Week 18 was SOOOOO much fun 😭✨

Honestly, I loved it.

First of all… it has been AGES since I last boarded a plane ✈️😂. I became one of those people taking photos of everything just for the geotag.

And honestly?

I don’t even care if people think I’m weird 😆📸.

I just cannot help it.

The Nervous Journey Begins😮‍💨✈️

Before departing for the course, I was nervous the entire time.

Not normal nervous.

👉 airport nervous 😭😂

I kept worrying:

• Did I check in my bag correctly?
• What if I missed my flight?
• What if they didn’t allow me to board because my hand carry exceeded 7kg?!

And honestly…
between my:
💻 laptop
📱 iPad
🔋 powerbank

…I really thought I might get stopped 😆

Then came:
😵‍💫 navigating the airport
😵‍💫 finding the cab counter
😵‍💫 trying to look calm while internally panicking

But alhamdulillah 🤍
I safely arrived.

Walking Into a Room Full of Youngsters😂🍎

The next day, the course began.

And BOY… I was nervous again 😭.

The room was almost full of youngsters 😆✨.

It was also the place where I saw:
🍎 the highest concentration of Apple products in one room 😂

MacBooks everywhere. iPads everywhere. Energy everywhere.

The crowd was lively, enthusiastic, laughing, helping each other.

And slowly…

I started enjoying myself 🤍

Cuppa Production ☕🎬

My group was called:
✨ Cuppa Production ✨

And honestly, we worked HARD.

We completed tasks together, discussed ideas, edited videos… and even slept at 1 a.m. finishing our projects 😭😂.

Tiring? Yes.

Fun? VERY.

Learning Beyond Video Editing 🎥✨

I already had some experience making videos through Perky Piung 🐢.

But this course taught me something deeper.

Not just:
👉 how to make videos

But:
👉 how to TEACH others to make videos.

I learned:
✨ step-by-step workflow
✨ planning and publishing process
✨ trainer preparation
✨ how to guide learners creatively

And suddenly, I could see:
🌱 how this connects to my classroom
🌱 my storytelling
🌱 my future projects

The Digital Portfolio Panic 😆💻

We were also required to create our:
📂 digital portfolio

Which…

hahaha I have not started yet 😭😂

So yes.
Another thing added to my:
👉 “School Holidays Mountain of Tasks™” ⛰️😆

But honestly?

I hope I can slowly complete many of them during the holidays 🤍

Teacher’s Day Love🌷🎁

Last week was also:
✨ Teacher’s Day ✨

And I received so many gifts, drawings, and little tokens from my students 🥹💛.

I truly appreciate the love and effort from both the learners and their parents.

And deep inside, I quietly hope:

👉 the love they show me
will slowly become
👉 love for learning too 🤍

Rediscovering Malaysian Folklore🐢📖✨

One of the most meaningful parts of the course was meeting people from all over the country.

The trainers and participants helped me:
✨ understand animation better
✨ reconnect with storytelling
✨ rediscover love for Malaysian folklore

And honestly?

It has been a while since I truly celebrated my own culture like this.

Now my brain is already buzzing with ideas 😭😂

Like…

👉 What if Perky Piung starred in Malaysian folklore stories? 🐢✨

Can you imagine:

• Piung meeting Sang Kancil?
• Piung in Mahsuri?
• Piung wandering through Story Island folklore adventures?

HAHAHAHA 😭✨

Another pile added to my school holiday plans.

But honestly?

I think these ideas are worth exploring.

A Creative Direction Emerging🌱🎨

This course made me realise something important.

I think I want to focus more on:
🎬 animation
📖 storytelling
🎥 video creation
✨ creative learning experiences

Just like:
🐢 Perky Piung on Story Island ✨

And for the first time in a while…

that dream feels possible.

Final Reflection 🤍

Week 18 reminded me that sometimes…

we need to step outside our normal routine to remember who we are becoming 🌱✨

This course did not just teach me animation.

It reignited:
💛 creativity
💛 curiosity
💛 courage

And for that…

Alhamdulillah 🤍✨

Week 17.

This was a tiring week.

One of those weeks where I questioned myself more than usual.

