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Zoophonics makes ABCs fun
I’d been meaning to try both phonics as well as whole words with B, regardless of the ongoing debate. Besides daily reading, we started regular flash cards (real images, Doman style) with words spoken...
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You can never talk too much … to your kid
I just finished Jill Stamm’s “Bright From The Start” and was encouraged by her section on how live, repetitive interaction boosts early language development. Bright From The Start Language development...
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No time for flashcards?
This month, we covered TIME. Thankfully, I managed to save time (hah!) searching for, making and adapting material for B as the theme coincided with the Gymnademics weekly home material. It allowed...
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To add a library to a house is to give that house a soul
Lately, B spontaneously calls out letters he recognises and sometimes sings the A-B-C Song while he pretends to “read” the print. Looks like he’s taking the next step to read WORDS on his own...
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Tidings of comfort and joy
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! This advent season, I wanted to impress on B the true meaning of Jesus’ birth and how it is not just about gifting but also the act of giving, and God’s ultimate...
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I’ve always believed immersion is the best way to learn languages (ideally at home too) or else, a solid bilingual learning environment works too. We’re not quite ready to leave B alone in a new...
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Let’s go to Letterland!
Since B started N1 (nursery) in January, he hasn’t stopped singing about Letterland. To find out more, we borrowed some Letterland library books. But it wasn’t till this weekend, when a few of us...
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Reduce, reuse, recycle – into a Chinese scrapbook
We love books. We did our first DIY personalised journal in English when B was 18 months and asking more about family, interests, activities and people. I even added a section about preschool before he...
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Outstanding books for outstanding teachers
I’ve been helping B’s school plan a “surprise” Teachers’ Day celebration with the rest of the Parent Support Group. While researching various gift options, I came across some inspiring, some...
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The Magic Three
My darling B: You are now 33 months. Just 3 months to go before you turn 3 years old! Everyone warned me about the terrible twos, but the year turned out to be pretty terrific instead. Hopefully I...
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A child who reads will be an adult who thinks
B is reading! Actually reading. I knew this moment would come, but I was still quite surprised when it did. His delight at putting letters and sounds together to read books (and in many cases, new...
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A Thanksgiving reflection
Hooray! B has finally joined the rest of his classmates who’ve turned four. As his last week of nursery approaches, I’m looking forward to our Thanksgiving break together before he gets promoted to...
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Traveling without kids
I’ve been travelling a lot for work this year, with a particularly intense past few months. The person most interested in my trips is B, who peppers me with questions – besides just “When are you...
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Fun For Free SG: Jurong Early Literacy Library
As a child, I spent countless hours in libraries flipping through books which in turn, fed the writing of my own short stories. It’s no surprise that I now have raised a kid who loves books and the...
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Counting down
At one of the year-end parties lately, I was asked if I’ve enrolled B in any math or english enrichment classes, now that he’s starting kindergarten? Honestly, I was a bit surprised and then had a...
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