Learning Package 5 - Spending Time With Family
Sticking with your family is what makes it a family.
- Mitch Albom, For One More Day.
Most of us around the world now find ourselves with our families at home, 24/7. Here are some ideas and tips on how families can spend this time together – whipping up delicious meals, playing word games, organising family photos (and also knowing when to keep out of each other’s way)!
Videos
1. Life is Short, Family is Forever by Jane Carlson
In this short video, Jane Carlson explores the hidden history of her family and explains the importance of sharing the stories of our unique heritage with our families.
Source: Life is Short, Family is Forever (2012, June 23). TEDx Talks.
Looking to spend some quality time with family doing something essential? How about cooking? We have gathered two fun and relatively simple recipes that you may want to try with your family members at home.
2. 8 Simple Ways To Make Fried Rice by Tasty
A familiar favourite for mealtimes. In this video learn how to cook 8 different styles of fried rice.
Source: 8 Simple Ways To Make Fried Rice (2019, August 21). Tasty.co.
3. How to Make Dalgona Coffee / Frothy Coffee by The Happy Noona
You probably have seen a version of this recipe on the internet by now. If you have not tried it yet, how about sampling this video demonstration?
Source: How to Make Dalgona Coffee / Frothy Coffee (2020, March 18). The Happy Noona.
Stories on the Internet
1. Coronavirus: How Families Can Cope with Self-Isolating Together
Francesca Gillett. Published on bbc.com on 17 March 2020.
How do you cope with your children or other members of your family as you spend more and more time cooped up together at home? Learn how experts and different families are spending their time together in this article.
2. Trendy & Easy-To-Make Recipes to Try At Home, Including D-I-Y Bubble Tea
Shazrina Shamsudin. Published on nylon.com.sg on April 22 2020.
Everyone now has the time to aspire to be a home chef and experiment with different recipes. Here are 6 that may just suit your tastebuds’ fancy should you have the ingredients at home already.
eBooks
Fried Rice
Danielle Centoni
New York: Crown Archetype, 2012.
Learn new ways to prepare this popular dish with common items in the home pantry. In these times when regular home-cooking is required, these new recipes may be just what is needed to add variety to your meals.
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Baking with Kids: Make Breads, Muffins, Cookies, Pies, Pizza Dough, and More!
Leah Brooks
Beverly: Quarry Books, 2014.
Exhausted your list of activities to keep the children occupied? Why not bake and enjoy a delicious treat? With simple step-by-step photos, this book will teach you how to guide your children to be a master baker in no time.
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Improve Your Word Power
Caroline Taggart
London: Michael O'Mara Books Limited, 2019.
Enjoy word games and enrich your vocabulary skills with a collection of multiple-choice questions which can be played with your family. Fun facts and informative chunks of information make this an enjoyable read with unexpected surprises behind the origins of well-known words.
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How to Archive Family Photos
Denise May Levenick
Ohio: Family Tree Books, 2015.
Family photographs preserve precious memories and they are often stored in smartphones or old boxes and photo albums. Organising them can be a fun activity to do with your family indoors. Learn how to arrange, store and present them for years to come.
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Happier at Home
Gretchen Rubin
New York: Crown Archetype, 2012.
Home is where we spend all our time these days. Writer Gretchen Rubin suggests some simple steps to make it a happier, safer and more inspiring place.
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Conversation Starters
Kim Chamberlain
New York : Skyhorse, 2019.
Learn ways to start appropriate conversations with anyone of various ages. This includes your spouse, children, siblings and grandparents.
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Reclaiming Conversation
Sherry Turkle
New York: Penguin Books, 2015.
We now find ourselves with more opportunities to communicate than ever before. Unfortunately, it’s inevitable that clashes happen when we’re stuck at home with our families 24/7. How then can we minimise these conflicts? The surprising answer is through the power of talk. This book highlights the importance of conversation in our everyday lives and how it can help us regain lost ground.
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How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish
London: Piccadilly Press, 2013.
Are you a parent tearing your hair out due to home-based learning? We feel you! Learn how to set firm limits and engage your child’s cooperation with this timely book to make home-based learning easier for your household.
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