Category: Education

Since our Thanksgiving tree & Rock of Salvation are up on the wall, it’s time Eio kids can make good use of them! (For our project, please refer to previous post on the Tree & Rock)    

   
El didn’t get to display her “drawing” on the rock, so Mrs Eio encouraged her to write words on the Rock using an Alphabet template. This is better than holding El’s hands to write as she can write more independently & Mrs Eio can take this opportunity to teach her to recognize some alphabets. 

  
This blue template is older than Eio Kids as it belongs to Mrs Eio. She used it during her Primary school days.  

   
   
 Good stuff (好料！）given out by Senior Pastor during last Sunday Church Service. Mrs Eio told Mr Eio that these are useful materials for Eio Kids so they have kept it beyond their reach for the past few days. 

  
Mrs Eio & Eio kids started of by singing “I will enter His gates with Thanksgiving in my heart.” She then cut out the “Give thanks for the bread & cup portion”. Em read out loud what’s on the paper, Mrs Eio did some explanation & Eio Kids paste them on the tree. Further re-enforcement of learning & explanation will definitely be necessary as Eio kids might not have comprehended everything in totality. Nevertheless, it’s a good start. 😊

Moving on, Mrs Eio & Eio Kids sing “Rock of Ages! ” https://youtu.be/aJXSk8jvotI
   
 Mrs Eio cut out the “Redemptive Names of God” & “Truth of our Position in Christ” into smaller pieces according to the pointers. Breaking up these topics will make it more palatable & digestible for Eio kids. The learning of these 2 topics & the 2 songs above will probably continue for the next 2-3 weeks.

  
Today, Eio kids learn on 2 “Names of God”. They get read out one name each & paste them on the Rock. Mrs Eio have to explain the meaning to them. Otherwise, the reading makes no sense to these kiddos at all. Of course, their true understanding comes from the One that HE sends. 

   
 
◄ John 14:26 ► (New International Version)

But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.

The plastic corrugated boards had been sitting at a corners for 2 days. There’s a discount sale at Tampines Mall Popular store when Mrs Eio was there 2 days ago so she bought all the stationeries she needs for this project. She has been contemplating if she should buy some online stickers instead, but she simply can’t suppress the urge to DIY with the Eio Kids. Eio kids have been asking when they can start making their “thanksgiving tree” & the “rock of salvation”. Mrs Eio promised them today is the DAY! 

   
Our Tree & Rock will be on this wall. Before this, our thanksgiving corner is on the shoe cabinet. Quite pathetic…

Before we start work, we have a short briefing on that white piece of paper so Em knows what’s our overall plan. Well, El just wants to get started. There’s job distribution so they don’t fight over the same materials! Em is in charged of making the Thanksgiving Tree & El is in charge of doing the Rock. 

   

It’s not easy for Em to cut the corrugated board but Mrs Eio is well pleased with his effort.

  
El drew on the Rock on wrong board so she started crying. Ops…

There she goes on the right one. 👍

 Our Tree is ready.    
El was bored after some time while Em is still quite focused on his task. Mrs Eio decided to make full use of El’s strength. She’s task to peel the double-sided tape. Those of us who have the “honour” to be scratched & pinched by her, sure knows how powerful her tiny fingers are!!!

    

Living in a democratic country, we “voted” to decide how we should paste the rock. Mrs Eio thought she should display El’s drawing on the rock but after discussing with Eio kids, we garner 2.5 votes out of 3 voters & “pass the motion” display the other side of the rock so that we can write words on it. (El is undecided so hers is the 0.5 vote. Lol)
  

Our rock & grass are ready. Mrs Eio needs to trim the sharp points so they don’t injure Eio kids. 

  
Up up on the wall! 

    

DONE!

Just when we thought we are done, Mrs Eio & Eio Kids decided to add some flowers. Em’s in charge of using a cup to draw circles & cutting them out. Mrs Eio maximises El’s gifting to peel double sided tape. 😁

  
  
Done, done! 

Then Em asked,” where’s the sun?”

Lol!! To be continue… 
◄ Jeremiah 17:8 ►

 (New International Version)

They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.”

Since we have a front balcony at our new place, let’s make good use of it. Finally Mrs Eio get started with planting. 2 weeks ago, we started planting Lemon balm. After reading that it’s an “aggressive” plant. We decided that it’ll have a pot for itself so that it doesn’t “engulf” other plants.       

 Of course, not forgetting to tell the kids plants need air, good, water & sunlight & what’s photosynthesis etc… (as if they can fully understand the process.. Haha. Nevertheless, no harm sharing with them. ) Just remembered that Mrs Eio used to be a relief secondary Science teacher for 6 months after her A levels. The thing about planting with Eio kids is that they’ll check on the plants. So the next day, Em dug out his encyclopedia, put it beside the plant & started telling me about what’s writen in it. As you can see after awhile, El is totally not interested with what he’s talking about. Lol. 

    
 
Last week, we tried planting Chilli Padi from their seeds. Growing a plant from the seeds really test our patience. Em kept asking why the plant is not growing…

   
 
Finally after a week of waiting, the Chilli Padi seeds started to germinate & we can see the seedlings. Phew…

  
 
This Monday, we started growing onions so that Mrs Eio can have spring onion for her fried rice. Lol. We just bought a small pot of sweet Basil from Fairprice finest today & will start planting tomorrow after getting hold of some fertilizers. Will update our progress again. 👍

Genesis 1:29 (New International Version)

Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.”