Free color flashcards. There are also lesson plans, worksheets and so on.
This is a first grade textbook/workbook combo but I think it is great for K-2. I got it from Noor Art. It not only talks about Prophet Muhammad(sallallahu alayhis wa salaam) but etiquette in the masjid and so on.
I also got this which I am finding to be an invaluable tool from IQRA (also through Noor Art).
Since my son will be joining us, InshaALLAH, I need all the help that I can get because he is a handful! This covers an array of topics, including emotional development, Arabic and English learning at a young age, art, math, writing, developing speech, etc.
Remember how my daughter kept getting into the paints? Well, no more! Ikea has an inexpensive solution called “BYGEL“.
It also comes in handy because I caught my son trying to cut his hair with the scissors and AlhamduLILLAH I saw him in time! He doesn’t want me to cut his hair because he thinks that he can do a better job, lol.
We made a trip to Chapters and got a few books the other day:
These are all meant to supplement our science curriculum in the next year, InshaALLAH, which I still haven’t assembled.
We had a nice time at the zoo yesterday.It was dreadfully hot and there was lots of walking and lots of people.
We had to park so far away that I had a little bit of regret right at the beginning, lol.
We decided to get a membership to the zoo because it is open all year long (didn’t know that) and it really is the best value for us.
Since my daughter is studying Earth science in the coming year, InshaALLAH, we can really take advantage and visit at least a few more times before next August.
The only disappointment for us was the elephant exhibit. They weren’t outside this time so I was annoyed because that’s what I was most looking forward to seeing. Oh, same thing with the hippos.
The older children were able to ride the camels thanks to their father’s enthusiasm and they liked it a lot, except they said their camel was stinky.
There were several exhibits showing artifacts.
Even my mother-in-law had fun!
Take your old calendars, cut out the pictures of the mosques and laminate them. Instant art for your learning space!
Instead of buying expensive rolls of Kraft paper to decorate the bulletin board, grab some rolls of gift wrap from the dollar store:
I took the kids to a local mall with my mother-in-law today for some quick errands and I am so tired now.
We stopped at the local Dollarama store and what a find!
Here are the titles if anyone is interested (click to see it larger).
I am planning to go a different route with the social studies/history curriculum in the coming school year, InshaALLAH. I used a U.S. based social studies book and workbook last year and I would rather they learn about other cultures and parts of the world right now since we live here in Canada and are exposed to the Western world every day.
I am thinking of doing small unit studies with countries that have significant Muslim populations(and not so significant in a few cases).
Here is my possible list:
1.Saudi Arabia
2.Iraq
3.Somalia
4.India
5.Egypt
6.Morocco
7.Turkey
8.Afghanistan
9.Nigeria
10.Libya
11.Syria
12.Indonesia/Malaysia
13.Mali
14.The Gambia
15.Kenya
16.Bosnia
17.Yemen
18.Kurdistan
19.Chechnya
20.Pakistan
21.Palestine
22.Bangladesh
23.Sudan
24.West Indies
25.Mauritania
26.Algeria
27.Kazakhstan
28.Uganda
29.Tanzania
30.Philippines
31.Lebanon
32.Oman
33.U.A.E.
34.Peru
35.Spain
36.China (Uighur)
37.Australia
38.U.k.
39.Canada
40.U.S.
We will try to get to as many as possible, InshaALLAH.
Here are some of the books that may help us along the way.
You can go here for links to lesson plans.
Here it is:
Lol, I know it looks crazy with all the paper clips but my daughter really likes it.
I didn’t have dowels to hang the planets from so I went into the dark backyard (the bulb has blown and I didn’t replace it), almost grabbed a big spider (wasn’t wearing my glasses) and finally got two sticks off a pine tree.
We loosely followed the instructions from here.
We kept Pluto as a planet even though it’s being called a “dwarf planet” now and we also included rings on all four planets that have them.
I think it looks better in black and white.
