Goodnight Moon Storytelling Basket
Thursday, March 3, 2016
I read this book every night. It’s calming, relaxing… makes them ponder what’s out there in the night, letting them observe their room and the silence of the night. And may I just say, there is so much love in the story. The old lady as I would always say to the boys, is lovingly watching her little kid go to sleep, just like most Mommies do!
Dr. Seuss Books and Activities and {Learn & Play Link Up}
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
The Use of Funnel for Toddlers
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
I recently introduced the use of funnel to Vito and boy oh boy, it’s non stop play!
St. Patrick’s Day Activities for 28 Months Toddler
Monday, February 29, 2016
Vito is 28 months old.
St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner and we are excited to watch the parade in the city this year! To introduce Ireland’s big celebration to Vito, I prepared a bunch of work trays for him this month as he turns 28 months old. I featured 9 activities here but in reality we’re doing so much more, so I’ll just update the blog of our other activities that are not included here.
The Animal Kingdom Revisited
Saturday, February 27, 2016
No school for Mavi means brainstorming for future activities. He opened up lately that he wanted to study about animals again, so I took out our cards on The Animal Kingdom and checked what else we missed and haven’t explored yet. He reviewed the cards and sorted out the things that he wanted to learn this year. He picked arthropods, starfish and jellyfish! Yay, something new!
Having Fun with London Playsets & Cards
Friday, February 26, 2016
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We are all in love with our wooden London Playset/s which we acquired recently. It’s so precious and beautiful that I can’t seem to take it out the bag!
Now how do we use these figures?
Spring Arts & Crafts and {Learn & Play Link Up}
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
There’s so many wonderful posts I’d like to feature this week in our Link & Play Link Up! I love seeing all these beautiful artworks and crafts which are so colorful and spirited! Here are my picks!
Learning about Faces!
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
The boys (and I) had so much fun making faces! This is a simple activity that you can do with your kids with minimal preparation. It’s the perfect opportunity to learn about emotions and the facial expressions they can make!
Learning the Parts of the Human Eye
Saturday, February 20, 2016
It’s Mavi’s midterm break and we decided to look into the parts of the human eye! We examined our model unit this morning which we bought last year from the local store. It’s so perfect and goes along so well with our Human Eye Nomenclature Cards and Booklet.
Small World Play: Giant Pandas
Friday, February 19, 2016
Early this year, when everything in Amazon was on sale, I got this one of a kind Panda and the Bamboo Forest Playset from Playmobil. I’ve been eyeing this for months since last year and I was lucky enough to chance this set on sale! Giant Pandas are one of those animals that are in the endangered list and I think somehow, by having this playset at home I can introduce this beautiful animal to the kids, talk about their characteristics and habitat.h
PS. We’ve visited a lot of zoo, but we haven’t encountered a Giant Panda. We didn’t chance upon them in Singapore Zoo either.
March Activities and {Learn & Play Link Up}
Thursday, February 18, 2016
March is fast approaching and I’ve been doing some planning for the boy’s activities for next month. I am also looking forward for a warm weather so we can do outdoor play and exploration. For this week’s featured activities, let me share Vito’s first “themed” unit:
We had a lot of fun with these, especially the scooping of pompoms and the paint works!
Now, for this week’s featured posts, I am sharing the activities that you can do for the month of March!
Study of Ancient China
Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Few weeks ago, Mavi and I were learning about Ancient China. I decided that this year, we’ll be focusing in country-based studies rather than continents. Last month we worked on Australia, and because of Chinese New Year being celebrated during February, I guess this month is the best time to conduct Chinese-themed activities.
Papa Get The Moon For Me Storytelling Basket
Monday, February 15, 2016
I am very much inspired by The Imagination Tree of putting up objects as an additional tool for reading. So I assembled a few objects for Vito’s current favourite book Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me by Eric Carle. My little guy is so fascinated with the moon and this is the best way we can explore, imagine and learn more about it through interactive reading and storytelling.
Learning Activities for 27 Months Toddler
Saturday, February 13, 2016
Vito is 27 months old.
These are the activities I prepared for Vito this month. Sort of a Valentines Day Unit as well, I combined the hearts and flower activities in this month’s activities. Vito is doing well so far in all of these activities, especially in counting and all those related to fine motor skills.
Practising One to One Correspondence
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
And because of Vito’s interest, I am always giving him different counting activities to feed this interest. One of his favourite is using our counting cards for one to one correspondence. These were Mavi’s and I barely used them with him.
How We Learn Colours These Days
Sunday, February 7, 2016
We finally started our colour toddler basket last week wherein we put red objects in the basket for learning colours. We started with the colour Red, the colour of Valentines Day and Chinese New Year
There are so many versions of this basket, sometimes they are called discovery baskets or treasure baskets wherein Mommies gather specific or themed objects and place them in a basket for the baby and toddler to explore. Now what makes our version different?
Small World Play: Ancient China
Friday, February 5, 2016
Chinese Lantern Project for Kids
Thursday, February 4, 2016
We had a lot of fun today making our Chinese lantern in celebrating Chinese New Year. Mavi and I did this years ago, and I think he would love to do this again, and of course for Vito to experience.
