Hi5 Children Playgroup - Baking Activtities

Enjoy a free class when you enroll for the full courses in April.

Register with us now, to let your children participate in this interesting activities.
We bake a different recipe every weeks that make children excite about coming to learn new things.

【3月学校假日营 - 我快乐 . 我成长】

这是一次集合了大家最爱的活动的假期营。

每堂我们在烘培课的时候，孩子们就问什么时候可以做史莱姆实验。
而当我们在做史莱姆的时候，孩子们又问今天不做点什么吃的带回家给爸爸妈妈吗？
玩着老师们准备的玩具时，又问：“老师，如果我们有自己做的玩具玩，那该有多好”。

这个假期，有充裕的时间，让我们一次完成期待已久的活动。

3月的学校假期，爸爸妈妈们位孩子准备了什么活动呢？

通过多元活动，引导孩子自我挑战、突破极限，学习与队友共同迈向成长。激发孩子们的自信心，同时在认识新朋友的过程日建立团体生活的社交能力。

孩子们是否不时会说，妈妈我不会、我做不来、可以帮帮我吗？明明有能力完成的事，就是少了那份自信和尝试的勇气。

这次的学校假期营，就好像是孩子们勇气的加油站。为他们下半年的学习做更好的心理准备。

💵理财游戏学算数，零压力，好好玩

👨🏻‍🌾👩🏻‍🌾做生意，当小老板，设计菜单学单词

👩🏻‍🔬👨🏻‍🔬制作史莱姆，是科学实验，小科学家会计算单位

🐣🐰复活节，找彩蛋，体验多一种节日

活动详情：-
日期：2018年3月19日、20日及21日
时间：10am - 4pm
适合年龄：6岁以上
收费：RM250

*首五位付费报名的学生，附送一堂于23/3 的 Easter Egg Hunting Workshop

**需要提早或延长活动时间的家长，可与我们联络做托育的安排。

儿童理财班家长反馈

无论是来Hi5的家长或是学生们来说，儿童理财班无疑是最受欢迎的其中一个项目。老师们最开心的除了是孩子们快乐的学习之外，更是家长们的反馈。毕竟家长们面对孩子们的时间是最长的，才能真正的看到孩子们是否有把老师教的听进去，并且实践在生活上。

今天有位学生家长，到中心问起为什么孩子在家里念念有词地说：“要做生意要懂的计算成本，再来定价不可以太高，太高没有人买，太低自己赚不到钱。”

于是，家长问说：“这是真的要让他到学校做买卖吗？”

其实不然，大人理解的买卖往往和孩子心中期待的买卖是不同的。

家长的反馈，让我们知道孩子们有把所学习到的，想办法实践在自己的生活里。这整的让老师们感到满足又开心。

也遇到类似情况的家长们，不妨试试让孩子在家里做个简单的三明治，兜售给来家里的客人阿姨或则舅舅。当然价钱合理的话，家里的大人们也都很乐意配合。

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家长们，你们有没有试过孩子拿着扮家家酒的玩具来到你的前面，要求你们买下他们的食物呢？这个画面在Hi5是常常有的，老师们一般也都会配合孩子们所设计的脚本。这个游戏不只是年幼的孩子们爱玩，甚至是大孩子也喜欢参与。如果细心观察孩子们的老师或是家长都会有这个发现。

角色扮演 (Pretend game/ role play) 对孩子们来说是成长的重要一部分，不仅是因为好玩，也是重要的学习，这对形成孩子们的社会人格是很重要的。进入幼稚园的年龄，孩子们喜欢通过模仿来满足自己的求知欲。通过不断的和不同的人交流跟互动，学会什么样的情况该有什么反应。因此团体生活，对他们也变得格外重要。

儿童理财班恰恰好提供了这么一个环境。首先，是不同学龄的孩子集合在一起。大孩子可以成为领导者，带领比较年幼的同学们，示范怎么花钱、存钱和省钱。表面上他们做着自己已经会做的是，但是当自己作为真正的领导者的时候，当下的那么责任感是平时和童年的孩子在一起时有所不同的。而大班的孩子在成长的过程里也正需要这些责任感和成就感，来完整他们的自我实现(self-actualized)。这是很重要的。

模仿，是小班的孩子们重要的一部分，尤其是和哥哥姐姐们一起，他们学习起来会特别认真。很多妈妈也一定认同，很多时候自己叫不动的孩子，换成是大哥哥、大姐姐的话他们马上就动起来了。那是因为他们的渴望，他们渴望着长大，能够快点和大哥哥、大姐姐一样有能力完成更复杂的工作。能够和大哥哥、大姐姐在同一个活动里学习，这对他们而言是快乐、且有效的学习。

为了让孩子们带着快乐的心情回到校园， 安排了摄影的环节。让他们先预习回到学校的心情。

排队领取零用钱，孩子们都有次序。不会争先恐后。

June - A month full of fun and joy

When I was putting all my class photo in folder, I see so many happy faces. So I decide to write this post to remember June of 2017, and also as our teaching diary. 

Frankly speaking, being a teacher is tough, nevertheless running a children center as our passion. This happy faces are our biggest motivation to keep us work hard with my creative ideas and class. 

The middle of the year is always full of holiday, together school holiday and public holiday. Some family go abroad and have family bonding time. We had lot of fun together, as teachers and students at Hi5 Children Playgroup. 

What keep us motivated? 

• The smiley faces before they go home. 
• Friendships made in Hi5
• The shine and bright memory created together with us
• Progress they made from time to time 

When they meet their best friends here, the happy moment is beyond word can describe

Before one of them going back to their home town, we teach them how to record the happy moment they had together.

Being proud of himself, complete a cupcake by himself

Birthday girl, who had been with us in the past year. Celebrating her big day.

