When I finally decided that we would homeschool, there was no question in my mind which program we would use… It would have to be the curriculum of Global Village School. When I was researching different homeschooling programs, GVS struck a chord with me because they are a secular school but they stress the importance [...]
To better plan our our first year of homeschooling, I checked out the curriculum guide on the website for CENTEX (Center of Excellence in Public Elementary Education) which gives an overview of the DepEd requirements for children in public schools in the Philippines per grade level. We’re off to a good start, here are the [...]
Generations in the past that had penmanship classes in school had such gorgeous writing it could make any document looks so romantic you could cry. These days, some schools still push a particular writing style but not with as much strict enforcement as before. The Spawn’s previous school seemed to be pushing for D’Nealian style [...]
With a heavy heart, no regrets, and sights set on moving forward, I must now make this difficult announcement. I am retiring my Crafty Tales workshops in order to focus on my Storytime Yoga Workshops (Yoga Tales). Arts and Crafts will continue to be a major part of this blog, however, and I will continue [...]
Crafty Tales Happy Halloween Workshop series is available for booking! Crafty Tales Happy Halloween! Stories and crafts that may make you change your mind about all things creepy and spooky. Dem Bones – These dancing bags of bones will have you singing along their catchy tune! Projects: Mexican Sugar Skulls, Tissue Paper Flowers, Ojos de [...]
Crafty Tales at the Bellacarta Art and Craft Shop on weekends are always a fun challenge. Since the workshops are held in-store, there are only a handful of regular students of varying ages and the dynamic changes every week. This past weekend I experienced the extremes of the classroom. On Saturday I had a younger, [...]
This website has been around for quite some time now but it’s still a good share. Just play a game where you have to guess the synonym of the displayed word and each correct answer donates 10 grains of rice courtesy of the site’s sponsors. There are even varying levels of difficulty to challenge your [...]
It’s already the second week of this month’s Crafty Tales Workshop but better late than never! This month’s stories and crafts are all about Dreams and Wishes. I will be reading stories from all around the world that remind us to follow our hearts and never give up on our dreams.
I was talking about about putting creativity back into schools a few weeks ago with an old highschool classmate and she said she agreed because, “otherwise all offices would be boring white boxes.” That’s taking it a bit too literally. Fostering creativity and exposing kids to a good arts education does not only benefit kids [...]
This weekend I am re-telling “The Yellow Submarine” for the Bellacarta Craft Club. It went well and some of the kids were singing along to “Love, love, love…” to help defeat the Blue Meanies!
