Tuesday, 17 January 2017

Importance of Reading

1. Reading develops the mind and imagination.
2. Reading is a fundamental skill in today's society.
3. Reading skill is vital in knowledge economy.

"Learn to Read, Read to Learn"

Tips for getting ready for school:

1) Plan ahead. Get ready school bag the night before.

2) Sleep early and pray before sleep

3) Get an alarm.
     If mummy or daddy becomes alarm, mind your words, keep calm and stay positive.

4) Simple breakfast plus multivitamin.

5) Have a weekly schedule talk with children and write down important dates on family calendar




Wednesday, 20 April 2016

Quote

It is not what you do for your children,
but what you have taught them to do for themselves,
that will make them successful human beings.

Ann Lander

Sunday, 8 November 2015

Quote

Children are great imitators,
So, give them something great 
to imitate.
(anonymous)




Tuesday, 8 September 2015

Does a child need to memorize multiplication table?

Talking about multiplication table, I only have a dim memory of when I started chanting those numbers. It should be in my early primary school days, I had to repeatedly chanting in Chinese language. '2 2 4', '3 3 9', '7 7 49', '8 8 64', '9 9 81'. Slightly different from my 'kebangsaan' school, this version of multiplication table chant, taught by my father, seemed a little more easier and faster.  A child should be able to memorize multiplication table in primary school. Some children, as young as six years old, could memorize it with ease.
After all, children could remember Barney songs, Frozen songs, Clash of clans strategies, even TV commercials.

In mathematics, having multiplication table on finger tips (literally in the head) is absolutely vital, especially for topics such as division, fractions, algebra, quadratic equations, and many more.

Reciting method of multiplication table is making its way back schools in the UK.
http://www.kumon.co.uk/blog/ofsted-highlights-the-importance-of-learning-times-tables/