Although the Spawn has been making a very good effort in trying to speak Filipino whenever he can (which is regrettably, just a word or two each day since he does not know many words or expressions), I’ve had to devise ways in order to help him actually remember the vocabulary words we are taking [...]
Today marks the 112th anniversary of Philippine Independence. In commemoration of this, I leave you with this poem by Aurelio Alvero 1896 – The Cry of Balintawak Freedom! The cry awoke Balintawak, And the echoes answered back:”Freedom!” All the four winds listened long To the shrieking of that song; Every poet struck its lyre With [...]
I received this invitation from a homeschooling egroup I am part of and wanted to share the information here: NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE PHILIPPINES hereby invites you to a Presidential Exhibition, the first of its kind, on June 14th, 2010 at the National Art Gallery in the Old Legislative Building, in front of the Manila [...]
The Spawn and I have been trying to tackle more lessons from his Grade 2 Filipino book for the past few days. I have to admit I am very worried. We are barely managing. The Filipino Animals Flashcards we made last week worked well but I’m running out of ideas on how to teach him [...]
It’s election day! I hope you’ve all cast you’re votes already. Whoever you voted for, I hope you exercised your right and voted for whoever you believe is right for the job. The Spawn kept asking people who they voted for and gave out a shout of glee every time someone said Noy Noy. Personally, [...]
The Spawn and I made these flash cards to help him remember the Filipino words for some animals which will be covered in the first chapter of his Grade 2 Filipino textbook. And they worked! He used them to memorize the Filipino names for 16 different animals today! It’s a HUGE accomplishment, considering he knew [...]
I decided to homeschool the Spawn using the curriculum and teacher support provided with full-time enrollment at Global Village School (based in California, USA). More on why I chose this particular homeschooling program in a future post. Although he would be issued, US report cards which will be accepted at any regular school here and [...]
