Tag Archives: Miscellaneous

The Abacus – How to Use This Ancient Wonder

This is amazing.

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Today’s Activities

We hadn’t done any painting in a while so today the kids convinced me to grab the watercolors. I have a few photos in a note booking group on http://www.flickr.com/ and the moderator of the group documents her homeschool in … Continue reading

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Time to Assess and Plan

It’s about time for me to do a mini-assessment of the school year and see what improvements and changes need to be made. At the rate we are going, we should be able to finish everything by the end of … Continue reading

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WOW!

Look at these! I am looking for something for the children to play with since the newly renovated playground in the back of our house is already covered in some of the most disgusting profanity. These look so incredible, although … Continue reading

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Town Moves Against Islamic School

Don’t you hate it when people say “We’re (insert nationality here) you Muslims don’t belong here.”

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Keeping busy

Today we got quite a bit of work done. This is a free-writing exercise about spring and how it affects our surroundings. She was supposed to write something without any help.This is a part of the Saxon Math program. We … Continue reading

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Studying the Night Skies

I apologize for my absence it has been a little while. I’ve suffered from iron deficiency anemia in all of my previous pregnancies and this one is no exception. I am tired quite often and usually succumb to a nap … Continue reading

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Saturday Homeschool is More Fun

We had class on Saturday and had lots of fun. Sometimes if the phonics or math lesson runs long or if the week is hectic (or I am super nauseous) we have a weekend class. To them, the weekend just … Continue reading

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Questions from a reader

Happy Face said… “I’m curious about homeschooling, and I was wondering a few things. 1. Do you need a license to homeschool your children? 2. Do you make up your own curriculum? 3. Are the hours of learning the same … Continue reading

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Baraka Allahu laka, wa baraka ‘alaika, wa jama’a baynakumaa fi khayrin. Ameen.

Today my brother-in-law married a very sweet girl, masha’ALLAH. My daughter has wholeheartedly welcomed her into the family and has taken to calling her “Aunty” already. I hope she feels just as comfortable with us as we do with her, … Continue reading

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