Encouraging reluctant readers to read is not easy. Even to get them to watch a video in the second language was an agony. They block their senses to hearing, reading or writing the language. This situation causes me frustration but I know some measures must be done. Starting from tomorrow, I think I will allocate 30 mins, 3 times a week for Guided...
This week, the year 5 pupils have started learning Unit 2: Travel and Adventures. The lesson plans are the same however there's differences in the reading text and approach. For 5 Berjaya, the materials are travelling brochures, reading passages from the textbook and videos. The learning of 4 skills is done in separation as to ensure the success of each objective outlined. In...
Officially, 5 Berjaya is finish with Unit 1: Family First. We end the topic with video watching. The title of the movie is Spirited Away and I found they really like the story following their responses in the classroom. I will record some of the feedback from the post-listening task. Many of them asked whether they can watch it online, so I managed to...
Dont know what got into them but I am glad my 6G finished their homework!! As promised tomorrow I will show them some video clips about Malaysia, hence our topic Proud to be Malaysians. Before viewing, I would need them to copy some of the questions pertaining to the video clips. Video One Questions: 1) What is the tagline for Malaysia? 2) Name 5...
Last week, the year 6 Gigih was introduced to Unit 2: Proud to be Malaysian. We started of by reading an email from Syazureen to Hannah in New York. The gist of the email is about travelling to Malaysia and some places of interest. I gave the pupils some travelling brochures to browse through and to familiarize them with the vocabulary concerning this...
Reading traveller poster View more documents from Asniem CA. On the 21st January 2011, I launched a reading program to inculcate reading habits to the 5 Berjaya pupils. The program will last for six months until 30th June 2011. The reading program will be conducted in this manner. Pupils will volunteer to read to teacher during class hour. The reading material must came from...
A seminar on the examination format overview was conducted by the Jawatankuasa Peningkatan Prestasi Sekolah Kebangsaan Simpang Empat and Unit Bimbingan Kaunseling. The participants were Year 4 and Year 6 pupils on separate venues. The talks were presented by teachers for Bahasa Melayu, English Language, Mathematics and Science. I presented the examination format to the Year 4 participants. The presentation covered Paper 1...
Ending a topic with a movie would be good. It would serve as a treat. This time around, I chose Spirited Away, the 2003 Oscar winner for Best Animated Film. As of now, we are half way in watching the movie. However, I think for future viewing shorter movie would be of preference. More information on Spirited Away, please click here. ...
Last two week, I went to the public library in town. Sitting in the children section, I grabbed a book. At a glance, I knew reading this book would be exciting. It was about a girl who travelled to Paris for a short visit. What interesting was the choice of words as she left New York to Paris. The changes in vocabulary, from English to...
These notice boards present English Language materials. The materials are flexible, there are always changes in content. Lets us hope to diligently continue to decorate our board and keep the contents fun and lively! Learn a Word a Day! Year 5 Berjaya Year 5 Tekun Year 6 Gigih ...
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