Sight Words & Hand Eye Coordination

This is a simple yet fun activity you can do with your kids.
Objective: To be able to:

• Recognize sight words (colours)
• Match the correct colour crayon to the sight word &
• Colour within the lines (hand-eye coordination)
  

Stage 1: Simple, primary colours

Stage 2: Expansion of vocabulary of colour sight words

Stage 3: Level of difficulty can be adjusted by changing font size of sight words, size & shape of object to be coloured in, size of colouring medium (i.e. fat chunky crayons or thin coloured pencils)

By the way, the above are activity worksheets created by me & done by my pupils (could be ex &/or present). Will share with you all more soon on what works & what don't!

Plantar Fasciitis. OUCH!

Plantar fasciitis is a painful inflammatory condition of the foot caused by excessive wear to the plantar fascia that supports the arch or by biomechanical faults that cause abnormal pronation.^[1] The pain usually is felt on the underside of the heel, and is often most intense with the first steps of the day. It is commonly associated with long periods of weight bearing or sudden changes in weight bearing or activity. Obesity, weight gain, jobs that require a lot of walking on hard surfaces, shoes with little or no arch support, and inactivity are also associated with the condition.

Plantar fasciitis was formerly called "a dog's heel" in the United Kingdom. It is sometimes known as "flip-flop disease" among US podiatrists. The condition often results in a heel spur on the calcaneus, in which case it is the underlying condition, and not the spur itself, which produces the pain.

The mainstays of treatment are stretching the Achilles tendon and plantar fascia, resting, keeping off the foot as much as possible, discontinuing aggravating activity, cold compression therapy, contrast bath therapy, weight loss, arch support and heel lifts, and taping. Care should be taken to wear supportive and stable shoes. Patients should avoid open-back shoes, sandals, "flip-flops", and any shoes without a raised heel.

⁽From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

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My new insoles that cost a freaking $55 (w/o GST yet!) It took abit of getting used to. But if it helps relief the pain, why not?

The podiatrist trimmed my nails very neatly. They look so nice now! She was very quick at it, I am impressed! She also commented that my feet had very good blood circulation coz there was plenty of hair growth! Eeerr....

The blue insoles are only temporary. I should consider more expensive permanent ones which will last me a lifetime & cost about $260. *faint*

Tour to LTA Gallery

Last Saturday, Rathi, her son/my godson Vivek, Suci & I went on a tour to the LTA Gallery. It was one of those $3 PA outing activity we signed up from The Serangoon CC. It was our 1st time doing so & we didn't know what to expect.

Me & godson eager in anticipation

Suci & Rathi. Doesn't my pal look very doll-like here, with bright wide innocent eyes & her wild mane? *grin*

The food we had was a pleasant surprise & nice touch! Thank you for it. It sure gave us the extra energy needed for the tour.

Can you see what station this is?

I just love this kind of buses! Gives one a nostalgic feeling...

My favourite bus number 28! Even the back of my Adidas jersey is printed with the number 28! It brings me from Toa Payoh, to church, to Paya Lebar, to Bedok & Tampines!

Eerrr....no comments. Just had to take photo la!

Taxi anyone?

4 stooges - happy & so ever gleeful!

This brought back find memories for my mom when she saw it. Apparently her dad aka my maternal grandpa used to be a bus conductor!

Tickets for sale!

Bus Guides. An elderly lady in the tour group told me she had every copy from 1980 onwards! Gosh! I was just born in that year!

Bet you didn't know there were so many various types of license plates in S'pore eh? Anyone know what does PU stands for? It's Pulau Ubin. Apparently the traffic system over there is abit different from our here.

Bus routes that ply areas to SPD & certain mature estates have been retrofitted to meet the needs of the elderly & people with mobility issues. I know bus 147 has it coz it brings me to school.
Mmm...are S'poreans ready to share "their" public transport system with those who might take abit more time to get up & down the bus/train?
Will the "normal" people be impatient/shake heads/tsk tsk?
Is society ready yet in general? No doubt people will still stare (I mean what's new?)
I do hope one day, there will be equality in terms of opportunities (in all aspects) for those with special needs.

Do you know there are more than 4500 bus stops, over 100 MRT & LRT stations, more than 20 bus interchanges & 9 expressways (& even more ERPs!!!) that make up the comprehensive land transport system in S'pore?

Efficient & smart use of land - 4 tiers - value for money!

In the future to come, we might have island-wide up-to-date info at our fingertips!

Point & click & you'll know the current traffic conditions in real time.

Cloudy in central part of S'pore? Then you might consider staying at home or bringing along an umbrella.

We sure had a great time! Thank you LTA for the impressive & enjoyable time! :)

Teachers' Day Gifts & Much Love

Last Day of School Class Party!

Nigel's mom blessed us with a feast!

So quaint right? Unique way of making it look very appetizing with the toothpicks!

Bridget's favourite: Fried fishballs!

Small baked butter cakes that were delicious. The kids found it very easy to eat.

Agar agar

Loads of chocs I bought from Mustafa to contribute to the party

Honey baked chicken wings, it was simply delicious! 1st dish to finish!

Gabby's mom blessed us with a cake at the end of the day. Simply stuffed after a whole day of non-stop eating! *faint*