August 22, 2011
Artistic Expressions, Grade 3 Lessons, Images, Science, Weekends, Younger Daughter
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Vitamin A Food Mobile project:

Used egg tray for mixing the paint, water color paints in tube (ugh! the smell was bad), craft glue, scissors, paper for the drawing, long native baskets for the food (from last year’s Christmas gift “boxes”), and puncher. Not in photo is the hanger, round clips (from the notepads project of teacher mom), yarn from projects I can’t remember and native tray (from two Christmases ago where food gifts were given).

Vitamin A rich food: egg, spinach, carrot and cheese (not in the photo yet).

Most of the food mobiles submitted were made of “plastic” fruits and vegetables. I see nothing wrong because these are more colorful and livelier to look at but I think it is better that the children learn to do these art projects from scratch because it not only enhances their imagination and creativity, it also promotes the use of whatever materials one has in the home.
July 20, 2011
Filipino, From the Teacher, Grade 3 Lessons, Homeschoolers No More, Philippines, Younger Daughter
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Pantig -ay ang bawat bukas ng labi sa pagbigkas ng salita.
-ang bawat pantig ay binubuo ng titik o kombinasyon ng mga titik.
Patinig
- anak
- elepante
- ulan
- utos
- unan
Patinig/Katinig
- itlog
- isla
- isda
- aklat
- antok
Katinig/Patinig
- bata
- puno
- kamay
- guro
- timog
KPK Katinig/patinig/katinig
- kalmot
- bagyo
- kanluran
- baryo
- kalbo
PKK Patinig/Katinig/Katinig
KKPK Katinig/Katinig/Patinig/Katinig
- trumpo
- dram
- presko
- plantsa
KPKK Katinig/Patinig/Katinig/Katinig
July 6, 2011
Grade 3 Lessons, Homeschoolers No More, Mathematics, Younger Daughter
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Rounding Off Numbers
- Rounding off is estimation of numbers.
How to round off numerals
1. Identify the digit to be rounded off.
2.If the digit to the right of the number to be rounded is below 5.
3. If the digit to the right of the number to be rounded is 5 and above round up the number. When you:
A. Round Up
-add 1 to the digit to be rounded off and replace all digits to the right of the number to be rounded with zero.
B. Round Down
-copy the digit to be rounded off and replace all the digits on the right with zero.
July 4, 2011
Artistic Expressions, Enrichment, From the Teacher, Philippines, Weekends, Younger Daughter
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Last year, I wrote about Global Art Philippines and the national art competition they held last year.
Last month, the younger daughter availed of the gift certificate I have forgotten about have long buried in my bag. Good thing Miss Yen, the directress of Global Art Philippines was accommodating and gave us the chance to redeem the free services. We got eight hours of free lessons plus materials.
The younger daughter was scheduled to have four 2-hour sessions.
Below is her art work, which was done last Saturday, her second from the 4 two hour sessions:

Nice eh?
Thank you Global Art Philippines, especially Global Art Ortigas (Main) for giving my daughter a chance to have these lessons in your center.
Global Art Philippines Facebook page
Ortigas branch (Main):
Unit 101 Sekai Center, 368 Ortigas Avenue, corner Madison Street, San Juan
Tel: 515-7005; 726-0435
May 14, 2011
Artistic Expressions, Enrichment, Images, Weekends, Younger Daughter
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I am definitely missing seeing the youngest child make wonderful drawings.
Below is a Mr. Gru drawing she did half a year ago when she was 7.9 yo, “copied” from a drawing tutorials from YouTube.

She has done several drawing which I featured, including these digital art drawings of a singer and a house, the little boy and dragon’s head.
One more thing I’m missing is her playing the recorder. She said she has forgotten some of the musical pieces she mastered when we were still homeschooling.
May 7, 2011
Artistic Expressions, Enrichment, Images, Photo Hunters, Weekends, Younger Daughter
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Digital art of a singer by my then 7yo daughter:

She loves to tinker with the MS Paint, experimenting here and there until she knows what the tools are for. I don’t think I can do this myself. Can you?