Welcome to my fourth blog post! The new term has started and things are going to be fast and furious, especially for the Primary 6 pupils. Since the PSLE Oral examination is round the corner, I have decided to focus on the Reading Aloud component in this post. For readers who are parents with P3 to P5 children, this post will still be relevant since essentially, this component is tested across all levels.
Previously, we have talked about how new vocabulary can be recorded and remembered using vocabulary frames, word webs and analogies to make links. Essentially, a word needs to be encountered as many times as possible for it to be retained. Today, I would like to share about 3 fun ways for children to retain the new vocabulary they have learnt. These games can be easily adapted to be used both in the classroom or at home so educators and parents (Yes, join your children in revising their vocabulary although your role is more of a facilitator or game master), do try them with your kids!
Hi all! Oral examinations have definitely started in schools and many of you are probably practising hard these few weeks. We have published several posts on the topic of oral (which you can find over here) and are glad to share that we have made a video to aid children who are visual learners. Being only 3 minutes long, we hope that parents and children who are strapped for time will find this an efficient way of learning and pick up the 3 must-dos with some verbal and visual explanations in the video.
Visual Text Comprehension makes up 8 marks in Booklet A of Paper 2. It is absolutely possible to secure the 8 marks in this section. One important thing is for children to be able to understand the what the visual text is saying as well as what the questions are asking for. In order to …
I hope everyone had a good Labour Day break even though we are in the thick of examinations! The issue of lifting has always been a tricky one with some schools and teachers being stricter than others with regards to this practice. In fact, an immediate zero mark can be awarded if an answer has …
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Happy June Holidays and hello, again! I hope that you children will be able to catch a breather during this break even though some of my pupils have already told me about the homework that they have for this month! In my third post, I will be looking at the use of verbs and how …
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Hi, everyone! I am Ms Nora and it is my pleasure to let you know that I will be sharing English tips and strategies on the Lil’ but Mighty blog from now on. In this very first post, we are going to learn how to create characters that come alive by describing people in more …
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Hello again! I hope that the previous post has been helpful in illustrating to your child the difference between telling and showing (describing) in a story. In this second post, we are going to learn 3 ways to start your composition. Just like how breakfast is an important meal that kick-starts the day, how we …
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There are few things I look forward to more than a good movie or TV series – particularly one that’s based on a book! Books have the power to stir our imaginations and transport us to different worlds. Often, each of us create different versions of these worlds in our minds while we read them. …
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With the examinations approaching, I am hoping to churn out a few more tips to aid in the children’s revision. In the previous post, I had looked at Direct and Indirect Speech questions which are in statement form (“I am very hungry,” said Jeff.). Today, we will wrap up sentence synthesis questions in this area by …
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The open-ended Comprehension in the new PSLE format remains as one of pupils’ weakest areas that most parents and children are worried about. With the seemingly little time left, how can you help your child to optimise his or her learning and focus on strengthening the problem areas? Based on the comprehension questions in examination papers from …
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In my earlier post on doing primary English comprehension questions presented in the table form, I talked about the necessity to ensure that there is no lifting and the answer is grammatically accurate. Today, I am going to introduce TAPS, a rather common method used for checking of answers to open-ended questions in primary English …
