Day 9

Today, I changed class and headed over Teacher S's K2 class. She was quite open with the children and allowed them to be active. It was amazing how they could memorize so many nursery rhymes. They could even dance to the songs. I guess that is because this class has the biggest classroom within the entire cramp kindergarten. The class then proceeded to have a show and tell session whereby the children took turns to share about their items. The children were pretty shy about it, unlike the U.S kids. In fact, they were so shy that their voice becomes almost inaudible.

Next, the K2 children had their graduation ceremony rehearsal. The principal then pulled me in the staff room to brief me on the logistics of the graduation ceremony. Apparently, such logistics planning down to the minor details is part and parcel of a principal's role. She has been a really supportive mentor and I am thankful for this.

I proceeded to share with her about my ideas for face mask for the concert and my preparation materials for Goldilocks and the three bears. Coincidentally, teacher N was about to teach that story to the nursery class. Thus, I sat in her class to observe. Under the nursery guided curriculum, puppets and cards were made available to engage the children in the story. If time permits, dramatic play is encouraged as well.

Later, I returned to teacher S's class where she has set up food and drinks stalls to stimulate the canteen scenario in primary school. She even provided the children with real coins to purchase food and drinks from the stalls set up by other children.

I ended the day off by helping the principal to fold the graduation ceremony itienry and pack them neatly in a box.