As I've mentioned here, I am still trying to get my act together when it comes
to M's homeschooling program. I started yet again a few weeks ago when it
dawned on me that M had hit the 1.5yr mark. So far so good.
3 Homeschool Activities we've been doing lately:
1. Read Books
I now make it a point to read a few books to M first thing in the morning. We
usually read what's available but I try to buy one new book every two weeks.
We then rotate the books to prevent boredom from creeping in.
I know some people like to read to their children at night. Great too! It just
doesn't work as well for us. Reading books at night is more of a quieting
down before bedtime activity for us.
2. Read Playcards (Glenn Doman)
We're back to our playcards and M seems to enjoy reading them. I really need
to create new cards because we're almost done with the current set. We still
don't watch tv so an e-version is not yet in the plans.
I just realized that I never got to properly explaining what these playcards are
all about. I'll try to talk about them more in one of my next posts.
3. Play Play Play
I would love to say color or write but in reality, M doesn't seem to enjoy these
activities yet. It's usually a case of me doing the coloring with him playing beside
me. We've already gone through an entire coloring book and he still hasn't
warmed up to it yet. Looks like I'll have to try again next time.
M really enjoys playing at this point. Thankfully, Kuya Z is more than willing to
share his toys. The challenge is for Mama to create fun + learning play for M.
Other activities I've got lined up:
- Tot Trays: I am specially interested in the trays that are focused on teaching
practical life skills. I've begun gathering materials and we'll be working on
these soon.
- Math Playcards (Glenn Doman): Hmmm, I have to create them first!
- Singapore Math: I still have to figure out when and how to teach the concepts
to M. If I'm in town this October 8, I'll be seeing you all at the Singapore Math
Learning Festival at the AIM.
- More more more... I've been so blessed to have come across so much material
online and offline. The possibilities are endless! It's now are matter of choosing
activities that will help M the most.
