Wednesday, December 2, 2009
陽陽寫詩
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Money guy!
Friday, November 27, 2009
Nurse is better
Saturday, October 24, 2009
吵架也是一種《溝通》
Guidelines for happiness
2. Expect less.
3. Give more.
4. Free your mind from worry.
5. Free your heart from hate.
Thanks for what I have rather than enumerate difficulties
Monday, October 12, 2009
Encourage kids to read aloud
Your first grader is learning to "crack the code" of the written word. First graders learn phonics, the sounds of all letters and letter combinations. They apply phonics knowledge to figuring out or "decoding" words that they do not know by sight. Learning how to crack the code of reading also helps your first grader spell words he wants to use in his writing.
Friday, October 9, 2009
Discussion helps first graders understand
When talking about her experiences, your first grader includes many details--not just the most important points. First graders tend to include many details in their stories, and they are not yet able to summarize a story.
The average first grader knows thousands of words. Your child has learned new words in many different ways--through talking with you, through hearing books read aloud, and through new experiences at home and in school. Having a strong vocabulary is important for learning to read. After all, the more words your child knows, the more words he will be able to recognize in print.
First graders love to talk about the books they read and listen to. Discussion helps first graders understand the meaning of books they read and listen to. ..Your first grader can relate a story to her own experiences, be a critical reader by telling what she liked or disliked about the story, and make inferences by imagining what might happen next if the book had a sequel.
First graders' speaking is more rich and complex than their writing. The typical first grader uses a small fraction of the words he knows when he writes. It is common for a first grader to speak at length about dinosaurs or tell about a family outing in great detail. He may only be able to write down a sentence or even a list of words about the topic, however. Your child's writing may not rival his speaking for years to come.
Encouraging Your First Grader
- Tell stories about real and imaginary events to increase comprehension. Take turns with your child talking about the day--what happened, what was surprising, what was funny. Also try making up stories together and even writing them down. Whether you're in the car, on the bus, or getting ready for bed, ask your child to choose some favorite characters for the story. Start off by telling the story yourself, have your child take a turn, and then alternate. When you tell stories together, you help your child learn what elements make up a good story, which will help his reading comprehension and writing.
- Encourage your child to ask questions about words. Keeping up with a first grader's questions may be trying for parents, but asking about words is an important habit to develop. Simply saying, "I'm glad you asked that," or "That's a good question!" when your child asks about a word will keep him questioning when he comes across new words. If you hear an unfamiliar word, think aloud about its meaning or consult a dictionary. Your curiosity demonstrates that even grown-ups wonder about words.
- Talk about challenging vocabulary words, concepts, and figures of speech. This will help broaden your child's vocabulary, deepen her understanding of all the concepts words represent, and help her to understand better what she is reading.
- Play games with language to increase vocabulary, develop problem-solving skills, and practice letter sounds. ...such as a children's version of Scrabble, Boggle, or Clue, Jr.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
First graders learn most through listening and talking
Many first graders enjoy listening to long stories. First graders' knowledge of the world, ability to follow complex plots, and natural enthusiasm for stories make longer books ideal for this age and stage. Rather than reading one or more short picture books in a sitting, your first grader will enjoy listening to chapter books, such as Stuart Little. Many also enjoy listening to longer, more complex picture books, such as Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters, in a single sitting.
First graders learn most new word meanings through listening and talking rather than through reading books themselves. Older children and adults learn new words from reading books, but this is not true for first graders. They can only read simple books that contain easy words whose meanings they already know, so first graders need to develop new vocabulary in other ways. Your first grader learns words through listening to books read aloud, through discussing new words with adults, and through the introduction of new vocabulary into everyday experiences.
Encouraging Your First Grader
- Read aloud books that are more difficult than your child can read. As a beginning reader, your child is only reading very simple text, so read-aloud time is the time to challenge him with new vocabulary and ideas. First graders enjoy both picture books with complex themes and ideas, such as Baseball Saved Us, and simpler chapter books, such as My Father's Dragon. Some books are too difficult or contain material that is difficult for first graders to understand, however, so choose carefully.
