Technology is all around our children and whether we like it or not, it has slowly become an integral part of our lives too. In unprecedented moments like these with school closures due to COVID-19, technology becomes our next best friend when we are home-bound with the children. Learning still must take place even though...
With home-based learning done and dusted and the school holidays brought forward, your primary school kids might be happy to welcome this short break from school. But you know it won’t be long before they’ll start to get restless and turn to their devices (or you!) for entertainment. To keep things fun while your family...
Singapore’s extended circuit breaker period due to COVID-19 has been difficult for many families. Not only are we all cooped up in the house together, but the Ministry of Education (MOE) has also declared that the June holidays will be moved up to May in order to ease the burden of Home-Based Learning (HBL) for...
Home-based learning has made way to welcome the school holidays amid this Circuit Breaker. Staying in during the holidays is the new novelty with activities that your primary school child can enjoy during the day. Here we will list 8 educational Chinese YouTube channels to help your little ones learn. To help you get started,...
With the school holidays brought forward and an extension of the circuit breaker, your child would be eager to catch up on his/her favourite educational shows on Netflix. But do you know what your child is watching on TV while you work from home? Besides setting the ground rules for TV time, you can also...
With schools still closed during the extended Circuit Breaker and the school holidays brought forward, you’ll now need ideas to keep your primary school child occupied meaningfully. It’s no secret that your child will request for screen time and you can’t deny that this will give you that much-needed peace and quiet, especially if you’re...
Children are exposed to science every day as it is all around us. Watching how a plant grows, learning about the life cycle of animals and observing raindrops are all part of science. It is no wonder then that children look forward to learning science at primary school. In Singapore, science is officially introduced into...
With the rise in COVID-19 cases reported recently and the circuit breaker measures in place from 8 April to 4 May 2020, schools have now switched to full home-based learning and free e-learning resources while preschool services are suspended. Your child’s teachers would have made arrangements for online lessons to be conducted and daily assignments...
Stay Home, Stay Curious As you and your family stay safe at home, how can you keep your child engaged in learning through this period of school closure? Our numeracy activities for kids will help your resolve this potential issue. We’ve prepared two short maths activities for you to do together – all you’ll need...
The Ministry of Education (MOE), Singapore, has made a grand move at the start of 2019 to reduce academic testing at Primary 1 and 2 levels. The move was greatly applauded by both parents and teachers, as many have come forward to share that children of that age group may not be ready for examinations....
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