TIDEPOOL OCEAN ACADEMY 「せかい」水曜日

Hi, everyone!

Today, we learned about Netherland/Holland!
I asked my Dutch friend to help us.
We had a nice video call session online!

Before starting the video chat, we checked where Netherland is on the map.
Then, we practiced self-introduction, then listed the questions we wanted to ask!


Hello, from Netherland! "I'm Maurits!"
He was a very kind young man, and he taught us some new things!
Did you know the sea level was higher than the ground in Netherland?
Did you know what a windmill was for?



The kids asked some questions in English.
It was a great chance to use English to communicate with somebody from a different country!


Lastly, we played a balloon game while reviewing how to say body parts in English.


Thank you so much, Maurits! DANKJEWEL!
Hope we can get more chances like this!

Hi!

Today, we had a small class, but it was full of laughter!
The kids were active learners!

We reviewed some English and Chinese words together!
Now, we know how to tell what time it is now.


We also played a drawing game, and explained the body parts.
Look at our unique collaborated pieces!
Creativity is the key.


We danced a little bit too.
Remember the words with rhythm!


Then, we learned about spelling as well.
Using brain is fun, isn't it?
And being patient is also important when we play games.


Hope you will join my class again!
Let's have fun in English together!

Hi, everyone!

Have you heard about Chinese New Year?
It's January 28th this year!
On Chinese New Year, Chinese people cerebrate it by making and eating boiled bumplings with their family!
Today, I told everyone how to cook boiled dumplings!

First, we mixed the filling! Guess what ingredients I used!?


Then, we made wrappers.
I made it from the dough.
Hand-made wrappers have better texture!


Next step is wrapping the filling!
It's the fun part!
Some kids made unique-shaped dumplings.




Finally, we boiled them, and tried them!
The kids said "Yummy!"


I'm glad that now they know how delicious the boiled dumplings are!
They brought some home, so hope you could enjoy some too.

Today, we learned about one of the food cultures in China.
Hope the kids are more interested in my home-country, China!

Hello, everyone!

Today, we went to the beach first.
We were lucky enough to catch the beautiful sunset!


We wrote about our worries or struggles on the sand.
When the waves came, what we wrote had gone with them too.
Let our worries and struggles be carried way with the waves!


Next, we wrote what we want to do this year.
Some wrote the New Year's resolutions!
It's more positive, so we wrote in bigger letters, we didn't let the waves reach our "New Year's resolutions"!
One of them wrote "I want to be able to speak English better", and it made me smile.
Yes, you can!


After coming back, we learned how to say four seasons in both English and Mandarin Chinese.
The kids could pronounce the words so well.
I'm impressed!
Lastly, we played the cards using English.


They did a great job today!
Hope you all had fun!