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I am now reading Chapter V of Charlotte Mason's Towards a Philosophy of Education, her 6th book in her Homeschooling series. If you are new to homeschooling, or even if you're not and would like to learn

I have talked a little bit about art appreciation on one of my posts before. That post though was centered around embracing imperfections and how art, whatever medium you are using, doesn't need to be

My daughter is growing to be such a bookworm. Last November, she finished the remaining books (I think 3 of them) of the Harry Potter series. She wanted to read the last book The Cursed Child but I haven't

You've all heard about the 5 second rule when you drop food, right? I used to practice this until one time I suffered the consequences. Don't do that. It's disgusting. You'll regret it. But that's not

One of my takeaways during the Pagninilay our homeschooling provider organized last year was that as the child grows, our teaching method should also evolve along with them. You can't teach an 11-year-old

*Photo taken during backstage rehearsals and blockings Last Sunday, we had the great pleasure of watching our little ballerina perform in the 30th ABAP Danseries at The Theater in Solaire. It wasn't like

Christmas has officially started at the Podium last Sunday. Our little ballerina's ballet school was invited to showcase their skills during their Christmas countdown. Filipinos really do start Christmas

I encountered a new word. Cinquain. I have always loved writing ever since I can remember. When I discovered rhyming words when I was young, I had a go at writing poems too. I studied the rules, the rhythms,

One of the perks of homeschooling is that we never have the need to give our kids money because everything they need is already inside the house. Want a snack? Just go to the kitchen and make a sandwich

Last year, I talked about how thankful I am for finding out about the Charlotte Mason method in our examinations. For the entire year, we only had just a little bit of written exams amd a whole lot of

July is National Children's Book Month. I only found out about it when I saw a reel from Mighty Magulang. She's one of the accounts I follow because she's like the ultimate Historical Marites here in the

The title sounds a bit too formal but really this is all just me and my daughter talking to each other, giving each other comments, reactions, and feedback to each other about the week that passed. Fridays

Just a few more days and we're going to officially start our Grade 2! Yes, my daughter has completed her Grade 1. We received an email from our homeschooling provider congratulating her for a job well

One of the most famous heroes of the Philippines is Jose Rizal. It was easy to study about him because aside from all his travels abroad and the many people he met that wrote about him, he kept an intensively

Picture this. A kid sitting in the dining room earnestly looking at her notebook, trying very hard to focus, sometimes with tears in her eyes, a mother either standing behind her sitting beside her, asking

Last Saturday was such an amazing experience both for me and my daughter. Our Homeschooling provider organized an event where we gathered together and let our kids just show what they have learned so far

Christmas is fast approaching. When I was young, my Pa used to create parols for our classroom. Every year he would come up with a new design. He even created one our of plastic straws and chip bags. That

Some of the things I was anxious to teach my daughter about was History, Geography, Social Studies, and Culture. For one, I wasn't that good on those subjects back in my schooldays. I hated Social Studies.

Last month, I tackled how I instruct my daughter when it comes to her copywork. The instructions seem simple and easy enough but behind the scenes, there is a mother struggling with her own challenges,

One of the tasks I hated the most when I was studying was writing. Not the composition part, but the writing part - the part where I hold the pencil, then scribble the letters over and over and over and