Honour the Lord your God. Obey all his rules and commands. If you do, you will enjoy long life. Deuteronomy 6:2
敬畏耶和华你的神,谨守祂的一切律例诫命。申命记 6:2
From the same author of “Angus Lost”, Marjorie Flack, wrote of another animal who kind of got lost. Ping, a duck, who lives on a houseboat by the Yangtze River was late and decided not to go back to avoid being punished. After a series of encounters, one of which almost landed him as dinner for a family, Ping decided to face the consequence of being punished.
“Promoting” younger Gem to rowing FIAR series, this is a story of being accountable for our own actions. We went through a series of activities and had them documented in a lap book.
- Memory verse; Deuteronomy 6:2
- Identifying wildlife on along the Yangtze River by visiting River Wonders at Mandai Wildlife Reserve
- Exploring Chinese cultures through making snow skin mooncakes, Chinese calligraphy, etc.
- Differentiating male and female mallards
- Building a LEGO wise eyed boathouse
- Rational counting using stickers
- Buoyancy experiment

China and the Yangtze River
Since story was set in China, we explored China through traditional costumes, food, calligraphy, etc.
While we can’t physically visit the Yangtze River, we headed to the River Safari’s (now known as River Wonders) section of the Yangtze River where they house wildlife which depend on the river for their survival. Younger Gem’s task was to identify three animals whose survival depends on the Yangtze River. Older Gem’s was to elaborate on the three selected animals.

Made some snow skin mooncakes Cheongsam! Preparing the ink Chinese calligraphy
Mallards, Male vs Female
Mallards are similar to peafowls, where the males (peacocks) are more colourful and attractive than their female counterparts, the peahens.

Building the “Wise Eyed Boat” with LEGO
Daddy and younger Gem spent some time building a LEGO wise eyed houseboat.
Wise Eyed Houseboat
Rational counting using stickers to identify Ping’s large family! Float or Sink Experiment We gathered a few items to test their buoyancy.