Every week, I walk into school thinking about growth 🌱. Thinking about becoming better — a better teacher, a calmer teacher, a more effective teacher.

But this week…

I did not feel like the teacher I hoped to be 😔.

The Classroom Struggle 😮‍💨

This week, I felt very demotivated.

I was upset with my learners because no matter what I tried:

• whole class activities
• pair work
• games
• play corner

…I still struggled to keep them from making noise or misbehaving.

And slowly, I began asking myself:

👉 Am I doing something wrong?
👉 Why can’t I command attention the way I want to?

What drains me most is not the lesson itself.

It is the constant:
🔁 reminding
🔁 reprimanding
🔁 disciplining

All these things take away so much class time. Sometimes, it upsets the learners who are genuinely trying. Sometimes, it even feels like the naughty ones become louder because the attention becomes their spotlight 😮‍💨.

And honestly…

I hate becoming the teacher who keeps scolding.

That is not who I want to be.

5B – The Frame Is Slowly Forming✍️🍔

For 5B, we continued working on the guided writing burger.

Many learners managed to write, and although grammar mistakes are still there, I can slowly see the structure taking shape 🥹✨.

The frame is forming.

I truly believe they can become independent writers one day.

But for that to happen:
👉 they need more focus
👉 less talking

And me?

👉 more patience
👉 clearer boundaries

2Z – Singing Through the Lesson🎶🏠

For 2Z, we learned a new song:
✨ The Old House ✨

We sang, used gestures, drew pictures, and practised writing.

They really enjoy singing 💛.

Although many still “eat the words” while singing 😆🎤, I was still happy to see some learners getting the gestures correct.

The topic definitely needs reinforcement — maybe after the school holidays.

But for now, I think:
🌱 some seeds were planted.

3Z – The Hardest Class This Week🌧️

3Z was my most challenging class this week.

I struggled to:

• maintain focus
• encourage work completion
• manage behaviour consistently

And yet…

many learners still managed to earn their play tickets 🎟️✨.

What hurts me most is seeing the learners who are genuinely trying.

I want them to feel happy in my class. I want them to feel safe to learn.

But there were also moments this week where some learners made me feel deeply upset despite all my efforts.

The Teacher Outside the Classroom🌷

The strange thing is…

Outside the classroom, I am a very smiling teacher 😆.

I greet students before they greet me.
I wear bright colours because I know they like them 🌈.
I wave everywhere I go like school royalty 😂👑.
I sashay through the hallways like they belong to me.

But inside?

Sometimes I feel ashamed that I cannot command attention in my own classroom.

Today, I almost cried.

And before I actually did…
I dismissed my students early.

A Needed Breather🌿

Next week, I will be attending an animation course outside school.

And honestly?

Thank God for the breather 😮‍💨🤍

I think I need it.

Not because I want to run away from teaching —
but because I want to return with a lighter heart.

Final Reflection🤍

This week was not my best week.

But maybe not every week is meant to feel victorious.

Sometimes growth looks like:
🌱 showing up while tired
🌱 trying again despite disappointment
🌱 caring deeply, even when your heart feels heavy

And perhaps…

the fact that I still want to become better means I have not given up yet.

Alhamdulillah 🤍✨

Week 16 is here!

And honestly, this week felt like one of those slow but meaningful weeks. Not dramatic. Not magical. But when I sit down and think about it carefully… I can see progress happening quietly 🤍.

2Z – Back on Track (Teacher Too 😆)🔤📅

For 2Z, since I realised last week that I had accidentally taught them a Year 1 topic 😭, I decided to reset and move into something more suitable:

👉 Days of the Week
linked together with
👉 Free Time Activities

And of course… we sang 😆🎶

We sang the song multiple times in every class. I also emphasised the free time vocabulary through:

✨ drawing
✨ gestures
✨ reading
✨ writing

Honestly?
I’m still not sure how many learners truly grasped the lesson through expression and speaking 😅.

But I intend to soldier on in the coming lessons 💪✨

Sometimes language learning feels like planting seeds quietly and waiting patiently 🌱.

3Z – Drilling, Patterns & A Little Disappointment📝😮‍💨

For 3Z, we moved into a new topic focused on activities. Hidden inside the topic was the simple continuous tense 👀✨.