- Discuss the book before, during, and after you read to develop reading comprehension. Before reading, talk with your child about the title and the front cover. See if she can guess what the book is going to be about. While you are reading, ask your child to make predictions about what will happen next. Encourage her to ask questions about words or story events. You might even think aloud, saying, "I wonder why Ramona didn't want to go to school." When you verbalize your thoughts, you encourage your child to think about meaning as well. When you are done reading, ask your child what her favorite part was or why a character felt the way he did.
- Read many different kinds of books to your child. Reading a wide variety of books aloud to your child will help expose her to many different vocabulary words and ideas. In addition, your child will learn different writing styles and ways of presenting information. As your child gains skill in writing, this will also help her be able to use different styles. When you read a variety of genres, including realistic fiction, information, poetry, fantasy, and biography, talk specifically about the special features of each one. For instance, point out captions under pictures in informational text and explain their purpose. You might also try reading several books by the same author and comparing and contrasting the styles across books. Or read a book and then watch a video and discuss similarities and differences.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
wk4 (90925) of Grade 1 - John adapt to new school
There are fewer chance for John to speak English. His thinking logic gradually change from English to Chinese.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
淋雨的老和尚
時近傍晚,有一位和尚在返寺途中,突然雷聲隆隆,天,下起了大雨。雨勢滂沱,看樣子短時間內不會停止,「怎麼辦呢?」和尚著急四望,所幸不遠處有一座庄園,只好拔起腳步去求宿一宵,避避風雨。
庄園很大,守門的僕人見是個和尚敲門,問明來意,冷冷地說:「我家老爺向來和僧道無緣,你最好另作打算吧!」
「雨這麼大,附近又沒有其他的小店人家,還是請您給個方便。」和尚懇求著。
「我不能擅自作主,等我進去問問老爺的意思。」僕人入內請示,一會兒出來,仍然不肯答應,和尚只好請求在屋簷下暫歇一晚,結果,僕人依舊搖頭拒絕。
和尚無奈,便向僕人問明了庄園主人名號,然後冒著大雨,全身濕透奔回了寺廟。
三年後,庄園老爺納了個小妾,寵愛有加。小妾想到廟裏上香祈福,老爺便陪著一起出門。到了廟裏老爺忽然瞥見自己的名字被寫在一塊顯眼的長生祿位牌上,心中納悶,找到一個正在打掃的小和尚,向他打聽這是怎麼回事。
小和尚笑了笑說:「這是我們住持三年前寫的,有天他淋著大雨回來,說有位施主和他沒有善緣,所以為他寫了一塊長生祿位。住持天天誦經,迴向功德給他,希望能和那位施主解冤結、添些善緣,至於詳情,我們也都不是很清楚……」
庄園老爺聽了這番話,當下了然,心中既慚愧又不安……後來,他便成了這座寺廟虔誠供養的功德主,香火終年不絕。
這是一位老和尚最喜歡講的,一個改造「惡緣」的故事。
世界說小不小,說大不大,人生何處不相逢。
胸襟寬大肚量能容的人,明了「大恩與大怨,人我原無兩」的道理,環境與他人施與自己的一切恩怨,都能激勵啟發自己,恩與怨都是成就道業的助緣。
相反的,心胸褊狹的人,除了求一時之快以外,積累惡緣阻絕善緣,結果只有逐漸封閉自己未來更多可能的路向。
或許,要如故事中那位住持般的胸懷修為,可能不易,然而「高山仰止,景行行止,雖不能至,心嚮往之」,以此為人生成長的標竿之一。路,自然無限的寬廣了!
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
認識H1N1新型流感
- 人類感染H1N1新型流感症狀與季節性流感類似,包括發燒、咳嗽、喉嚨痛、全身酸痛、頭痛、寒顫與疲勞,有些病例出現腹瀉、嘔吐症狀。
- H1N1新型流感定義: 發燒超過攝氏38℃,且其臨床症狀包括從輕微的類流感到較為嚴重的肺炎等。
- 有發燒、咳嗽或打噴嚏的人應該戴口罩的原因,一方面是可以避免自己的飛沫傳染給別人,另一方面是自己生病時抵抗力較弱,要避免再感染其他病原。
- 如有呼吸道症狀,與他人交談時,最好保持1公尺以上的距離或者佩戴口罩。
- H1N1新型流感的潛伏期大約是1-7天,最可能是1-4天。 一般成人的H1N1新型流感,在症狀出現前一天至症狀出現後七天具有傳染性。
- 流感快速篩檢只能得知是否為A型或B型流感,並不能確定是不是H1N1新型流感;要確認還是要採集咽喉或鼻咽拭子進行RT-PCR或病毒培養。
- 資料來源:H1N1新型流感中央流行疫情指揮中心
- 日期:2009-08-31
Sunday, September 13, 2009
跟上一條龍
Wk2 (-90911) Communication matter!
