Using Five in a Row and wonderful children's books have been a blessing in our home. We read about wonderful places. We reinforce the values that we teach using the stories that we read. We are exposed to beautiful language. We learn to appreciate art through the exquisite illustrations that we see. The one caveat, however, is that most of these books are published abroad. … [Read more...]
Remembering and Praying for the Dead – Teaching Kids About All Souls’ Day
When I was young, All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day were always solemn and special. My mother would prepare flowers and candles days in advance. Her preparations always signaled the upcoming holy days. Every first of November, we would go to mass in the morning as a family and would then proceed to the cemetery to pray for my grandfather with all my cousins and … [Read more...]
5 Super Fun Ways to Learn about Magellan and Lapu-Lapu
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...]
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