5-28-2010
When I finished book one of the Harry Potter, I thought that I was going to read it again.
I didn't know that there was a "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets."
Then, when I was looking into my father's bookshelf, I saw the books of Harry Potter.
Then I got the book 5 and looked inside it.
Then, I showed it to my father.
Then when I finished the book 3, I was excited to be at chapter 16.
But then, when I was reading, it should have been three champions but there was four and the Hogwarts champion was Cedric Diggory and Harry Potter.
But there should be one champion in each school.
Before I read HP, and my father explained about it.
When I was at Chapter 1, book 1, I didn't know that the Dursleys didn't like Harry.
-Pilip, 5 1/2, Gryffindor
(This is a short response on reading Harry Potter books as dictated to Teacher Mom.)
Friday, May 28, 2010
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Reading Harry Potter
Since late last month or early this April, Hubby introduced Harry Potter to kiddo. The little boy has taken a liking to the series that he is now starting on the 3rd book. Since we don't have the paperback version of Book 1 and 2, he has to make do with an ebook file.
He would read and read and try to talk about it in between. This has led the adults (Hubby and I) to reread the books again or at least browse and try to remember things from the books so we can talk about it. This was mostly Hubby part coz Me has more chores to do and not very much interested to start the series again. But I do try to snatch a few pages to where Kiddo has left off every now and then.
If only I can remember where the photos are so I can include it here. Hmm..racking the brain now.
He would read and read and try to talk about it in between. This has led the adults (Hubby and I) to reread the books again or at least browse and try to remember things from the books so we can talk about it. This was mostly Hubby part coz Me has more chores to do and not very much interested to start the series again. But I do try to snatch a few pages to where Kiddo has left off every now and then.
If only I can remember where the photos are so I can include it here. Hmm..racking the brain now.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Official Field Trip '10
The Daycare Days are almost over as we journeyed through the Kids Field Trip. I know that it wasn't really that perfect but the point that everyone really prepared for this and enjoyed is all worth the effort.
P has joined the place for almost seven months and it has enriched his childhood life. Sure, it may not boast of a lot of fancy academic haven but the friends and other people that he had made will surely be a good part of his early life.
It had been originally planned to go to the butterfly garden for obvious reasons but changed it a day before. Here's the list on the what and where.
Kamarikutan: Hang out and see the Koi fishes which has really grown well since we first saw them three years ago. We had to pay 15 as entrance fee, while all the while, I was just hoping to be able to eat a sandwich instead. Hmm...just go with the flow even tho P did ask why we didn't eat anything there after the stop.
ABAB: THIS is the highlight of the day for me, as Teacher Mom. Antonio Baustista Air Base. The other places in the list is quite accessible but this one might need a special arrangement for a visit. The kids got to see the Sikorksky and Nomad up close and take pictures. Here's some real action at least.
Kuyba: Not really sure with the name of the place coz it's pretty new and still being developed. We got here after a long, dusty and bumpy ride. I honestly wasn't able to appreciate the place coz of the ongoing constructions, and the hot and and very sunny weather at that time (around eleven in the morning.) This might be a good place to visit on an earlier time or late and cool time of the day.
PWRCC: This is a field trip itinerary default. Since we've been there recently (last Dec. '09), a quick tour was fine with me. The midday temperature is a big factor. But P seemed to have enjoyed our last trip here that he was still excited to be back in the place and see the animals in the wildlife center. Not necessarily the crocs but rest of the wildlife in the bigger and less maintained area. Him and another boy were the only ones. It seems that most of the people on the trip simply wanted to head to the next and final stop to eat and cool ourselves.
Balsahan: Initially has 10 peso fee but nothing came up at all. ;) It's been a long time since TM has last been here and the ride was surely something I would not want to relive. The water is almost perfect for the kids to play. Even P who has bit of thing against bodies of water was convinced to get his feet wet. That is something that I would remember and hopefully he will too.
Oops! After the typical quick stop and dash trip to various places, we still have one last place to go. The Baker's Hill. At this point of time, most of the kids are already tired and sleeping. Everybody is almost all ready to head home except for a last quick stop to buy baked goodies to take home. The head teacher and day care worker did the logistics planning pretty well. After the heat, and tiredness, it was a fun-filled field trip.
P has joined the place for almost seven months and it has enriched his childhood life. Sure, it may not boast of a lot of fancy academic haven but the friends and other people that he had made will surely be a good part of his early life.
It had been originally planned to go to the butterfly garden for obvious reasons but changed it a day before. Here's the list on the what and where.