- Parents conferences indeed solve some of my questions.
- He has 2 good friends now.
He is excited to tell me that he first time fell asleep in the nap time.
Physical education is his favorite course in school now.
He keeps the promise to go into the swimming pool on Thursday even though he feels the water is still too cold!
His ability in spelling phonetic symbols increased
He can read and check the homework communication book by himself with few of my help.
- He is still think school is not fun!
- He doesn't want to go out during the recess time.
- He need more time to build up disciplines.
- Taiwan's education system may create more pressures to students compared to past. I start to learn some of John's contents only when I was in middle school.
- Some teachers only accept one way of writing. It makes John feel frustrated and confused. He asked me why his way of writing is correct in past 3 year but now it's wrong.
- John said the reason of not going out during the recess time is that outside is too hot. I prefer to think that he need more time to adapt new environment. When he studied in American school, he always goes outside an plays with friends during the recess time. I never heard that he said that outside is too hot!
- He is still used to American way of education-learning by playing and projects concepts. It always try to find someone to play and I think it is good.
- Align my reward system to the mentor. The teacher use circles & Xs as the major reward system to help kids set up disciplines. If kids get 20 circle, they may exchange a small gift (pad or pencil etc...)
- Tell John that what he learned in the past is correct. However, we are learning a new way of writing now. He is excited to tell me that he know 3 ways of writing now. In the same time, I also communicates with school teachers for the subject.
- Constantly help him enhance mandarin ability.
- Review past blog articles and other articles which may helpful.
Saturday, September 5, 2009
wk1 (90904) - more time to adapt new school
- On Saturday and Monday, he got lot of fun in school!
- He is doing well after school.
- He meet a playmate who can play and do homework togethers.
- Tuesday onwards, he said he don't wnat go to school and get headache and stomachache from time to time.
- He don't want to swim - the reson is not yet clear
- Don't like school welcome activities and feel dizzy for : pass clever door, study hard door, and pass 5 barriers. He likes the actives not yet happened draw teacher's portrait.
- Don't like current school
Friday, September 4, 2009
It is not a Taiwan school
After a playdate with yao-yao, I found yao-yao can read homework and some chinese book.
Dad: Your english is better and Yaoyao's chinese is better. do you know the reason.
John: Yes. I studied in American school and she studied in Taiwan school.
Dad: Since we are studing in taiwan school now... (I try to encourage him to learn more chinese ...)
John suddently interrupted me and said: It is not a Taiwan school.
I was surprised and asked: why?
John: If it is a taiwan school, How come we haven't speak taiwanese in school?
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Amen 阿們!
(5/20/2009)
昨天禱告完後,John問我:為什麼pray最後都要講Amen? God的名字又不是Amen
我告訴他Amen means ‘I agree’.
今天禱告完,最後,他說:Jesus, thank you that you listen to our prayer, I AGREE!
日全食
2009年7月22日上午,日全食出現在長江流域。一大早媽咪要出門前跟陽陽解釋了日全食的現象,但陽陽看起來不太感興趣,而且好像沒理解。
早上九點開始,天開始慢慢變黑,到了九點二十多分,可以看到整個城市一片漆黑。因為沒開路燈的關係,甚至比晚上還要黑。真的是很奇特的經歷!於是,媽咪打電話回家,想叫陽陽也一起感受一下這個特別的時刻。
Mom: John, do you see outside?
John: Ya, it’s dark.
Mom: Yes, do you remember mommy told you this morning regarding eclipse that the sun would be covered by the moon and the earth would be dark?
John: Yes, looks like the night!
Mom: Yes, it is excited, isn’t it?
John: Mmn, but, Mom, should I go to bed now? It’s dark and looks like the night.
Mom: …
難怪天文學家要我們觀察動物的反應,連小孩的反應都很直接呢!
