2019 PSLE Discussions and Strategies (Children born in 2007)

[bluepencil]

Hi Zac’s mom


Thank you so much! Spoken with so much confidence! I especially like the "keywords throw back at the script marker"
I agree with you, sometimes i feel my girl- the more she reads the worse it gets it seems. I know it should not be but I guess she needs to get basics straighten out first.

I also think it is necessary to know which concept they are testing for in an open ended question , cos some questions seem quite out of the common. So i guess the map you refer to helps!

Thanks sooo much. Now I have some smoke cleared from my head on how she can improve more. thank you thank you

[phtthp]

Hi zac mom,


Thank you very much, too. Much appreciated, grateful

[Dino]

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Our school has not supplementary class. CCA will stop this term. I think for maths, they have kind of finished the syllabus. But my child finds “speed” very tough. Don’t know how much effort it is worth to continue practising on this topic given that there are so many other things to prepare and revise, including oral etc etc…

Sorry, u mean the 6A and 6B maths textbook chapters all finished teaching?

[marzipan]

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It is definitely possible. The child needs to have a scientific brain ie a scientific way of thinking the logical reasons and explaining them out in words (those very specific keywords that the syllabus uses and needs them to throw back at the script marker).

If you look at the whole Science syllabus, there is a summary diagram/flowchart at the back of every book. It shows you the entire map of what the science syllabus wants the kids to know. Very logical and simple. Just stick to those keywords and concepts, you won’t go wrong.

Science graduate here. Maybe that’s why I can see it all at one glance. So can my kid when I draw out the chart for him.

Hi Zac's mum
Thanks for the idea. I did not see this earlier seems like my notification is not working... or i have missed it.

The problem is my child's brain still not very scientific I feel, sometimes she writes answers like English subject answers, if you know what i mean. May i know where is your reference for keywords? From the textbook ? Also above the map at the back of the book, there are also keywords . Is this enough? Tks![/quote]

Hi my son’s school is using the My Pals Are Here Science textbooks. At the back of these textbooks there is a “Bird’s eye view” summary chart. I find this extremely useful. Just use the same keywords used in the chart and sure can score full marks.

I have looked at all the so-called PSLE Science revision/assessment books/Primary Science encyclopedia whatnot available in Popular. IMO they are all red herrings. Don’t waste your money or time on them because they distract you from the only facts and keywords u need to memorize & throw back to the examiner. They may be useful to read thru for general knowledge, but they do not summarize the topics clearly enough for PSLE/school exams.

Below is an example chart from the Systems textbook. It summarizes the key words u need to know about the Human Body. As far as I have observed, school exam questions on this topic can all be answered by referring back to this. Straightforward & simple.
https://postimg.cc/FYSFX9Fc[/quote]Hi Zac's mum,
Thank you for the recommendation! My DS & I don't find the sch's Science textbook entirely useful although the back of the book also has the summary charts similar to what you posted. Off-hand I can't remember the exact name of that textbook but it's also one published by Marshall Cavendish.
I shall head to Popular to find the Sci textbook you recommended

[netania]

Hi everyone, for chinese, Is there a need to revise from 1A to 6B for psle? or would it be suffice to revise the p5 and p6 texts? Thanks!

[phtthp]

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Hi everyone, for chinese, Is there a need to revise from 1A to 6B for psle? or would it be suffice to revise the p5 and p6 texts? Thanks!

Revise (p4 to p6) Chinese vocab.

[laughingcat]

netania, for chinese do revise from P4 to P6

[janet88]

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Below is an example chart from the Systems textbook. It summarizes the key words u need to know about the Human Body. As far as I have observed, school exam questions on this topic can all be answered by referring back to this. Straightforward & simple.
https://postimg.cc/FYSFX9Fc[/quote]

what is seen in textbooks and how the questions are phrased is something the kids have to learn.
it looks straightforward in textbooks right down to birds eye view of the chart. however, when phrased in past year exam questions, it is not usually the case. what I used to do is to go through the OE section and find questions and copy in the textbook with the answer.

[chenlaoshi]

Students can use these 2 list to sieve out the words they do not know (or know well enough) from the Primary CL syllabus.


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Download links can be found https://chenlaoshi.wixsite.com/psleprepclass/scope-of-curriculum.

Some schools are already beginning SA1 Oral examinations this week. Time for 'battle' :rahrah:

[netania]

Thank you, Chen lao shi, laughing cat and phtthp. P4 to p6 chinese vocab is also quite a fair bit to revise. 😓