P3 English Oral Model – Hobbies My Primary 3s and Primary 4s are having their English Oral examinations over the next 2 weeks. So, I am posting 1 P3 oral based on the theme of hobbies. The choice question, which is the first question is the one that is quite Read more…
Primary 3 English Composition Theme – A Lost Puppy As we reach the halfway mark in our year, Teacher Suba and I have been reviewing our students’ SA1 results and reflecting on the positives and challenges of the past 6 months; including ways that we can maintain the students’ good Read more…
P3 and P4 Composition – Phrases to describe happiness and excitement In our P3 class this month, Teacher Suba has been teaching the students how to use phrases to describe emotions in their compositions. The students were given a list of phrases to describe happiness, excitement, curiosity, sadness and relief. Read more…
P3 English Composition Theme : 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 in both P3 and P4 classes at the 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 more school activities and tuition of other subjects, besides English, 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. Over the years, I’ve realised that the PSLE English paper Read more…
E-learning P3 / P4 Model Composition This composition was written by my P3 E-learning student. She has been steadily improving over the past 3 months and I am very pleased with her latest composition. The topic was a Birthday Party and like any composition based on the theme of happiness, Read more…
P3 & P4 Composition – A Competition I believe that the start of a good writer is usually in the P3 and P4 years. Having said that, I have had students who have come to me in P5 and blossomed to be humorous and exciting writers. In the writing section Read more…
Endings for Primary 3 – Primary 6 Compositions Endings The way you conclude your story must give the reader a sense of closure. Endings in compositions suffer the most. Usually because of time factor or no planning, endings can be abrupt and sudden, causing the reader (mainly your examiner) to Read more…
Introductions for Primary 3 – Primary 6 Compositions Many students have an issue starting a story. Some are abrupt, others use the same sentence in every composition and others write too long introductions and have lesser time to work on the themes. There are many ways to begin a story. Read more…