I must admit, I began facebooking with more than a thwack of snobbery. Frivolous pursuits. Frittering away precious time with inconsequential minutae like “Hey, this is what I had for dinner ” (picture of lobsters slapped in sauce on table) or “Went to the grocery store this morning” (no pic of exciting store) or “Can’t [...]
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Easter treat
Today, I had the opportunity to co-teach at a church-run tuition centre for underpriveleged children. It has been a long time since I experienced the teacher-student dynamics of a classroom. Eleven years ago, I was teaching five classes of forty to forty-five teenagers per classroom. There were lesson plans, record books, worksheets and whiteboard dust [...]
Pensive ( not to be confused with Pevensie) mood on a rainy evening
Come sit with me, friend. The sun will not burn us Here under the longan tree. We will eat mangoes and talk of the colours of tea . See how wreathed we are with sun and shade. Away from middling mynahs fat with tales of dead sparrows. There is no place for them here. Here [...]
Renovation plans
We’re homeschooling differently this year. Doing more hands-on, more notebooking cum lapbooking. We all enjoy getting up early because of the promise of more hours to do things and go out. I’ll be journalling a bit more about our homeschool journey than before. This blog will therefore be revamped in terms of content. When I [...]
Coloured rice
Here is an idea for making colored rice. 1.Mix quarter cup of water and several drops of food coloring in a jar. 2. Add the rice in. 3.Stir the mixture. 4. Let the rice sit for 5 minutes. 5. Then, pour out extra water with a sieve. 6. Spread rice out to dry on a [...]
Co-oping for homeschool
I am so excited! A few moms and I started a homeschool co-op some weeks ago. We’ve had three meetings so far and things look really grand! There are about 10 kids in all, ranging from 3 to 13. We, mum, take turns to run each session, doing two- three subjects per session. We do [...]
