First Arnis Tourney on Dec 19, 2010 in Filipino Physical Education Arnis Escrima Filipino Martial Arts Glee Katy Perry The Spawn experienced his first ever Arnis sparring tournament and went home with the bronze!! There were six kids in his division and he had the least experience, as his teacher announced. The Spawn has been training regularly for just 4 months and...
Siddhartha 101 with Little Buddha on Dec 16, 2010 in Civics Reviews Bernardo Bertolucci Buddha at Bedtime Buddhism Dharma Keannu Reeves Little Buddha Reincarnation Siddhartha Gautama Buddha In 1994, director Bernardo Bertolucci released the movie Little Buddha as an attempt to portray the life of the founder of Buddhism as an epic piece of cinema. It also shows one of actor Keannu Reeves’ attempts to break away from his “Bil...
It’s crocsmas on Dec 9, 2010 in Random Reviews Children's Joy Foundation Chuvaness Crocs I have never liked Crocs. I think they look awful and make people who wear them look awful — and I don’t care how comfy you say they are…they will still look awful. However, this Crocs promo I read about on Chuvaness is pretty neat...
Worksheet Wednesdays: Stars on Dec 8, 2010 in Freebies Science Worksheeet Wednesdays Constellations Solar System Stars Zodiac Last week, my free ebook about La Befana told how the Three Kings of the Epiphany told Befana to follow the star to find the infant Jesus. So I decided that this week’s free worksheet be All About Stars! This cartoon-style worksheet is a fun bo...
Magic Tree House Chapter Book Series Review on Dec 4, 2010 in Reviews Storytelling Living Books Magic Tree House Mary Pope Osborne The Magic Tree House series tops the recommended reading list of “living books” in GVS’s Whole Child Healthy Planet curriculum. The Spawn and I have been reading many of the titles from this chapter book series by Mary Pope Osborne.
Worksheet Wednesdays: La Befana on Nov 30, 2010 in Freebies Literacy Storytelling Worksheeet Wednesdays Christmas Christmas Witch Epiphany Italy La Befana Santa Claus Due to a busted laptop, I havent been able to upload my promised free worksheets and other freebies for the past Wednesdays. But as an early Christmas gift, I am giving everyone a double bonus today! A free ebook and worksheet all about La Befana, th...
Using Planned Spontaneity on Nov 26, 2010 in Education Freebies Homeschool Reviews Global Village School Julie Gilbert Planned Spontaneity unschooling The Whole Child Healthy Planet Curriculum of GVS is designed so that the homeschool family can work together to find relevant activities based on the recommended readings and lessons for the child to work on. The Spawn has a great time brainstorming...
Baybayin Film on Nov 15, 2010 in Filipino Random baybayin Christian Cabuay Myke Sambajon tattoo This is a preview of a documentary which is being created by Christian Cabuay, the creator of baybayin.com and pinoytattoos.com Baybayin is an ancient script used in pre-Spanish Philippines. (It is sometimes erroneously called Alibata) In the past, i...
The Myth of The Human Body on Nov 13, 2010 in Field Trips Science foot binding Greek Gods greek mythology Gunther von Hagen lotus feet Myth of the Human Body Plastination Royal Ontario Museum This afternoon we were able to visit the Myth of the Human Body exhibit in Taguig which is in town until April 2011. On display are real human cadavers (mostly from China) which have undergone a polymer preservation or Plastination technique pioneere...
Halloween, Hogwarts, and Havaianas on Oct 31, 2010 in Art Field Trips Literacy Random Halloween Harry Potter Havaianas Hogwarts JK Rowling Operation Smile Ravenclaw Roald Dahl Willy Wonka When he was younger, the Spawn was not a fan of the Harry Potter franchise. Whenever I tried to read him chapters from the book or watch the movie, he would angrily exclaim, “I DON’T LIKE BARRY POPPER!!!!“ So it was a great surprise...
