Author Archives: Umm Maryam

About Umm Maryam

I am an American Muslim homeschooling mom of four who is living in Canada and trying to become stronger on the deen as each day passes, InshaAllah.

Notebooking Section

I haven’t been posting, but I have been busy behind the scenes. I’ve made some simple notebooking pages to go along with our studies and I’ve added them to the menu section under “Notebooking Pages”. I like the idea of … Continue reading

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Medieval Studies

We spent the last few days introducing ourselves to the Muslims of Medieval Spain. We finished our unit study on the Vikings some time ago so it was nice to get back on track. For our Muslim hero studies, I … Continue reading

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مدار Open Islamic Curriculum Madaar

*Not a paid advertisement* Are you looking for free Islamic and secular curricula written from an Islamic worldview? Do you have lessons which you’ve developed from an Islamic perspective that you would like to contribute to the Islamic homeschool community … Continue reading

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Panoramic View of Replica of Prophet Muhammad’s House صلى الله عليه وسلم‎

A very nice experience, MashaAllah. Just go here: Panoramic View

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I Can’t Let Them Slip Into Darkness

I, like many other Muslims living in the West, fight the daily battle, shielding my children from unsuitable materials, on television, in movies,etc. I scour the net for reviews on children’s books to weed out inappropriate relationships, discourteous behavior, lying, … Continue reading

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Getting Started With Reading

It seems that I am perpetually teaching reading around here. Since everyone is about two years apart, I guess this is true, lol. My first child took to reading so quickly and has developed such a love for it that … Continue reading

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Studio Arabiya

***This is not a paid advertisement*** Even during difficult times, we’ve kept up with our studies. We added a new and delightful method of learning to our curriculum a few weeks ago and my husband and I have been pleased … Continue reading

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Getting Our Vitamin C

My husband caught a cold and kindly passed it on to me and my son, lol.  I notice that we get a lot of colds through my husband. I guess that makes sense, after all, he’s the one who goes … Continue reading

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This Was Fun… Until We Found Worms!

We finished our semester on botany with a simple flower dissection. This meant that the younger two children pulled petals off and scattered them all over the house while we tried to save some for the actual dissection, lol. It … Continue reading

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In Spite of Everything, We’re Moving Forward

I found out that we were expecting just a couple of days after Eid, but about two weeks ago I had a miscarriage. It has taken a little time to adjust (physically) but AlhamduLillah, I am able to get back … Continue reading

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