We find it effective to use Filipino living books and story books (not text books) to make our children fall in love with our language, history, and culture. In fact, we've published several articles about it through the years: The First Step to Teaching Kids Speak FilipinoFun Filipino Books for Babies, Toddlers, and Beginning ReadersHelping Our Kids Speak Filipino … [Read more...]
Teaching kids how to read, gently and effectively
When the four year old asked her big sister to teach her to read using her Kuya’s old and used The Reading Lesson book, I knew it was time to get her her own copy. It was her favorite Christmas gift last year and she actually squealed when she got it! Before I used The Reading Lesson for my now 9-year-old son, I had no clue how to teach a child how to read. My first-born, … [Read more...]
Putting Poetry In Your Family Routine
Poetry tea time is one of the things we enjoy doing as a family. We started it several years ago, inspired by veteran homeschool mom Julie Bogart. Having experienced poetry in the school setting (read: boring and scary at the same time), reading poetry while drinking tea - or any drink that we like - and relishing pastries seemed like a lovely idea. We started our poetry … [Read more...]
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