Tag: homeschooling

Discover the Riches of Being a Filipino

August is Buwan ng Wika in the Philippines, and is often a time for revisiting our Filipino heritage. It is a month of remembering our roots, and taking pride in being a Filipino. So I think it is no coincidence that God made this happen: Our family is included in Simple Homeschool's current series about "Growing … Continue reading Discover the Riches of Being a Filipino

How to Determine Your Child’s Learning Style: 4 Tips from Smart Parenting Magazine

Whether or not you homeschool, I believe that finding out your child's learning style will help you help your child to learn better. This will also help you be a better teacher and parent to your child (yes, even if you don't homeschool, "you are your child's first and best teacher," as my friends from The Learning … Continue reading How to Determine Your Child’s Learning Style: 4 Tips from Smart Parenting Magazine

Homeschool Log for October 3, 2014: Of Being Sick and Keeping Your Promises to Your Kids

I know I ended yesterday's post by saying that I was going to prepare the kids' things for our bird-watching activity with the ROCKERS in honor of today, the Feast Day of Saint Francis of Assisi, but sadly, we weren't able to join them at the last minute. I started feeling unwell and Anthony didn't want to leave me alone with … Continue reading Homeschool Log for October 3, 2014: Of Being Sick and Keeping Your Promises to Your Kids

Homeschool Log for September 30, 2014

*This post contains affiliate links. If you choose to purchase any of the books I've listed here via the links posted here, you will be blessing our family's homeschool funds, at no additional cost to you! 🙂 Thanks in advance and God bless you! ******* The kids have a make-up session for their "Meeting the … Continue reading Homeschool Log for September 30, 2014

Re-starting Another Homeschool Year + Homeschool Log for September 29, 2014

*This post contains affiliate links. If you choose to purchase any of the books I've listed here via the links posted here, you will be blessing our family's homeschool funds, at no additional cost to you! 🙂 Thanks in advance and God bless you! ******* 2 weeks ago, I announced on Facebook that we are … Continue reading Re-starting Another Homeschool Year + Homeschool Log for September 29, 2014

Homeschooling Help: Don’t Be Afraid to Use New Learning “Tools” (And Why I Let My Son Start Blogging)

All homeschooling moms would probably agree with me when I say that teaching our children can be quite challenging at times. One thing I've learned over the years (which are not that many yet, I know) is that I need to be more flexible with my methods. For example, my two older kids love making up … Continue reading Homeschooling Help: Don’t Be Afraid to Use New Learning “Tools” (And Why I Let My Son Start Blogging)

Thoughts on Homeschooling & An Invitation to the Educating for Life Homeschooling Conference! {Plus a Giveaway, Of Course!}

Whenever people email me or send me Facebook messages inquiring about homeschooling, I always give them a 'disclaimer' first before replying to their queries — I am not an 'expert' on homeschooling, nor do I claim to be one, even if we have appeared on TV before to talk about homeschooling. 😉 Even if I consider … Continue reading Thoughts on Homeschooling & An Invitation to the Educating for Life Homeschooling Conference! {Plus a Giveaway, Of Course!}

Join the Back to {Home} School Giveaway by FrugalHomeschoolFamily.com! (Open to readers with a U.S. address)

I know that for many of us homeschoolers in the Philippines, school already started in June. (This applies to non-homeschoolers too, for that matter). However, there are quite a number of us — present company included — who have yet to begin a new school year. Actually, we sort of homeschool year-round, given that there are days … Continue reading Join the Back to {Home} School Giveaway by FrugalHomeschoolFamily.com! (Open to readers with a U.S. address)

My Top 5 Reasons for Homeschooling

This post is the seventh of 7 posts that I’ll be writing this week, as my response to Jen @ Conversion Diary’s 2nd Epic Blogging Challenge. To God be all the glory!  {Update re: my grandfather: He is now in the ICU. I'm still waiting for word from my mom about his condition. The last update … Continue reading My Top 5 Reasons for Homeschooling