Homeschool Rule #1: Patience and Perseverance

Asalaam ‘Alaikum: These days we are enjoying the warmer weather and no school work, masha’Allah! It is so nice, alhumdulilah, to finally have a break! The kiddos have worked really hard this year and have greatly improved in school, Alhumdulilah. That brings me to today’s topic, insha’Allah – patience and perseverance. Now I have one...

Spelling and Summer Fun!

Asalaam ‘Alaikum: This summer we are trying something different – we are going to try to do some learning – while making it fun. There are a few things that I want to work on with the girls – Arabic – Islamic Studies – Reading – Spelling – Writing and Mathematics. It sounds like a...

Exercise with the Homeschooled Child

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...

What Are We Feeding Our Children?

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...

Arabic Letter Forms

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,...

PBS Parents Blog – Why Parents Don’t Need to Have All the Answers

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...