At Seaside!

Bismillah ,

Assalam u alaikum warahamtullahi wabarkatuh,

Last weekend , we had barbeque ( dont know the spelling actually . hoping thats right ) at sea side.

We had fun , it was actually first time for my girl to visit a beach.

From social perspective , she made friends over there , laughed , played and had dinner with them.

We , as parents , saw her real happiness being with her friends ( a natural human need ) , exploring nature over there . for example : the red sea , the pebbles , the sand , the shining moon , the stars , the refreshing cold air and what not ! and ofcourse the exotic view of masjid in front of us! This masjid is not ordinary from architechtural point of view , its a masjid above the sea , commonly known as floating masjid.

Later , on the next day, Subhana wrote ( with the help me for spellings) things which she saw over there and she also drew what she actually saw over there!

Here are the pictures :

The Floating Mosque in Jeddah is one of the most loved and visited sightseeing spots in the western Saudi city of Jeddah. Its mix of modern and ancient design and its location, jutting out into the Red Sea, has seen it become something of a tourist attraction. The beaches that surround it are popular with local families and the mosque’s closeness to the water gives the impression that the mosque is floating on the Red Sea.

played ring with friends ......first time experience for her , i reminded my childhood actually :) 

 Practice handwriting words : Seaside , toys , dog , tin , masjid , ball  , sand , water , moon , car

totally her imagination , which we can only understand , if you want to see more clearly , enlarge it , I have  given the subtitles! another homeschooling benefit , a child ponders on surroundings and tries to put on paper through his / her imaginary mind. Imaganitve skills gets improved!

Cycling !

Bismillah ,

Assalam u alaikum warahamatulli wabarakatuh ,

Yes ! you have guessed it right !

AlhamdullAllah finally my girl has started cycling on her own ! :)


This good news seems very ordinary to anyone but for me and her baba , it is another milestone she has 


achieved mashAllah :)

her neighbor  friends were giving her flowers for doing that effort  and they clapped too !

i try to take her out for cycling so that her legs are to exercised 

Learning through play!

Bismillah ,

Assalam u alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh

since yesterday , Subhana is upto learning through many activities.

below they are:

threading - fine motor skill

bird as a pet...soon her partner will be arranged  inshallah 

trying to fit in her small cot

throwing - gaining her self esteem and confidence

reading book "Allah's Zoo"

making a turtle with the help of a bowl and constuction paper - it involves cutting, pasting  and ofcourse patience

a final product. she chose this craft from a craft  book by herself 

making bird food with cheerios and yarn

finally!:)

another for her pet bird 

Anybody knows whats the name of this bird? couldnt figure out uptil yet!

right now , we are going for chairty fair ! gaining concepts of how to sell and buy things because we have volunteered over there! lets see! :)

Reading Progress !

Bismillah ,
Assalam u alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh,

i read the following post somewhere:

 I just read a post on a different message board about free promo codes you can use for your membership.
If you register a user name (or if you use your old subscription user name), you can just type in the promo code in the dash board and it will extend the membership by weeks. You can add each child separately so everyone can track their own progress.

http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=345171

Check out the first post in the above thread for the codes.


Of course, as always, be cautious of any un-islamic activities there might be o the website and censor/filter these for your children.

Hope this helps!

I also renewed for Subhana and mashAllah she is really enjoying , celebrating her abilities!

I saw a report about her progress in reading which the site will calculate for you !

here it is:

mashAllah her estimated reading age is of 5.5 yrs :-) we are excited to see this achievement ! another great benefit of home educating~

Happy Reading!

How to learn Quran ?

Many mothers have been asking me about how to let a child learn Quran.

Recently , I received a mail from a sister


Assalamu alaikum sister,

I'm mother of a 2.5 yr old....i came across ur blog today and mashallah it was really informative...i would like to try this with my daughter especially want her to do hifz....can u give me advice on how i can do tis.....where to get the resources...

Please make dua for me.....

afrin

Reply :

there are some pre requisites to have ur child to hifz the Quran
firstly , parents must recite the quran with proper tajweed in front of the child everyday at an alloted time.

secondly , we parents must eradicate all kind of distractions from a child's life so that she / he can feel ALlah's love in their hearts right after the birth.

thirdly , talk to ur child about true stories of Quran and Seerah instead of fictional stories ( fairy tales)

fourthly , try not to hear them any music from anywhere because in a human heart music and Quran cannot go in one time. either musical tones or the Quran.

fifthly , repetition is the mother of skill as u know........if u want her or him to hifz Quran , plan for urself also . she ll love it in learning as she will see her parents are also taking interest in Quran , The Book Of Allah.

Play a cd of audio of recitations in ur car while driving even if u are going for grocery.

When you are at home , then frequently listen to www.tanzil.net

While learning Quran , tell the meanings too at the kids level.

Do revision daily of the previous surahs. ( murajaah)

Plus homeschooling sisters , reply to this post if u have more ideas for other newbie homeschooling mothers.

I do implement the above ideas with my girl and alhamdulillah we are observing changes in her. MashAllah and summa alhamdulAllah .

hope this helps!

Happy learning Quran! :-)

A glimpse of our homeschooling days!

Bismillah ,

Assalam u alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh,

Sorry , I know long time , no see!

because of the fact that we are going very busy.

Subhana's paternal grandmother was here thats y couldnt take time out to write on blog.

After getting back to the square one , today I was thinking to share with what Subhana is upto these days.


Circle time


Calender

Quran

Finished learning  surah Humazah

Revised  surah Quraish and Surah Fil

Learned   The 3rd Hadith

" man ataanee dakhalal jannah"

coloring on salah book

she wrote the last line herself

she wrote her name , lovely to me:)

having lunch : stir fry brocolli and cauliflower

arabic calender

used noble seal , interesting for children so they can take names of Prophets with respect

writing 

reading book on children around the world during unit of Adam As

practising words with magentic letters on the fridge

placing date and day of the calender

counting and increasing her vocabulary

writing  different around wordsby her with a little help by me for spelling

a book which masters the child to count, very nice book

she copied me

reading on the floor , this is hilarious to me , mashAllah , she loves to read!

flower by her

exploring colors by mixing them

her imaginative drawing

small letter above the line by her

painting masjid, she loves pink n purple

this is the arabic letters activitiy bought from fanateer. its quite evident what it is all about

practicing on white board, she wrote above and i did in the below part of the board

when i woke up , i didnt find her beside me , i saw her reading eeman reading series in another room , i captured this pic secretly , 

last weekend , we went to taif , mashAllah we had fun because it was too cold there. After returning from there , the next day she made this piece. monkey , mountains with chair lift , french fries , icecream , tried to make a car but she ended to a ship with all her imagination.

Reading Bob books on her own, i mean anywhere , just  anywhere , this is the beauty of homeschooling

Subhana's creativity  all alone : A flower by popsicle sticks

Did a unit on the first man Prophet Adam as

We read a book on "the first man and woman " by sanyasain khan

Eng : wrote words

Allah
Adam
Hawwa
First
Man
Woman

Used the noble seal too.

We read the book " children all around the world" to get her understand that Allah collected different soils from all around the world.

Then she played on star fall for a while ( vowels).

Then after lunch , she did an activity related to finding numbers 1001 things to spot in the sea by usborne.

In evening , she tried to make words with magnetic letters on fridge.