哈佛幸福課 - 正面情緒(收入), 負面情緒(支出)
人們衡量商業成就時,標準是錢/財富。用錢去評估資產和債務、利潤和虧損, 所有與錢無關的都不會被考慮進去。
人生與商業一樣,也有盈利和虧損。幸福感是衡量人生的唯一標準。
「具體地說,在看待自己的生命時,可以把負面情緒當作支出,把正面情緒當作收入。
當正面情緒多於負面情緒時,我們在幸福這一『至高財富』上就盈利了。」
幸福,應該是快樂與意義的結合! 一個幸福的人,必須有一個明確的、可以帶來快樂和意義的目標,然後努力地去追求。真正快樂的人,會在自己覺得有意義的生活方式裡,享受它的點點滴滴。
簡化出3*3條guides:
1-1 簡化生活。應求精而不在多。
1-2 睡眠:每天7到9小時的睡眠是一筆非常棒的投資而非浪費。
這樣,在醒著的時候,你會更有效率、更有創造力,也會更開心
1-3 規律地鍛煉。
運動是你生活中最重要的事情之一。每週只要3次,每次只要30分鐘,
就能大大改善你的身心健康。
2. 接受自己,遵從內心, 面對失敗
2-1 接受自己,不要忽略自己所擁有的獨特性; 失望、煩亂、悲傷是人性的一部分。接納這些,並把它們當成自然之事,允許自己偶爾的失落和傷感,然後問問自己,能做些什麼來讓自己感覺好過一點。
2-2 遵從你內心的熱情。選擇對你有意義並且能讓你快樂的課,不要選別人認為你應該上的課。
2-3 勇敢面對失敗。成功沒有捷徑,歷史上有成就的人,總是敢於行動,也會經常失敗。勇氣心懷恐懼,仍依然向前. 不要讓對失敗的恐懼,絆住你嘗試新事物的腳步。
它們都是你回味無窮的禮物。記錄他人的點滴恩惠,始終保持感恩之心。
3-2 多和朋友們在一起。
不要被日常工作纏身,親密的人際關係,是你幸福感的信號,最有可能為你帶來幸福。
3-3 慷慨。
現在,你的錢包裡可能沒有太多錢,你也沒有太多時間。但這並不意味著你無法助人。
「給予」和「接受」是一件事的兩個面。當我們幫助別人時,我們也在幫助自己; 當我們幫助自己時,也是在間接地幫助他人。
Monday, April 6, 2009
Grow Up to Be a Father…
昨天跟John撘Taxi去球場的路上,我跟他說Grade one跟Kindergarten不太一樣,要學的東西會比較多,他輕輕的回答我說,他知道。過一會兒,他突然說:Grade one is different to kindergarten and kindergarten is different to pre-school.
我說:Yes, you are right.
John Said: But, mom, you know what? Alex G said he wishes he can be always in pre-school
我說:Really? Do you want to go to pre-school now?
John Said: No, I want to grow up.
我說:Great! So that you can learn more, right?
John Said: Yap, I want to grow up so that I can become a farther…
哇!好遠大的志願ㄚ!
Monday, March 30, 2009
感冒多喝水、多休息
Sunday, March 29, 2009
小孩發燒: 減少衣服, 溫水擦拭, 睡冰枕, 多喝水
發燒的處理原則: 減少衣服(幫助散熱), 溫水擦拭全身,睡冰枕, 多喝水. 有發燒且不舒服才用藥.
1. 減少衣服穿著,以寬鬆為主,減少被蓋以幫助散熱。
1a . 高燒前有發抖畏冷時, 先用棉被或衣物覆蓋, 不畏冷時再減少身體衣物的覆蓋
2c. 發燒若超過39.5℃,一定要給。
1. 體溫上升階段: 全身感覺不舒服
2. 體溫穩定階段: 這時體溫調節中樞重新建立,有較高的調節點。其熱量的產生及熱量的散失達到新的平衡點。臉部泛紅,表示發燒處於高的平衡點。
3. 體溫下降階段: 病人流汗,全身濕濕的.補充足夠的水份,以防脫水現象。
資料來源(References):
1. 小兒發燒怎麼辦? 急診部小兒專科 陳怡萍 醫師 薛智中 主治醫師
http://www.kmu.edu.tw/~kmcj/data/9209/15.htm
2. 小孩發燒的處理原則。 長庚兒童醫院 台北兒童內科顏大欽醫師
Verions
1st verion: 2009-3-29
1st revision: 2010-4-11
Saturday, March 21, 2009
It is just water in my eyes
Daddy: ㄛ,這樣就要哭了!
