This school year marks a big shift for our family since I started working as a teaching intern to complete my Montessori credential requirements. My older daughter is in first grade and my younger daughter is in the toddler program at my school. We survived the first month and look forward to the rest ofContinue reading “Schoolyear 2023-2024 begins”
Author Archives: Bertha
2020 review and the start of 2021 ramblings
2020 started in Manila, then we flew back to NYC in time for school to start. J and I were both sick. It was post travel fatigue plus multiple kids in my classroom had runny noses for weeks too. That’s when I experienced how quickly germs spread in classrooms. In March covid shut schools down.Continue reading “2020 review and the start of 2021 ramblings”
Small win: My first self-sewn dress
I bought a sewing machine in April, one month into the pandemic, anticipating lots of free time at home for more creative pursuits. The last time I used one was in home economics class in high school, but I’ve always been curious, so I asked around for recommendations and ordered a sewing machine right whenContinue reading “Small win: My first self-sewn dress”
Beginning of year homeschool setup- Sensorial and Math
My first pass at setting up shelves after completing the academic portion of Montessori training. I don’t have enough shelving right now, but this is my initial setup for Sensorial and Math. Sensorial Pink cubes by bookshelf Knobbed Cylinders (4) Brown Prisms Brown Cubes Rough and Smooth Boards Rough Gradiation Tablets Fabric Box Baric TabletsContinue reading “Beginning of year homeschool setup- Sensorial and Math”
Songs for homeschool with Joule
Where I’ll be compiling homeschool songs.
On Movement
“Our new conception stresses the importance of movement as a help to the development of the brain, once it is placed in relation to the center. Mental development and even spiritual development can and must be helped by movement. Without movement, there is no progress and no health (mentally speaking). This is a fundamental factContinue reading “On Movement”
Homeschooling 8.11.2020
Today, after we sang the days of the week, months of the year and continents songs, I took the “Around the World from A to Z” book out, since that’s where we can see the continents map. I love how the Philippines is represented by the Banaue Rice Terraces. Joule can recognize the continents fromContinue reading “Homeschooling 8.11.2020”
The Montessori Birthday Celebration- The Earth and the Sun
My daughter turned three on the last day of my Montessori training classes at WSMS-TEP. We started in person during the fall of 2019. It’s a serendipitous coincidence that the first day of my training was on my birthday, and the end was on my daughter’s third birthday. She’s really the catalyst of this wholeContinue reading “The Montessori Birthday Celebration- The Earth and the Sun”
Wisdom of avoiding errors
“There is also a definite educational advantage in preparing oneself for a certain activity and in perfecting one’s actions before going ahead. Too much correction of errors committed encourages one to attempt things for which he is not really ready and makes one indifferent to the commission of error. My method of teaching writing, onContinue reading “Wisdom of avoiding errors”
Looking back at 15 weeks of the Covid-19 Pandemic in New York City.
I remember feeling uneasy in early March that schools weren’t being mandated to close yet, despite the threat of Covid-19 being very well reported in other cities. Public schools in New York were shut down on March 16. Thousands of lives would have been saved if officials decided to close schools and other businesses evenContinue reading “Looking back at 15 weeks of the Covid-19 Pandemic in New York City.”