31.12.2009
Last day of teaching. Last night, we spent some time packing the stationery - pencils, pens, erasers, rulers, sharpeners and exercise books into ziplock bags. 150 packs altogether.
We were very worried if the kids would turn up today at school. Surprises were never new! Nevertheless, we brought these packs of stationery, and all the teaching materials and story books to the school.
We heaved a huge sigh of relief when we saw the field with kids! They had a proper morning assembly- the kids filed neatly in their classes, sang national anthem, flag raising, morning exercise. When the kids were back into the classrooms, we went to each one to give out the packs of stationery. A total of 5 classes and to almost 80 students. After giving the packs, we continued our lessons. But today, wendy and I split into our own classes. We basically taught the same topic- time
For my class, level 3- started the lesson differently as i let them try filling in the blanks on their own. It was all about numbers, the kids have to write down in arabic as well as the spellings. There were kids who were very fast, and could get all answers correct! Next we went through what is morning, afternoon, evening and night. Using the mahjong papers and my limited artistic talents, taught them the different time of the day. The kids then matched the relevant pictures to the words in their worksheets.Using a paper clock, taught them the time based on per half hourly and quarterly time. To have a more interactive session, the kids were asked to come up to the front one by one to play with the paper clock. And they themselves asking their friends what the time was. (for your info, the classroom has no actual clock, the students had no watches either)
One kid started to show a time which is not quarterly or half-hourly. And amazingly some of them know! So, at the last minute I decided to go through the time on the 5-min interval, like 5.10, 5.15, 5.20 and so on. Taught them to write in words, like five-ten, five-fifteen. So they drew a clock on the worksheet, and label the number with words. All keen and eager to learn new things, they were consistently checking with me if they were doing the correct things.
Next, taught them the basic greetings-good morning, good afternoon and good evening. Then started doing the card handicraft which required them to use the ready cut out moon, stars, clouds and origami stars to stick on the construction paper and to illustrate the different time of the day- morning, afternoon, evening and night. As I showed them mine, which was done earlier on, and the evening portion I used hills instead of clouds. So the hills were vertically pasted on the sun on my sample card. But I gave them clouds instead, and they pasted the clouds vertically too!! My very wrong demonstration!Then we went outdoor. Using paper plates to make clock! The kids draw on the paper plates while I helped them to put in the clock hands supported by the split pins. Again, we went through the time. But this time, they showed me the time using their handmade clock, we then ended off the class with giving out prizes for the best made clocks and cards. And a class photos.
Before we left school, passed today's teaching materials to the principal. Just as we were about to go, a kid from my class waved to us and wanted us to go back to the classroom. But when we reach the classroom, they then stared straightly at us! Hahhaha.. So we asked them to sing "Heads shoulders knees and toes". And they did it well!!
Somehow, this song became the “farewell” song…
Saturday, January 23, 2010
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30.12.2009
As scheduled, today's plan was to teach level 3 in the morning and level 4 in the afternoon. Along the way to school in the morning, we saw the kids from level 3, at their homes! Puzzled, and from the manager, we realised that the kids were unaware that there was classes! (supposed that the principal didn't tell the kids cos most probably it should be post-exams school holiday!)We were very worried if there would be any kids turning up at the school. After the manager told the kids about the lesson, some of these kids went around the village to "notify" their friends! This was one of the coldest mornings, and the kids went around in slippers and barely-there winter clothings. I could only say my heart was warm- warmed by their enthusiasm to learn and their selflessness to care for their friends. Braving the freezing cold, they brought their friends to the class. And they brought their running noses.
Disregarding the running nose, their attention in the class was undivided. It was the teachers who couldn't ignore. Whipped out tissues to wipe the mucus flowing from the nose, and the next moment the tissues were thrown out of the classroom windows (most naturally).
Topic: objects at home and school
Activity: went through the common objects at home and school using flashcards. Followed by asking some students to use the flashcards to "label" the objects in classroom. Also played a card game where the students were given 2 cards each. The cards had words of the objects. I showed the flashcards without the pictures, and the students who had the cards to match the pictures would stand up or raise their hands. Some kids were really fast learners, while some were cheeky and tried to ask the director if their cards were the right ones! Hahahhah...and the last part of the lesson, went through some simple verbs. With matching actions, these energetic kids were learning at an encouraging pace! Sweep, jump, swim, run, wave...
