Happy Minds with Busma
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Category: Learning activities
Transportation + Post-it notes
Tired but rewarding. Love to see the excitement on the kids faces when I introduce a new game. Love to see they enjoy it a lot. J’s school is doing transportation these few weeks, so I am doing the same in my English lessons… Continue Reading “Transportation + Post-it notes”
Learn sight words with a die
This is another acivity to help J to be familar and recognise some English words. It’s very simple. J has to roll a die and read the words in the column. For example , he rolls 1 and so he has to read all… Continue Reading “Learn sight words with a die”
Educational learning activities with toilet rolls and bottle lids
I try to create fun and interesting activities to play and teach my son and his friends in my playdates. Instead of using word and picture cards to teach sight words and family members, I used bottle lids and toilet rolls , popsicles, and… Continue Reading “Educational learning activities with toilet rolls and bottle lids”
Learning about different rooms in a house
We were learning about different parts/rooms of a house yesterday in my playgroup. We played games and made some little rooms. Some of the furnitures pop up and the kids were really excited about it. Everyone was so focused to make their rooms beautiful… Continue Reading “Learning about different rooms in a house”
Easy and fun activity to practice subtraction with scissors
This is a very easy to prepare activity for little ones to learn subtraction. What you need: Some rough paper cut into strips Markers (or colouring pencils) to draw Stapler Scissors How to make it: Write out a simple subtraction problem for example, 4… Continue Reading “Easy and fun activity to practice subtraction with scissors”
Chinese New Year Blossom Tree collage x English playdate
A few days ago I shared with the Playtimes readers my Chinese New Year Blossom Tree collage. I was so eager to see how the kids in my English playdate would create their own masterpiece. I let them to use various colouring crayons and… Continue Reading “Chinese New Year Blossom Tree collage x English playdate”
Fun way to learn addition
This is a simple and super fun way to practice addition with J and his K2 friends in our playdates. It is very easy to set up, you would need: Some toy blocks A ping pong ball (or any small ball) Some paper to… Continue Reading “Fun way to learn addition”
Learn sight words with craft sticks and pegs
This is a simple activity to learn sight words using foam craft sticks and pegs. What you need: Foam craft sticks Wooden pegs Marker pens How to make it: Write down the sight words you want to teach, plus a few more Write down… Continue Reading “Learn sight words with craft sticks and pegs”
Chinese New Year Blossom Tree Collage
Chinese New Year is coming soon. I would love to share with you how to make this beautiful Blossom Tree Collage with your little one. Equipment: Plain paper (preferably white colour so the flowers show up better) A red pocket (I always reuse mine)… Continue Reading “Chinese New Year Blossom Tree Collage”
Teaching kids in my English playdates
Working with kids have taught me a lot. Some kids are chatty, some are quiet, some are active, some can sit still, some are able to ask for help, some need more guidance. They all gave me inspiration and made me think more on… Continue Reading “Teaching kids in my English playdates”
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