it's already the month of june and while other parents are sending off their kids to school almost everyday, i take 30 minutes of iñigo’s play time, may it be in the afternoon or in the evening, and tell him, “we will do something…” or “you will learn something...” the kiddo has really no idea of what we are doing and for him it’s just like another play. he also looks forward to this time that he can use his crayons, activity books that i was able to buy in the local bookstores, and other media for learning. our set-up is very informal, unstructured, flexible… i don’t even follow a particular curriculum right now as i feel there’s no need yet. i teach what i think he needs to learn as of the moment, not being pressured that other kids are already starting to do this and that; and i teach what i think he is very much interested on that’s why teaching him about baby animals was a breeze as he’s really into animals and nature. he was able to differentiate the coconut tree and banana tree among other trees as soon as he turned two.
but i also slowly introduce him into letters and numbers, aside from the basic concepts. he has also now mastered drawing a straight line and a round shape, not as crude as they were weeks ago.
my only goal for this year or school year is for him to get familiarized with our homeschooling routine and hopefully, he'll get used to sitting down for 30-minutes to an hour everyday so that when by next year and we are already subscribed in a particular curriculum it’s easier for me to teach him more serious stuff. it’s still hard to teach someone in his terrible two so am taking it easy right now. i also like to develop his zeal for learning and that the initiative to "sit and study" would not come from me but from him.
i was teaching him the sequence of the letters
proud of his accomplishment
working on his activity book
he was a good pupil here as he followed mommy's instructions =P
learning the vowels thru his activity book and magnetic letters
btw, if you're curious on what activity books am using right now for iñigo it's the little genius and easy to learn (ETL) books series which we bought from powerbooks (one of iñigo's favorite stores these days as we're able to read other books for free. hehe). each only costs php 60.00 to php 65.00. it's really for preschoolers as their target age range is from three to four or five years old. i also bought some imported activity books in booksale which i find useful in the coming months.
hi sis, did you join any homeschooling group/school?
ReplyDeleteyey for homeschooling! im also planning to homeschool gabriel at least preschool years nya..hopefully kayanin ng powers ko
ReplyDeletekatuwa naman Marie. maa-appreciate nya ng ganyan kaaga ang matuto. ^_^ at sana manatili sa kanya hanggang paglaki na "learning is fun" at hindi sya work para di sya tamadin na mag-aral.
ReplyDeletenot yet. i don't feel there's a need since the only reason for me to join one of those is to have iñigo accredited by decs. but probably next year and i have cfa and tma in my shortlist. tma is well-recommended by ms. cess hayashi, another nawie and also a member of pinoyhomeschool forum. =)
ReplyDeletehey, that's good to know. kaya natin yan as long as we adapt to our kids' interests, homeschooling will never be a difficult task for us.
ReplyDeletethat's also my wish, ails. i also want iñigo to have that passion for learning and not see schooling as just part of his routine.
ReplyDeletewow... you have a good student there! :) ...looks like he's really keen in learning which means teaching him would be a breeze for you! keep it up iñigo and keep it up marie! :)
ReplyDeletegood job Inigo! keep it up sweetie!
ReplyDeletegaling naman ng student mo there Marie :)
you just haven't seen his pasaway and kulit moments... mas marunong pa sa teacher minsan kung ano gagawin. but generally, it's not really difficult teaching him nga and i hope it would always be like this.
ReplyDeletesiempre or else irereport ko s'ya sa principal--the daddy! hehe.
ReplyDeleteWow, idol !! Kuwento ka ng experiences mo. I'll follow your steps. I like the idea of homeschooling.
ReplyDeletegood work! so proud of you sis! hope i could have it too with kjyl. good luck to us. hehehe
ReplyDeleteuy, dumadami na ang gusto mag-homeschool. i know in the US more families are in homeschooling. we were actually inspired by some of the stories we read about homeschooled kids in the US.
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