Out in the real world

I went for my first tooth extraction last week. Well, it's not only one tooth...I had 2of my teeth extracted! It was a pleasant experience although I admit I was feeling all jittery before the extractions. The clinic was kids-friendly and there was a play area for little people to play. We waited for a while before a lady dentist introduced herself. The dentist was a very friendly lady who helped me calm my nerves. She asked me a few questions before she proceeded. She injected my gums to make them numb first. Then it was over that I didn't even feel a thing. Phew! That wasn't so bad, I thought to myself. My gums didn't bleed as I had imagined them to be because she used a new technology to 'seal' the holes where my teeth used to be. The only 'holes' were in my Ayah's pocket. hehe.

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Since I am not going to kindergarten, Ibu has been doing some fun activities for me to practise my writing at home. My writing skills are not good enough yet and writing on paper can be rather boring sometimes. But writing on the corridor floor is a different thing. All you need is some cornflour, water and some food colouring. It can be very messy but washing off is easy-peasy lemon-squeezy.

We have a new family member in our house, the Tattle Monster! Ibu saw this fantastic idea on pinterest to discourage tattling and immediately worked on it. It is a great addition to our board. What is tattling? Telling means someone could get hurt and you are trying to help. Tattling means you are just trying to get someone in trouble.

1. Understand Why Children Tattle. Children tattle for a variety of reasons. Most young children use tattling as a means to help them learn the difference between right and wrong. Older elementary-age students often tattle to gain attention from adults, use adults to solve problems, get someone else in trouble, or to be perceived as “good” or “better than” others.

2. Teach the Difference Between Tattling and Reporting. In an age when violence in schools rages through the media, students need to know there is a time and a place when telling on a peer is the right thing to do.

However, children should know where to “draw the line” when it comes to tattling. They need to be taught the difference between tattling and reporting at an early age.

In simple terms, telling on another person for the sole purpose of getting him or her into trouble is tattling. Reporting, on the other hand, is telling on another person to keep him or her from doing something dangerous or destructive. Teach children that providing this type of information to an adult does not make them weak. Rather, it shows that they are truly strong in character.

Examples of tattles:

· “Julie and Marcy won’t play with me.”
· “Heather said my shirt was too small.”
· “Nicholas looked at me funny.”

Examples of reports:

· “Michael copied my test answers.”
· “Grayson fell off the swing and she’s crying.”
· “Celia is talking to a stranger on the other side of the fence.”

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There are tons of things to do everytime we are at our nenek+atok's house. We did a pillow fight apart from the usual painting and plant-watering activities. It was fun fun fun especially when there were lots of pillows around. Of course I had to be careful not to hit adek too hard (although she doesn't seem to mind...hehe).

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We are growing our very oyster mushrooms. Kakak and I got one bag each to grow the mushrooms ourselves. All we need to do it spray a little bit of water and well, talk to our mushrooms everyday. We have followed the instructions so far to the letter and little mushrooms were seen within a few days. It is growing really fast because we saw a bit growing in the morning and then it was bigger by evening! We are really excited because this is our first time growing something. I hope we can grow something else after this.

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I started my first Arabic Montessori class with Cikgu Murni this week. Ibu and Ayah decided to 'rent' someone to teach me Arabic since my parents can't speak the language. Cikgu Murni is a very nice teacher. She is always with a smile and I like her very very much. Even Ibu is surprised to see me sit attentively throughout the class. See, I am a good girl! :p

I learnt Arabic hurufs and numbers. I also learnt a bit of colours in Arabic. There wasn't much writing and the lessons were pretty hands-on. I remembered kakak's Arabic lessons when she was in preschool were soooooo boring till she fell asleep. Let's just hope my future lessons with Cikgu Murni won't be boring!

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I asked Ibu just now, "ibu, is the ship on the laut (sea) light? Because you said light things float." when we learnt what things float/sink.

Have you ever wondered why ships can float when they are super-duper heavy? I learnt the answer today although I think I macam-paham the answer. hehe.

A boat, or any other object designed to float, is based on a theory by a very old guy, even older than Capt. Matt. Though he is old and, by the way, dead, he was really a cool guy and his name was Archimedes (Ark-i'-meed-eez). His principle, cleverly named the Archimedes' Principle, explains how things float. If you fill your bathtub with water, what happens when you get in? The water rises, right? (And sometimes goes over the side.) That is because you "displaced" some of the water with your body and it had to go somewhere. The key to floating is that the object must displace an amount of water which is equal to its own weight.

For example, suppose you had a block of wood that was 1 foot square. Let's say that this block of wood weighs about 50 pounds. Now say we lower that wood into the water. The wood will move down into the water until it has displaced 50 pounds of water. That means that fifty pounds of water are pushing back up on the block and making it float.

The principle of floating is pretty easy, however, if you want to remain inside the boat and actually get where you want to go, your boat must have "stability" as well as being able to float. Stability means that it is designed not to tip over easily. That doesn't mean it won't ever tip over.

from boatsafekids