The Wise Man Built His House Upon A Rock: A Rainy Day Activity
Previously posted on July 11, 2015, at homescool.ph This is one Bible lesson which our children first learned through a song. The lyric of the song goes: The wise man built his house upon the Rock,The wise man built his house upon the Rock,The wise man built his house upon the Rock,And the rains came…
Language Arts: Through Stories
Previously posted on July 15, 2015 @ homescool.ph Initially, Reading and Grammar, in our earlier years were taught separately. I had material for Reading and a separate material for Grammar. I even had another material for Spelling. Oh my!!! I was then introduced to the Total Language Plus series, locally carried by Homeschool Global and…
Do I Really Need to Teach Spelling?
Previously posted on September 20, 2015 @ Homescool.ph Recently, our 10-year-old Gino had a chance to see his “old” spelling books. He then asked me, “Ma, why didn’t I have words? Why was there just one letter per number in my spelling notebook?” He was giggling. I said, “Because you wanted to join your 3 other siblings…
Back in Business: Joining the KiddoPreneur Christmas Bazaar
Previously posted on November 29, 2015 @Homescool.ph I write this on the 48th day of my Dad, being admitted for multiple reasons involving his aging body and ailing health. It has been the most stretching season in our lives yet the most rich in learning, in bonding with family and in love! We rally in…
Back in Business: Joining the KiddoPreneur Bazaar
Previously posted on November 29, 2015 @ Homescool.ph As I write this on the 48th day of my Dad being admitted for multiple reasons involving his aging body and ailing health. It has been the most stretching season in our lives yet the most rich in learning, in bonding with family and in love! We…
Making Science Come Alive Part 1
Previously posted on September 27, 2016 @Homescool.ph I love Science. It is just so fascinating. I still remember devouring that TIME magazine issue in the late 1980s featuring the amazing discoveries about that immune system. That and all the World Book Encyclopedias on Health really propelled my quest to earn my degree in Medicine. Though…
Making Science Come Alive Part 2 : The CardioVascular System
Previously posted on September 27, 2016 @Homescool.ph So, we’ve covered the <a href=”http://homescool.ph/2016/09/27/making-science-come-alive-part-1/”>basic cell and how these cells are viewed</a> as part 1 of this Science series. Since our homeschool, microscopes are not as versatile or powerful, we can either ask them to draw using a simple worksheet the various images (usually there are premade slides…
Fab Finds Batch 5
Previously posted on July 24, 2015 @Homescool.ph I grew up in 2 families playing mahjong. Both my grandparents’ houses of both sides were “Mahjong venues”. Several square Mahjong tables filled their living room, and we would often crisscross as kids checking out the tables or the feast in the buffet table. I can still hear how the…
Fab Finds Batch 4: Bohol Edition!
Previously posted on July 9, 2015 @Homescool.ph My most fabulous finds during a recent trip to Bohol are: 1. Time Yes, I found time. Or should I say, we found time. A few of my BFF tennis teammates and I took time out to head to Bohol for some bonding and R & R. Being full time mothers,…
Fab Finds Batch 3
Previously posted on June 27, 2015 @Homescool.ph Initially, I thought as I planned the categories of this blog that fabulous finds would refer to tangible store-bought stuff. However, as I was beginning to compile the “good finds”. I realized that I don’t have to limit this list to material stuff, but they can extend to…
Seeing the Bigger Picture: Use Creative Summaries!
Previously posted on August 25, 2016 @Homescool.ph Oh, homeschooling can get so detailed. We can bogged down with the most minute thing. Rightly so, for Pete’s sake, we teach Spelling and Math Calculations and for those tasks, it is really all in the details.However, we do need to periodically see the bigger picture in all…
The Magical World of Read-Aloud: Make It a Habit
Previously posted on September 19, 2016 @Homescool.ph I began reading aloud to our children when they were inside my womb. And since I was pregnant every 2 years for 8 long years, there was a lot of reading going on and whether you were around me or inside me!!!! You see, our eldest son loved bedtime and…
Extraordinary Book Reports For the Win
Previously posted on May 24, 2015, at homescool.ph After more than a decade of homeschooling, one of most prized treasures we’ve found as a family is the wonderful world of literature, children’s literature in particular. Oh my, if only I can take a yearlong break and hide in an island and devour all these amazing…
Donna P. Simpao, M.D. 