Fear Not Homeschooling
“Fear not,” Pastor Joby said over and over again during this morning’s message. What are my fears? I asked myself. As a homeschool mom, doubts…
Month: August 2011
No Grumpy Moms Allowed!
Elijah and I were finishing one of his requirements for Filipino one evening because we were cramming some of his work to end before September….
Solar Powered Science
Science is always more fun when it is hands-on! Elijah spent about an hour and a half putting this project together. The time passed quickly…
Araw Ng Wika for Homeschoolers
TMA homeschool held an Araw Ng Wika last Friday. Kids performed, coops set-up booths, families brought food, and Edru Abraham, founder of KONTRA-GAPI, brought the…
The Spoon
The scene: One of my sons started crying out loud because he was frustrated with his older brother. Another stormed out of the room because…
Essential Pre-Writing Skills
I’ve created a separate entry for this list so that you can get ideas each time I add a new video / photo of homeschooling…
Character — Awareness
Last week, my husband, Edric, gave a devotion on the character of awareness. He asked the kids to memorize James 1:19 “Be quick to hear,…
I Am A Dinosaur!
When Elijah was about two years old, he was so into dinosaurs. By age three he had nearly memorized all the names of the dinosaurs….
Hugs, Kisses and I Love Yous
Two days ago while one of my sons was doing a writing assignment he got really frustrated. He was so upset that his handwriting was…
Pre-Reading Skills Part 1
Letter recognition – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Uax85N8B8s I asked Titus to string letters. He had to look for the letter and then put it on a string…
Readers Don’t Just Happen
I gave my older son a project the other day. “Elijah, please pull out all the books you read this year, categorize them and then…
