New resource package, materials go global, Sokha spotlight

TukTalk 46 announces the finished "What Are You Good At?" resource package, TukTuk materials on Teachers Pay Teachers and staff member Sokha's spotlight.

From the TukTuk team in Pursat, Cambodia

Summer greetings🌞

A teacher in a face mask hands a worksheet to a young girl at school

It continues to be hot in Cambodia and the rest of the northern hemisphere but it was a great break to check out the Olympics this past few weeks. We didn't get to watch a lot as our focus was on TukTuk for any spare minute when not tending to little Milly.

However, we did not miss the Cambodian National Team's swimming race! No matter which country was represented, the athletes were very inspirational and a great distraction from other problems in the world. The Paralympics are coming up soon too and of course, we're cheering for everyone... (but seriously hope Australia, Japan, and Cambodia wins...😎)

Adrian & Mayu & Milly🦘👘 👶🏻

New resource package✨

Cover of TukTuk's picture book "What Are You Good At?" showing a koala and two children by a palm tree

The Resource Package for TukTuk's original picture book "What Are You Good At?" was finally completed! It includes activities, music, and worksheets related to the story that will inspire children to explore their talents in a fun way!

In addition to this picture book, this package includes 14 related activities, 3 songs (with dance videos), 1 board game, and 13 worksheets. The animation is also in English and can be viewed on YouTube - please take a look for yourself👀

We've begun working on another new book since last month we hope you're looking forward to it as well!

Patiently awaiting school opening...👩🏽‍🏫

Collage: teachers and parents in Pursat collect and share TukTuk worksheets while schools remain closed

Recently the Delta variant has been prevalent in Cambodia, and travel around Pursat has become more restricted. The vaccination for 12-17-year-olds began from this month in the main provinces, it's said that schools starting up again above junior high school level from next month at the earliest. Primary schools and preschools are still undecided, though many teachers continue to teach today by distributing worksheets provided by TukTuk. Some of them use group chats as well as social media sites like Facebook where parents can share the children's progress and mark their homework.

We would like to take a moment to reflect on the perseverance of the teachers of Cambodia. In some of the more rural areas, it is extremely difficult to get to all the children and with limited internet and access to technology, the task is more daunting. However they are still working hard every day to ensure the kids get what education they can with the limited resources available to them.

Khmer of the month

Khmer Word: Heltuk

To celebrate the Cambodian Olympic team, the word for this month is in honor of 2 of the athletes and an activity that Khmer kids love to do! The word of the month means "swim." The team this year managed to break their personal best records 🏊🏅

Khmer Food: Trei Ngeat (Dried fish)👇

Grilled dried fish, the Khmer food of the month Trei Ngeat, with a note that it makes a good breakfast

TukTuk teaching materials go global!🌍

TukTuk Charity store page on Teachers Pay Teachers showing printable worksheets such as mazes and silhouettes

Thanks to the support of the TukTuk Krousah, our voluntukers, and the dedication of our staff, we have now completed 5 Tukbooks with Resource Packages and other additional teaching materials.

Did you know that they are now available in English as well?

You can find them for sale at "Teachers Pay Teachers" and we are excited about the potential of having a new income stream. This is particularly important in the current tough funding climate. Of course The Khmer version's will always be free for the people and teachers of Cambodia 🥰

Our voluntuker Sara introduced in TukTalk 42, created an English version of the Khmer worksheet and Aubrey who appeared last month is responsible for uploading it to the site with a little help from Rob, another voluntuker. It's still in testing mode but several worksheets have already been sold!

We are so glad to be able to provide teaching materials that will make it easier for teachers all over the world. We hope you can share these with your friends and anyone who needs them!

Tukstaff spotlight | Sokha

Tukstaff Spotlight banner with a smiling portrait of TukTuk staff member Sokha

We would like to introduce the staff at TukTuk. I'm sure most of you have heard of Sokha who has been here for a long time and is a delight in the office with her funny jokes🤗

Favorite things: Studying to improve my skills, doing housework, meeting friends and socialising. (Yep she did mention housework as a passion)
What I do for TukTuk: Accounting, Administration, Task coordinator
A word to everyone: Hello everyone, I am Sokha! I'm working with R4C for 4 years. I am extremely happy to be here and thank you very much for your all supports and donation to us to develop the preschool students in Pursat province.

It's impossible not to love Sokha, as she takes good care of everyone in the office like a big sister, and is always the centre of attention♪

We are currently looking for volunteers with the following skill sets to help TukTuk bring educational resources to Cambodia;

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If you want to get involved or know someone with skills that could help us spread positive education in Cambodia, hit that link below and say hi (we're friendly, promise).

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