Then we moved to the outdoor. With the words they had learnt earlier, they played "dog and bone". Also to recap colours, each of them was given a colour tag instead of a number. Divided into 2 teams, a colour was called. An object was called. The students from each team with the colour tag then identified the correct flashcard that was placed among the centre pool of flashcards. The winning team got some stationery as prizes!
The last activity was to dance "hokey pokey". In case you can't recall what's that- "put your right hand in, put your right hand out, put your right hand in and shake it all about... And we do a hokey pokey and shake it all about...that's what it's all about!"The more difficult part was "right" and "left". But again, the main objective was not really academic, but more for them to have fun and be exposed to new things. And they did have a lot of fun as they laughed and giggled through the dance!
In the afternoon, we taught the level 4.
Topic: Taste
With the flashcards, wendy went through the taste such as sweet, sour, salty, bitter, spicy. With the translation provided by the manager, the kids understood (can't really use actions to explain). Then we showed them pictures of different food which match the tastes, eg. Bittergourd to bitter, lemon to sour.
Activity: gave the kids to taste 4 samples of food - orange peel (salty), mentos(sweets), preserved plum(sour), mint sweets(spicy). The plates were numbered and the kids have to write the number matching to the taste in their given worksheets. Afterwhich, we asked the kids to get into 2 rows. One kid fed another kid (eyes covered by paper plate) one of the sample food and to point out the flashcard that illustrate the matching taste.
After the indoor lesson, we moved to outdoor for games and dance. Played "dog and bone"using the flashcards used for tastes. It was interesting to see how more competitive it was as compared to level 3 this morning! Hahhah...Then next came the most "exciting" or rather, the most violent game! We attempted to play "three legged" - 3 kids with legs tied to each other. And modified the game from pure racing, to reaching the finishing line and telling us what the flashcard held up was, then to picking up the correct flashcard we wanted on the ground. But because of the enthusiasm in the game, they dashed towards wendy who was at the finishing line. Not afraid of tripping over one another, not bothered about the pain when fell to the ground. And immediately, there was a "mob" around her! She was almost attacked! Hahaha... For the safety of the kids, or rather wendy, we have to stop the game! Hahahah...Then we revised the dance learnt yesterday- "as we walk to the left..." and taught them hokey pokey.
The day ended with total tiredness and of cos, total happiness!
As scheduled, today's plan was to teach level 3 in the morning and level 4 in the afternoon. Along the way to school in the morning, we saw the kids from level 3, at their homes! Puzzled, and from the manager, we realised that the kids were unaware that there was classes! (supposed that the principal didn't tell the kids cos most probably it should be post-exams school holiday!)We were very worried if there would be any kids turning up at the school. After the manager told the kids about the lesson, some of these kids went around the village to "notify" their friends! This was one of the coldest mornings, and the kids went around in slippers and barely-there winter clothings. I could only say my heart was warm- warmed by their enthusiasm to learn and their selflessness to care for their friends. Braving the freezing cold, they brought their friends to the class. And they brought their running noses.
Disregarding the running nose, their attention in the class was undivided. It was the teachers who couldn't ignore. Whipped out tissues to wipe the mucus flowing from the nose, and the next moment the tissues were thrown out of the classroom windows (most naturally).
Topic: objects at home and school
Activity: went through the common objects at home and school using flashcards. Followed by asking some students to use the flashcards to "label" the objects in classroom. Also played a card game where the students were given 2 cards each. The cards had words of the objects. I showed the flashcards without the pictures, and the students who had the cards to match the pictures would stand up or raise their hands. Some kids were really fast learners, while some were cheeky and tried to ask the director if their cards were the right ones! Hahahhah...and the last part of the lesson, went through some simple verbs. With matching actions, these energetic kids were learning at an encouraging pace! Sweep, jump, swim, run, wave...
Then we moved to the outdoor. With the words they had learnt earlier, they played "dog and bone". Also to recap colours, each of them was given a colour tag instead of a number. Divided into 2 teams, a colour was called. An object was called. The students from each team with the colour tag then identified the correct flashcard that was placed among the centre pool of flashcards. The winning team got some stationery as prizes!
