You can say that Magellan and Lapu-Lapu called out to us and begged for us to learn about them. Though we were learning about explorers and explorations then, I didn’t realize that I could relate Philippine history to it until we came across Magellan and his death in our book called “Explorers News: Columbus in Japan!" I was still mulling about what our next topic would be … [Read more...]
Solar System Activities for Kids
Every afternoon, while I work on my laptop and my 3-year-old takes his nap, my daughter reads anything that she fancies. For weeks, the books I saw her read were about the solar system. So, when she asked me if we could learn about stars and constellations, I knew it was time to focus on the topic. Her dad sparked this interest by pointing out, or at least talking about, the … [Read more...]
How to Introduce World War II to Children, Part 3: Places to Visit
Nothing beats seeing and touching something with your own eyes and hands to make it more real. So, even if reading can take you places and fire up your imagination, being in a place gives you an emotional connection, making something you have read about more concrete. In the first part of this series, I talked about why and how to introduce World War II to young … [Read more...]
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