Look at the cheerful smile, with her achievement.

Not only the children, we try to let parents be involved with us in different kind of activities.

Enjoy every moment, doing activities with friends and teachers.

About "the little boss"

The little boss program has been a dream comes true for Hi5 Children Playgroup. It is also one of the top favorite program that the children want to participate.

It is not that common in our country that parents let children involve in non-academic activities. Therefore it creates some obstacles when we are organizing "Where do find the participant?". 

Second, the venue. The fact is that not all the business places are children friendly, and willing to compromise their business for this activity. 

The cost, teaching the children how to work can be at least three times harder to do it by adults. Most of the parents will agree with this statement. It incurs more jobs than usual, especially the cleaning and standby extra man power to make sure their safety. 

Despite all these difficulties, we managed to organize a few rounds of the event. We can call them successful by looking at the happy faces at the end of the day, and how they keep on talking about their working day. 

The reason we try so hard to make it happen is that children at the young age, especially age of 6 and above. They really need recognition by adult, and they are exploring the real world. If you pay attention during their play time, you will notice children at this age like to host role playing games very much, either is shopkeeper and customer or doctor and patient. Being able to experience working in a actual workplace means a lot for them. 

For those parents, who participated before. We would like to thank you for your participation. That really means a lot for us. After all, that's the very first time we organize this kind of event outside center. 

We are looking forward for more fun and exciting activities with your participation. 

See you this week! The little bosses.   

We let children enter the real working area, and work for real.

They would also need to encounter the challenge for real as well, by handling the questions from parents or other customers.

Why we teach cooking? It's a important life skill

As a children playgroup center, we have been teaching children how to cook with minimal help from adult. We try to let them do as much as they can independently. 

Teaching them how to bake and cook is different from teaching them how to finsih homework, it doesn't apply on exam and there's no result to show on an exam paper. So why we put so much of effort teaching it? Not only because the children love it and enjoying doing things in the kitchen. 

It's a important life skill. We all grow up for a purpose that we learn how to take care of ourself and others. Children need this achievement even at their young age. This would help to let them feel identified and confident. Children culinary ain't only about playing and making nice food, it's also an important part for them during the growing stage. 

After few months of learning, we see the progress of the children, they are confident to share with others how to make the food. Most importantly, they are more than happy to share their food happily.

Life skill isn't only about make a living, also to care about others in our life. 

Sensory activity - Yes, we let the children play with flour

Design pattern on floured surface

At the end of baking class, because we used ingredients wisely so we have excessive flour

Some of the parents share with me they run out of ideas what to play or to do with their children? This sound like a common question some of the parents have.

In Hi5, we welcome parents to stay for the baking class if they would like to learn too. We share the recipe with parents too, in case they would like to bake at home. We are happy to learn that some of the families start baking together at home.

At the end of the class, there are materials left over. We will let the children play with that. Children love sensory activity, it is also a good way to let them release some creativity energy. 

We bake English Muffin this week, children kept distracted by the excessive flour in the bowl. They couldn't stop to play, I know exactly how they feel because flour has such a special texture than anything they have been touching daily. We suggest the children to use their ingredients wisely, so they will have more flour to play after we complete. From that point onward, they handle every steps carefully.

While we were waiting the parents to come, we had so much fun by playing with the flour.

Do you know that?Research shows that sensory play builds nerve connections in the brain's pathways, which lead to the child's ability to complete more complex learning tasks. Sensory play supports language development, cognitive growth, fine and gross motor skills, problem solving skills, and social interaction.

Children Chinese Cultural Camp 儿童传统习俗体验营

传统习俗有多重要？华人的文化流传了多久，就有多重要。

因为传统习俗和日常生活融入在一起，而且我们不再需要一年才有吃到一次节庆食物。生活的步伐也变得很快，我们慢慢忘了先辈们留下来的习俗， 忘了有好多精彩的故事和习俗可以告诉孩子们。

今年三月的传统习俗体验营，我们和孩子们一起认识了屈原uncle，他是一个什么样的人、他的职业，还有为什么大家那么尊重他。学习是可以很生活化的，让孩子用他们的方式去体验。课程结束后，孩子们对于端午节的重点不再是好吃的粽子而已，还有那位被派去很远的屈原uncle。这就是孩子们可以把屈原的故事记得很好的秘密。

华人的习俗也可以很有趣、好玩，只要我们找到属于孩子们的方法带着他们一起去了解。

活动接受报名中，提早报名可享有优惠。

用不织布制作传统粽子，命名“包中”，家长们都喜欢孩子们送的礼物

下午茶时间是亲手制作的汤圆，下课来接孩子们的家长也吃到了

Today we have a group of children from the same school joining Eat Craft - making cup cakes together, and had a lovely afternoon tea after the class.

This beautiful arrangement is credited to the mothers among the group, they have been sharing ideas and interesting activities for their children. Attending activities together, is one of their favorite moment.

The children have lots of fun. First of all, making food is always fun. Baking has the magical power that let everybody both adults and children to enjoy doing it. In Malaysia, baking isn't that common in most of the household especially letting kiddos to do by their own. Honestly, that's a lot of preparation and cleaning to be done. But if you were there to witness how happy they are, you would definitely think that's something worth to do.

I am happy to look at these children, because they have so many things to talk about. They talk about their interests, hobbies, siblings and activities. Even though some of them came for the first time, they open their heart and enjoy the class very soon after we start the activity. This is another reason we enjoy teaching Eat Craft so much. Food brings everybody together.



 

Children who made meringue for the first time, they claim it looked exactly like ice cream which is not melting at all.

Quick learner he is. First baking class, he just learnt how to fold batter with meringue by watching.

Baking is a perfect lesson to teach about patient and waiting. Because nothing can be ate without waiting.