Kamarikutan: Hang out and see the Koi fishes which has really grown well since we first saw them three years ago. We had to pay 15 as entrance fee, while all the while, I was just hoping to be able to eat a sandwich instead. Hmm...just go with the flow even tho P did ask why we didn't eat anything there after the stop.
ABAB: THIS is the highlight of the day for me, as Teacher Mom. Antonio Baustista Air Base. The other places in the list is quite accessible but this one might need a special arrangement for a visit. The kids got to see the Sikorksky and Nomad up close and take pictures. Here's some real action at least.
Kuyba: Not really sure with the name of the place coz it's pretty new and still being developed. We got here after a long, dusty and bumpy ride. I honestly wasn't able to appreciate the place coz of the ongoing constructions, and the hot and and very sunny weather at that time (around eleven in the morning.) This might be a good place to visit on an earlier time or late and cool time of the day.
PWRCC: This is a field trip itinerary default. Since we've been there recently (last Dec. '09), a quick tour was fine with me. The midday temperature is a big factor. But P seemed to have enjoyed our last trip here that he was still excited to be back in the place and see the animals in the wildlife center. Not necessarily the crocs but rest of the wildlife in the bigger and less maintained area. Him and another boy were the only ones. It seems that most of the people on the trip simply wanted to head to the next and final stop to eat and cool ourselves.
Balsahan: Initially has 10 peso fee but nothing came up at all. ;) It's been a long time since TM has last been here and the ride was surely something I would not want to relive. The water is almost perfect for the kids to play. Even P who has bit of thing against bodies of water was convinced to get his feet wet. That is something that I would remember and hopefully he will too.
Oops! After the typical quick stop and dash trip to various places, we still have one last place to go. The Baker's Hill. At this point of time, most of the kids are already tired and sleeping. Everybody is almost all ready to head home except for a last quick stop to buy baked goodies to take home. The head teacher and day care worker did the logistics planning pretty well. After the heat, and tiredness, it was a fun-filled field trip.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
End of the Month, Feb 2010
Math:
TM made Lola's goodies into useful props for the Math lesson on money. Just a little set up to practice addition, decision-making etc. It also doubles up as a reward and snacks after a play/study session.
Wrapped up Half-hour Clock lesson for now. We managed to find some paper play money and this had helped in mastering the 10's, 20's..At least, he can now add in tens (up to 100) and perhaps a bit of 100's. We haven't got the 1000 bill yet. We have yet to collect and wash real coins for our class use. We should have started with coins but what's the big deal. It's quite hard to collect the coins and use it when we need loose change. :)
Here's what our limited paper money resource bought at 1 peso each in front of a school.
10 - 5 pcs.
20 - 5 pcs.
50 - 2 pcs.
100 - 2 pcs.
500 - 1 pc
Finally managed to print out the Singapore Math 1B placement test. Addition skill is improving, and we still need to work on subtraction. After browsing other resources to work on subtraction, we started a bit of MammothMath samplers on addition and subtraction. The latter is still a sweet and slow work of progress.
Science:
As planned, we finished the five classes of vertebrates: Birds, Mammals and Fish
Even if TM wasn't really planning to do the invertebrates, we decided to start the starfishes and introduce the echinodermata.
The science part were thru a lapbook. We are still working on it. Hopefully build it (finalize in the lapbook) by mid-March.
Reading:
No lapbooks for language this month. Instead, we worked on Reading Starter 1 and Reading Spectrum 1. P finds the first one quite easy. He generally can answer every part of the post reading questions. The format is very consistent in every post-reading questions.
As for the Reading Spectrum, the selections are also easy but the post reading exercises varies every now and then. Different approaches on vocabulary, thinking skills and phonics. P finds it a bit challenging sometimes when the question format is a bit unfamiliar. But so far, he manages alright.
We haven't had a lot of bedtime stories since we got sick at the start of the month. Hopefully, we can get back to it by next month.
Geography:
Not much Seterra Geo this month.
Art:
Got a chance to do a little t-shirt printing with Tita B's last Feb. 22. P designed his own shirt, a heart and two frogs. He was really proud of his handiwork ;)
Thanks Tita B!
TM made Lola's goodies into useful props for the Math lesson on money. Just a little set up to practice addition, decision-making etc. It also doubles up as a reward and snacks after a play/study session.
Wrapped up Half-hour Clock lesson for now. We managed to find some paper play money and this had helped in mastering the 10's, 20's..At least, he can now add in tens (up to 100) and perhaps a bit of 100's. We haven't got the 1000 bill yet. We have yet to collect and wash real coins for our class use. We should have started with coins but what's the big deal. It's quite hard to collect the coins and use it when we need loose change. :)
Here's what our limited paper money resource bought at 1 peso each in front of a school.