We worked on all the language skills, but I intentionally focused more on:

📖 reading
✍️ writing

Especially through:
👉 substitution tables

And honestly?
I LOVE this method.

I believe that over time, learners begin developing a kind of muscle memory 🧠✨. They start recognising whether a sentence “sounds right” or not.

Ironically, this reminds me of my own primary school days 😂. My teachers drilled us with substitution tables until I was bored to death.

But now?

Alhamdulillah 🤍
I understand why they did it.

The Spelling Activity 😭

During the last class of the week, I conducted a spelling activity.

And honestly…
I was disappointed 😮‍💨.

Many groups scored 0, even though it was group work. Only one group managed to score 80.

At first, I felt discouraged. But after reflecting, I realised:

👉 they simply need more exposure
👉 more repetition
👉 more drilling

So yes… more substitution tables are coming 😆✨

I want those sentence structures to become a permanent fixture in their brains.

For 5B, class time was limited because many learners were involved in STEM Week activities.

Piung Play Pass Chaos🐢🎟️😂

I finally introduced:

✨ The Piung Play Pass ✨

And oh my…

The learners became VERY competitive 😆.

Even some of my lower proficiency learners managed to earn the pass, which made me so happy 🥹💛.

Of course…

There was chaos 😂:

• hogging play items
• not sharing
• shouting matches between learners who got the pass and those who didn’t

Gen Alpha is certainly… a lot of work 😮‍💨🤣

But despite the chaos, I think this was a really good first step.

I believe that in the coming weeks, they will slowly understand:
👉 expectations
👉 sharing
👉 self-regulation in the play area

At least… that is the teacher’s hope 😆✨

Little Gifts, Big Feelings🎁🤍

This week, I also received:
✨ drawings
✨ bookmarks
✨ whiteboard magnets

from my 3Z learners 🥹💛

They love giving me little pieces of their treasures.

And honestly…
I treasure them too.

Seeing their faces light up when I simply say:
👉 “Thank you.”

made me realise how much influence I actually have on them 🌷.

I truly hope they can thrive in their learning as much as they seem to love me 😭🤍 hahaha.

Climbing Out of the Mud🌤️

Another thing worth celebrating:

✨ I’ve started posting more frequently again on Perky Piung social media 🐢📱✨

Little by little…
I feel like I’m getting out of the mud.

Slowly. Gently. But surely 🌱.

The Naughty Ones (Progress Version 😆)👀✨

And one more thing that made me quietly happy:

Some of my “naughty” learners from 2Z and 3Z have started to:
✨ focus more during lessons
✨ stay engaged for longer periods
✨ complete their work

Now…am I expecting neat handwriting and beautiful colouring yet?

😆 Absolutely not.

For now, my focus is:
👉 attention
👉 focus
👉 task completion

One brick at a time 🧱✨

Final Reflection🤍

This week reminded me that growth is not always loud.

Sometimes it looks like:
🌱 a learner finally focusing
🌱 a child completing work
🌱 a teacher trying again
🌱 a small restart after difficult weeks

And honestly?

That is enough.

Alhamdulillah 🤍✨

Sometimes, the most meaningful projects begin with a mother’s quiet hope 💙

This week, I created a personalised storybook for my son, Uwais 🦖📚 — a boy with a HUGE imagination, a creative little heart, and a reading journey that has not always been easy.

Uwais is currently in a remedial class, and reading can feel really difficult for him sometimes 🌧️📖. As a mother, there are moments when your heart quietly aches watching your child struggle with something other children seem to do so naturally.

But one thing I never wanted him to believe was this:

✨ “Difficult” does NOT mean “impossible.” ✨

I wanted him to know that if he keeps trying, keeps practising, keeps believing in himself… he can learn to read too 🌟

And that was how Uwais and the Sea of Words was born 🌊🐋📘

Building a Story Around Him🛠️🎨📦

Everything started with who Uwais already is — not what he struggles with 💛

This boy LOVES creating things 😂✨
Cardboard boxes 📦
Paper scraps ✂️
Fluffy wires 🧵
Tiny random treasures from around the house 🔩

