PSLE Composition – An Unusual Incident Using the theme correctly is important in composition writing. It is easy for even good writers to lose track of the theme even a little and marks can be subtracted. During the planning stage Read more…
P4 Composition – Being Considerate We wrapped up Term 2 at Thinking Factory at the end of February. I have gotten to know my students better as all the students in this P4 class are new. Though, 4 of them Read more…
P3 Composition – At The Beach The P3 class has just completed a term at Thinking Factory and I have been reviewing the positive progress that they have made. Writing compositions (along with Paper 2 components) is a weekly practice Read more…
We are hard at work preparing for the upcoming CA1 for the P6 classes. However, I have also started preparing for the start of Oral testing for my P6s. At Thinking Factory, this usually begins at the start of March Read more…
How to improve in English Grammar in Primary 5 & 6 As the Chinese New Year holidays draw to a close and students return to school, preparation for the CA1 for most of my P6s and some of my P5s Read more…
Creating Vocabulary lists for students can be a great way to build on a students understanding of new and complex words. This is especially important as vocabulary in tests and examinations get more challenging. As my students get busier with Read more…
Tips on P5/P6 Comprehension Cloze Passages Comprehension Cloze passages are probably one of the most problematic parts of the English Booklet B of Paper 2. Many times a student is unaware of what to fill in the blank. For a Read more…
Even though I remind my students to read the newspapers often, I, myself, am always on the lookout for interesting news articles that can help my upper primary students handle Stimulus-based conversation better. Bringing up some facts during a conversation Read more…
Primary 3 English Tuition For a number of years, Thinking Factory had mainly classes for Primary 5 and Primary 6 students. This was due to time constraints as my focus would be on the PSLE year for my P6 students. Read more…
Primary 6 English Tuition – Composition – An Unwelcomed Guest The school year has begun and I hope that everyone had a restful and good holiday! I would like to thank everyone who took some time out of their holidays Read more…
Now that PSLE is done and dusted, students are moving on to the next phase of their education. Secondary education. It brings with it the promise of growth and yet can seem intimidating to many. There are new subjects to Read more…
P5 Commonly Misspelled Words 1) athlete 2) athletics 3) aggressive 4) authorize 5) accumulate 6) ascend 7) amateur 8) ageing 9) acquaintance 10) conscience 11) convenient 12) conscious 13) unconscious 14) cigarette 15) diarrhoea 16) dissatisfied 17) disastrous 18) dining Read more…
Thinking Factory has some exciting news for 2019! We are opening up new classes and we have new teachers to helm the classes. All the teachers are ex-Primary and Secondary teachers who have years of experience teaching. While they are Read more…
Hello everyone! Thinking Factory is opening up a Primary 3 English class for 2019. It is on Thursdays 3.30-5pm and will begin on 10th of January! Please contact us for more details.
As I wait patiently for news from my P6 2018 students on their PSLE results, I thought I should blog about what we have been doing in class this month to prepare for the PSLE 2019. We have one more Read more…
I have been going through my old posts in an effort to update my current blog to a more organised and user-friendly one. One of my posts in 2016 caught my eye and I thought that I should re-post it Read more…
One of the questions that I am usually asked by parents of my new students is this. How do you teach creative writing in Thinking Factory? When I first started tutoring I did not realise that there were many ways Read more…
As the news about the changes in the Singapore education system (no mid-year examinations at certain grades) broke, I applauded the move and felt happy for our children. I think the only concern I may have is the no-examination in Read more…
This year I asked a few of the parents & students (mostly from my P6 group) if they had some time to write me a testimonial. I was humbled and touched by the kind words and would like to share Read more…
In need of some revision for Paper 2 components? Come join us for a 2-day Intensive revision during the PSLE Marking Days!