The last activity was to dance "hokey pokey". In case you can't recall what's that- "put your right hand in, put your right hand out, put your right hand in and shake it all about... And we do a hokey pokey and shake it all about...that's what it's all about!"The more difficult part was "right" and "left". But again, the main objective was not really academic, but more for them to have fun and be exposed to new things. And they did have a lot of fun as they laughed and giggled through the dance!
In the afternoon, we taught the level 4.
Topic: Taste
With the flashcards, wendy went through the taste such as sweet, sour, salty, bitter, spicy. With the translation provided by the manager, the kids understood (can't really use actions to explain). Then we showed them pictures of different food which match the tastes, eg. Bittergourd to bitter, lemon to sour.
Activity: gave the kids to taste 4 samples of food - orange peel (salty), mentos(sweets), preserved plum(sour), mint sweets(spicy). The plates were numbered and the kids have to write the number matching to the taste in their given worksheets. Afterwhich, we asked the kids to get into 2 rows. One kid fed another kid (eyes covered by paper plate) one of the sample food and to point out the flashcard that illustrate the matching taste.
After the indoor lesson, we moved to outdoor for games and dance. Played "dog and bone"using the flashcards used for tastes. It was interesting to see how more competitive it was as compared to level 3 this morning! Hahhah...Then next came the most "exciting" or rather, the most violent game! We attempted to play "three legged" - 3 kids with legs tied to each other. And modified the game from pure racing, to reaching the finishing line and telling us what the flashcard held up was, then to picking up the correct flashcard we wanted on the ground. But because of the enthusiasm in the game, they dashed towards wendy who was at the finishing line. Not afraid of tripping over one another, not bothered about the pain when fell to the ground. And immediately, there was a "mob" around her! She was almost attacked! Hahaha... For the safety of the kids, or rather wendy, we have to stop the game! Hahahah...Then we revised the dance learnt yesterday- "as we walk to the left..." and taught them hokey pokey.
The day ended with total tiredness and of cos, total happiness!
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29.12.2009
reached school at 10am. Initial plan was to take level 4 for 2 sessions- one in the morning and one at afternoon. But when we reached there, realised there was only one class, again! Then we were told that it's school holiday, cos the kids had finished their exams! Another surprise, yet again! After some consideration, we decided to merge the 2 lessons so that the kids don't have to come back after lunch. That's like the nth time we changed our plan!
Today's lesson was conducted by wendy.
Topic- feelings and actions
Class- level 4
Learnt our lesson 2 days ago, so we started introducing ourselves in English.
Activity: went through different feelings such as happy, sad, angry,hungry, sleepy, tired. For better understanding, we use body language to demonstrate. The resort manager and marketing director did quite some translations. Asked some students to come to the front to demonstrate while the rest guessed. Also taught them words which are related to the feelings,e.g. Laugh, cry, shout, eat etc. The kids were then given the feelings flashcards to match with the action flashcards stuck on the blackboard, and vice versa. There was this boy in particular who was very smart. He volunteered to change some of the wrong answers after his friends had done the activity. Then we tried to teach them "if you are happy and you know it". Realised the words could be too difficult for them to follow. So eventually decided to only focus on the feeling words like "happy" and "angry" and the actions such "clap your hands" and "stamp your feet".
Then we proceed to the field outside to play games! Using the words learnt, we play "Simon says". They may not seem to understand how the game is played. So they were looking at one of us and doing the same things. Nevertheless, we hope the words and actions applied in the game gave them some learning experience. Also, taught them "as we walk to the left..." and played the modified game of "trees and squirrel" (on the spot, we changed to "trees and cat"!!). "as we walk to the left.." was an interactive dance. Had some problem making them change partners who were next to them, esp if it's a girl-boy partnership. Hahahha... So we just let them change partners as they wished! Hahahha... The most important thing was to have fun!The same thing happened for "trees and cats". No matter if we said "hunter" or "earthquake", EVERYONE ran! Hahahahah... Well, the main objective was to have fun! And they did!!
After the lesson, we started cutting out paper sun, paper clouds, paper moon and folded stars. All these were for the lesson the day after next for the kids to make cards for illustration of morning, afternoon, evening and night.
reached school at 10am. Initial plan was to take level 4 for 2 sessions- one in the morning and one at afternoon. But when we reached there, realised there was only one class, again! Then we were told that it's school holiday, cos the kids had finished their exams! Another surprise, yet again! After some consideration, we decided to merge the 2 lessons so that the kids don't have to come back after lunch. That's like the nth time we changed our plan!