Suddenly, they become giant monsters, prototypes, inventions, and legendary creatures with dramatic names like El Gran Maja 🐲 and the Bloop 👾

Honestly, watching his imagination work feels like watching a tiny movie director living inside our house 🎬😂

So instead of forcing him into a “normal” hero story, I built the story around HIS world 🌍✨

Because children deserve to see themselves as capable before they can believe they can grow 💙

Turning Reading Into an Adventure 🌊📚🐙

I did not want the book to feel like homework 😭

I wanted reading to feel magical ✨

So difficult words became tangled vines 🌿
Scary pages became giant waves 🌊
And confusing letters became sea monsters hiding deep in the ocean 🐙👀

Instead of “fighting reading,” Uwais goes on an adventure through it ⚓✨

And just like he builds his inventions piece by piece, he learns words piece by piece too 🧩📖

Slowly.
Patiently.
Bravely 💪💙

Because that is the message I wanted him to carry in his heart:

🌟 You do not need to become perfect overnight.
🌟 You just need to keep trying.

A Mother’s Quiet Wish 💭💙

I think many parents understand this feeling.

When your child struggles academically, you quietly worry 😔
Will they compare themselves to others?
Will they think they are “less smart”?
Will the world misunderstand them?

But children are SO much more than one struggle 🌈

Uwais is creative 🎨
Curious 🔍
Funny 😂
Inventive ⚙️
Sensitive 💙
And absolutely overflowing with ideas ✨

I wanted this story to remind him that struggling with reading does not make him less intelligent.

It simply means his journey may take a little longer 🛶🌊

And that is okay.

More Than Just a Storybook 📘✨

By the end, Uwais and the Sea of Words became more than just a reading project 💙

It became my way of telling my son:

✨ “I believe in you.” ✨

We used larger fonts 🔠, simpler sentence structures 📖, and anime-inspired visuals 🎌✨ to make the book feel less overwhelming and more welcoming for him.

Because sometimes, before children need pressure…

They need hope first 🌟

Created with endless love for my dear Uwais 💙🦖✨

May you always remember: every great reader begins one word at a time 📚🌊 

Week 15…

Ahhh, this one came back to me slowly.

At first, I thought I couldn’t remember much. But as I sat down and reflected, everything started to piece itself together — and oh my… this week was a mix of mini panic + meaningful progress 😆🤍

2Z – A Quiet Realisation😮‍💨🔤

For 2Z, we concluded the topic “At School.”

And only while writing this reflection…
I realised something that made me pause.

👉 That topic is actually a Year 1 topic, not Year 2.

And the thing is…
the learners didn’t say anything.

No confusion.
No questions.
They just followed along.

That made me reflect deeply.

Was it too easy for them?
Or are they just used to following without questioning?

With exams coming in 2 weeks, I did feel a bit anxious. But instead of dwelling on it, I’m choosing to move forward with intention.

👉 For the next two weeks, I will focus on:
✨ strengthening core vocabulary
✨ helping them understand and respond confidently

This moment reminded me that:

✨ teaching is not just about content
✨ it’s also about checking understanding
✨ and creating space for learners to speak up

And as a teacher…
I am learning too 🤍

3Z – Sentence Patterns & “Reading in Disguise”💬📖✨

For 3Z, I focused on building sentence patterns:

👉 I want to be a ______.
👉 I will work at ______.
👉 I will ______.

They worked on:
📝 1 paragraph about themselves
📝 2 paragraphs about their friends

And here’s my favourite part…

Most of the answers were already in the textbook —
but I asked them to find it themselves.

👉 Reading… in disguise 😏✨

They were actually:
✔ locating information
✔ understanding meaning
✔ applying it into writing

We also had a revision session with listening activities 🎧 from the textbook.

Even though I may not be perfectly on track with the yearly plan, I’m grateful that:

👉 we are reaching Unit 3 by Week 16

Alhamdulillah 🤍

5B – Full Cycle Learning (LSRW!)🔄🧠

For 5B, this week felt very satisfying.

We went through the full LSRW cycle:

👉 Listening
👉 Speaking
👉 Reading
👉 Writing

Alhamdulillah 🤍✨

I started with vocabulary building, then moved into:

💬 Speaking
They interviewed Perky Piung 🐢 using a word grid to generate questions — engaging and fun!

