Learn calligraphy hand lettering the easy way

For kids art and craft purposes, check out this homegrown YouTube  channel for Art. Teaches you how to write each calligraphy lettering of the 26 alphabets. Videos are short.
https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCUrgYXN-HroejNQq75bnBlw/videos

Upper Primary Grammar MCQ Tests

Have you mastered all the grammar rules that you need to know for PSLE? Try some of these... "You will guide me through my primary school years, ____________ you?" Jerel asked his Uncle.
1)	will	3)	won't
2)	would	4)	wouldn't
If he _____________ sooner, he would not have missed the bus.
1)	arrives	3)	has arrived
2)	arrived	4)	had arrived
Neither the host nor the guests ____________  in the hall earlier.
1)	is	3)	was
2)	are	4)	were

The company ____________ informed their staff that they will be closing down soon.
1)	has	3)	is
2)	have	4)	are

You rarely eat fast food, ____________ you?
1)	do	3)	did
2)	don't	4)	didn't

小学字辩手册（2017）：扁 偏 遍 编 骗

扁 偏 遍 编 骗

扁：压扁|又圆又扁

偏：偏心

遍：写一遍|遍地都是

编：编写故事

骗：骗人|欺骗

网上华文练习

Free Chinese exercises online complete with marking system. 

By eChineseworld

Visual Text Comprehension

Tips on doing visual text comprehension.

Link

高华作文: 完成文章

1。周末下午时分，烈日炎炎，酷热难当。我和大强一起去游泳池游泳。正游着，突然有人高喊：“不好了，有人出事了！”。。。
http://54claps.blogspot.sg/2009/04/blog-post_30.html?m=1

2。一个星期日的上午，妈妈上巴刹去，只有我和弟弟在家。突然电话铃响了，我连忙去接听。原来是妈妈打来的，她惊慌地说……

3。一天下午，我放学回家，走到组屋楼下，看见不远处围着大群人，我走过去看个究竟，只见一个老太婆坐在地上痛哭，……

4。一天下午，我和志新、卫华到金文泰游泳池去游泳。当我们正游得兴高采烈时，志新忽然不见了……

5。星期六中午，我上完课外活动后，和几位同学步行到附近的小贩中心去吃午餐。当我正要拿钱买东西时，才发现钱包不见了…… 

6。星期天中午，我从图书馆走出来，想约好朋友敏敏一起吃午餐。于是，我打开书包想拿手机打电话。可是，我把书包翻了个底朝天，仍然不见手机的踪影……

7。已经是深夜十一点钟了。我一个人在家，等待父母的归来。突然，我听到一阵急促的敲门声……

8。当我看到丽芬时，便向她走去。我想要跟她说话，没想到她瞪了我一眼，便走开了。

看录像口试形式 E-ORAL

今年小六会考口试方式是以新增的“看录像说话”进行的！
不妨看看以下资源，供孩子学习：

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-VvzREGjsk
http://cvpseoraltraining.blogspot.sg/2015/09/3.html
http://cvpseoraltraining.blogspot.sg/2015/09/4.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuFqRniF0r4


除了网上资源，还可以购买 ETUTOR 出版的 E-ORAL 口试资料

Primary Science Syllabus 2014

Here is the link to the latest revised Primary Science syllabus effective from 2014 onwards, published by MOE.

Source: Primary Science syllabus 2014 (PDF)

Tips on Situational Writing

Useful 5 secrets to scoring an A (i.e. 21/30 or above) for situational writing by Esther Peh

Source: http://www.englishmastery.sg/blog/5-secrets-to-scoring-2730-for-situational-writing-revealed/

English Grammar Quiz

Test your child's Grammar capability with this short Grammar quiz.

1. Every one                         for the boy who wins the race.

(1)   cheer                                              (3) cheered

(2)   cheers                                            (4) cheering                                         (           )

2. One of the dog’s legs                      injured and it is limping.

(1)   is                                                    (3) was

(2)    are                                                 (4) were                                             (           )

3. He                           on the bed and dozed off as he was too tired.

(1)   lay                                                 (3) lie

(2)   lies                                                 (4) laid                                                 (           )

4. The children                         about happily as they play chase.

(1)   run                                                 (3) runs

(2)   ran                                                 (4) running                                           (           )

5. Jimmy                        his jacket as it was hot outside.

(1)   takes off                                        (3) take off

(2)   took off                                         (4) was taking off                                (           )

6.  Susan                         the socks and hangs them to dry.

(1)   wash                                              (3) washes

(2)   washed                                          (4) was washing                                   (           )

7. We                            a tint of twilight in the West every evening.

(1)   seeing                                            (3) saw

(2)   sees                                                (4) see                                                  (           )

8. One of the mischievous boys                         off the chair as he rocks it.

(1)   fall                                                 (3) falls

(2)   fell                                                 (4) fallen                                              (           )

Tips for English Comprehension Cloze

Quick glance at some useful tips.
Source: http://www.psleeng.com/?p=121

Getting Ready for Direct School Admission through DSA prep courses

Straits Times article that mentioned a few enrichment and DSA prep schools to help your child prepare for DSA in advance.