Today's lesson was conducted by wendy.
Topic- feelings and actions
Class- level 4
Learnt our lesson 2 days ago, so we started introducing ourselves in English.
Activity: went through different feelings such as happy, sad, angry,hungry, sleepy, tired. For better understanding, we use body language to demonstrate. The resort manager and marketing director did quite some translations. Asked some students to come to the front to demonstrate while the rest guessed. Also taught them words which are related to the feelings,e.g. Laugh, cry, shout, eat etc. The kids were then given the feelings flashcards to match with the action flashcards stuck on the blackboard, and vice versa. There was this boy in particular who was very smart. He volunteered to change some of the wrong answers after his friends had done the activity. Then we tried to teach them "if you are happy and you know it". Realised the words could be too difficult for them to follow. So eventually decided to only focus on the feeling words like "happy" and "angry" and the actions such "clap your hands" and "stamp your feet".
Then we proceed to the field outside to play games! Using the words learnt, we play "Simon says". They may not seem to understand how the game is played. So they were looking at one of us and doing the same things. Nevertheless, we hope the words and actions applied in the game gave them some learning experience. Also, taught them "as we walk to the left..." and played the modified game of "trees and squirrel" (on the spot, we changed to "trees and cat"!!). "as we walk to the left.." was an interactive dance. Had some problem making them change partners who were next to them, esp if it's a girl-boy partnership. Hahahha... So we just let them change partners as they wished! Hahahha... The most important thing was to have fun!The same thing happened for "trees and cats". No matter if we said "hunter" or "earthquake", EVERYONE ran! Hahahahah... Well, the main objective was to have fun! And they did!!
After the lesson, we started cutting out paper sun, paper clouds, paper moon and folded stars. All these were for the lesson the day after next for the kids to make cards for illustration of morning, afternoon, evening and night.
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Finally, the photos are up!
Nepal Dec 09
http://travel.webshots.com/album/576288179tyZQdX?vhost=travel
Nepal Dec 09
http://travel.webshots.com/album/576288179tyZQdX?vhost=travel
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
I forgotten to thank 2 persons. My company of volunteers - Wendy and Richard!
Hope it had been a memorable trip for both of you and to more volunteering trips to come!
(Esp grateful to Wendy - she was my very very very very hardworking project partner! From the collection, the prep of lessons, buying of stuff, discussion of the programme, admin details etc, she did it with a sincere heart, and certainly a GREAT help! For the many many man-hours and sleepless nights she had sacrificed, and being there as a reliable buddy, a caring friend and a always-ready project partner, i can't express enough gratitude to her. If not for her, I don't think this project will ever take off. THANK YOU, WENDY! You did a marvellous job!)
Before memories fail me, i better get some stuff jot down here...
25 Dec 09
First, flight was delayed. For almost 2 hours.
Touched down at Kathmandu airport, claimed luggage, cleared customs. 3.30pm.
Started our road journey by van. An almost 6 hours ride. Bumpy and unlit road, around the mountains. As it was winter, darkness fell as early as 5pm.
By the time we reached Chitwan Safari Adventure Lodge, it was almost 9pm.
Had our dinner and it was bedtime!
26Dec 09
Saturday is a non-school day. No teaching yet. So as planned, we had our R&R today.
AM: Canoe along River Rapti
PM: Elephant Festival + Elephant ride in the safari
**Before the actual teaching, we were told that our original plan to teach 4 hours per day will have to change due to Elephant Festival (school functioning half-day) AND kids having exams. With the last min news, it seemed that we can only teach 1 lesson per day. We just got to modify our plan (initial: 3 levels x 3 lessons) and come out with a new proposal. And to check with the principal tmr if it's feasible. Everything was so fluid, nothing really got confirmed.
27 Dec 09 (Sunday)
Given the changed plan, we got to the school at 10am. Ready to teach. And to check with the principal what is feasible.
