Compare/Contrast Compositions

We studied angels from TJ’s 52 Week Islamic Studies outline this week and the older kids were assigned a compare/contrast paragraph.
 http://tjstudentgallery.wordpress.com/2007/08/29/comparecontrast-angels-and-humans/
To get my older one moving along, we used a writing checklist that  guides them along the writing process, I was amazed at how it really moved things along, masha Allah.  Easy Stept to Writing a [...]

10 Things to Do With/For Your Muslim Child Everyday

10 Things to Do With/For Your Muslim Child Everyday The following is a “top ten” list that I have made for myself that captures (for me) the most important things that I would want to accomplish everyday. Of course, I don’t usually do everything everyday, but it was meant to be a reminder for the [...]

Daily Preschool/Kindergarten Learning/Review Session(s)

Daily Preschool/Kindergarten Learning/Review Session(s)
The following is an example of a routine I have “developed” for my preschoolers/kindergartners (ages 4/5 roughly).
It can be done at one time, or broken up into parts to do throughout the day. The main purpose is to review concepts as well as introduce new ones, a little at a time.
My goal [...]