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Everyone Wants to Drink from Al Kawther, Even Kids!
The last few days we've been focusing on surah Al-Kawther. It's short, sweet, and has a great, descriptive story/explanation that is easy for kids to understand. This is the way I retold the Hadith about it's revelation: The Prophet Muhammad (Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was sad. He had recently had a baby, a son, but that [...]
Magnetic Hundreds Boards.. Our New Favorite Puzzle
I recently acquired magnetic hundreds boards. They're AWESOME! The only thing we've done so far is have the kids fill in the board with the foam number magnets. Mac figured out that each row starts with a certain number, and he can use that info to locate the [...]
An Exhausted Monday
Not everyday is a stellar day in the world of homeschooling.. or the world of parenting for that matter. We're tired today. I fell asleep during reading a book aloud to the kids. 'Cheese' couldn't even sit for the reading... And a few minutes later, 'Mac' dropped a marker from the table and said, 'Mama, I'm just too tired to pick it [...]
How to Talk to Your Children About Prophet Muhammad (S) – Part I
It's Monday morning, and I'm sitting here, before my children are awake, thinking about the week ahead. What value can I give them this week? Where can I take them that will benefit them? What can I teach them? As I sit here, it occurs to me that I have not done nearly enough to teach them about this incredible man, this noble prophet, [...]
A Marriage Experiment: How One Small Action Can Change the Face of Your Marriage
One day I sent my husband a text.. I can't remember the content, but I remember being surprise to read his response to it. He had assumed that I was annoyed when I had written it, although I wasn't. I went back to check my message and I was SURE I had written it in a neutral tone. My husband had read into my words, and projected annoyance on [...]
A Peek Inside Our Homeschool!
It's been a few weeks since I officially started our homeschool, although technically I would say it began several years ago when my children were first born! ;) Here's a peek inside our home where it all happens:
When Things Don’t Go According to Plan.. Learning to Go With the Flow
Sometimes you put a lot of thought into an activity or a project with your kids and it's a total bust. I have to admit, when that happened this morning, it was a blow to my ego. 'Why don't you LOVE this!? It's so fun! And you loved this before! Why isn't it a big hit today?!' The truth is, with homeschooling, sometimes you're going to [...]
Building Your Child’s Number Sense (Ages 2-5)
People ask me all the time, "How do I know what my child needs to know?" For preschoolers, they don't really need to know that much. But, in the area of math, if you're looking for activities to do with your child, try picking some that develop his/her 'number sense'. What IS number sense? Number sense is a basic understanding of HOW [...]
Cereal Sort
I'm so tired tonight, but I haven't posted our activities for the last few days, so I wanted to make sure to post a new activity today.. We sorted cereal today. The idea was to start introducing 'sets'... or groupings of 'like' items..
