Elementary School Lessons

Colors are fascinating. For young children, coloring is a super fun activity.

However, there can NEVER be one color for some of the things that we say they are. Leaves are not only green and apples are not just red.

If there is a blue sky, there is a purple sky as well.

And there are red trees. Fire tree. Flame Tree. Caballero. Arbol De Fuego. Whatever is this specie called, it is still the Red Tree for us and these trees are seen everywhere bursting with red and orange hues from April till July.

I used to have a student who, young as he was, has a creative mind. During the first few days of school, they were asked to draw their homes. He drew a tree planted near their home but instead of coloring the tree as having green leaves, he colored the tree RED. He said the tree in front of their house is red.

The teacher can not accept his answer it seems. This teacher, perhaps she hasn’t seen a red tree or is not as observant as her young student. Errr… teacher? Are you ok?

Palacio del Gobernador is located at the Plaza Roma in Intramuros, Manila  where different historical sites can be seen.

Where Palacio del Gobernador stands used to be where Governor General Diego Fajardo lived. It was said to be the place of the official residence of the governor generals until it was destroyed by an 1863 earthquake.

Click here to read about Intramuros.

Plaza Roma is located in Intramuros, Manila. Like Spanish town, this is a place where the important places are located: church, official’s residences and the city hall.

Most towns in the provinces are arranged as such, with an open space, the plaza where people can congregate to celebrate important festivities.

At the center of the plaza stands a statue of King Carlos IV who was responsible in bringing in vaccine to help the Fiipino people.

This is what is written where the statue stands.

In the heart of a seed,
Buried deep so deep,
A tiny plant
Lay fast asleep.
“Wake,” said the sunshine,
“And creep to the light.”
“Wake,” said the voice
Of the raindrops bright.
The little plant heard
And it rose to see,
What the wonderful,
Outside world might be.

The Manila Cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila.

It has a long historical record which can be read here.

Calesa is a horse-drawn carriage which used to be one of the modes of transportation here in the Philippines during the Spanish era. High-ranking officials and nobles used the calesa.

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