🎮 Grammar Games
(I shared grammar notes via WhatsApp the day before 📱 — small prep, big help!)

✍️ Writing
We ended with the writing burger 🍔

I gave them 20 minutes…

…but 😅 many still couldn’t finish.

Which tells me:

👉 They are not there yet
👉 but they are on the way

So we will try again this week 💪✨

Tech Integration – Small Steps, Big Impact
💻✨

This week also reminded me how much technology is supporting my teaching.

From the graphic I created:

📌 Canva – designing visuals and story ideas
📌 ChatGPT – generating prompts and structuring content
📌 CapCut – polishing visuals and video edits

And even simple tools like:
📱 sharing materials on WhatsApp before class

These small integrations help to:
✨ prepare learners earlier
✨ increase engagement
✨ support different learning styles

I’m still learning… but I can feel the difference 🤍

Teacher Reflection🌷

This week reminded me that teaching is not always neat.

Sometimes:
😅 we move too fast
😅 we realise things a bit late
😅 we feel slightly off track

But at the same time…

✨ learners are learning
✨ lessons are becoming clearer
✨ systems are forming

I am not perfect.
But I am moving forward.

Final Thoughts🤍

This week was:

😮‍💨 a little stressful
📚 quite productive
🌱 quietly meaningful

And through it all…

Alhamdulillah 🤍✨

And hehe… if future you reads this:

“Ah, yes… that was the week I panicked a little…
but also grew a lot.” 😄💛

I recently created a short video based on the poem “What Will I Be?”—and honestly, it was such a fun experience!

At first, I thought of upgrading my video to match the AI videos I saw on YouTube. But hahaha… for the moment, my skills and funds (crucial part!) were still a bit limited. So I decided to work with what I have—and just start.

Here’s what I used:

- Canva to generate the 3D image  

- ChatGPT to help with the image-to-video prompt  

- CapCut to polish the 3D image and generate + edit the video  

Even though the process wasn’t perfect, I really enjoyed every step of making this video. It felt exciting to see my idea slowly come to life—from a simple poem to a moving, colourful visual.

Of course, I know I still have a lot more to learn. There are so many things I want to improve, especially in making smoother animations and more engaging visuals. But this is a start—and I’m proud of it.

I hope to make many more vocabulary videos like this in the future, especially for my students. Learning should feel fun, creative, and a little bit magical ✨

Let’s see where this journey takes me 💚🐢

I tried something a little different for my Year 5 class today—  

a comic-style poster to teach present simple questions.

Instead of the usual notes, I wanted something more:

✨ visual  

✨ simple  

✨ easy to remember  

🎯 What’s inside the poster?

It focuses on the basics that pupils often mix up:

- Do / Does for actions  

- No -s after does  

- Question words (what, where, when, who, why, how)  

- Short answers  

- Is / Are for “be”  

All in one page, broken into small, clear parts.

 💭 Why this approach?

I’ve noticed that many pupils understand grammar a little, but get confused when they actually need to ask questions.

So this poster is meant to:

- give them a quick reference

- support speaking practice

- make grammar feel less heavy

🧠 How I used it in class

- I sent the poster a day prior via the Class WhatsApp group, so that pupils can study before class

- Then they asked their friends simple questions  

-We play a game that requires pupils to move from one space to another, to indicate the answer

- We focused more on speaking than writing  

Simple, but it worked better than expected.

 🌊 Small wins

Sometimes, it’s not about making things more detailed—  

It’s about making them clearer and friendlier.

This felt like one of those small wins ✨

“What Will I Be?” is a fun and simple poem for children. It talks about different jobs like a pilot, farmer, singer, chef, musician, doctor, dentist, and firefighter.

The poem uses easy words and short sentences, so it is great for young learners. It also repeats phrases like “I want to…” and “I could be…”, which helps children practise speaking and writing.

This poem helps children to:

- learn new vocabulary about jobs  

- share their dreams  

- build confidence in English  

You can ask your students:

- What do you want to be?  

- Why do you like that job?  

You can also let them draw or write about their dream job.

Most importantly, this poem reminds children that they can dream big and be anything they want. ✨