What Is the PSLE English Oral Examination and Why Does It Matter? Every year, the PSLE English Oral examination stands as a key checkpoint for all Primary 6 students in Singapore before they move on to secondary school. Think of it as the school version of an interview mixed with some good old-fashioned show-and-tell—except this …
Hi everyone! Welcome back to another video post by me, Teacher Wen Hee, an English Teacher at Lil’ but Mighty. This video post will focus on why games can be helpful tools to help enhance students’ learning and I am sure it would be of interest to many of you, especially the students. Learning has …
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Hi, everyone! I’m Miss Kyria from Lil’ but Mighty. Today, I want to share with you how to better understand the unique and powerful language of narrative writing that you might encounter in your Secondary English paper. This “author’s toolkit” is known as literary devices. Simply put, these are the special techniques writers use to …
Cracking the Comprehension Code: The Literary Devices You Must Know – Part 1 Read More »
Hi there, Grammar Explorers! I am Teacher Sharon, an English language specialist with Lil But Mighty. In this blog post, we will explore tricky subjects and their corresponding verbs. Have you ever come across a sentence and stopped to ask: Should it be ‘is’ or ‘are’? Also, why do we say, ‘Each of them was …
Dorothy’s Grammar Quest: Tackling Tricky Subjects and Verbs (Part 1) Read More »
As the PSLE (Primary School Leaving Examination) release date for 2026 draws closer, students and parents across Singapore are counting down to the day. The PSLE is a critical examination for all Primary 6 students, marking the end of their primary school journey and the beginning of secondary school. To ease your planning, here’s an …
PSLE Exam Dates 2026: Everything You Need to Know About Key Dates and Exam Prep Read More »
Hi everyone! I am Ms Jenani, a Specialist English Teacher at Lil’ but Mighty (Clementi), and welcome to my very first video post. If you ever wonder how to ace the stimulus-based conversation component of the Oral Communication paper, look no further! Like what you are watching? Please subscribe to our YouTube channel to receive …
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Dear Primary 6 students (and parents!), I’m Ms Nandy, and I’m back with another blog post for you! For those of you who newly promoted to Secondary 1, congratulations are in order! You’ve worked hard, grown so much, and are now standing on the edge of a brand-new adventure: Secondary School. I was having a …
Primary School English vs. Secondary School English: What to Expect After Primary 6 Read More »
If your child is in Primary 1 or 2, you have probably had that moment: you look at their homework and realise the words they are asked to spell are harder than you expected. Suddenly, you wonder if you should be doing “more” at home. Thoughts creep in—Is it too early for English tuition? Am …
How to Help Our P1 & P2 Kids Find Their Footing in English (Without the Panic) Read More »
Hi Lil’ but Mighty Readers! The season is one of the best seasons to catch up on our TBR list, but it is also the best time to share the joy of reading with the people whom we love! I’m Ms Junisa from Lil’ but Mighty Yio Chu Kang, and in this video, I am …
A Story of Purposeful Growth and Franchising with Heart We are honoured to share that our founder, Mrs Lily Chew, has been featured in PEAK Magazine, where she speaks about her journey building Lil’ but Mighty and how franchising became a natural extension of our mission. What began as a deep conviction that children deserve …
Hi, I am Mr Aloysius and today, we are going to talk about how to tackle personal recounts with descriptive writing techniques to immerse your readers. We will be using the 2025 O-level personal recount question to demonstrate this and also discuss the common pitfalls when writing the 2025 O-level essay on “A Gathering That …
Hi, everyone! I am Mr Aloysius, a Secondary English Curriculum Writer and Teacher at Lil’ but Mighty (Tampines Branch). For the 2025 O-Level Personal Recount Paper 1, one of the questions was a personal recount about a memorable event that went unexpectedly, and humorously, wrong. The question reads: “Write about a time when a gathering …
O-Level Personal Recount (2026) Analysis: “A Gathering That Did Not Go As Planned” Read More »
