Monday, October 24, 2011

Homeschool Year 2011-2012

Assalamualaikum,

Here is the link for my new blog Homeschool Year 2011-2012.

Insha Allah, it will give the benefits.

"Have a Happy Homeschooling."
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Sunday, August 14, 2011

Ramadan and Kids, Alhamdulillah.

Alhamdulillah, all my kids are fasting. My kids enjoy fasting during summer time when the day time is longer than the night. They also learn about the benefits of fasting for their body and their soul.

My youngest one, who is 7, is fasting the whole day now. On the first day she broke her fast at 5 pm. The next day she added up one hour. The sunset (Maghrib) time was around 8pm in our place. She likes the idea of adding up one hour per day.
Now she doesn't want to break her fast until the sunset.
And at night, she prays Isha, 8 raka'at of Taraweeh and the Witr in masjid. She thinks the prayers are not that long.
Alhamdulillah.



One kid, I know, always finishes (khattam) reading al Qur'an every 3 days during Ramadan. Most kids finish reading al Qur'an in 12 days or 1 month. We like to see our kids reading al Qur'an throughout their life. What a beautiful blessing to see our kids reading al Qur'an. Alhamdulillah.






I think all children like to learn, especially, how to fast. They like to say "I am fasting, today" or "Mom, I am hungry". Sometime, they accidentally eat something because they forget that they are fasting. The kids love the feeling about forgetting not to eat during the day, but they do not want to break their fasting.
The kids learn that fasting is good for their soul because it's a way to get close to Allah. They fear Allah who is always watching us every time.
Alhamdulillah.

When they are begging to eat, we should try to tell them that there are so many kids out there not having the food for several days, weeks, and so on.
They learn that they should always thank Allah (Alhamdulillah). Our kids are blessed every day with plenty of food. If the kids still want to break their fast, you should let them break their fast. If you offer them to break their fast, most of time they will refuse. They don't want to break their fast because all their family and friends are fasting, too.
Alhamdulillah.




At night, they want to go to masjid for ifthar (breaking the fast). They feel that eating together in masjid is fun. It is also a blessing from Allah. They feel that they belong to the big Muslim community. They see that others Muslim are fasting together and helping each other in the masjid to serve the community.
Alhamdulillah.



The kids also learn the benefits of the Taraweeh prayer in masjid or at home.
Imagine that, if there is no Taraweeh praying. We would be so lazy after eating. Our activities would be sitting and sleeping during the night. By praying the Taraweeh prayer, the kids learn that it is not good for our body if we are lazy. The prayer helps our body move so our blood also keeps flowing.
Alhamdulillah.



In the masjid, the kids also help adults by serving the food and cleaning up the masjid.











The conclusion is that in Ramadan, the kids learn the benefits of Ramadan. It is good for the body and the soul.

I think when Ramadan ends, I always hear the kids say:
  • "I miss Ramadan."
  • "I still think about fasting during the day."
  • "I miss eating together at masjid."
  • "I miss the Taraweeh prayer."
  • "I want Ramadan every day."
  • "I love Ramadan."
  • "I feel like party in masjid everyday when it's in Ramadan."


I hope that the spirit of Ramadan is always with the kids until the next Ramadan, such as:
  • love reading Al Qur'an,
  • praying (salah),
  • helping others,
  • coming to masjid.

May Allah help and guide our kids to be good Muslims, Aameen ya Rabb al Aameen.

Praise is belong to Allah.
Wa al hamdulillahi Rabb al Aameen.
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Educational Resource - August 2011



"Happy Home-school"




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Saturday, July 30, 2011

Happy Ramadan To You And Your Family




Ramadan Mubaraak to you.
May Allah accept all our ibadaah. Aameen.
Taqabbal Allaahu Minna Wa Minkum.
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Monday, July 11, 2011

Educational Resources - July 2011 (Special for Ramadan)




O you who believe! Observing As-Sawm (the fasting) is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may become Al-Muttaqoon (the pious)”
[al-Baqarah 2:183]


As the beautiful month of Ramadan approaches this year, let's prepare our minds and hearts to it.





Let's learn and listen about Ramadan:



Let's read, memorize, and learn Al Qur'an:




Ramadan Mubaraak to all of You.
May Allah accept all our ibadaah. Aameen.
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Homeschool Free





Some of new homeschool families were asking me about how to homeschool for free or at least almost free.

There are so many ways to find free textbooks, DVD's, Cd's, audio, software, and magazines to add as supplements to lessons for your homeschool.

Some of them are:

  • Ask your homeschool's friends who has some of curriculum that they do not use it anymore. You can ask them for free or pay a few bucks to have it.

  • Find in your community who organizes free used books, such as Book Bank





  • Ask your near library, if they are giving free used textbooks.
    I usually find it in Michigan library where they put some free used text books and others kind of books in the special box.


  • Google "Homeschool Free" or "Free Homeschool Curriculum".

    Some of examples:



  • Join a homeschool support group and be a volunteer at your local homeschool convention.
    Some of home school families that have gone through each grade level will donate or sell for very cheap their completed curriculum courses to the group to be used for new homeschoolers.



Useful links:
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Monday, June 6, 2011

Summer Activities


Alhamdulillah, summer is here...

There are so many things that we can do in this summer.
Some teenagers kids are doing summer camp, summer job, summer internship, summer class, and summer vacation.
As Muslim, we should not forget about increasing our Iman during this summer.
Let's our kids learn more about Islam, reading the Islamic stories, memorizing more Al Qur'an, and reading hadiths.
Insha Allah, our summer will be useful time for our kids to learn their religion.


Here are some activities for the summer:

- Read Al Quran.
- Memorize at least 5-10 ayahs Al Qur'an per a day/week.
- Read Islamic books.
- Learn to make hijab for yourself.
- Go to masjid for obligatory prayer.
- Visit sick people.
- Helping the senior people around you.
- Gather up a few friends, and have a picnic in your back.
- Go on a walk and take pictures of trees, flowers, animals, etc.
- Pick out a couple of really cute outfits and try to recreate them for less!
- Make some things and sell them for charity.
- Volunteer at homeless shelter.
- Clean your room!
- Do exercise.
- Look through old family scrapbooks, photo books, and yearbooks.
- Make fresh, homemade fruit juice.
- Make dinner for your family.
- Plant flowers in your yard.
- Sign up for a class.
- Buy some crayons and a coloring book.
- Get a job or an internship.
- Start a diary and write in it everyday.
- Spend the day at the library.
- Make a collage out of old magazines.
- Go to a museum.
- Go out for lunch with one of your parents.
- Jump in the pool with your clothes on.
- Learn to sew or knit.
- Invite friends over and have a tea party and a pizza.
- Swing on the swings at the park.
- Tie-Dye a t-shirt or bed sheets with Kool-Aid!
- Make a smoothie.
- Learn how to define and spell 5 new words from the dictionary.
- Make popsicles in your freezer.
- Go camping in your backyard!


Enjoy your summer.......
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