Mapa Ng Pilipinas

We've always wanted a Philippine map displayed somewhere in our house.  Finally, my husband tacked it near the kids' study area.  

Matagal na naming gustong magkaroon ng mapa ng Pilipinas sa bahay.  Sa wakas, naipaskel ito ng aking asawa malapit sa aralan ng mga bata.

Since we visited my husband's home city in Dipolog and stayed in Las Pinas for most of the Christmas holidays, these were the primary places that we pointed out to them.  My kids also see me wearing a Bohol shirt so they took note of its location too.  

Dahil binisita namin ang Dipolog at Las Pinas nung Pasko, ito ang mga lugar na itinuro agad namin.  Nakikita rin nila akong nagsusuot ng Bohol shirt kaya inalam din nila ang lugar na ito.  

We're also homeschoolers so we're the type who like hitting two birds (well, in this case many birds) in one stone when it comes to educating our kids.  A few days after, my daughter was fiddling with a globe and she suddenly had the urge to 'know' where Dipolog was in the small Philippine archipelago in the globe.  She said she wanted to know how far Dipolog was from the USA.  I asked her to check the Philippine map first so she can estimate where in the small Philippine map on the globe it is.  I would like to believe that in that short experience, my kids were able to understand estimation and scale -- even if they do not quite understand those words yet.

Bilang homeschoolers, gusto namin yung napagsasama-sama namin ang kanilang mga natututunan.  Makalipas ang ilang araw, pinaglalaruan ng bunso ko ang globe at biglang gustong malaman kung nasaan ang Dipolog sa maliit na kapuluan ng Pilipinas sa globe. Gusto raw niyang malaman kung gaano kalayo ang Dipolog sa USA.  Sabi ko, tingnan muna niya ang mapa ng Pilipinas (na malaki) para niya matancha kung saan ito dun sa maliit na mapa ng Piipinas.  Naniniwala ako na sa maikling panahon na yun ay naintindihan ng mga anak ko ang 'estimation' at 'scale' kahit hindi pa nila naiintindihan ang mga sailtang ito mismo.