Happiness Journal 21/9/25

This weekend, I dutifully combed through the PSLE 3-year series for Science. I discovered that the properties of materials is a popular topic. If I strategically bring in popular items to my classroom and get my students to think in terms of flexible/strong/waterproof/float or sink/transparent every day, I would be helping them to revise this topic without breaking a sweat.

Then, an electrifying idea came to my mind and chased away my Monday-eve blues. I could put my staff cards from the JET program and NorthLight inside my handphone pouch, put it around my neck and wait for curious students to ask me why I have done that. The best way to get attention-starved students to learn is to draw attention to myself!

I’m sure I will never get old of looking at these glorious cards of yesteryear.

For good measure, I introduced the word “waterproof” to my 6-year-old and planted a seedling of knowledge inside his mind, fully expecting it to germinate several years down the road.