Doing Homework at the Balcony
Sorry, this pic very blur… 
SIL set up a table and garden stools at the balcony at the back of our office, and my kids like to do their homework there after school. It’s quite hot and sunny sometimes, but it does not bother them at all. For the time being, both of them can still take their own initiative to do their homework once they have completed their bentos, and some times, hubby and I will be there to help them with their work. Normally, they will only have one to three sheets of homework, and they don’t have a lot of repeated writing.
Isabelle did her Thai writing (they only repeat 4 times for a letter) and later on she colored the picture.
Our little princess does not like us to hold her hand and pencil and guide her. Most of the time, I just ask her to follow me with her finger, without the pencil first and then she will do it by herself. I just let her pass up her work as it is, so don’t expect it to be nice. LOL! If you insist on holding her hand, like what hubby likes to do sometimes, she will erase the work away or give you this look…
Nah, you are so smart, you do for me la.
As for Justin, I only guide him in maths and English, and for Thai, he will ask the clerk or hubby. But actually, I prefer the clerk teaching him.
Justin’s writing some Thai consonants. Don’t ask me, I am totally clueless about them. He normally just has to repeat the same letter for less than 5 times, so the writing homework is much lesser than his previous school in Ipoh.
Hubby is always very harsh when he’s teaching the kids, like he expects them to remember the way to write and sound the Thai letters on the spot. He has not taught children before, so he does not know that it’s not easy for kids to recognize the letters so soon. Of course, there are genius kids la, but I know my kids are just normal.
Hubby’s guiding him in his Thai homework and he made Justin cried yesterday!!! Sigh, homework only mah… why so kancheong leh.
After the kids have done their homework, they will play by themselves or glue to daddy.
Let us see your phone, papa.
No matter how strict hubby is when he’s teaching the kids, they still prefer him as playmate. Good for mommy la, I can practice more with my new toy. LOL!
Very pretty balcony floor you have there!
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Michelle, thanks! It does make the office looks less boring.
Ai Leng, I think Thai traditional schools are also quite tough, but I don’t have plan to send my kids there. For Malaysia, it’s only the Chinese schools have a lot of homework, kebangsaan is more breathable, and gives more freedom to children. But then hoh, most Chinese still prefer Chinese schools la…Maybe it’s because of their easy homework, so my kids love to do it. If it’s a lot of writing like my boy’s previous school, I think he runs away far far liao la. LOL!
wow, learning thai writing some more!! woo..cool.