Tagged: Islamic Homeschooling

Arts & Crafts and Fun Outdoors for the Young Homeschooled Child

ARTS AND CRAFTS FUN: There are many different things your child can do for arts and crafts and keep busy, masha’Allah. There are also many websites out there that have activities for your child to color, cut and create. Play Dough Fun: My youngest loves to play with play dough. When your child is younger...

Coloring & Cutting Fun for the Young Homeschooled Child

  Asalaam ‘Alaikum: Here are a few ideas relating to coloring and cutting. Insha’Allah you will find some beneficial ideas here. COLORING FUN: Young children love to color – but beware that the younger the child, the faster they will get “finished”. While we homeschooled early last year, I would give my youngest a piece...

Ways to Keep a Younger Child Busy While Homeschooling

  Asalaam ‘Alaikum: Having a younger child around while you are homeschooling can be difficult. How well things work with homeschooling with a younger child will depend on how well you prepare for it. First of all, you need to check your expectations. I know that homeschooling is not an easy job – but even...

Keeping a Younger Child Busy (and Happy) While Homeschooling

  Asalaam ‘Alaikum: Homeschooling with a younger child around is not the easiest thing to do. The older they get – at least before school age – sometimes the harder it is to keep them entertained. If you have a baby currently sleeping during your school day – please remember this and be thankful for...

Vacation Time!

  Asalaam’ Alaikum: I have truly enjoyed sharing with you the many posts I have made over the summer. I hope you have enjoyed them too. I have tried to share as much advice and ideas with you about how to improve your homeschooling experience. While I am not an expert, I am learning and...

Advice to Homeschooling Mothers – Managing Your Home

  Asalaam ‘Alaikum: Being a homeschooling mother, it is often difficult to manage your housework and cooking along with homeschooling your child. We need to learn balance and we also need to learn ways to make this job a little easier for ourselves, insha’Allah. We also need to let go of feeling that we always...