10 - 5 pcs.
20 - 5 pcs.
50 - 2 pcs.
100 - 2 pcs.
500 - 1 pc
Finally managed to print out the Singapore Math 1B placement test. Addition skill is improving, and we still need to work on subtraction. After browsing other resources to work on subtraction, we started a bit of MammothMath samplers on addition and subtraction. The latter is still a sweet and slow work of progress.
Science:
As planned, we finished the five classes of vertebrates: Birds, Mammals and Fish
Even if TM wasn't really planning to do the invertebrates, we decided to start the starfishes and introduce the echinodermata.
The science part were thru a lapbook. We are still working on it. Hopefully build it (finalize in the lapbook) by mid-March.
Reading:
No lapbooks for language this month. Instead, we worked on Reading Starter 1 and Reading Spectrum 1. P finds the first one quite easy. He generally can answer every part of the post reading questions. The format is very consistent in every post-reading questions.
As for the Reading Spectrum, the selections are also easy but the post reading exercises varies every now and then. Different approaches on vocabulary, thinking skills and phonics. P finds it a bit challenging sometimes when the question format is a bit unfamiliar. But so far, he manages alright.
We haven't had a lot of bedtime stories since we got sick at the start of the month. Hopefully, we can get back to it by next month.
Geography:
Not much Seterra Geo this month.
Art:
Got a chance to do a little t-shirt printing with Tita B's last Feb. 22. P designed his own shirt, a heart and two frogs. He was really proud of his handiwork ;)
Thanks Tita B!
Friday, February 26, 2010
2 Little Hands Baking
We invited a friend over to play one afternoon. They also had a chance to play little baker last Monday. Here they are and this is what they made.
Monday, February 1, 2010
For February
List to cover for the month of February:
Science - Mammals, Fish, Birds
Lang.&Lit - Oz relating to mammals like Dogs,
Math - Wrap up Clock half-hour, try move into Minute BUT if not, do MONEY
Geography - Review Southeast Asia, move on to Mid-east Asia
Science - Mammals, Fish, Birds
Lang.&Lit - Oz relating to mammals like Dogs,
Math - Wrap up Clock half-hour, try move into Minute BUT if not, do MONEY
Geography - Review Southeast Asia, move on to Mid-east Asia
Thursday, January 28, 2010
January 2010
Science
Vertebrates:
Reptile - lapbook, origami (snake)
Amphibian - lapbook, origami (frog)
This month, we had been working on the animal lapbook. This should have been better if followed accordingly from water to air habitat but Teacher Mom decided to let the kid have a hand on deciding which one comes first. It should be fun at this point anyways.
TM prepared(pre-cut) the papers, searched for the books and P did some interesting reading and gluing at the library. We can't take books out of the library.
Language and Lit
The Wizard of Oz
a. Included a little of geography. We now know where to find Connecticut on the U.S. map. Our next will be Kansas.
More to do on ti next month. Tornado, dogs, etc.
Math
Clocks
Last month, we started on the clock thing. Used Mammoth Math pages outdoor. We actually went far this time, at Baker's. But P seemed got an overload with the minute part. TM went overboard. We have to slow down for a month. We'll be reviewing this before this month ends.
Geography
We discovered another good software to play maps. Seterra. We had occasionally played this one this month. We've covered Southeast Asia. But TM has already explored Northern and Mid-east Asia. Located usual places mentioned in the news (CNN) such as Pakistan, Afghanistan. ;)
Vertebrates:
Reptile - lapbook, origami (snake)
Amphibian - lapbook, origami (frog)
This month, we had been working on the animal lapbook. This should have been better if followed accordingly from water to air habitat but Teacher Mom decided to let the kid have a hand on deciding which one comes first. It should be fun at this point anyways.
TM prepared(pre-cut) the papers, searched for the books and P did some interesting reading and gluing at the library. We can't take books out of the library.
Language and Lit
The Wizard of Oz
a. Included a little of geography. We now know where to find Connecticut on the U.S. map. Our next will be Kansas.
More to do on ti next month. Tornado, dogs, etc.
Math
Clocks
Last month, we started on the clock thing. Used Mammoth Math pages outdoor. We actually went far this time, at Baker's. But P seemed got an overload with the minute part. TM went overboard. We have to slow down for a month. We'll be reviewing this before this month ends.
Geography
We discovered another good software to play maps. Seterra. We had occasionally played this one this month. We've covered Southeast Asia. But TM has already explored Northern and Mid-east Asia. Located usual places mentioned in the news (CNN) such as Pakistan, Afghanistan. ;)
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