Plan B: 27 -28 Dec: a 40 min lesson in the afternoon (1-1.40pm)
29 -31 Dec: 45 min in morning (10-1045am) and 40 min in the afternoon (1 - 1.40pm)
To teach only Level 3 and 4 (inital: level 1, 2 and 3. But after talking to the kids there, realised may have to teach higher level with our prepared materials)
So we went back to resort and to return for teaching only in the afternoon. And to realise that there was only ONE class there! Meaning....this class was "detained" just so that we can teach! Awww....while the other kids got to enjoy the Elephant Festival, this class had to stay back?! We felt so guilty.
First lesson: Level 3 (15 kids)
Topic: Colours
Activities:
- Introduction: Clumsily, we started introducing ourselves in Nepalese "Miro nam Wang hor..." etc...And you see many pairs of eyes QUIETLY staring back. Then when it's their turn, they go "My name is...." !
Ya, why are we speaking Nepalese and they are speaking in English? Silly us?!
1. Use of flashcards to learn the various colours. Most kids know the basic colours, especially RED! (seems to be a national-wide fav colour!). Colours like purple and brown are new to them.
Kids got to colour the worksheet as i went along to introduce the colours. From the photos, you could see how serious they are.
2. Applications of colours: kids were to colour the common objects - e.g. yellow for bananas and corn, red for apples, purple for grapes. Interestingly, they were very particular about the leaves on the apples and grapes. Hmm....cos they are supposed to be GREEN!
3. Colour the caterpillar: some kids liked a mono-coloured caterpillar, while some liked multi-coloured one.
We guai-guai kept to 40 min of lesson. At the end of the lesson, some kids toddled with us back to the resort. And along the way, comparing one another's worksheets, and mumbling among themselves in Nepalese. From the shy smiles, it's easy to see these activities were new to them. As we walked back, i pointed to the things ard and go "yellow flowers", "purple shoes", "red shirt"....
Later of the day, we decided that we could actually spent more time in school after the "formal lesson". This was because of the limited time given in formal lessons, so we had to give up songs, dances and handicrafts in the lessons.
So out came- Plan C: Optional activities (after formal lessons) on 29 and 30 Dec.
28 Dec 09 (Mon)
Did a morning walk in the village. Upon return, idea striked that we could actually start the optional activity today. And we shall have Plan D! And we started preparing...samples of origami (cranes, rabbits, hearts, shirt, pants -limited by a grp of non-creative ppl)
1.00pm - reached school.
Second lesson: Level 3 (And yes, they were the only ones left in school again! Awwww.....)
Topic: Body parts
Activity: Using flashcards, we went through the 22 body parts. The kids filled in the blanks in the worksheet. And repeatedly went through the terms. Terms like elbow, foot, knees were new to them. And have to "use" my poor co-teacher, Wendy to demonstrate the parts. Hahahaha...
Game: Each kid was given two post-it pad with different words and write their name on them. They came out to the front (where the flashcards were stuck on the blackboard but without the words) and stick the post-it pads on the matching flashcards.
Song: "Heads, shoulders, knees and toes". We the teachers got confused over the lyrics (didnt trust the lyrics and fumbled at the beginning...hahahaa...)
As the tables and benches were quite cramped, the kids had difficulty with the actions. So some of them actually bumped their heads (ouch!) while trying to reach their toes. So we asked them to come out. Somehow, they lined up. We didnt expect them to be so "formalised".
Anyway, they caught on to the song! =)
Optional activity: Out in the field! We split the class into 3 groups and each of us took a few students and started to teach/help the kids in the few origami we knew. These origami were then stuck on to construction paper (and most kids chose pink!).
The glue we brought there were all solidified except for a pathetic UHU glue Wendy brought. So the WHOLE class were running after one another for glue. If there was one sure word that they had learnt, it was "GLUE"! hahahaha....
[i have to take a break here...keep a look out for the subsequent days of lessons and photos!]
Hope it had been a memorable trip for both of you and to more volunteering trips to come!
(Esp grateful to Wendy - she was my very very very very hardworking project partner! From the collection, the prep of lessons, buying of stuff, discussion of the programme, admin details etc, she did it with a sincere heart, and certainly a GREAT help! For the many many man-hours and sleepless nights she had sacrificed, and being there as a reliable buddy, a caring friend and a always-ready project partner, i can't express enough gratitude to her. If not for her, I don't think this project will ever take off. THANK YOU, WENDY! You did a marvellous job!)
