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Singaporean Educator, Coach and Hands on Mom of Three. Connect with me on Google+

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Rocksford Rock Oprea- A Review

Rockfords Rock Oprea

A few months  back I received this online storybook for review. There were many chapter in the book and we took a really long time to get through it as I only showed a chapter on the book each week to Doggie boy and Monkey boy.

Rockford Rock Opera is about a the adventures a  boy named Moog and his dog (Rockford) went through. The whole story is 16 chapters long and we didn’t get through the whole book as only 4 chapters were allowed to be read free with the option to purchase access to the remaining chapters. Our access to the rest of the book must have expired as we took more then one month to read the book.

In this story Moog and Rockford traveled to the mystical island of Infinity where they go on a real adventure. This book is unlike other online storybooks which we have read. There is the injection of songs within the chapter which breaks the monotony of just listening to the chapter being read out aloud.

The story was more suited for my 8 year old as he really loved listening to the story. My 5 yr old interest  was quickly diminished after the 1st chapter as the story didn’t really suit him.

My thoughts:

I love the fact that there were many resources there which I could tap on further enhance the learning experiences of my kids. There were lessons plans for ages 5-7 and 7-11 years old which are divided into Science, Literacy and Design.  There were also music sheets, fun activities and crafts which one can follow up with.

I certainly recommend this  free online story book and now there is a chance to view it on IPAD as it can be download from ITUNES free.

 

Disclaimer: I received a complimentary access to  Rocksford Rock Opera for review purposes. All opinions are 100% my own.

 

SOC: Words, Numbers and Alphabets

Tiger Girl

Tiger girl has grown a lot these few months. She is no longer an innocent baby but one who is able to get her thoughts and wants clearly across to us.  She starts her sentences with ” I want” or ” I like “, ” I sit…” . If she feels that you don’t understand her she would add on and say ” Nana wants.. and point to the item or pull you to where she would want to go”. She is speaking much more then before.

Tiger girl loves ordering her brothers around. She “reminds” them to eat her food and never fails to tell them ” Kor kor -Eat!!”  If they were eating something she wants she would promptly announce to them “share”.

I have been teaching her the alphabets and numbers from 1-10 in English, Mandarin and Cantonese. It’s not surprising that she can recognize the number 9 the best and is able to call it out in all 3 languages as our apartment is on the 9th floor. Other numbers which she can identify are 1, 2 and 4.

Tiger girl has yet to learn how to sing the whole alphabet song but so far she can recognize the alphabets – A, B and O. She would point the alphabets out from words that she sees on displays or shops signs when we are out shopping.  She would happily run to the sign and shout out “O” when she sees the alphabet.

How were your kids like when they were 21 months old?

 

 

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