KOH OKNHA TEI
About Koh Oknha Tei
Koh Oknha Tei, also known as Silk Island is a small island located on the Mekong River of Cambodia with a population of around 5,958 (according to 2019 data) Weaving silk is one of the main source of income for Chong Koh villagers.
On Koh Oknha Tei Island, public schools do not offer any English curriculum. Although there is a small English academy available, access to English education is highly restricted for financially struggling families. Most families depend on agriculture for their livelihood on Koh Oknha Tei, which limits their ability to afford such resources. Thus, we are currently running an English Camp this November here in Koh OknhaTei.
Week 1
Theme: ABCDEFG HI!
In the first week we focused in building connections and breaking the ice whilst figure out what level each student were at with their English through worksheets and commuincation. As it was our first week we introduced self-introductory phrases like "my name is.." "what's your name?" with DIY name placards.
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Level groups worksheets
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Name placard activities
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Group phonic focused flashcard activities
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Ice breaking activities > duck duck goose, musical chairs w/ alphabets
Week 2
Theme: Woof Moo Who? Animals!
Officially starting our physical, creative and group activities, animals was our theme.
With Play-doh animal sculpting alongside a worksheets, animal treasure hunt and rhyme race with animal words, we aimed to solidify phonics skills
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Play-doh animals
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Treasure hunt
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Rhyme Race
Week 3
Theme: This is ME!
Learning about our body parts as well as the concept of 'left' and 'right' with facial feature worksheets, a game of twisters, and animal hands
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Facial feature worksheets
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Hand-shaped animals
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Twisters > Left hand, Right hand
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Head, shoulders knees and toes sing along
Week 4
Theme: Thanksgiving
Last week! This week's theme was thankfulness with just Thanksgiving right around the corner. As we started off again with some quick revision, it was incredibly fulfilling to see improvements across the room. Some students could list out all the alphabets and some could even spell simple words, showing improvement in phonics.
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Water color turkeys > students expressed what they were thankful for, learned it in English and wrote it in their water color turkeys
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Turkey tail tag > alphabets and easy words were written in the "tails" of the students, where students had to take their opponents tails, recite the word written to receive a sweet treat!
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Thankful village > In groups, students made a "thankful village" where they gathered their dried of turkeys, and collectively illustrated things they were grateful for, crafting a "thankful village" in a canvas
