I heard my first born talking to his friend about school.. you know the usual stuff, how to take a nap during recess, favorite subjects as well as least favorite subject. As expected, his favorite subject is Math (that’s the hubby’s genes talking!) and his least favorite (more like the subject he hates the most) is History (Hekasi or Sibika). It was so cute hearing him and his friends talk about Lapu- Lapu, Magellan as if it is the most unusual topic on Earth. I cannot blame them as I find History a boring subject.. specially the terms used! Oh noes.. nose bleed! Mas malalim pa sa balong malalim ang mga Filipino words!
And so.. we will soon launch Project History! First mission this coming school year>> make History subject as much fun as I could!
Now, I am excited.. how can you make a boring subject spring up to life? Games? Artworks? Re-enactment? What else?
I guess, I will start with the Globe and maps. Come to think of it, we can make a good game of finding a country.. we can make contest out of that! How about a game of listing countries that starts with a certain letter? The most number of countries listed wins! ayayay! So many ideas!
But how about the dates? Whoa!! That’s another reason why I never liked History.. to many dates (and names) to memorize. Well, if the kids love reading comic books, well I guess, we;ll give History comic book a try. If I won’t be able to find one, I’ll just make one! Weeeeh Calling all the gods and goddess of creativity.. HELP!
Obviously, more that the kids, I am the one that needs to study about History.
How about you my dear readers? Have anything to share on how to make History subject more fun?
Photo credits:
- Globe: wikipedia
- Lapu Lapu Komiks: comicscube
Earthlingorgeous says
April 26, 2013 at 8:29 pmI can relate with the dates and how to make the kids remember them, it’s really hard. Maybe you can try to giving something to the child on a particular date in history so they can remember or name a thing/toy/pet the kid loves a birthday same day as what is related to history. 😛
Mommy Pehpot says
April 28, 2013 at 10:58 amhmm that’s a nice tip Earht! sige I will try that too 🙂
mommy peach says
April 27, 2013 at 5:13 pmWaaahh.. di ko rin feel ang history. Good Luck naman sa akin when the time comes na si Ykaie ay ganyang age na…
Mommy Pehpot says
April 28, 2013 at 10:57 ammas inclined naman yata ang girls to history than boys haha pero good luck talaga!
Tetcha Figuerres says
April 29, 2013 at 7:55 pmMy son didn’t have a History subject when he was in Kinder 2, and I’m not sure if he’ll have one when he enters Grade 2 this coming June, but if he does, then I’ll borrow some of your ideas. I don’t like History, too. Lol!
Arminda Puno De Leon says
April 10, 2014 at 9:14 amHhahahhah…same boat here! Don’t like memorizing but need to exert effort kc ang mga kulilits needs guidance on their subject di ba!