Ramadan

Alhamdulillah living in a Muslim country provided us the opportunity to visit many different Mesjids this Ramadan.
I hope the kids appreciate and remember all of these experiences... If not, the blog will inshallah serve as a good reminder :)

Daughter

A daughter is the happy memories of the past, the joyful moments of the present, and the hope and promise of the future.

-Author Unknown

Goodnight Moon

An all time fave in our house, with all three kids.

But what makes it even that much more lovable, is when they read it together <3 

Canadian Curriculum

I have been asked numerous times what books I use with the kids, and to be honest, I not kept consistent with many curricula until recently.  For the last couple years, we have just done selected worksheets from different books and websites.  We did remain consistent for the first level of Math U See ( however Yusuf developed an aversion to it so we stopped), and we are almost finished the second level of Life of Fred, but besides that, nothing else.

While visiting Canada a few months ago I saw a friend was using this so  picked it up from Costco.

MashaAllah we have really enjoyed it and are almost finished.

There are some topics that I expand on with other worksheets and stuff, but for the most part, its been a success alhamdulilah.

If you're looking for something comprehensive (it covers four subjects), and interactive for the kids, but not overwhelming, I highly recommend giving these books a try!

Can't figure out how to rotate this pic........There you have it, Im not as tech savvy as I pretend to be.........

Phases of The Moon

Alhamdulillah we have been able to establish a playgroup here in Malaysia which is a huge relief for us. Having a weekly get together with other homeschooling families has always served as a great sense of support for us.
We rotate houses and each parent who hosts that week also puts together an activity for the kids.

Last week we studied the phases of the moon in a very tasty way! Alhamdulillah!

3D Shapes City

Yusuf has recently been learning about 3D Shapes in his Canadian Curriculum book we've been working through. To give him some hands on experience we made some shapes out of paper.
He decided he wanted to make a city out of the shapes.. So that's what we did.
The cube became the kabah.
The prism, a car wash.
The cylinder, and Islamic work building.
The cone a prison.
And the pyramid, a museum.

The Return to The Blog

We're baaaa-aaack!

After a long break, a failed attempt at switching to a Facebook page, a trip to Canada and back, two kids becoming one year older, and Momma bear growing and learning a lot about herself, we're back.  And Facebook was fun while it lasted, but I love my blog.  Having the option to go back almost five years, and to filer my posts by topic just cant be beat.

It's that time of year again when people at the grocery store are asking what grades the kids will be entering...and I've noticed I don't fumble as much as I used to. I've learned to reply with an almost whole hearted smile as I say, "We actually homeschool." There's still a small lump of hesitation in my throat as I tell myself that other peoples judgments do not matter... so long as my kids are happy and this is working for our family right?

But I've come to the conclusion that Ill never be fully sure of our decision to homeschool. Ill probably always ask if this is really whats best for us. Ill most likely always be tempted to look elsewhere. And ill most definitely doubt myself on the inevitable bad days.

And that's why I've returned. Because I know there are people like me out there who struggle and search for validation and inspiration.
I hope and pray that I can give some of you that glimmer of hope that I so often find on other blogs and pages.

May Allah guide us, assist us, and accept our efforts from us, Ameen. May He make us a means of Jannah for our children, and our children a means of Jannah for us! Ameen.