Christmas is coming! Nights are earlier, darker, and colder. Here are some Fun Friday Ideas for you to do with your kids this first weekend of December! 1. Go on a nighttime tour of your neighborhood - Fabulous lights bedeck a lot of homes this early in the Christmas season. Go for a nighttime stroll, or ride your car, and pick your own favorites. 2. Make special … [Read more...]
Nuts About The Nutcracker
My only memories of ballet performances were the shows at CCP that my classmates and I had to watch for school long ago. It was fun, but not because I loved the music or the dancing! It was just exciting to be out with my friends, though we were in our school uniforms. As recent as two years ago, classical music and ballet were farthest from my mind when thinking of family … [Read more...]
Fun Friday Ideas: Teaching Our Kids To Help Others
A few months ago, I wrote an article for Mom Center Philippines on how to explain difficult topics to children. The typhoon that ripped through Tacloban, Leyte last week and the deaths and chaos that resulted from it certainly fall under the category "difficult." Children are very observant and can hear the adults in the family talking about the tragedy, or they probably get … [Read more...]
8 Books To Introduce Numbers
Over at our little homeschool in this corner of the world, we are currently obsessing about numbers. While I introduced the alphabet as early as age 2, I admittedly overlooked teaching numbers to the Energizer Bunny. We learned how to rote-count and one-to-one correspondence was a breeze, but number recognition is a whole other thing. So, to make it less painful and more … [Read more...]
Featured Author: Jomike Tejido
I first learned about Jomike Tejido when Mariel introduced me to one of his books, "Ang Pambihirang Sombrero". This is one of our favorite Filipino read-alouds and we have used it for storytelling in various occasions, complete with a Pambihirang Sombrero prop! In fact, we love it so much that we made a free unit study that you can download here. Two weeks ago, we … [Read more...]
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