Before memories fail me, i better get some stuff jot down here...
25 Dec 09
First, flight was delayed. For almost 2 hours.
Touched down at Kathmandu airport, claimed luggage, cleared customs. 3.30pm.
Started our road journey by van. An almost 6 hours ride. Bumpy and unlit road, around the mountains. As it was winter, darkness fell as early as 5pm.
By the time we reached Chitwan Safari Adventure Lodge, it was almost 9pm.
Had our dinner and it was bedtime!
26Dec 09
Saturday is a non-school day. No teaching yet. So as planned, we had our R&R today.
AM: Canoe along River Rapti
PM: Elephant Festival + Elephant ride in the safari
**Before the actual teaching, we were told that our original plan to teach 4 hours per day will have to change due to Elephant Festival (school functioning half-day) AND kids having exams. With the last min news, it seemed that we can only teach 1 lesson per day. We just got to modify our plan (initial: 3 levels x 3 lessons) and come out with a new proposal. And to check with the principal tmr if it's feasible. Everything was so fluid, nothing really got confirmed.
27 Dec 09 (Sunday)
Given the changed plan, we got to the school at 10am. Ready to teach. And to check with the principal what is feasible.
Plan B: 27 -28 Dec: a 40 min lesson in the afternoon (1-1.40pm)
29 -31 Dec: 45 min in morning (10-1045am) and 40 min in the afternoon (1 - 1.40pm)
To teach only Level 3 and 4 (inital: level 1, 2 and 3. But after talking to the kids there, realised may have to teach higher level with our prepared materials)
So we went back to resort and to return for teaching only in the afternoon. And to realise that there was only ONE class there! Meaning....this class was "detained" just so that we can teach! Awww....while the other kids got to enjoy the Elephant Festival, this class had to stay back?! We felt so guilty.
First lesson: Level 3 (15 kids)
Topic: Colours
Activities:
- Introduction: Clumsily, we started introducing ourselves in Nepalese "Miro nam Wang hor..." etc...And you see many pairs of eyes QUIETLY staring back. Then when it's their turn, they go "My name is...." !
Ya, why are we speaking Nepalese and they are speaking in English? Silly us?!
1. Use of flashcards to learn the various colours. Most kids know the basic colours, especially RED! (seems to be a national-wide fav colour!). Colours like purple and brown are new to them.
Kids got to colour the worksheet as i went along to introduce the colours. From the photos, you could see how serious they are.
2. Applications of colours: kids were to colour the common objects - e.g. yellow for bananas and corn, red for apples, purple for grapes. Interestingly, they were very particular about the leaves on the apples and grapes. Hmm....cos they are supposed to be GREEN!
3. Colour the caterpillar: some kids liked a mono-coloured caterpillar, while some liked multi-coloured one.
We guai-guai kept to 40 min of lesson. At the end of the lesson, some kids toddled with us back to the resort. And along the way, comparing one another's worksheets, and mumbling among themselves in Nepalese. From the shy smiles, it's easy to see these activities were new to them. As we walked back, i pointed to the things ard and go "yellow flowers", "purple shoes", "red shirt"....
Later of the day, we decided that we could actually spent more time in school after the "formal lesson". This was because of the limited time given in formal lessons, so we had to give up songs, dances and handicrafts in the lessons.
So out came- Plan C: Optional activities (after formal lessons) on 29 and 30 Dec.
28 Dec 09 (Mon)
Did a morning walk in the village. Upon return, idea striked that we could actually start the optional activity today. And we shall have Plan D! And we started preparing...samples of origami (cranes, rabbits, hearts, shirt, pants -limited by a grp of non-creative ppl)
1.00pm - reached school.
Second lesson: Level 3 (And yes, they were the only ones left in school again! Awwww.....)
Topic: Body parts
Activity: Using flashcards, we went through the 22 body parts. The kids filled in the blanks in the worksheet. And repeatedly went through the terms. Terms like elbow, foot, knees were new to them. And have to "use" my poor co-teacher, Wendy to demonstrate the parts. Hahahaha...
Game: Each kid was given two post-it pad with different words and write their name on them. They came out to the front (where the flashcards were stuck on the blackboard but without the words) and stick the post-it pads on the matching flashcards.
