0 Pillars of Islam

Alhamdulillah, today we are here with our little soldier’s pillars of Islam activity for his lesson from Bright Star Thasheel books. Masha Allah there are a lots of beautiful projects done by other dear homeschoolers.

This one was done using paper towel rolls and we used an old carton to lay the pillars in order. The pictures and the numbers were taken from old activity books. I used the pictures and the number so that it will be easy for him to understand.

The curious fellow was so happy and he is saying the pillars in order and is also familiar with the names of five times salah too.

Subhanallah, we are almost at the end of the lunar year and it is time to evaluate the kids before we move onto the new grade on Muharram Insha Allah. So, we are being a bit busy doing our exams and hope we will have our next post Mmm…., May be around next month Insha Allah.

0 Quiet Book For Little Sister!

Subhanallah! As parents we knew that nothing is more pleasing and cheerful than admiring the stages of growth of our precious ones.

Birth to six years of a child’s life are precious fertile years which should not be wasted. It is a period that they absorb mountains of information and they are curious that they constantly handle and touch everything in sight. They must not be allowed to spend the most formative years of their life sitting like a nonentity in his sandbox. They love to work with their hands which is an important activity in their development.

It is so amazing that the days are passing so swiftly that I still have the sweet memories and feelings of the day I gave birth to my little girl who is turning two next month Insha Allah. There is a tug of war to face, you might wonder what it is….

Yes, weaning the little girl. Alhamdulillah, I thank Allah for granting me the ability to fulfill this particular right of a child as well as the command of my Rabb which can be done only within two years of period. A mother who knows the numerous and wonderful benefits of it will never neglect her child from this valuable gift for minor reasons. May Allah accept us!

Ok, now I’ll dive into the subject which I wanted to post. This is a quiet or busy book which keeps the child busy while he or she is quiet. It has a fine and rich look when done with felt material, but I used the left over materials which was available at home to complete this tedious job. Any way the purpose is served and I am so glad that she loves it so much and my 4 year old also spends time with it.

Teaches self-control and coordination of movements.

Learning to dress. (Self-reliance)

How to use buckles

Peekaboo, they named the little boy Yusuf. Also learning to use hook buttons.

Lacing a shoe (develops hand- eye coordination)

 Zipping (she keeps the shapes inside this pouch)

  Match the shapes via Velcro tape.

Mystery bags (I filled it with bangles, buttons and beads etc…) which develops tactile sense and tying a bow develops muscle control and learning how to complete a cycle.

1 Arabic Alphabet Craft (1)

Alhamdulillah, Little Soldier has completed the Arabic alphabets and moved onto combining letters. “Oh, now starts my great job”.  Any way I am convinced what the hadith says and I do hope that I will be listed among those who spend time for Quran about whom the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was proud of. Insha Allah.

I wanted to make the learning interesting by making alphabet crafts. But as the little boy is already familiar with the Arabic alphabet song which goes as:

Alif is for Allah
Baa is for Bismillah
Thaa is for Thaqwa etc…

Link to the video 

So, we couldn’t make appropriate craft for the word and finally ended up with this stuff which worked out well for him to remember each alphabet well and improve his fine motor skills too. The alphabet will be on the bulletin board until he is familiar.

Hope that the stuff what they make now will remind them of the past sweet childhood memories in future Insha Allah.

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May Allah bless them with a healthy, long life!

This is what was gifted by Abi for completing the alphabets.

May Allah accept our efforts and make us and our off springs among the followers of the Quran and Sunnah of the beloved!

0 Preschool Curriculum Books

 Noorani Qaaidah (Color Coded) 

Arabic Alphabet Coloring book - Click the icon to download