Science activities for school holidays

How about learning about Science during your free time?

1. EcoKids This site provides games and activites on how to protect our environment. You can read up blogs on this topic too.


2.TryScience
Try out the experiments, field trips and adventures here!


3. Woodlands Science Zone

This site has many topics which pupils will learn starting from P3 in Singapore. I tried out the topic on Sound under Physical Processes. It links to this (below) which gives a brief explanation on what is sound.

So I decided to click on the game "Identify the sounds game" which links me to this site (below).


See, there are so many activities which I can have fun and learn at the same time.


4. Cool Science for Curious Kids
This is so cool with information and activities to do, especially the graphics!

The homepage looks like this (below):

You can ask a question by clicking on the picture "Ask a Scientist" or if you want to find out how to become a Scientist, click on the correct picture.


5. Cyberchase by PBS Kids


6. Kaboose Science Games

Games on various topics. The above screen shot is only half of the original page.


7. BBC Science Site


8. Amazing Space

This site is all about the space. You can learn more about the Comets (below) through the links on the homepage.



9. National Natural Museum

For those who likes nature like animals and plants.


10. BBC-DynaMo's Lab



11. Your Brain and Nervous System

I'm sure you will be entralled by how complicated our brain and the nervous system are. They control our emotions, our movements and that's why we will retract our fingers when we touch hot stuff. Find out more from this site.


12.Brain's Rule
Wow, you can play games on our brain here!


13. Nobel Prize Educational Games

This is highly recommended because the games are based on scientists and writers who won the Nobel Prize Awards. This award is very important and significant to commend (praise) these people for their excellent work in their specialized field.


14. Science of Museum



15. American Museum of Natural History



16. Neuroscience for Kids


17. Nature Explorer



19. BBC-Digger and the Gang

For each age group, there are English, Maths and Science activities.


20. ARKive Education-Games

The ARKive Education also has resources for teachers (below) but parents may want to take a look at them to discuss with your child too. Click here.

Art and English activites for 10-14 Nov

Hello children!

These are some activities which I thought are pretty interesting for you to do during your free time since school holiday is around the corner (means coming soon).

1. Famous Paintings and Art Appreciation for kids

Choose which artist and the painting that you would like to read. After reading, you can choose to do the activities like online jigsaw puzzle, crossword puzzle, colouring, online word search and word scramble or print the worksheets to do.

I've tried the one on M. Loulou by Paul Gauguin and played the online jigsaw puzzle because I enjoy this activity a lot.

Now it is your turn!


2. NGA Kids
A number of online activities to work on. I'm sure you will love to explore this site.



3. Crayola Site for Kids
Explore this site on your own!


4. BBC-CBBC
You can watch a video clip, play games and read up on the topics posted.


5. Mandala Online Game



If you found any good educational sites, do tell us via the comment function.

CL digital story workshop for parents-pupils

(above) Heng Wee and Chu Xin with their parents before the start of the workshop.

Today is the last session of the workshop for parents and their child who will create digital story using Window Photoshop 3.

(above) Samuel and his mother are so excited about learning together.

(above) Heng Wee showing his mother what he has done.

(above) Dylan speaking into the mic while his mother looks on.

(above) Chu Xin and his mother creating a digital story.

(above) Samuel and Justin at the tea break.

(above) Justin with his favourite snack-Onei Onei.

(above) Parents watching the nominated creations by parents and their child.

(above) The girls were so thrilled to watch their and others on the screen.

(above) Congratulations to Samuel, Chu Xin and Alicia for winning a prize for creating one of the best Digital Story Photo Story. I'm sure Justin and Heng Wee had great fun too.

(above) Each parent received the specially-designed photo and each child received a badge as their souvenir.

For those parents who missed the workshop, don't worry. You can read up the detailed step-by-step instruction to do it with your child.

How To Create Slideshows with the Free PhotoStory 3

Download handout on Digital Storytelling with Photo Story 3

Watch Photo Story 3 - Video Tutorial (English) (song version without audio explanation)

Create digital stories with photostory 3 (with audio explanation)



What is next after learning the skills?

These are some suggestions you can do with your child:

1. Use your family outings photo and get your child to write a story about it.
Describe WHAT you did, WHERE you went, WHEN did you go, HOW you feel and WHY you went to the place. This is a narrative or descriptive text.

2. Take photos of a procedure done at home, e.g. when you are cooking/sewing/cleaning the house/baking etc. Then have your child to record the steps of the activity. This is a procedure
text.

3. Download some photos (e.g. a river, wild life in Africa, children dashing across the roads etc) /cliparts from the internet and have your child to describe the emotions, size, shape, or his/her reflections when he/she sees the graphic.

Chinese Drama workshop

Pupils started the Chinese Drama workshop as their post-exam activity.

(above) Pupils with the instructor after their lunch. This warm-up activity requires them to be alert so that they can respond fast when it is their turn.

Recess on 4 Nov

(above) Aaron with his sandwich.

(above) Pei Shan bought a pizza and was delighted to be caught on camera!

(above) Hmm...who was Wee Khong looking and smiling at?

(above) Aaron was very kind to share his food with his teacher.

(above) Pupils choosing their favourite seat.

(above) Yu Ling was enjoying her bowl of noodles.

(above) Chu Xin with her plate of rice. Where are the vegetables?

(above) Siti and Annisa.

(above) Now we have Irfan joining in the group.

(above) Samuel with his glutinous rice and Owen with his pizza.

(above) Chu Ling loves to tilt his head when being photographed.

(above) This is Justin gobbling his food.

(above) Oophs, it is a blur photo taken. It must be because Glady's smile is too powerful that it causes the photographer's hands to be shaken :~)

(above) Is Dylan troubled over his food?

(above) Hey, it is finally our turn.
Ryan: See, I am eating my banana very slowly so that you can capture me with it.

(above) The three angels left their seats to be photographed. See how bright their smiles are!

(above) Another group of angels and their colourful water bottles!

(above) Don't rush me. I am biting slowly.

(above) Fruits are good for me, so I am eating grapes today.

(above) I am Wen Xuan. Let you take a close-up shot of the beautiful me.

(above) We have finished every single grain of rice. No wasting of food.
Justin: Let me pose first.

(above) Charlton says he has his parents' permission to drink soft drink today :~)

(above) David received a beautifully-wrapped candy from a parent volunteer!

(above) Danish finally appeared in the canteen with his food.

(above) Annisa eating chocolate after her meal.

(above) Charlton also received a gift from a parent volunteer!

(above) Owen was so thrilled to receive one too.