T for turtle and U for us

I can't help but blog about the goodness of the past 2 units of MFW (My Father's World - a curriculum I'm using to teach Zech).

T for turtle unit -

It taught Zech about perseverance. The fable, 'The tortoise and the hare' is a powerful story in this unit. There's a memory verse for every unit. The verse for this unit, 'I don't quit! I persevere." soon became a slogan for Zech as I presented some challenges for him to take up. He's still learning to be patient. But through this unit, it was a breakthrough for him.

The completed fish with some food stains. :)

U for us unit -

 

A wonderful journey for Zech to discover about himself!

Simply love the books borrowed from AMK library. Surprise surprise! One can actually find such great and relatively new information books there. Never underestimate your neighbourhood library.

 

 

Love the DK book on human body. Each page reveals the human body from outside in.

 

 

I traced Zech's body on brown paper. Then we pasted the organs on the figure. Now Zech has an idea of how God created the inside of his body.

 

I like the different kinds of experiments we have done for this unit.

Using the sense of smell.

Making a 'telephone' with 2 cups and a twine to communicate. That's the power of the sense of hearing.

 

Using the tongue to learn the basic tastes.

Home-made musical instruments.

Comparing the sound in a small versus big shaker.

A simple drum using a glucose container and chopsticks as drum sticks.

 

Best of all, Zech  got to make his very own baby photo album. A trip down memory lane indeed!

Finally, before closing the unit, I helped Zech to create his own family tree. I find doing this is good for him as he got to reflect and understand the relationship between family members. The only thing I missed out here was to include our siblings. For that, I'd need a bigger piece of paper. Probably drawing paper. Zech's holiday project. :)

Coincidentally, there was a Teochew Festival which I thought was really timely for the unit. Zech is a Teochew and it's the best way to learn about the culture.

 

 

There were some exhibits and a mini museum that showcased the history of Teochews in Singapore. Zech wasn't terribly interested. He was only keen to watch the stage performances which were pretty good. It was my first time watching and hearing someone sing in Teochew live on stage. The song was really soothing and nice. 

When I started teaching Zech at home, time flies! We are now at a new unit, D for dinosaur. Another amazing and truly enjoyable journey! Will update again.