First lesson pics

First lesson reflections

All of us were excited about teaching a class of primary 5 students. I personally had my worries as well. I had no prior teaching experience (much like the rest of the group), and we were doing really last minute preparations before we stepped into Guangyang. I had never seen myself as a good teacher, and making learning fun is something I had my worst worries with. I was also almost sure that we would be facing a bunch of rowdy P5 children that would be difficult handle. Much to our surprise, they were listening rather attentively, and things never got out of control. (although this may have been partly due to the english HOD) .

I managed to carry out my role of teaching quite decently I believe, but making a dry worksheet fun.... not so much. It seems my rather not so jovial personality clashed with this. In all however, it was an enjoyable lesson, managing to get a few laughs on the way, and i am looking forward to the next session I am available to attend.

First Lesson Reflections

Prior to the

We were all rather excited by the prospect of teaching a class of 20 Primary 5 students. None of us had prior teaching experience and we walked into the classroom with literally no idea how to proceed with the lesson.

Personally, I was quite apprehensive as I was almost sure that I would be facing a bunch of rowdy P5 children that would be difficult to control. To my surprise, they were a joy to work with: spontaneous, witty and delightful. They listened rather attentively and although some were rather shy at the beginning, they quickly warmed up to things.

In all, it was an extremely enjoyable lesson, and i am definitely looking forward to next week's session.

First lesson reflections

We were very excited about our first lesson with pupils from Class 5B of Guangyang Primary School. We were looking forward to it. I was rather worried about the first lesson I personally had my worries as well. I had no prior teaching experience apart from seeing how my teachers teach us in class. I had hope for the best. However, it turned out to be quite successful. The students were paying attention to us as we engaged them in icebreakers and other activities.

We were then split into 4 groups with each of us handling one group. My group was rather spontaneous. They answered the questions quite cheerfully and were able to answer most of the questions for the worksheet with some help.

I was quite delighted to find out that I was able to teach and ensure that the students were listening attentively. All in all, it was a great experience for all of us.

Cheers,
Shaun Yan

First Book Club facilitation course at GuangYang Primary

On Thursday, 16 July, our RE group went to Guangyang Primary School to conduct a reading program. This program aims to encourage reading among youths in Singapore. It was targeted at the P5 students.

We were a bit nervous when we went there. It was our first time conducting such a course. First, we started off with an icebreaker "Sparkle". It is a spelling game and the students had lots of fun. During the game, they cheered for their classmates and made a lot of noise. This is not bad as it was an icebreaker and our intention for them was to enjoy it. They were very enthusiastic and co-operated with us.

After the icebreakers, we splitted up into small groups, where the students were told to read a short story and discuss about the story. They were very passionate and contributed a lot of ideas to the discussion, making it a fruitful one. They also enjoyed the activities, like drawing using the description given.

Thus, this week's program was rather enjoyable and I look forward to the next session with them.

Pictures at NLB

Course on starting a book club and reading facilitation (18 March 09)

A group picture with other schools' students practicing a book discusion.

Seminar on Creative Writing by Wena Poon

144 hours reading marathon (midnight shift) 4-5 July 2009

Our group :)

Wow.. What's inside the goodie bags?

Jordan's group

144 hour Reading Marathon

When we arrived at the library it was pretty much late into the night, we settled down and went about our business of reading. I was quite nervous initially, but gradually my confidence grew; we would be reading to our friends and some library staff, it wasn't surprising given the unearthly hour at which we were reading.

However, the reading session, six hours long, turned out to be a quite entertaining affair, albeit with a few hiccups: everyone was sleepy, and our stories were not very well suited to the event. This was the first time I have ever read a story aloud i front of an audience, and found the experience to be quite enlightening. We did manage to catch forty-winks int he wee hours fo the morning, but more importantly, we seized this opportunity to practise reading out loud to a LIVE! audience and also forged closer bonds with our fellow readers.

All in all, it was a rather fruitful experience, and i would be keen to participate in such an event again.