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Picture Book without Words

I was introduced to picture books without words during my previous job as a teacher. I hear some advantages to it, like, encouraging kids to describe the pictures that they saw, promoting a good opportunity to have open-ended discussion about the pictures, etc. Thus, I created a open the flap picture book without words recently, coupled with a dice. Here is what I am targeting at: - Animal Names - Vehicle Names - Action word, "Throw", "Open" (Following Instructions) Who is it for?  - Playgroup (~ 3 years old, small group) Why do I have this idea? 1) Most kids of this age group might not be able to read Chinese characters yet, e.g. the names of vehicles and animals. Thus, I don't think adding words in the book is important for now, which is why I created this book without words. 2) Kids of this age group likes hands-on activities, thus, I thought getting them to throw a dice and opening the flaps of the book would be fun for them. Activity: 1...

Getting Started

Hi everybody! Just a short intro about myself. Ever since I graduated from polytechnic, I started my first job as an assistant teacher in THK EIPIC Centre. From there, I interacted with different preschool kids and learn more about them. It was a very memorable experience for me. I love to be with kids. We have fun, we learn and we grow together. After 4+ years, I resigned. I tried a few other jobs which are not related to kids. Maybe it was fate, or that there is still a part of me which feels strongly connected to kids, which I am not ready to let go yet, that I'm back with kids. :) I am starting my new job as a Chinese speech and drama teacher for preschoolers. When I was young, I used to dislike studying. I started to enjoy studying only when I was in polytechnic. Gone were the days when I used to drag my feet to school. I started to feel the joy of learning something new in school. Learning, gaining new knowledge become something that is really fun for me. (I had a few tea...