Ang Parabula ng mga Posporo

Para sa imo ini, 'Nay!  ("This is for you, Mom!" in Bikol) This short story was written by my late mother, Jean Llorin, a long time ago in English.  A few years back, she asked me to draw pictures to go with her story.  I've translated the story in Filipino and added a few more important details that I felt the story needed. A thumbnail of the first page is shown below. Click on the link (title) below, not the thumbnail, to open the 4-page PDF file. All illustrations are by Samut-samot Mom. Feel free to share this story with your children, students, and friends, but do not do so for profit or my mother's ghost will haunt you! Please note that I am not a writer (I'm actually an engineering graduate), so feel free to leave comments on how I can improve the story. Thanks! Ang Parabula ng mga…

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Munting Langgam

The pdf file below has a poem about ants (langgam) and a writing exercise for students. Click on the link, not the thumbnails, to open the 3-page pdf file. Munting Langgam The poem, its accompanying drawing, and the illustrations on the writing exercise page are by samutsamot_mom. Feel free to print and distribute the reading and writing exercise to your children or students, but please do not do so for profit. Have you written a Filipino poem, short story, or reading exercise for beginner readers? If you would like me to make it into a pdf file to be shared freely with other Filipino teachers and parents who come across this blog, please leave a comment. Thank you!

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Ang Bahaghari

The pdf file below has a poem on rainbows (bahaghari) in Filipino. In the next page, the child is asked to color the rainbow with the colors listed. Click on the link, not the thumbnails, to open the pdf file. Bahaghari The poem and its accompanying drawing are by samutsamot_mom. The rainbow clipart in the second page was obtained from clker.com. Feel free to print and distribute the file to your children or students, but please do not do so for profit.    

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Mga Araw Worksheets

According to the UP Diksiyonaryong Filipino and the Manwal sa Masinop na Pagsulat of the Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino, the Filipino word for Wednesday is spelled Miyerkoles, not Miyerkules. So I made new handwriting worksheets on the days of the week in Filipino. Although most calendars show Sunday (Linggo) as the first day of the week, according to an international standard, Monday (Lunes) is the first day of the week. According to the Manwal sa Masinop na Pagsulat, the abbreviation for the days of the week are as follows: Lun, Mar, Miy, Huw, Biy, Sab, and Lin. In one worksheet, the student is asked to trace the letters of the words for the days of the week.  In another, the student copies the words. In the last worksheet, the student is asked to write the days of the week in the correct order. All illustrations are by samutsamot_mom. You may…

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Mga Karaniwang Salita sa Filipino (Part 2)

The 7-page pdf file below lists common Filipino nouns (pangngalan). These are nouns usually encountered in stories. It may be used to check your student's (or child's) vocabulary in preparation for his or her reading instruction. The lists include: Mga Tao at Nilalang, Mga Lugar at Pook, Mga Hayop, Mga Bagay sa Kalikasan, Mga Bagay at Sasakyan, Bahagi ng Katawan, and Oras at Panahon. Mga Karaniwang Salita_3 For other lists of common Filipino words, click here to view my previous post.

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