Revised PSLE format: Understanding Conversation and Situational Writing

Useful slides in PDF format to guide your child through oral conversation and situational writing.
http://www.meetoh.moe.edu.sg/wbn/slot/u1383/P5-P6%20EL%20Parent%20Workshop%20on%20Situational%20Writing%20and%20Conversation%20.pdf

How to Answer Data-based Questions

Below is an article from Popular Holdings' magazine "POPCLUB".
Provides a general view on how to answer and solve data-based questions in the examinations.

Tackling the New Primary 5 Composition Format

An article from Popular Holdings' magazine "POPCLUB".
Primary 5 pupils in 2014 will take the new English PSLE format in 2015.
Here is some information on the new format...

Sentence Examples

http://sentence.yourdictionary.com/

In learning, to understand a word's meaning you need more than a definition. Seeing the word in a sentence example can provide more context and relevance. Good resource.

Chinese Compositions: 作文网

http://www.zuowen.com/
小学到高中作文库。可按年级和题材分类。
Rich collection of Chinese compositions ranging from Primary levels to Secondary levels.

How to Handle Comprehension Cloze

The following article is sourced from EPH website:

http://www.eph.com.sg/edutips.php?id=22

 

The Comprehension Cloze in the PSLE is an estimated 200-word long passage, excluding the 15 blanks that you have to fill in. This section constitutes a considerable 15 marks out of 95 marks for Paper 2. Thus, it is imperative that you do well in this section to attain an ideal grade in the subject.

The passage is usually an information report about, for example, an animal, or it could be a narrative. In a short sentence, there is usually one blank while a longer sentence could contain two to three blanks. However, you will notice that the first and the last sentences of the passage are complete sentences and do not have any blanks for you to fill in. This is because the beginning and the ending serves to paint a fuller picture of what the passage is about and will be helpful towards your understanding of the passage.

 

Before you even attempt to fill the blanks in, take some time to read through the entire passage once. Read through it again if you need to. Why do you have to do this? This is because you need to know what the passage is about. This is called understanding the context. Contextual clues play a very important role to getting the correct answer.

 

Take the example below:

 

The robber had short hair unlike his accomplice, whose _____ hair gave others the impression that he was a woman.

 

Is your answer ‘long’?

 

If it is, then you have most likely used contextual clues to obtain your answer.

 

‘Unlike’ provides the clue that the accomplice has to have hair that is different, in this case, the opposite of the description of the robber with short hair. Also, ‘the impression that he was a woman’ helps to paint a picture of the accomplice with hair that makes him look like a woman.

 

 

You will also notice that the clues come from the same sentence that the blank occurs. However, this may not happen all the time. Clues can sometimes be found in preceding or proceeding sentences, or even in other paragraphs. Thus, if you encounter a blank which you do not know the answer, refer to the lines or paragraphs before and after it to see if you can find any clues to help you obtain your answer.

 

There may be some blanks that you cannot find a suitable word for. Do not spend too long a time trying to think of an answer. Time is too precious to mull over a blank. Go on to the next one. After you have reached the last blank, go back to those that you had difficulty with and try to fill them in. Avoid leaving any blanks unfilled. After this, read through the entire passage to check if it makes sense and if it is grammatically sound.

 

To be confident in successfully handling this section, it helps to read widely. Reading just your favourite novel is not enough. Do widen your reading material to the newspapers, the encyclopaedia or even comics. As long as it is print, you never know when the information will come in handy. Sometimes, the context could be familiar because you have read it somewhere before. Thus, you would be able to make use of the vocabulary at the back of your mind.

MW Tuition resources

http://mwtuition.com.sg/resources
Free past years Exam papers for downloading, from P1-P6, all subjects. FREE but registration is required.

English Compositions from Zhangde Primary School

http://www.vtaide.com/English/stories.html
Archives of English compositions written by students (P1-P6) from Zhangde Primary School.