Last week, my #2 had BluTac in his hair and he didn’t know how he got it, who stuck it in his hair, and didn’t even realised he had BluTac in his hair until he washed his hair. It was a moment of panic when we both thought I had to snip away a bunch of hair. I tried to
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Things have been rather crazy lately. On top of the usual daily rush, which is crazy enough as it is; on top of the mid-year exam happening about now; we decided to remodel our home during the holidays. This means countless things to do right now. Meeting contractors, shopping for fixtures, packing up the house in preparation for a move-out,
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I made this number bond diagramme quite a while back when I was teaching #3 Number Bond. Number Bond concept is a very important topic in lower primary mathematics and this diagramme can be found in the primary school textbooks and workbooks. The kids see this all the time. They don’t just learn about Number Bond within 10, but use
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I recently had a lightbulb moment. I found out the reason why I parent the way I do and why I feel a certain way about parenting. It is all very simple. So simple that I felt a little stupid for not knowing about it until now. The very simple reason is : personality & parenting. A person’s personality affects
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I have a couple of friends who are pretty strong in Chinese and we often discuss about how to teach our children Chinese, the way Chinese is being taught in school, how and why children are having problem with the language and what kind of teaching methods work/not work. Our kids are not spared from the “scourge of learning Chinese”.
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Ginger is something that I use quite often, but not often enough to finish using a whole piece before it spoils. Apart from slicing and julienning ginger, I also mince ginger. Mincing ginger is my least favourite way of using ginger. But sometimes, it is unavoidable. Usually, the amount needed is really small, like a teaspoon or a tablespoon. I
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This is another question I often get : How do I “do it all”? The people who ask me this question are also asking another question : “How can I do it all (like you)?” I most certainly do not ‘do it all’. But what I do is besides the point. My answer to this question is another question
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Time for another Masa Recipe – Quick and Easy Stir Fried Prawn with Ketchup. This one is really very quick and easy to make if you are not buying fresh prawns and have to shell them yourself. I used frozen prawns that are already shelled. All I had to do was to defrost and season them according to the recipe.
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I am, at heart, a paper and pen person. My husband has always been trying to convert me to become a techie like him, but I have always resisted. To me, the simpler the technology or method, the better it is. Some things may come with all kinds of bells and whistles, supposedly to make our lives easier, but it
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In addition to the Chinese Colour Match I created some time back, I have also created a similar set – Chinese Numbers Match Printable – for Chinese numbers. Numbers are numbers, but in Chinese, there are characters for numbers. So it is important to know how to read and write them. This set is good for helping preschoolers learn how
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You may have wondered about the All About Spelling and All About Reading advertising banners you see at my sidebar. They are curriculums for Spelling and Reading from the US. If you are from Singapore, you may not be familiar with All About Spelling and you may be wondering what is this Spelling thing about because the way spelling is
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I mentioned in My Favourite Mathematics Manipulatives that you can easily find fraction discs printables off the internet, print on cardstock, laminate and cut out to use. Recently, I tried making them using foam sheets instead of just printing them on cardstock. It is more work but I figured foam sheet may be easier to handle because of the thickness.
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