Initially unplanned, the 2020 P3 class was started as a way to accommodate the siblings of my older current or ex students. As the Covid-19 situation worsened in the first part of the year, I stopped taking in new students in this class due to the young age of the Read more…
How Primary 3 students should plan their compositions At Thinking factory, the Planning process for our compositions is an important start to writing good compositions. At the planning stage, students begin the process of generating ideas for their story, organising their ideas and learning how to paragraph their ideas correctly. Read more…
Creating descriptive settings The aim of this lesson (conducted over 2 weeks) with my P3s was to nurture them to be more descriptive in the way they described their setting or the ‘where’ and ‘when’ of their story. After a brief discussion about the definition of settings, the students watched Read more…
Our class of Primary 3s are in their 4th week of lessons with us and are doing well. Especially in their writing component. All of them are eager to share their ideas and willing to describe their points in details. This has motivated me to start a Primary 2 class Read more…
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 common especially in the P3 level. Read more…
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 results as well as ways that we can help Read more…
Phrases to describe happiness and excitement – P3 and P4 Composition 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…
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 centre. However, the end goal for each term 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…
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 is becoming more challenging. Read more…