Monday, 5 March 2018

“老师,你有拍我吗?看我很认真。来,拍我。”



学生:“老师,你有拍我吗?看我很认真。来,拍我。”


一个那么小的孩子,这个简单的要求中。老师看到了许多美好的特质。
她很勇敢,知道她也可以这样要求。
她有自知的能力,知道自己认真是对的。
而且她是真的很认真。


【自知能力】

无论我们到了什么年纪,都是需要肯定、赞美和认同的。这使我们得到满足感,提升自我价值感。作为大人的我们都不一定能都自己给自己肯定了,当我听到这学生的要求是,心里很开心。

尤其在华人社会长大的我们,被教导着要谦虚、不能自满。在这样前提长大的我们就变得内敛,也比较害羞。结果,其实我们做的很不错了,还不自知。

【尝试的勇气】
面对新的事物,就好比要我们踏出自己的舒适圈。对大人来说不容易,对小孩来说就更加难了。让他们尝试新的事物,会需要很大的鼓励及勇气。也这种勇气,也是可以被训练的。第一次或许会磨蹭很久、裹足不前。通过多几次的演练,一旁的大人不难发现,再要他们尝试新的事物,会变得容易一些,快一些。

所以,尝试的勇气也是可以被练出来的。而秘诀就是给他们更多的鼓励和肯定。

【认真的完成】
要孩子们认真,事前准备很重要。

小孩和大人专注力不同是肯定的,因为孩子们很容易被周围的 环境条件所影响。帮他们先把工具和空间准备好,这会使他们更容易投入和专心。

桌面上只有自己所需要的工具,就可以减低他们分心的机会。

要把所有都需要的工具都准备好,其实也有很多要准备。爸爸妈妈们在家里,要有这样的设置也不容易。往往原本正在认真彩色的孩子,就是在我们走开去拿其他工具的时候就溜走了。

这么说,爸爸妈妈就能明白准备功夫的重要了吧。

Monday, 26 February 2018

【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。


Saturday, 6 January 2018

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。

Thursday, 6 July 2017

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.

Wednesday, 21 June 2017

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.



Friday, 24 March 2017

关于一些顽皮的故事,《顽皮故事集》读后感


这本书是为了孩子们买的,买的时候刚好因为孩子们的顽皮折腾得一个头两个大。
他们每天每天都有不同的缘由,让身边的大人伤神。

这本书写了很多顽皮的趣事,故事里的孩子并没有为自己的顽皮找借口,而是道出了顽皮时他心里正在想的是什么。这正是我想知道的。

书中的序就说到,无论你已经是一位有名望的专业人士或是生意人都好,不得不承认这些人的心里也有住着一个顽皮的孩子,时不时有一些想要捣蛋或是捉弄人的想法。都被理智的想法压抑着。孩子却不同,他们还在摸索着。很多时候都会想要尝试。

首先,我喜欢看这本书,很简单扼要,没有拖泥带水,却又有很多意想不到的精彩情节。很多意想不到的事情,故事里的小男孩都做了。

虽然有顽皮的一面,却同时展现了自己爱妹妹和敢作敢当的好个性。这让我不禁想到,当看到孩子的顽皮时,大人们都忘了去欣赏那孩子身上其他的好。

这本书让我看到,顽皮的孩子的观点,你细细的听其实很有特色。因为就是他们的思维不一样,所以常常做出一些导弹的行为。

其实,有点特别也没有什么不好。



Wednesday, 8 March 2017

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.