Best Arts & Crafts for Kids and {Learn & Play Link Up}
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Years ago, Mavi would do a lot of artist study. One of my favorites is our Van Gogh project, The Sunflower. It was one of those rare moment wherein both Mavi and I were in depth with our subject and were absorbed by the beauty of painting. But it was just more than artwork. We studied the life of Van Gogh, and how his life reflected in his work. (click the image below for more details)
Now thinking about it, I picked the best art projects and crafts in our link up this week. Here are the featured post:
Tot School Snippets Week 1: Ice
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
I was reading my old blog the other day (private) and I am amazed on how I recorded Mavi’s learning curve week by week. Mavi enjoys reading that blog now! I just have to say that it is quite different when you have one child, you have focus, you have MORE time and well, I was organized. Now, I’m managing and engineering a bigger household, with a school boy and a hyperactive toddler, I barely have time to blog.
So now, I will start writing about Vito’s activities in a week. I have to put a little effort on this, for keeping memories and for Vito to read someday. Currently, we’re not following schedule of doing totschool weekly. There are days when we do a lot of activities, and there are times when I just whip anything that goes into my mind.
Vito is 26 months old.
Getting the Most Out of Sensorial Play
Monday, February 1, 2016
I am often asked by friends, after all the hassle of setting up a sensory bin, with all the mess here and there, what would the child learn from it?
Well basically, this kind of activity is for the child to explore his senses. It includes the sense of touch, smell (scented objects), eyes and hands and etc. But I don’t limit myself in these. We use sensorial play for literacy and math as well. When we do sensorial bin, I make sure that I play with my kids, that I interact with them (especially with Vito) so he’ll learn how to communicate.
Here’s a video of how we play with the ice and used it as a tool in learning vocabulary words, counting and more! No need for fancy toys
Hands-on Learning: Biomes of Australia
Thursday, January 28, 2016
A few weeks ago, while were doing an Australia Unit, Mavi and I talked about the animals in Australia and in which habitat they belong. We’ve done this years ago but it’s always nice to revisit and add a little depth in the topic.
Learning Literature though Play-based Activities and {Learn & Play Link Up}
We love books and most of the time its easier to have your activities revolve around that book. Kids will have a better understanding of the story, and at the same time explore related subjects like what we did with my Grand Father’s Journey, The Glorious Flight and other Five in a Row Activities. I shared here how we explore and dig dipper into the stories and create engaging activities to go along with it.
Montessori Color Box #2 Activity for Toddlers
Sunday, January 24, 2016
Mavi is 26 months.
I recently purchased the Montessori Color Box #2 for Vito. I have a few Montessori sensorial materials that Mavi didn’t really find interesting and I was expecting Vito to have the same reaction to the color tablets. But, I was wrong. The moment I took it out, it was an instant hit! I was thinking all along that he doesn’t know his colors, but surprisingly he knows them by heart already! He can match them perfectly but naming them is a hit or miss. He still calls them mostly “yellow” LOL.
As of the moment, I only introduced 4 colors to Vito: yellow, red, blue and green. Lately, he can identify orange, that’s because we kept on eating clementines and I refer to it as orange! So the color tablets are actually for “formal” presentation of secondary and tertiary colors (well, that’s my plan).
Imaginative Play: Australian Outback
Thursday, January 21, 2016
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We are currently looking at the different biomes of Australia and Mavi wanted to recreate the Australian Outback at home. As you all know, I started putting up small world, sensory tub trays for imaginative play this year. It’s a favourite learning tool in the house and can engage both of my boys hours of play (and learning too!)! So to assemble our Australian Outback tub, I gathered some of our toys that have that “brownish” and “desert-ish” look. Mavi insisted that he should assemble it, and to my surprise it turned out so great!
Math Resources and {Learn & Play Link Up}
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Math is one of my favourite subjects, and it always excites me to see math activities in homeschool blogs. Mavi and I are always having a great time working on this subject especially when he was in preschool. I collected all our favourite math preschool activities and you can check them out on the link or image below.
5 Activities to Learn about Australia
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Montessori Giveaway where EVERYONE WINS!!
Sunday, January 17, 2016
You’ve read that right!! The Pinay Homeschooler is happy to be part of this amazing giveaway!
Our good friend Seemi of Trillium Montessori blog is celebrating its blog’s 3rd anniversary. She came up with this wonderful idea of having a giveaway where everyone wins!
FREE Polar Region Animals Coloring Pages
Friday, January 15, 2016
Mavi is into coloring these days and I would like to share the coloring pages (with trace and draw) that I made for him so you too can enjoy it!
Culture and Traditions of People Around the World
Sunday, January 10, 2016
Welcome to another year and another series of the 12 Months of Montessori. For this month, my friends and I are going to showcase Montessori Cultural activities. If you are a reader of my blog, you know so well that we travel a lot, thus Mavi has grown into a lover of geography and enjoys learning about different places and different culture. Also, we’ve been doing a number of continent studies for years. You can check some of my popular posts on geography below:
- A Continent Study of AFRICA
- A Continent Study of South America
- History of Ancient Europe
- Animals Around the World Activity
- The Study of Ancient Egypt
- Study of Ancient China
The Polar Regions (Arctic and Antarctic Unit) for Gradeschoolers
Saturday, January 9, 2016
January is usually the best time to have winter themed activities or do either Antarctica or Arctic activities. It is the time when kids can envision these frozen part of the planet due to the cold/extreme weather. To start with, I've setup an invitation to play tray in our shelf and displayed books to go along with it. These can be accessed by the boys whenever they want to and they are not age specific, big boys and little brothers can share and play with the tray!
Landforms of the Arctic and Antarctic Regions
Thursday, January 7, 2016
January Themed Activities and {Learn & Play Link Up}
Wednesday, January 6, 2016
I love seasonal themed activities and for this week’s linky, here are my favourite activities that you can do this January in line with the cold season!