At Razum International School, we are getting ready for Chinese New Year. Students will be creating colourful dragons…. To build a dragon, you will need: 2 popsicles sticks red and yellow feathers 2 different colours of coloured paper dragon face template (you can search online to find these) Tape Instructions: Step 1: Colour in the dragon face and cut it out. Step 2: Add feathers to the tail and face of the dragon. Step 3: Make a paper spring and cut out two strips of differ

Can your child learn English and Math by playing Pop Its? At Razum we say YES! Every so often the world has a toy craze, bottle flipping, and fidget spinners are 2 of the most recent, now it is Pop Its. A Pop It is a fidget toy that is bright in colour and comes in many different shapes. It is made of silicone, and it has pokable bubbles that can be poked from both sides and therefore can be used over and over again. This big difference between this craze to previous ones it

Papier-mâché is great for forming and making products that will last a length of time! It is also a great way to get students involved in an engaging, practical learning task that links Art, Design, History, and Science! Students at Razum International School used the papier-mâché technique to create a vase for the ’AD 900’ history-based International Primary Curriculum (IPC) project with a twist of colours. First, you will need a balloon. Blow it up to around 18cm wide and a

It seems to be a struggle nowadays to get children to eat healthy food. The goal for any parent is to get their child to eat awesome, healthy, nourishing, and delicious food. At Razum International School, we offer Nutrition Kitchen as an Extra Curriculum Activity, which helps teach children about healthy cooking. We believe if we can be consistent with food introductions, invite children into the kitchen to cook, and offer education about why we choose the foods we choose, p

When children start school, they will use writing in all learning areas and be expected to write neatly and on a line. This can be very challenging for many children, however, there are lots of things you can do to build your child’s hand strength and teach them letter formation early. This will help them find the action of writing easier. The two main areas to focus on are hand strength and letter formation. Hand Strength When you were little, you probably spent a lot of tim

Art is a great way to develop fine motor skills. Each day at Razum, we try to do an art activity that is linked to the sounds we are learning. The list below are examples of fine motor skills that can be developed through art: - cutting a long a line - cutting something small - gluing small things - using both hands to stick something down - scrunching paper - colouring within the lines - tracing - folding etc. Fine motor skills are very important for children to develop as