Song: "Heads, shoulders, knees and toes". We the teachers got confused over the lyrics (didnt trust the lyrics and fumbled at the beginning...hahahaa...)
As the tables and benches were quite cramped, the kids had difficulty with the actions. So some of them actually bumped their heads (ouch!) while trying to reach their toes. So we asked them to come out. Somehow, they lined up. We didnt expect them to be so "formalised".
Anyway, they caught on to the song! =)
Optional activity: Out in the field! We split the class into 3 groups and each of us took a few students and started to teach/help the kids in the few origami we knew. These origami were then stuck on to construction paper (and most kids chose pink!).
The glue we brought there were all solidified except for a pathetic UHU glue Wendy brought. So the WHOLE class were running after one another for glue. If there was one sure word that they had learnt, it was "GLUE"! hahahaha....
[i have to take a break here...keep a look out for the subsequent days of lessons and photos!]
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Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Hi everyone, thanks for your support and contributions in all ways!
We've came back after staying there for 11 days!
Will post the photos asap when we got them sort out. Will also share some of the experiences here and at the blog.
Coming soon!
We've came back after staying there for 11 days!
Will post the photos asap when we got them sort out. Will also share some of the experiences here and at the blog.
Coming soon!
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Done-Project nepal 09
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Finally!
We are ready to set off!
With days of "publicising" to our friends and family, lugging bags and bags of collected stuff like karang guni, brainstorming lesson plans, developing worksheets and teaching materials, sorting the things out and deciding what to bring and what not, packing them into our luggage and backpacks and the admin tasks to deal with like arranging accomodations and flights. TOMORROW is finally the day!
The projected started by one person, but supported and assisted by many. Including people i've never met. Project Planthopes is not just about this single trip, hopefully it continues to many other trips or to many other beneficiaries.
Thank you very much. Sincerly. From the bottom of my heart.
This trip would not be possible if not from all of you. You may have passed the msg to your friends, you may have collected or contributed the items, you may have supported in morale, or you may have been the sweat-hard labourer to carry our bags of books.
No matter who you are, and what you have done. You have done well.
Touch your heart and touched many who are going to gain from this Project.
Tmr, we will bring your well wishes across the borders to Nepal.
We are not just bringing tangible materials there, we are also bringing the warm feelings of fellow human kind. To let the kids know that there are people somewhere out there who care about them.
(As I was preparing for the trip and updating myself on the Nepal's news. Realised there was a national protest by their ex-govt party. Schools, transportations, shops etc were closed. Many were injured. Several thoughts flashed through my mind. One, the safety of us travelling there. Two, why? The kids there going to suffer again? The nation is just about to pick itself up and then it has to be thrown into a mess again?)
When we return, we will share with all of you abt the trip. Meanwhile, have a good holiday!
Merry X'mas!
We are ready to set off!
With days of "publicising" to our friends and family, lugging bags and bags of collected stuff like karang guni, brainstorming lesson plans, developing worksheets and teaching materials, sorting the things out and deciding what to bring and what not, packing them into our luggage and backpacks and the admin tasks to deal with like arranging accomodations and flights. TOMORROW is finally the day!
The projected started by one person, but supported and assisted by many. Including people i've never met. Project Planthopes is not just about this single trip, hopefully it continues to many other trips or to many other beneficiaries.
Thank you very much. Sincerly. From the bottom of my heart.
This trip would not be possible if not from all of you. You may have passed the msg to your friends, you may have collected or contributed the items, you may have supported in morale, or you may have been the sweat-hard labourer to carry our bags of books.
No matter who you are, and what you have done. You have done well.
Touch your heart and touched many who are going to gain from this Project.
Tmr, we will bring your well wishes across the borders to Nepal.
We are not just bringing tangible materials there, we are also bringing the warm feelings of fellow human kind. To let the kids know that there are people somewhere out there who care about them.
(As I was preparing for the trip and updating myself on the Nepal's news. Realised there was a national protest by their ex-govt party. Schools, transportations, shops etc were closed. Many were injured. Several thoughts flashed through my mind. One, the safety of us travelling there. Two, why? The kids there going to suffer again? The nation is just about to pick itself up and then it has to be thrown into a mess again?)
When we return, we will share with all of you abt the trip. Meanwhile, have a good holiday!
Merry X'mas!
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