“I want to have a horse,” my daughter said a while back. “We can keep it at the vacant lot near us… pretty please with cheese on top?” Yes. She’s planned it all. Though the only horse we can afford to buy for her is of the papier mache kind, I was challenged by how we could learn about the beautiful animals even if we live in the city. I kept hemming and hawing about doing a … [Read more...]
Finding the right books for reluctant readers
Being a voracious reader, one of the things that excited me about parenthood was sharing my love for books with my daughter. And so from the start, I did everything "right"... I read to her from day one. We invested in lots of books on various topics - all classics, well-written, no twaddle. Bookshelves abound in our home - the living room, by our bedside, her bedroom - … [Read more...]
15 activities to strengthen pre-writing skills
Maybe because I'm into crafts that my kids also enjoy working with their hands. The beauty of it is that fine motor activities strengthen their pre-writing skills effortlessly. One of the benefits of providing such activities in our home is that my three-year-old has mastered the tripod grip early. He can now write his nickname, letters and numbers, and shapes, and has even … [Read more...]
When Lessons Just Won’t Stick
The moment I realized that my daughter was an auditory learner was a eureka moment for me. After weeks of teaching her the sight word "the" by asking her to look at it (that's why it's called a sight word, after all), we tried making a chant to spell out the word. "T-H-E says the." It clicked instantly. I observed her for several more occasions and saw how, during a light … [Read more...]
Helping our kids speak Filipino better
One fine day, my four-year-old said out of the blue, “I must be an American because I speak English.” It was a bit funny, as he said it with all innocence and earnestness. But then, it alarmed me too, and I scrambled for words to tell him that he is a Filipino who speaks English. I know though that there are other Filipino kids who have had similar thoughts. This is … [Read more...]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- …
- 59
- Next Page »