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25 Aug 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Teaching Comprehension Cloze feels like scaling Mount Everest. I can impart strategies and highlight contextual clues, but it seems hard for me to dish out pro tips and reassure the kiddos that, “if you remember this and spot a particular pattern, yo...
12 Aug 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
It isn’t every day that I think of myself as a great teacher, but I surpassed my expectations today. I was trying my hardest to get various students to internalise the idiot-proof, all-purpose oral template I had ingeniously designed for them. This w...
18 Jun 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
well not exactly a literary piece but an ex-colleague asked me that question and I felt compelled to reveal my heart and so, there you go So I taught at Naval Base Pri from 2019-2021.I think MOE has become more intense. You must come in with a strong...
13 May 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
I reached home at 6pm, fatigued and yearning for a rest. Instead, I switched on my laptop to make the necessary changes to my Young Entomologist SLS lesson aimed at Primary 1 students. Assigned it to all P1 classes before 6.30pm and got the son to at...
3 May 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Teaching Tales I’m a proponent of getting students to do skywriting to practise the spelling of difficult words. Today, someone asked me to use sign language since she knows how to sign the alphabet. Instantly, I took up on her need for connection a...
27 Apr 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Upon learning that I had an additional period with my fourth graders, an effusive grin crossed my face, sending an exhilarating wave of endorphins throughout my body. Of course, I was ecstatic at the opportunity to consolidate their learning. I took...
25 Mar 2026 1 minute read 1 comment cryotosensei
today was my first day of work at singapore polytechnic.i cannot believe that i am no longer a part of yjc.it seems so surreal that i am sitting in my office at SP, waiting for the tech guy to set up my computer and trying to imagine my life there.so...
2 Mar 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Remember the 5Ws and 1H by heart: Who, Where, When, What, Why, and How. Learn to categorise the question type. Circle the question word.Example 1: Which two groups of people do paramedics help? ---> What two groups of people do paramedics helps...
25 Feb 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Language teachers have it worst because they have to mark compositions, some (dare I say many?) of which are low-effort. It’s not the kind of task that you can squeeze in between lessons. By the time I decompress from a hectic lesson and gather my wi...
22 Feb 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
This is a rant. Sensei needs to get this off his chest. This Friday, all the English teachers teaching the sixth graders had a meeting, which involved the vice-principal. Stakes were high. Our percentage passes for the national exam have been declini...
