it repeat?
Objectives
Child will be able to understand different ways of making a pattern.
How can you work with your child?
Invite your child to make different patterns (e.g. AB, ABC, ABCD)
Complicate the patterns by challenging him/her to think deeper (e.g. ADBC, BCAD, AABCCD)
What's next?
Draw 5 different patterns in a drawing paper using pictorial representation or numbers/alphabet symbols
What do you need?
Natural materials e.g leaves and flowers
Different coloured Lego pieces
Day 4: Play Dough
Learning Goals
Responsibility
Understanding safety elements
Basic math, science and language skill
Building small muscle strength
Objectives
Child will be able to enjoy hands on learning.
Child will able to read recipe and follow instruction.
What do you need?
2 cups of all purpose plain flour
2 table spoons of oil
½ cup salt
2 tablespoons of cream of tartar
1-1.5 cups of boiling water
Gel food colouring
Few drops of glycerin
How can you work with your child?
Discuss the hygiene practice (e.g washing hands, making sure the bowls and spoons are clean)
Combine all ingredients together and knead continuously before adding glycerin.
Allow dough to cool before use.
Research on how to preserve the play dough
How do I store homemade play dough?
How to make homemade play dough last longer?
Does homemade play dough go mouldy?
What's next?
Extension 1:
Make a recipe book
Write down the play dough recipe
Day 5: Yoga Session
Learning Goals
Explore a wide range of large muscle movement with increasing control and co-ordination.
Identify and name body parts and talk about what their bodies can do.
Talk about the benefit of Yoga.
Yoga for Kids!
What's next?
Extension 1:
Discuss the benefit of physical and mental fitness
Draw out your favourite Yoga pose
Objectives
Child will be able to understand the importance of fitness.
What do you need?
Yoga video
Yoga mat
Yoga outfit
How can you work with your child?
Turn on the Yoga video.
Sit side by side with your child.
Follow the instruction of the video.
Ask your child related questions, e.g
Why do you think people do Yoga?
In your opinion what is the best form of exercise and why?
How did you feel following the instruction from the video?
What is your favourite Yoga pose?
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