Asalaam ‘Alaikum: While what you feed yourself and your family is very important for a healthy life – we should never overlook the importance of exercise. This is especially difficult sometimes if you are educating more than one child at a time and are trying to get through the day’s lessons. However, we should always...
by admin · Published April 29, 2010
· Last modified April 30, 2010
Asalaam ‘Alaikum, I guess some topics of concern don’t die easily. I’m still reading and learning more about food and trying to have a healthier lifestyle for myself and my family. Alhumdulilah, it makes me feel better to know that I am trying to give my children healthier habits now – and not waiting for...
by admin · Published April 26, 2010
· Last modified October 10, 2012
Asalaam ‘Alaikum, Quite a while ago I made this practice mat for the girls to practice Arabic Letter Forms. Essentially, you print everything – laminate it and then cut out the letter forms. You can do this two ways – pick out a letter set (all of the forms of alif – for example). Then,...
by admin · Published April 25, 2010
· Last modified May 30, 2010
Asalaam ‘Alaikum, I recently read the following blog post on PBS Parents. I really liked what it said – and it fits our homeschool environment pretty well. I can’t tell you the number of times we have looked things up in Wikipedia – in Encyclopedias online or did extensive searches in the library for more...
by admin · Published April 12, 2010
· Last modified April 26, 2010
Asalaam ‘Alaikum, A while ago I received a request to share the following link: The Jewel of Muscat This is an amazing website – and an amazing endeavor. The website has videos, photos and information on the reconstruction of a 9th-century Arab ship, and its historic voyage from Oman to Singapore. The neat thing is...
by admin · Published April 12, 2010
· Last modified April 25, 2010
Asalaam ‘Alaikum: I’ve been looking into educational games lately for the kids. Not games that you purchase necessarily – but even games you make yourself. I’m actually looking into this topic for all of their curricular needs – not just Arabic. We have started looking more at games at local resale shops and have had...