The Heguru Method II: for Faye
How do we choose which parent goes to class with her? Actually, she decides. It has been Daddy The Chosen One for the longest time and I will go only when daddy is not in town.
I am surprised she loves her toddler class to the extent of dragging us out of the house on Saturday mornings to get to Heguru. However, I am surprised that despite the familiarity, she is still not speaking to her teacher! It is still a difficult task to get her to hold her name card and say, "My Name Is Faye" at the start of the class. She prefers to be parent-accompanied. Still, no words will be uttered. We, her parents, are her voice.
This makes it difficult for her teacher to access her progress and so the responsibility lies on me [and daddy]. Yet at home, she links memory cards and tells amazing stories! She finishes her Tangram pieces with ease and asks to do [her brother's] Heguru worksheets. No No... she's not a genius. Faye cannot handle everything on Ewan's worksheets. I modify it a little and give her simpler instructions like Colour The Apple Red.
We have touched on Mandala, Shapes & Colours, Iroita, Story-Telling Time, Tangram and Linking Memory in our previous posts. But there are more to the lesson than these!
I: Letters
The introduction of ABCs comes in the form of songs, games and letter-tracing at Heguru. To be honest, we do not spend a lot of time working on the ABCs with Faye. Ever since she was born, the storybooks she was introduced to are her brother's Nursery books. We have already transited from A is for Alligator to Once Upon A Time.
You might say she gets a head start! Wow!
But after a while, I realised that the basic knowledge for letters are still most important. Despite being introduced to sentences and big words in the stories we read, she still isn't confident in recognising letters. More effort on my part as a parent that's for sure and I like the way Heguru introduces these letters.
Every lesson, the children are given a textured letter card which they are encouraged to trace with their fingers. Following on, they are to trace the letter on a worksheet with a crayon. It is a simple exercise and one that puts learning into practice by being part of it.
Activities to enhance letter recognition includes Matching Letters which she is great at!
You might say she gets a head start! Wow!
But after a while, I realised that the basic knowledge for letters are still most important. Despite being introduced to sentences and big words in the stories we read, she still isn't confident in recognising letters. More effort on my part as a parent that's for sure and I like the way Heguru introduces these letters.
Every lesson, the children are given a textured letter card which they are encouraged to trace with their fingers. Following on, they are to trace the letter on a worksheet with a crayon. It is a simple exercise and one that puts learning into practice by being part of it.
Activities to enhance letter recognition includes Matching Letters which she is great at!
II: Games and Activities
Learning through play is my Motto for Life. I enjoy the sessions where we learn through games at Heguru. Oh I know Faye loves them too because she will take the initiative to step forward to be part of it [unlike going up to the blue diamond to announce "My Name Is Faye"].
Did you know that Crocodile swallows stones to help it digest food and dive deeper?
Oh no I didn't!
Did you know that Crocodile swallows stones to help it digest food and dive deeper?
Oh no I didn't!
Did you know that a baby koala is as light as a one cent coin when it is born?
I went, "Wow! Amazing!"
I learnt a lot from our Heguru classes as an adult too and I love how the program introduces animals with interesting information like that! This chart was put up on the board and each child was given a word. Parents read to their own children what they had received and they waited their turn to paste their answers on the board.
"So Faye, parrots do not just imitate. This word is i-mi-tate." I shared and she nodded.
I went, "Wow! Amazing!"
I learnt a lot from our Heguru classes as an adult too and I love how the program introduces animals with interesting information like that! This chart was put up on the board and each child was given a word. Parents read to their own children what they had received and they waited their turn to paste their answers on the board.
"So Faye, parrots do not just imitate. This word is i-mi-tate." I shared and she nodded.
When every child was ready, the teacher started to read down the chart and when it came to Parrots, Faye stood up and proceeded to stick her word on the chart. She does not know what imitate means but she remembers the word I repeated to her and she recognised that her word is about parrots. Clever!
This die game was fun! Every child took turns to throw a die and imitated the actions of what it depicted! Stomp like an Elephant or Swim like a Fish? What is your throw?
Learning about shapes can also be learnt through play. They were given a picture of a car with empty slots of triangles, squares, circles and rectangles to fill. Our job as parents was to repeat the name of the shape after as they build the car together. Faye loves these kind of matching activities and does well in it. So does every kid in class!
This die game was fun! Every child took turns to throw a die and imitated the actions of what it depicted! Stomp like an Elephant or Swim like a Fish? What is your throw?
Learning about shapes can also be learnt through play. They were given a picture of a car with empty slots of triangles, squares, circles and rectangles to fill. Our job as parents was to repeat the name of the shape after as they build the car together. Faye loves these kind of matching activities and does well in it. So does every kid in class!
Read Also:
The Heguru Method: for Ewan [3 years old]
The Heguru Method: for Faye [15 to 24 months old]
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