Grade 4 textbooks for a homeschooling family: We got ’em (plastic) covered
I love the look, smell, and feel of new books. The shiny, uncreased covers. The woodsy scent of fresh pulp when I fan the pages in my face. The smooth pages of text...
Category: Homeschooling
Boba Fett plushie quest at Timezone: A lesson in perseverance (and luck)
The boy spotted him across a crowded video game arcade. His head was disproportionately bigger than his body, but not in a creepy kind of way. His stitched limbs hinted that they were...
Calabarzon map puzzle: An Araling Panlipunan homeschool project
A map puzzle ( or puzzle map, if you prefer) is a fun way to familiarize a student with the directions, borders, capitals, and physical features of a territory. It’s also very easy to...
Potato chip can pinhole camera: A homeschool science project
Because you can’t eat just one, a can of potato chips often disappears faster than you can say “Pringles.” Here’s one homeschool science project that you can make using the can that holds those...
Pizza box solar oven: A homeschool science project
Pizza boxes are one of the most versatile objects you can use for a homeschool project. Pizza boxes are ideal for lapbooking, teaching fractions, making puzzles, creating decorative and functional art, etc. When the...
Political campaign poster: An Araling Panlipunan/Social Studies project
With only two days before we cast our votes in the 2016 Philippine presidential elections, I am sharing with you an Araling Panlipunan (AP/Social Studies) project that Motito submitted as part of his...
A third grader’s book report
I remember my first book report. I was in Fourth Grade, and it was about the Nancy Drew mystery, “The Clue in the Crossword Cipher.” In our reports, we had to write a plot...
AlDub, Kalyeserye, and kilig pa more: Tube without the boob
Unless you’re non-Filipino or have been living under a rock, you must’ve heard about the AlDub phenomenon that has swept social media by storm. A quick backstory for the uninitiated: AlDub is a portmanteau...
The Mind Museum: A post-Christmas visit to the science & technology museum at The Fort.
Ever since the Mind Museum in Taguig City opened in 2012, it’s been on my list of places to visit with Motito. The museum sits on 1.2 hectares (3.0) acres of prime property in...
Paper towns, paper houses: Free resources for paper houses diorama projects
I have a box in the utility closet where I keep boxes of all shapes and sizes. They’re my boxes in a box. There’s a couple of extra-large balikbayan boxes as well as cardboard...
