If you’ve read my other PEPT post, you might have noticed that it is geared for High School. Today, I am sharing our son’s experience with taking the Elementary PEPT test last January. The PEPT test was scheduled at 8am and we arrived there on the dot. We were instructed to go to the Deped […]
Nowadays, there are a lot of options when buying Filipino Story books for children. I even see sidewalk vendors selling books on the street! When I was young, the only books you can find in bookstores are those hardbound American children’s books and fairy tales. I feel a tingling sense of joy whenever I see […]
How to make Thanksgiving Turkey Art If you’re doing an American unit for your Homeschool World History, a good way to introduce the American Thanksgiving is to make an art project of a turkey. Check the step by step photos below! You will need: Different art papers with different colors Pencil Scissors White cardboard Googly […]
The PEPT test or the Philippine Educational Placement Test is an exam administered by the DepEd to put out of school youth back to the education system. If you have stopped your education (either High School or Grade School), you can get back to school to your supposed level according to your age and not […]
At the PROMIL Four Gifted Awareness Month celebration at the Sofitel Manila in Pasay, the Wyeth company also held a learning workshop for mommy bloggers and celebrity parents to teach them how to “nurture the gift”. The workshop taught us how to do activities that can help our children express their gifts not only for […]
The Juan Luna Gallery at the National Museum In honor of Juan Luna’s 160th birth anniversary, the National Museum, held a tour for his work now displayed at the National Museum of Fine Arts. When I saw the invite, I immediately listed the whole family for the event. It is a chance to show my […]
Last October 17, the entire homeschool gang was dispatched to a mission, to learn Russian culture and watch Snegurochka’s fairytale popularly known as the Snow Maiden produced by D’ Ultimate Talent and Entertainment Corporation at the Skydome in SM North Quezon City. We had an early day, waking up at 5 so we can be at […]
My 5 year old and me are still on our sea unit and today were learning how to make a boat. I have already forgotten how to do it! Thankfully, with a little help from Mr Google I figured it out gain. It’s like riding a bike. You get to relearn it the moment you […]
Finish up your sea unit with some fun! Remember those old CDs? Here’s a cool kiddie craft that you can do with your kid today. It can provide hours and hours of fun and you can create tons of creative designs you can hang on your homeschool. Ask your kids to identify the fish parts […]
How to make homemade play dough. As a mom, there’s nothing I hate more, (only second to stepping into little bits of Lego) than cleaning up dry play dough in between floor cracks. Ugh. But kids win, and since I learned a long time ago not to buy play dough, I researched the internet and […]
Andrew B. Myers When your kid wants to watch My Little Pony for the zillionth time, take a breath and substitute one of these brain-boosters instead. 1. Maker Lab | $20 Becoming an engineer means looking at the world with resourceful eyes—particularly when spying a shelf full of office supplies. With help from the Smithsonian […]
Some may argue, but school today is one tough job. Kids these days start classes earlier than my first alarm even goes off. They attend classes back to back to back for eight hours straight, and then after a full day of exerting some serious brain power, they go home to drain the brain more […]
Picture yourself as a gorilla who weighs 800 pounds. (Yes, usually gorillas weigh half of that, but this metaphor is funnier with a fatter gorilla.) Now picture you and your 800-pound body trying to squeeze yourself into a human-toddler-sized bikini. There’s nothing wrong with the bikini — there are ruffles on the butt, and there […]