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.

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。

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. 

The tale of the Gingerbread Man

Story time while we are waiting for Gingerbread Man baked from the oven

Childhood is wonderful while it's filled up with all these amazing tales. Most of the children love gingerbread man. Gingerbread man is yummy, and it's also adorable. 

 Let's get started from the scratch. We measure by using scale, mix the ingredient and make the cookies dough.

 There are big and small ginger bread man.

 Look at these gingerbread man, they are made by us.

 It's baked, and give them some eyes and buttons.

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.