In Lambano Learning Centre we believe that:
- Children are special and unique.
- Everyone has the potential to be great learners.
- Children are learners who enjoys challenges.
- Every opportunity should be given to them to increase their development.
- A child is an individual and deserves the caring and the respect from adults.
- They are sensitive, have feelings and have capability to think for themselves.
- They will thrive in the environment that caters to their needs.
- Every child can and will develop into a confident, considerate and courteous individual under the appropriate guidance.
Teachers in Lambano Learning Centre makes sure we take care of the learning needs of your children.
Our English curriculum and Mandarin curriculum are well-balanced. It is designed to be comprehensive and stimulating. Every opportunity is provided for them to realise their individual potential.
Every preschool child, needing to enhance their language skills, will experience learning in a creative way, at this centre. Children going into an English or Mandarin environment school for the first time, will find it difficult to adjust to if the spoken language at home is different.
Safe and Secure
For a three-year-old, feeling safe and secure is important. Playing is their work. When play is incorporated into learning the child feels he is in a safe environment. As to develop the child’s potential in the language, our lesson plan includes preschool activities focusing more on play-learning. This is “Educational Learning Through Hands-on and Games”.
Learning Letters
Activities and programs cater to ensure success in grasping the language. When the alphabet is introduced, we do not just rote the letters, but we teach the phonics sound of the letters. Recognition and name of the letters are learnt gradually in association with actions and sound.
Actions and sound
Actions and sound together help the child remember the sound. It works as a trigger. Very often, in the beginning stages of learning something new, children tend to forget what they learnt the day before. But when they are taught a letter with the action and the sound, and when they do have this momentary forgetfulness, the memory is triggered when the teacher shows them the action. Wow! They will remember the sound and words associated with it.
Songs
Children love songs! The sounds and actions are put into simple and recognisable tunes, which helps them remember the letter name, sound and actions. We have worksheets for pre-schooler: ABC worksheets, matching worksheets, maze worksheets, colouring pages and dot to dot worksheets.
Vocabulary
Every letter teaching is accompanied with more than 10 words beginning, to enhance vocabulary. Children recognise the letters and words through a wide variety of games. Group games with picture card and word cards. Matching games are popular, so are musical games. Running, throwing and jumping activities are part of the games.
Writing
Writing is crucial to learning. Our children are encouraged to colour with crayons initially. Holding crayons, which are thicker and easier hold. Crayons do not need too much pressure to write. Free style drawing on large sheets are encouraged. Lines, swirls, dots or circles are permitted. Choose your own colour. Later child taught to work on alphabet worksheets.
Weak Children
We groom weak children in kindergarten to read and write, to get the children ready for primary schools. We play many activity games to teach sight words. These may include word searches, bingo or even crossword puzzles for kids. This is reviewed by worksheets that they need to complete.
Games and activity
Board games like “Snakes and ladders” are used as a teaching tool. For the more energetic children we have games involving balls, bean bags and hula hoops. Through our activity’s children remember the words. It is never a chore to learn the difficult sight words.
Grammar
As the children become more competent with the language, grammar is introduced through the Kindergarten games which include grammar games and worksheets, preposition games and worksheets, nouns and pronouns worksheets, past tense verbs and activities related to verbs.
Reading
Reading allows a child’s imagination to explore into great adventures, exploring faraway lands and deep into the oceans. Re-enacting the authors experiences. It is important for a child to comprehend what he reads. Reading and comprehension encourages deeper understanding of the text. Understanding requires increased vocabulary.
Understanding
Children need easy reading text and comprehension worksheets to develop these skills. Lessons are prepared by themes, so the reading activities, corelate. Some themes we cover, My Body, My Family, The classroom etc.
Physical Activity
Why do we really need to promote physical activity for pre-schoolers? Little children do not require any encouragement to move their busy little bodies. Obesity is rising in children! So pre-schoolers have to live healthfully by balancing food, exercise and rest time. Parents and caregivers (schools) need to make sure that even small children get plenty of active playtimes every day. Sadly, this is not so in many of our schools.
How much is “plenty”? A recommended plan is as below
Structured play: At least 60 minutes a day, cumulative.
- This could mean 10 minutes of playing catch;
- 10 minutes of riding on a scooter or bike;
- 15 minutes playing with a ball with classmates and teachers;
- and a 25-minute swim lesson.
Free play: At least 60 minutes a day minimum
It can comprise of any kind of unstructured physical activity. Running, jumping, climbing and exploring at the playground, hopping, skipping or playing pretend at home.
Limited sedentary time: No more than 60 minutes at a time sitting still (reading books, watching screens, colouring) unless they are sleeping.
For children/ toddlers (12 to 36 months old), the structured physical activity should add up to 30 minutes a day instead of 60 minutes, however all other recommendations are the same.
We need to recognise that our children are increasingly sedentary, and it is important to identify the relevant attributes that are giving rise to this lack of activity. Is it our lifestyle? Is it our belief that studying time should be work, work, work and no play? Is it the culture of our schools?
Therefore, recognising this need, our activity integrated programme is holistic which promotes the physical, intellectual, social, emotional and creative development of the child, especially language.
Through all of these, your child develops a holistic and in-depth understanding of the world around us. His imagination will create ideas. His experience the joy of learning. His eagerness to investigate increases. He becomes competent. Mor confident!
What more can we expect from our children!