Easy Way to Incorporate 21st Century Competencies

Hello! Enjoying Recess? :)

I saw this article on Yahoo about the History of Kachang Puteh and thought that it would be interesting to adapt the idea and use it in our future lesson plans.

For example we could set assignments on history of foods in colonial Singapore or pre-independent Singapore. It can be in the form of holiday assignment where we can combine some of our 21st century competencies skills such as (1) being a self directed learner through researching and using ICT skills, (2) being an confident person by presenting their findings, (3) being a concerned citizen by investigating our culture (its a form of social awareness!) and perhaps even interviewing the older generation like grandparents which can also foster relationship bonding.

As teachers, we will need to come up with a list of traditional foods or alternatively allow the students to choose their own food. Then get ourselves familiarize with the background of the food.

And BRAVO! Almost all skills are incorporated! :)

Read http://sg.entertainment.yahoo.com/news/a-tough-nut-to-crack--.html for more information on the history of kachang puteh. Save a copy if you need cos its not easy to find!