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26 Sep

My son is in the stage now in which he’s ‘deciding’ what he wants to be when he grows up. Unlike my daughter ( when she was still small) who changes here ‘ambition’ week after week my son on the other hand wants to be 3 in 1. If asked what he wants to be when he grows up, he would say that he wants to be a Soldier, Doctor Missionary! .. Wow, that’s quite a feat! I won’t be surprised if he wants to add being a ‘pilot’ or an aircraft engineer with aircraft fuel hose in the next few months.

On the other hand here is my son dressed as a pilot taken at Kidzania a few months back.

26 Sep

I love homeschooling my kids at home. Even though there are times when I get tired being coop up in the house and being with the kids 24/7 but seeing how they learn and grow, makes me happy and accomplished. But honestly, a few times sending the kids to a regular school or homeschool/learning center has crossed my mind a few times. Especially, our friend just opened up a new homeschool center here. Sending them to a homeschool center would really ‘free’ me up and allow me to do more things and help out HUbby with his work. I can even get a part time job but that’s a bit out of a question as of this time. So, why I’m sticking to homeschooling my kids? I think it’s because I love our curriculum so much that I’m having second thoughts in letting my kids shift to another curriculum if they are sent to a center.

But with changes in the next few months.. I really think I have to reconsider a lot of other things…

21 Sep

For a month my son was able to enjoy using the ABC Mouse program as a part of his homeschool curriculum. I actually took advantage of the 1 month free trial. My son’s ‘play’ at ABC Mouse serves as a supplement from what I teach him during the day. So, I don’t direct him which activities he must do in the site but I let him play freely. He’s actually very excited with the site because he gets tickets everytime he finishes an activity and with these tickets he can ‘buy’ something. That’s really a great motivation for the kids.

But since our free subscription has passed, I didn’t bother to renew it too since it’s quite expensive for me as a supplement for his learning. But just recently, I got another offer from them! I only have to pay 1$ for a month of subscription ( instead of 7$ plus). I’m taking advantage of this offer again. So, that means free play for another month for my boy. It’s good so while my son plays educational games at ABC Mouse, I can concentrate in doing history lessons with my daughter in the afternoon. I think I just need to look at akg headphones , and see if I can get for him a set of headphones so my daughter and I won’t be distracted during our lessons.

19 Sep

I was going through our book schedule with my daughter last night. I thought of reading for her ( for our read aloud) a book that she hasn’t read yet. As mentioned earlier, she has been reading her Readers and Read Alouds books in advance. Have I mentioned she’s a voracious reader?

So, I went through the list week by week.. Have you read, Sticks in the Chimney? -”Yes”, Have you read Philomena?- “Yes”. Captain Nobody?- “Yes” …. I went from Week 4 to Week 32.. and finally, I asked , ‘ How about ‘ The Word came with Power? - “No, I thought that was your book!”, was the reply .. LOL! it means she has read all her Readers and Read aloud books but one because she thought that it wasn’t hers! Funny girl!… and to think that we’re only a month into our homeschool year and she’s using Readers for Grades 4-5! She’s a certified Bookaholic!

19 Sep

Now that I’m regularly homeschooling both of my kids, life has never been busier that I don’t have time to check appliance parts online anymore. But I’m happy with my preoccupation with homeschool. I actually feel more accomplished each day. My favorite time of the day is when my kids and I start with devotion. We are using the book, Leading Little Ones to God by Marian M. Schoolland.

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I used this book last year for my daughter, but she doesn’t mind using it again this year, this time with her little brother. I love how this book teaches about God and His word. Some difficult concepts like Trinity, the Holiness of God and etc. are tackled but in a manner in which the children can understand.