John: No, I am not crying. It’s just water in my eyes…
轉的真快!
Sunday, March 1, 2009
蝴蝶效應
這時候老人的腦海中第一次出現危機的負面思想,他開始對自己說:"既然如此,我今年最好也不要再花錢粉刷門面了,外面鬧恐慌,我還是省一點錢比較好既然人人都沒錢出來吃飯,我又何必在路邊豎宣傳看版呢?"
Saturday, February 21, 2009
放天燈
今年元宵節前一天剛好是星期天,打羽球的朋友在網上買了一些天燈,準備在星期天晚上可以放。 Tim和我都沒放過天燈,更別說John了。那天下午,當大家準備要寫願望在天燈上,John問我:什麼是願望?我告訴他,就是他每天禱告的事或者他想要的東西。結果他很天真的說,他要寫 I want more toys and no sick. (平常John的禱告裡是不會禱告要玩具的)。但是想想好玩,我們就讓他寫了他說的 ‘I want more toys’以及‘No sick’,我和Tim各寫了一面。我寫Healthy and Happy,Tim寫了Healthy, Happy and Prosperous.
當天晚上,十幾個天燈一起飄上天空真的很美。回家後,睡覺前, 我如常的問他要禱告什麼?沒想到今天的Prayer request竟然多了一個,‘Pray for what we put on the lantern, no sick, more toys, healthy, happy and prosperous’…我回答他:‘what we put on the lantern is wishes’,他很快的回答我:‘If it was only wish, then we may get sick’…我告訴他:‘Don’t worry, we pray everyday for not getting sick, God will bless us and give us strength. Even we got sick, He will heal us.’ 這傢伙反應很快地說:‘Then, I will pray everyday so that God will make what we put on the lantern come true.’
從那天之後,我們每晚的禱告多了一項,而且他會自己 pray: ‘Dear God, I would like to pray for those things we put on lantern, no sick, more toys, healthy, happy and prosperous.’
信心真的很大呢!
Thursday, February 5, 2009
用人上人的心境自處
當你還未富貴時, 就要默默以富貴自居. 有朝一日富貴喧騰來時, 你就不會突然利令智昏.
當你還無功名時, 就要默默以有名自居. 有朝一日功名熱鬧來時 你就不會名實不符.
把過程當成結果的一部分 把結果當成過程的一部分 讓她真正的整合起來 你就可以離開那個不得已的落差
何不一開始就以慶祝的心情, 享受的心情去修煉,
何不一路上就以高手的身分去檢驗, 以成功的滋味去品嘗.
References:
http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/jw!_Ehc.KaQHB6YDncJb.LoZaS2/article?mid=10733
Similar concepts
1. " secrets of the millionaire mind - 有錢人想得和你不一樣"
2. branding
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Jesus Loves Us
Tonight, when I was reading bible story for John, the question in snuggle section was about go and tell the people who does not know Jesus about him. I asked John why we should tell the world about Jesus. He said to me because Jesus loves us and takes care of us, so we should share the good news. Then, I ask him how he will tell. He answers me:
I will tell them, Jesus loves all of us. If you were bad guy, Jesus still loves you. If you were good guy, Jesus will love you even more.
I know he will be a good gospeler!
Saturday, January 3, 2009
止鼻血三步驟: 捏、直坐、冰敷
2. 直直的坐著. 不要躺下,因為鼻血會流到喉嚨,容易嗆到。頭往前傾,鼻血常常會流得更快。
小孩子只要有鼻過敏、或氣溫變化太快, 太冷、太乾燥,就容易流鼻血。可以從減少環境的刺激,例如:使用空氣清淨機和潮濕器;或是戴口罩與鼻腔塗抹凡士林等保護鼻黏膜方式來預防流鼻血的發生。好在大部分兒童過了青春期後,就比較不會流鼻血了