Learn Spelling Without Stress

He is just plain lazy.

He only likes to play.

He’s going to have spelling next week and he refuses to learn.

What should I do?

One day, when I was bathing him, an idea came to me. I told him that we were going to play a game, a game that requires him to use his fingers. So, we started.

Me: Follow me, b-a ba, j-u ju, baju (baju means clothes in Malay language).
Wayne: b-a ba, j-u ju, baju.
Me: Now, write “baju” on the wall with your finger.

He happily made some strokes on the wall, thinking it was a game. There, that took care of his spelling. So, we did this every time he took his bath.

On top of that, I printed out the words separating the syllabus and told him we were going to play matching game. It was a success! He could match all six words.

So, with two types of “games”, he managed to learn his spelling. He enjoyed. My mission accomplished. Both were happy!


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The Participative Guessing Game

Now, this is fun, at least to my children. They enjoyed the session tremendously. One day, I asked all three of them to sit down in a circle and told them that we were going to play the guessing game. I told them that we would guess an animal by the description of the animal and the five of us (the three kids, me and my maid) would take turns asking a question and whoever knows how to answer would have to raise their hands.


Examples of questions asked were:

1) What animal has a mane around its face?
2) What animal comes out at night to hunt for food and goes hoot, hoot?
3) What animal has a big round stomach and a big mouth?


The game went on with the children each taking turns to ask questions. Karl and Wayne have no problem asking a question. I was amazed by Nyn who is a little more than 2 years old to be able to ask a question.

Here go the two questions asked by my little daughter:

1) What goes oo, oo, ah, ah? (jumping around and moving her arms up and down)
2) What do like this? (sticking out her tongue)

There is a lot of thinking involved in this game. You have to guess an animal by listening to the description and you have to know about an animal to be able to post a question.

The fun part which my children enjoyed is the opportunity for them to participate both in answering and asking of questions whereas the fun part for me is that I get to see my children enjoy while they learn how to participate and to shed away their shyness.

What To Do With A Ball?

One day, my children and I were playing with the ball. We rolled the ball, bounced the ball, threw the ball and kicked the ball. When all these were over, the children were asking for more. So, my brain started working and I came out with this:


Me: Everybody, sit down. Let’s play a new game. (I carried Nyn and put her on my lap)

Karl and Wayne: What are we playing, Mummy?

Me: Listen… Magic ball, magic ball, tell me, who do we see if we fall sick? (I grabbed Nyn’s hands and circle around the ball, not touching it)

Karl: A doctor.

Me: Magic ball, magic ball, what will happen if we don’t eat? (Doing the action again with Nyn’s hands)

Wayne: Die and go to heaven.


After some questions, Nyn was feeling tired and bored and said: “Mummy, I don’t want magic ball anymore.” So, I changed.


Me: Alakazam, ZUM, ZUM, ZUM (Still holding Nyn’s hands and did a different action) tell me, what would happen if you tell lies?

Karl: Nobody will believe you.

Me: Alakazam, ZUM, ZUM, ZUM, what would happen if you jump on the bed?

Wayne: The bed would be dirty.

Me: Alakazam, ZUM, ZUM, ZUM, do I have good children?

Karl, Wayne and Nyn: YES!! (Loud answer from all of them)

Me: Alakazam, ZUM, ZUM, ZUM, what should I do if my children are naughty?

Karl and Wayne: If they behave like jungle boys, take them to the jungle.


The above is just part of our game. There were many more questions asked and answers heard. What a wonderful game for me and my children. For them, it is fun and for me, I get to know what they know and most importantly how they feel.

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