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Discovering Ability

Riding a Train

Today Lulu accompanied Mama to go to a friend's house in the east part of Singapore. As our home is in the north side, the journey is quite long. It took an hour 10 minutes to reach our destination by train and taxi. The journey gave Lulu lots

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Experiencing a Bus

Two days ago, Lulu popped a new word only by a 10 minutes of intensive introduction: Bus! So, today we deliberately took Lulu for a bus ride to make Alula more familiar with a bus and also to give her the idea how it feels to ride one. I have

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The Love For the Furries

Finally it's weekend! What we love about weekend is, we can spend a lot more time to do our walks. We met some furry friends on our walk today, which hopefully taught Lulu to love God's creations; the furries. As usual, we went for a walk

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Practical Life Exercise In Practice

As I believe that children are natural learners, I also believe that children are capable of doing things if we give them a chance to do so. This is what makes me fell in love with the Montessori method. Children are given a chance to do practical life exercises [https:

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The Three Period Lesson and It's Applications for Toddler

In Montessori, there is a learning process called The Three Period Lesson. This key part of the Montessori method suggests that there are three stages in introduce a new concept to a child. Stage 1: Naming Period The first step is the introduction. It can be done by showing the

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Practical Life Exercise for Toddler

Today's highlight was practical life exercise, the exercises that make a child can learn how to do living activities in a purposeful way[^1]. In Montessori, practical life is one of the area that a child need to master. Practical life exercise help a child to coordinate their

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The Search for Kitty Cat

Today is quite something. We did so many things, explored and observed so many things too. Our activities today were mostly outdoor, which Alula loves. We went to a doctor in the morning. Even though Alula is recovering from her fever, this morning we would like to confirm some of

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Going Outdoor: Exploring Nature

As usual, we went for a morning walk this morning. We started at about 8 AM, heading to wherever Alula walk. I noticed that there is something different on Lulu in our morning walks. She used to walk fast excitedly, but somehow, recently she walks slower and makes a lot

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Going Outdoor: Bird Chasing

Alhamdulillah the fever has gone. Lulu is back to normal!! Chatty, very active and thankfully her appetite is also back. Phew! We try out best to bring Lulu for outdoor activity everyday. Usually Lulu, Mama and Papa go out in the morning for a walk in our neighbourhood. In the

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Discovering Ability: Finger Painting

Today is fever day 3. Alula's fever shoot high to 39 for several times, and even 40 at one point. She is super clingy and her appetite drops. To be honest, it makes Mama super worried, because it is the first time Lulu has such bad fever until

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Discovering ability: DIY Posting with Straws

Alula is unwell today. Last night she had a fever reaching 40 degree Celcius. Today we visited a paediatrician and lay low in the house. We didn't do much, as Lulu was in a state of discomfort and being clingy all day long. This afternoon, we just sat

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Discovering Ability: Art and Sensory Play

Today Alula had a fever. We didn't have a chance to go out, but we somehow managed to do few (hopefully) fun activities at home. Even though she's a bit unwell, Lulu was as active as usual. She walked around the house, explored this and that.

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A New Set Up: Starting Our Montessori Journey

I have been searching for the most appropriate learning method for our home learning environment. I believe that children are natural learners. Just like they learn how to breastfeed, learn to crawl, learn to walk, they will eventually learn the way the should do things in life by themselves. The

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Every Child is a Star

The new level is up! The theme is: Every Child is a Star. There is one passage that really caught me from this class: > Anak-anak terlahir hebat. Kitalah yang harus selalu memantaskan diri untuk selalu layak di hadapan Allah, memegang amanah anak-anak yang luar biasa. Children are born great.

Birth Story

The Nights Are Long But The Years Are Short: The Birth Story of Alula (3)

08.30 A.M. I got off from the bed and walked slowly to the bathroom. One nurse helped me to get into the bathtub. Soon after that, my husband joined me in the tub. As romantic as it sounds, the reality was quite the contrary. There were a bunch

Birth Story

The Nights Are Long, But The Years Are Short: The Birth Story of Alula (2)

I was in so much pain. But I remembered what my doula said in her class, remember to lower down your scale of pain. For early labor, even though it is painful, you must set in your mind that it is a 3 out of 10. Three out of ten?

Birth Story

The Nights Are Long, But The Years Are Short: The Birth Story of Alula (1)

We already passed the 39th week. It's a waiting game. All we can do is waiting for Lulu's arrival. I secretly wished that Lulu will come out as late as possible, as by then her lung will already be maturely developed. However, our last doctor appointment

Developing Math Skill

Developing Early Math Skill: A Reflection

The Process So, the 10 days challenge is up. This time is about developing early math skill. Math concept is important in life, thus children need to be exposed to it as early possible in their life. The process of introducing Math to the 1-year-old Alula is quite exciting. When

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Developing Early Math Skill: Let's Ride!

We spent our day today at a Mall in South Jakarta. As Papa is around, we had a chance to explore the Mall longer, as Mama has a backup buddy to accompany Alula. The mall was surprisingly crowded. Oh well, it's weekend! As soon as we arrived at

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Developing Early Math Skill: Playing With Cats

Today we had a family gathering at Grandma's house. A lot of people came and spent the day together. Lulu was so happy meeting a lot of people. It was such a good thing as Lulu got so much stimulations from her interactions with all the family members

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Developing Early Math Skill: A Day Out With Circles

It's day three away from home. Today Mama brought Alula out from the hotel to explore a nearby mall. We spent our day by having lunch, playing in a mini playground, and visiting Timezone. It is so coincidence that today we happened to see many circles. That made

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Developing Early Math Skill: Having Fun with an Activity Table

Today's activity involved an activity table. As we are currently staying in a hotel, our option is a bit limited. As usual, Mama would rent some toys for Lulu whenever we travel. So, this is it. This activity table will accompany us throughout our stay. The activity tablePre-game:

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Developing Early Math Skill: Numbers On The Go

Today we didn't manage to do much activities as we are traveling to Jakarta. Mama and Papa seemed to have a never ending packing session with a curious one year old around.We finally finished packing three hours before our departure. We still had plenty of time to

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Developing Early Math Skill: Stack Them Up!

Mamas attempt to develop Alula's early math skill continues. After two days attempts of introducing shapes, today we did something different. Our activities today is about Alula's colourful stacking cups. No specific goals today, just having fun and explore what the stacking cups can do. Game

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Developing Early Math Skill: Introduction to Square

What a fun way to explore a star shape [https://indrilamida.com/developing-early-math-skill-star/] we had yesterday. Today, Mama is trying her luck to introduce a square to Lulu. Although she hasn't been able to say the word square, I hope that this activity will expose her more to