Teacher Mommy!

 That's my latest nickname... Zaim yang bagi...;)

Seriously, walopun Zaim masuk school at age of 30months, Mommy tak pernah sekelumit pun dalam hati nak tekan kan sgt pasal academic for Zaim. Itu pon Zaim yang beriya-iya nak pegi school... Ikutkan Mommy nak anta dia at age 4. So at age 3, ape yang Mommy nak, Zaim enjoy pergi school, pergi main2 ngan kawan-kawan, swimming, nyanyi2...main gym.. sume tu for fun je. Memang mahal la sekadar nak main2 setiap term perlu bayar mencecah ribuan tapi, memang berbaloi bile tengok dia improve dari segi social, academic and vocab especially. Sebab tu Mommy berusaha anta Zaim pergi good school jauh-jauh semata-mata tanak bebankan Zaim with homework. Ade kan I pernah cakap setiap branch Q.dees tak sama... Ade yg bagi homework at age 3! Ade yang tak bagi... For me, I dont think homework is necessary at this age... For me, dia kenal ABC, kenal 123, tau tulis name, tau drawing and colouring, tau nyanyi, pun dah cukup bagus. In fact, kalau dia rajin nak ke school pun dah bagus sgt.. Cuba kite, umo 3 tahun kene bgn kol 7 pagi, pergi school... Mau ke kite agaknye? Hahaha I cakap ni because mase I dulu2 darjah 2 pun masih liat bangun pagi nak pergi school... ;P Pun masuh kene dukung mandi... ;P

Biasenye, balik school, Mommy akan tanya Zaim, today belajar ape? Zaim ni berat mulut skit nak citer pasal school.. Jawapan paling cikai.. "Belajar ABC.. nyanyi2".. Full stop. Jawapan standard Mommy dapat ni dari setahun lepas. Tade dah nak citer ape2 lagi.. Korek kot mane pun dia tak nak cite... Takpe lah kan.. As long as dia tak citer any problem with teacher ke ape kire okay la kan... Kalau Mommy ajak main drawing2 pun kejap je dia suke, then dia akan conteng2 je... Kaler pun tak cantik.. Comoooot sgt.. Cincai2 je..

So, sebab tu Mommy terkejut, bile ttbe Zaim request Mommy jadi Teacher Mommy... Zaim suh Mommy ajar la ape-ape... In other words, he ask me for extra homework... O_o... Mommy ingatkan Zaim tak minat lagi nak buat sume ni... But bile dia request camni, Mommy happy. Kalau dah dia yang mintak, ape salahnye kan...

So, this month memang Mommy ligat bershopping alat-alat tulis, buku2 activities and buku2 subject lain yang simple for him... Also art stuff for him... Sangat amazing bile Zaim sangat menurut cakap Mommy... Walopun sekali sekala, ade jugak kua dari mulut dia, "Ape Teacher Mommy ni, garang lah..." Hahahah... kekadang tu dia cakap "Kenape lah Teacher Mommy ni suke marah Zaim ni... Kesian Zaim tengah colour ni..." Mane tak garang, asik kene loyar buruk je ngan student... Hihih... Contoh kan, dia kaler tak cantik, terkeluar2 gambar sume, comot, Mommy cakap byk kali, "kaler inside je la abang...not nice la camni.. kaler slowly lah..." Dia bleh replied cakap "Alaaa... this color, Orange ni, nak pergi kedai... jauhhhhh sangat, kene laju-laju... nanti dia balik la inside.." Boleh? Kire valid ke alasan tu untuk kaler comot2 camtu? :P Kadang-kadang tu bile kite terlebih nasihatkan dia buat cara betul dia akan cakap "Kenape Teacher Mommy ni, cakap banyak-banyak kat Zaim ni... " Sabar jelah kan, kite plak yang di kata banyak cakap...

Inilah muke boring student Mommy; waiting for Teacher Mommy start kelas...

Terus sengih bile cakap, "Okay, Teacher Mommy ready!"

So now, everyday, before balik kerja, Teacher Mommy kene siap2 dah fikir, nak ajar ape kat Zaim... Belom sempat Mommy bukak tudung, Zaim dah request Mommy jadi Teacher Mommy... Terus duduk kat dining; sambil menongkat dagu panggil Mommy " Teacher Mommy!!! kesian Zaim duduk sini sorang-sorang dalam class ni...Zaim nak belajar..." Mommy memang penat, tapi mengenangkan tengok anak bersemangat nak belajar, Mommy gagahkan juga, melayan kerenah dia... Paling suke, bile tengok dia focus buat keje yang Mommy suruh... Priceless!

 Sgt suke tengok muke dia focus camni...

Currently, Teacher Mommy focuskan activities macam connect the dot, trace lines, colouring, match, counting and recognize letter; capital and small and also art. Ade jugak start phonics skit2... Btw, I'll start the class upon his request, and I'll stop the class pun upon his request.. In other words, memang it is all up to him. If he feels tired or bored, he can request to change subject... From my observation, he loves to do all of the activities proposed by me, but he not really into writing yet... except if there is a trace, baru dia nak tulis... Kalau nak tulis saje2 tu, tulis name je dia nak, and number 1. Yang lain tanak, dia kate susah... Takpelah... Maybe belom sampai tahap tu lagi... I know sooner or later, he will able to write on his own...

 Btw, for coloring activities, I choose Stabilo Jumbo Colored Pencils...

Memang ideal for kid's hand... Senang grip! 

P/S: Selama ni selalu terdetik dalam hati, seronoknye tengok Mommies out there yang buat home-schooling with their kids... Tak sangka sekarang boleh jugak merasa... =) Alhamdulillah...

 Peace!!! ;)